Edward West

son of Tho. West of the antient borough of Northampton Gent. became a Communer of Ch. Ch. in the year 1651 and there received a severe discipline under a Presbyterian Tutor. After he had taken one degree in Arts, he translated himself to S. Maries Hall, where continuing till he was Master of that faculty, took the Ministry upon him according to the Presbyterian way and was benefic’d. After his Majesties restauration he lived in, and near, London a Nonconformist to his dying day, being in high value for his edifying preaching among the Brethren in Conventicles. Under his name are published,

Several sermons, as (1) How we must govern our tongues, on Ephes. 4.29.—’Tis in the Supplement to the morning exercise at Cripplegate. Lond. 1674. and 76. qu. (2) Purgatory a groundless and dangerous doctrine, on 1. Cor. 3.15.—’Tis the 24 sermon in The morning exercise against Popery, &c. preached in Southwark. Lond. 1675. qu. &c.

His Legacy; being a discourse of the perfect man. Lond. 1679. in a small oct. ’Tis grounded on Psal. 37.37. At length this zealous person having preached twice to his congregation on the Lords day, being then the 30. of January and finished his work, departed this life in the night of the same day, and went to his rest in the 41 year of his age,1675/6. in sixteen hundred seventy and five. Whereupon his body was buried towards the West end of Tindals Cemetery, commonly called the Fanatical burial place, joyning to the New Artillery Yard or Garden near London. Over his grave was soon after erected an Altar-monument of white stone, built on a brick foundation with this inscription engraven thereon.

The Saint whose dust this stone doth hide,

Sung Epicedium first, then dy’d.

His life he spent lost man to save,

And yet’s not silent in the grave.

Reader no more, but underneath he lies,

Who, whilst he liv’d, th’ world had one good, one wise.