Excerpt from The History of the Worthies of England, Vol. 1 of 3 He was soon after ordained priest, and presented to the rec tory of Broad Windsor in Dorsetshire; where he married, and had one son, but lost his wife about 1641. During his retire ment at this rectory, he began to complete several works he had planned at Cambridge; but, growing weary of a country parish, and uneasy, at the unsettled state of public affairs, he removed to London; and distinguished himself so much in the pulpits there, that he was invited by the master and brother hood of the Savoy to be their lecturer. To which he had been presented by William Cecil earl of Exeter. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.