Additional notes on the life and death of Sir Matthew Hale, the late universally…

When I went out of the house, in which he succeeded me, I went into a greater, over-against the Church-door. The Town having great need of help for their Souls, I Preached between the public Sermons in my house, taking the people with me to the Church (to Common-Prayer and Sermon) Morning and Evening. The Judg told me, that he thought that my course did the Church much service; and would carry it so respectfully ⟨p. 25⟩to me at my door, that all the people might perceive his approbation. But Dr. Reeves could not bear it, but complained against me; and the Bishop of London caused one Mr. Rosse of Brentford, and Mr. Philips, two Justices of the Peace, to send their Warrants to apprehend me. I told the Judg of the Warrant, but asked him no counsel, nor he gave me none; but with tears showed his sorrow: (The only time that ever I saw him weep). So I was sent to the common Goal for Six Months, by these two Justices, by the procurement of the said Dr. Reeves (His Majesties Chaplain, Dean of Windsor, Dean of Wolverhampton, Parson of Horseley, Parson of Acton). When I came to move for my release upon a Habeas Corpus (by the counsel of my great friend Serjeant Fountain), I found, that the character which Judg Hale had given of me, stood me in some stead; and every one of the Four Judges of the Common-Pleas, did not ⟨p. 26⟩only acquit me, but said more for me than my Council (viz. Judg Wild, Judg Archer, Judg Tyrel, and the Lord Chief Justice Vaughan); and made me sensible, how great a part of the Honour of His Majesties Government, and the Peace of the Kingdom, consisted in the Justice of the Judges.

When I went out of the house, in which he succeeded me, I went into a greater, over-against the Church-door. The Town having great need of help for their Souls, I Preached between the publick Sermous in my house, taking the people with me to the Church (to Common-Prayer and Sermon) Morning and Evening. The Judg told me, that he thought that my course did the Church much service; and would carry it so respectfully ⟨p. 25⟩to me at my door, that all the people might perceive his approbation. But Dr. Reeves could not bear it, but complained against me; and the Bishop of London caused one Mr. Rosse of Brainford, and Mr. Philips, two Justices of the Peace, to send their Warrants to apprehend me. I told the Judg of the Warrant, but askt him no counsel, nor he gave me none; but with tears shewed his sorrow: (The only time that ever I saw him weep). So I was sent to the common Goal for Six Months, by these two Justices, by the procurement of the said Dr. Reeves (His Majesties Chaplain, Dean of Windsor, Dean of Wolverhampton, Parson of Horseley, Parson of Acton). When I came to move for my release upon a Habeas Corpus (by the counsel of my great friend Serjeant Fountaine), I found, that the character which Judg Hale had given of me, stood me in some stead; and every one of the Four Judges of the Common-Pleas, did not