Edward Terry

was born at Leigh near Penshurst in Kent, educated in Grammar in the Free School at Rochester, entred into Ch. Church in 1607, and in the year after was elected Student thereof; where. with incredible industry, going thro the courses of Logick and Philosophy, took the degrees in Arts, that of Master being compleated in 1614. In the year following he took a Voyage with certain Merchants into East India, where, after his arrival, he was sent for by Sir Tho. Roe Embassador from the King of England to the Great Mogul, with whom he lived as Chaplain in the Court of that mighty Emperor for more than two years. At his return he retired to his College, and having some small Cure bestowed on him, became at length Rector of Great Greenford in Middlesex, which he enjoyed about 30 years, and submitted to the men that bore sway in the time of Rebellion. He was an ingenious and polite man, of a pious and exemplary conversation, a good Preacher, and much respected by the Neighbourhood where he lived. He hath written and published,

Several sermons, as (1) Lawless liberty, preached before the Lord Mayor of Lond. in the Cath. of S. Paul, on Psal. 2.3. Lond. 1646. qu. (2) The Merchants and Mariners Preservation and Thanksgiving, preached 6 Sept. 1649, to the East India Company, upon a late return of their Ships, on Psal. 107.30.31. Lond. 1649. qu. and other Sermons published in 1641. in qu. which I have not yet seen.

Catechisme for the use of the Parishoners of Gr. Greenford. Lond. 1646. oct.

Sum of Religion—Printed 1647. qu.

Characters of a wicked heart, hypocritical and sincere heart.—Printed in one sh [•]

Voyage to East India. Wherein some things are taken notice of in his passage thither, but many more in his abode there, within that rich and most spacious empire. of the Great Mogul. Lond. 1655. oct. with the Authors picture before it. The narrative of this voyage was written and disgested into order by the Author after his return thence, and by him dedicated and presented in MS. to Prince Charles, an. 1622. Afterwards it was added to the Travels of Pet. de la Valle, and abridged in Sam. Purchas his second part of Pilgrims, book 9.

Corolarie of serious and heedful, but sad conclusions—Printed at the end of the Voyage before mention’d.

Character of K. Ch. 2. with a short Apologie before it, an introduction to it, and conclusion after it. Lond. 1660. qu.

From which King he expected the Deanery of Windsore to be confer’d upon him, but upon what ground, seeing that he suffer’d neither for his, or his fathers, cause, I know not. He departed this mortal life on the 8. day of Octob. in sixteen hundred and sixty, and was buried in the Chancel of the Church of Great Greenford beforemention’d,1660. as I have been informed by his Son Edw. Terry a Non-conformist Divine, somtimes Master of Arts and Fellow of University College.