William Lucy

descended from an antient and gentile family of his name living at Charlcote in Warwickshire, was born at Husboorne (as ’tis said in) Hampshire, became a Commoner of, and was entred as a Knights son in, Trin. Coll. an. 1610, took one degree in Arts and then went to Lincols Inn and studied the Municipal Laws for some time. Afterwards upon second thoughts, and perhaps a desire of a sedate and Academical life, he went to Caies College in Cambridge, lived several years there on his Estate, and at length took the degree of Bach. of Divinity. About which time being made Chaplain to George Duke of Bucks, by his Majesties special recommendations, (who then told the Duke that he should have an eye on him, as occasion served) he was admitted Dr. of Div. at which time some scruples being made, the K. by his letters to the Univ. of Cambridge approved of what was done. Much about the same time he became Rector of Burgh-cleere and High-cleere in Hampshire; where continuing in a quiet repose till the grand Rebellion broke out, was often disturb’d for his Loyalty, and at length sequestred. After his Majesties restauration he became Bishop of S. David by his nomination; to which being Consecrated in S. Peters Church in Westminster, on the second day of Decemb. 1660, sate there till the time of his death. He was a person of signal Candor, and vertues requisite in a Church man, which in the worst of times gained him great esteem from the very enemies of his Order and Function. He hath written and published,

Observations, censures and confutations of notorious errors in Mr. Hobbes his Leviathan, and other his books. Lond. 1663. qu. put out under the name of Theophilus Pyke, (Lucius)

Occasional animadversions on some writings of the Socinians and such Hereticks, of the same opinion with Mr. Hobbes.—Printed with the Observations, &c.

Treatise of the nature of a Minister in all its Offices. Lond. 1670. qu.

Answer to Dr. Patr. Forbes concerning the necessity of Bishops to Ordaine: in answer to a question proposed in these late unhappy times by the author what is a Minister?—Pr. with the Treatise of, &c. besides one or more Sermons which are extant. He died on the fourth day of Octob. in sixteen hundred seventy and seven,1677. and was buried in the Collegiat Church of Brecknock in Wales. Over his grave is the Effigies of the Defunct to the middle part, in a Gown and Lawn Sleves, curiously fram’d from Alabaster, with the right hand holding a book, and the left resting on a deaths head: All set up in the wall near his grave, with this inscription in golden letters on a black Marble. M.S. Vigilantissimi Praesulis Gulielmi Lucy, qui veterum natalium prosapiâ, morum candore miro, ingenii acumine perspicaci, literaturae reconditioris claritate, integritate vitae spectabili, virtutis emnigenae praesidio ad amussim ornatus, & ad gradus episcopalis apicem faeliciter evectus voce praesidebat & exemplo, meritis & pietate, sacrâ infulâ dignissimus. Aequum servavit in utraque sorte mentem adversis fulvi probatus instar auri, non fractus unquam fuit, nec epatus rebus prosperis. Ecclesiae Anglicanoe fulgebat sidus lucidum, verbi divini (dum res tulit) concionator assiduus, veritatis orthodoxae vindex acerrimus, ordinis hierarchi decus & propugnaculum, & sedis Menevensis per annos octodecim ingens ornamentum. Satur dierum & maturus coelo huic mundo placidè nec invitus valedixit, Octobris die quarto, anno aetatis 86. Dom. MDCLXXVII.