Humphrey Lynd

, a most learned Knight of his time, a zealous Puritan and a grand enemy to such who were called Arminians, was born in London, but descended from those of his name, if I mistake not, in Dorsetshere, educated in Westminster School, elected Student of Ch. Church in 1596. aged 17. and four years after took a degree in Arts. About that time he was called away to be heir to a fair estate, and being looked upon as a knowing person, was made a Justice of the Peace, a Knight by the favour of K. Jam. 1. 29. Oct. 1613. and was elected several times a Burgess to serve in Parliaments. He was a person of great knowledge and integrity, and a severe enemy to the Pontificians as well in his common discourse, as in his writings, which are,

Antient characters of the visible Church. London 1625.

Via tuta. The safe way to the true, antient, and Catholick faith now professed in the Church of England. Lond. 1628. oct. Answer’d by Rob. Jenison alias Frevil a Jesuit in a book intit. A pair of Spectacles for Sir Humph. Lynd, &c. Roan 1631. in oct. Which Jenison was born in the County Pal. of Durham and died in England 10. oct. 1656.

Via devia. The by-way leading the weak in dangerous paths of popish errour. Lond. 1630. oct.

A case for a pair of Spectacles, &c.—Refused to be Licensed by Bishop Lauds Chaplain, upon no other pretence (as one (a)(a) Will. Prynne in Canterburies Do [•] me, printed 164 [•] . p. 185: saith) but that Sir Humphrey was a Lay-man; but in verity, because he (the Chaplain) was unwilling to have him vindicate himself and the truth against a rayling Jesuit, &c. However this book was afterwards published by Dr. Dan. Featly, with a Supplement thereunto added by the Dr. in defence of Sir Humphrey—Lond. 1638. qu. Sir Humphrey also hath written an Account of Bertram the Priest, with observations concerning the censures upon his Tract De Corpore & Sanguine Christi, set by way of preface to it;—Lond. 1623. oct. and by him dedicated to Sir Walt. Pye Knight, the Kings Majesties Attorney of the Court of Wards and Liveries. Which account, with observations, as also the dedic. Epistle of Sir Humphrey, (all set before the translation of that book) were published again by Mathew Brian. LL. D. sometimes a Student in Magd. hall, Oxon.—Lond. 1686, oct. before which is set the picture of Charles the Great King of France and Emperour of Rome. See more in Will. Hugh, under the year 1549. Farther also, our Author Sir Humphrey, who was esteemed a deserving defender of the Cause of Religion, and to whom in other respects the Church and common cause did owe much, did, in the year 1623, upon the motion of certain eminent Divines, (of whom Dr. Featly was one) undertake the charge of printing the particular passages of many late writers, castrated by the Romish knife. The collections were (b)(b) See in the Collection of Letters, at the end of Archb. Ushers Life, printed at Lond. in fol. 1686. made by Dr. Tho. James and were then (in 1623,) sent to Dr. Featly and others to prepare them for the Press. They began with. Pol. Virgil, Stella, Mariana, Ferus, &c. Sir Hump. Lynd died on the eighth day of June in sixteen hundred thirty and six, 1636 and was buried above the steps in the Chancel of the parish Church of Cobham in Surrey (and not in Kent) on the fourteenth day of the same month; at which time Dr. D. Featly before mentioned preached the funeral Sermon, shewing then to the Auditory the great vertues, piety, and learning that were once in the person that lay dead before them. He left behind him three Sons, Robert Alex. and Humphrey, besides six Daughters.