William Towers

son of Dr. Jo. Towers Bishop of Peterborough, was born in Northamptonshire, elected from Westm. School Student of Ch. Ch. an. 1634, aged 17 years, took the degrees in Arts, that of Master being compleated, an. 1641. In the latter end of the year following he was made Prebendary of Peterborough, in the place of Dr. Jo. Pocklington deceased, and in 1644 Parson of Barnack in Northamptonshire: Both which were only titular to him for some years. In 1646 a little before the Garrison of Oxon was surrendred to the Parliament (to which place he had retired for refuge) he was actually created Bach. of Divinity; and afterwards, being deprived of all his spiritualities, was patronized by Francis Lord Newport, and lived upon mean places and employments; the last of which before his Majesties restauration, was the Curatship of Upton near Northampton. Afterwards he was restored to his Preb. of Peterborough and Parsonage of Barnack, and had that of Fisberton near Lincolne confer’d upon him. His works of learning are these.

Atheismus Vapulans; a treatise against Atheisme. Lond. 1654. oct. Published also before that time, without the authors name to it.

Polytheismus Vapulans; or a treatise proving that there is a God—Printed with the former book.

Several Sermons as (1) Sermon against murder; occasion’d by the Massacre of the Protestants in the Dukedome of Savoy; on Exod. 20.13. Lond. 1655. qu. (2) Obedience perpetually due to Kings; on Psal. 21.1. Lond. 1660. qu. (3) Thanksgiving Sermon for the blessed restauration of K. Ch. 2; on Psal. 21. former part of the first verse. Lond. 1660. qu. &c. At length this loyal and religious Person, W. Towers, going from his rectory of Fisberton to visit some friends living at Uffington near to Stanford in Lincolnshire, fell sick there, and dying on the 20. of Octob. in sixteen hundred sixty and six,1666. was buried two days after in the Chancel of the Church at that place. Soon after was a little inscription put over his grave, but removed some years after, when the Chancel was new paved, after a burying vault had been made under part of it.