Daniel Price

, elder brother to Sampson Price before mentioned, was born in the antient Borough of Shrewsbury, and there educated in Grammar learning. In 1594. and in the sixteenth year of his age, he became a Commoner of S. Maries hall in Midsomer Term, but before he took a degree in Arts, he was transplanted to Exeter coll. where by the benefit of a diligent Tutour, he became in short time a smart disputant. After he had taken the degree of M. of A. he had holy Orders confer’d upon him, and was a frequent and remarkable preacher, especially against the Papists. About that time he was constituted one of Prince Henries Chaplains in Ordinary: whereupon taking the degrees in Divinity he was made Chaplain to K. Jam. 1. (as afterwards to (K. Ch. 1.) Dean and Canon residentiary of Hereford, Rector of Worthyn near Caus Castle in Shropshire, and of Lanteglos in Cornwall, Justice of the Peace also for the Counties of Shrewsbury, Hereford, Montgomery and Cornwall. He hath written and published,

The defence of truth against a book called The triumph of truth, sent over from Arras, 1609. by Humph. Leech. Oxon. 1610. qu. He hath also published at least,

Fifteen Sermons. Among which are these. (1) Praelium & praemium. The Christians war and reward, on Rev. 2. 26. Oxon. 1608. qu. (2) Recusants Conversation, on Esay 2. 3. Ibid. 1608. qu. (3) The Merchant, on Matth. 13. 45. 46. Lond. 1608. qu. (4) Spiritual Odours to the Memory of Pr. Henry, in four of the last Sermons preached in S. James after his Highness death, the last being the Sermon before the body, the day before the burial. The first is intit. Meditations of Consolation on our Lamentations, on Psal. 90. 15. The second which hath the same title is on 2 Sam. 12. 23. The third which is intit. Sorrow for the sins of the times, preached on the third Sunday after the Prince’s death, is on Ezech. 9. 4. And the fourth which is called Tears shed over Abner, is on 2 Sam. 3. 31. All which four Sermons were printed at Oxon. 1613. qu. (5) Lamentation for the death of the illustrious Pr. Henry and the dissolution of his religious family. Two Sermons on Matth. 26. 31. Lond. 1613. qu. (6) Maries memorial, on Matth. 26. 13. Lond. 1617. qu. (7) Hearty Prayer in the needful time of trouble, on Psal. 118. 25. Lond. 1625. qu. These eleven, are all that I have seen of fifteen, Sermons or thereabouts that he hath published. He yeilded up his last breath at Worthyn or Worthing before mention’d on the 23.1631. Sept. in sixteen hundred thirty and one, and was buried in the Chancel of the Church there. Over his Grave was a brass Plate soon after fixed to the Wall, and thereon engraven a Latine and English Epitaph, made by a fantastical Pedagogue. The Latine is in four verses, containing a Chronogram of the Doctors death: the English his Dignities and Employments, which I have before mentioned. But that which I am to let the Reader now know, is an odd story that hangs at the tayl, reported (f)(f) In a Funeral discourse touching the late different deaths of two eminent Protestant Divines, at the end of the book entit. Puritanism the Mother, sin the Daughter, &c. written by B. C. Catholick Priest, printed beyond the Seas, 1633. oct. by a R. Catholick Priest, but whether true or no, the Reader is to judge as he please.—Dr. Price (saith he) by the worth of his parts and learning, was honoured by being particularly known, and respected by his Majesty, and then afterward was made Dean of Hereford, a place of great estimation—All his life time he enjoying his health, shewed (g)(g) Ib. p. 117. himself much averse to the Catholicks, and troubled divers of them.—In his lest sickness he desired of his Doctor of Physick, that he would sen [•] to him a Romish Priest: whereupon he was accordingly brought.— The Doctor told the said Priest that he was then in judgment a Catholick, and did intend to dye a member of that Religion.— Whereupon he took the Sacrament, and so was incorporated into the mystical of Christs Cath. Church, and with a constant resolution died a member of the holy Church, &c. Dr. Hen. Butts, Vicechancellour of Cambridge hanged (h)(h) Ib. p. 139. 140. himself in his garters in his own Chamber on Easter day, 1632. being that day to preach to the Vniversity. But Dr. Price like a worthy and Christian confessour of the true Catholick and Roman Religion, by means of a natural death, we hope now enjoyes the felicity of the Saints—Dr. Butts maintaining (as is reported) the heretical doctrine of Predestination, in the end died a Reprobate, and by the help of a rope, wherewith he hanged himself, doth remain in insufferable torments with the Devils, &c.