William Stampe

son of Tim. St. of Br [•] wern-Abbey near to Chippingnorton in Oxfordshire Gent. was born in that County, entred a Student in Pembroke Coll. in the beginning of the year 1626, and in that of his age 16. Afterwards being made Fellow of that House, he proceeded in Arts, entred into holy Orders, and exercised his Function in S Aldates Church joyning to his Coll. in 1637. Some time before the Rebellion brake out he was made Vicar of Stepney near London, where he was much resorted to by persons of orthodox principles for his edifying way of preaching. But when the restless Presbyterians had brought all things into confusion, he was violently thrust out, imprison’d, plunder’d, and at length forced to get away and fly for the safety of his life. At that time Oxford being the chief place of refuge for men of his condition, he made shift to get there about the beginning of 1643, and his case being made known to the King then there, this Order ((a))((a)) In Reg. Convoc. S. p. 35. following was written by Lord Falkland his Secretary to the Vicechancellour of the University, that he have the degree of Doctor of Div. confer’d on him. “The Kings Majesty taking into his princely consideration the great Sufferings of Mr. Will. Stampe, who hath not only undergone a long and hard Imprisonment of 34 weeks, but also is now outed of a very good Living, and all this for preaching Loyalty and Obedience to a disaffected Congregation to the extream hazard of his life. His Majesty being willing to repair these his Sufferings, and to encourage his known Abilities (for which by special favour and grace, he is sworn Chaplain to his dearest son the Prince) hath commanded me to signifie to you, that you forthwith confer upon him the degree of Doctor of Divinity, &c. ” In obedience to which order he was actually created Doctor of that Faculty in July the same year. Afterwards upon the declining of the King and his Party, he followed the Prince beyond the seas, was afterwards made Chaplain to the Queen of Bohemia, and became a frequent Preacher among the Protestants at Charenton near to Paris, and a zealous Assertor of the English Liturgy. His works are these.

Several Sermons, viz. (1) Serm. preached before his Maj. at Ch. Ch. in Oxford 28 Apr. 1643, on Isa. 59.1.2. Oxon. 1643. qu. (2) Spiritual Infatuation, delivered in several Sermons on Isa. 6.9. &c. printed at the Hague 1650. in oct.

Vindication of the Liturgy of the Church of Engl.—Whether printed I know not. He died of a fever at the Hague in Holland, about sixteen hundred fifty and three, and was buried in the Church of Loesdune near that Town or City,1653. as I have been informed by the most rev. and learned Dr. Morley late Bishop of Winchester. In the said Church at Loesdune is a Bason, wherein according to the vulgar tradition, were baptized as many Children as there be days in the year, born at one birth of the body of Margaret Countess of Hennenberg.