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Oftl2eB1s1ro1>s ofCLOGHER; 189
HENR 1” yo NE 3
[Succ. 164.5. Refgn. 1661.]
E N R2’ fancy, Doctor of Divinity, of the Univeriity of Dnlzlizz, [and
Dean of Alrdagla, Son of Lewis f70ne:, Biihop of Killczloe] was confecrated
Biihop of Clogber, [in Cbriff-Clncrcla, Dublin ;] on the 9th of Notzernlzer 1645,
and was tranllated to the Sec of Meatb on the 25th of May 1661. See a fuller
Account of him-among the Bifhops of Mentb.
70HN‘LESLE2T
[Szccc. 1661. O5. 1671.]
JOHN Lelley, Doctor of Divinity, [was born rin the North of Scotland, and
educated lirit at Aberdeen, and then at‘Oxford. He travelled afterwards into
Spain, Italy and Germany; but relided for the mod: part in France; where he
made himfelf Mafter both of the mofi: Polite and Abftrufe Parts of Learning.
He fpoke Frencb, Spccmjla and Italian, with the fame Propriety and Fluency as the
Natives-, and was fo great a. Malter of the Lqtin; that it was faid of him, when he
was in Spain, “ Solm‘ Lejleius Latine loquilnr. Leyley is the only Man that can
“ fpeak Latin.” He continued 22 Years abroad, and during that Time was at
the Siege of Rachel], and the Expedition of the Ifle of Rhee, with the Duke‘ of
Bzcclaingbmn; He was all along converfant in Courts, where he learnedthat Addrefs,‘
which gave a peculiar Grace even to his preaching. Thefe accompliihments ob-
tained him the F avour of many Princes abroad ;-. and at home he was particularly
happy in that of King Cbarles the firlt-, who admitted him into his Privy Council
both in Scotland and Ireland; in which Stations he was continued by King Clmrle:
the fecond after theReItoration of the Royal Family]
His Chief Preferment in the C Ianrcb of 3colland, was the Bifhopriclt of Orkney,"
called the Biihoprick of the Ifles, from whence he was tranllated to Rzzpboe on the
firft of 7une 1633, and was the fame Year ‘admitted into the Privy Council of
Ireland. [When he iirft came to Rnpboe, he found the Revenues of it engroiied
into the Hands of feveral‘Gentlemen, who combined together to maintain what
they had gotten. But by an expenf1veLaw-‘fuit, he‘ retrieved the Rights and Eftate
of the See, and increafedthe Income of it neara third-Part. He built-a Stately
Palace in his Di0CCft= for himfelf and his Succeilbrs, contriving it for Strenogh
as Well 115 Beauty; which proved to be ufefuli afterwards‘ in the Rebellionaof
1641, and prefervedna-fgood Part of that Country-, particularly thereunder
his Protection in his Diocefelt ’Yet he would not take any Military‘ Com-
rnand on him, as judging it not fuitable to his Futiftion : Though upon Occa-
lion, we are told ‘, that he performed the‘ Ofiice of a General, and even
ventured to expofe his own Pei-fon, as particularly in the Cafe of Sir Rnlpb
Gare, who was befieged in Magberebeg, and reduced to great Exrremities; When
the Lagan Forces, conlifiing of three Regiments, refufed to hazard themfelves
for the relief of him and his Party -, yet this Bifhop with his Company, Tenants
and Friends, fallied forth amidft the Flames of the whole Country, relieved th%
beflegcd, and evidenced in the
d it Action as much perfonal Valour, as regular Con-
u .
After the Decleniion of ‘:11
gy for his Ma-idly in [Manda King’s Caufe in ‘England, he raifed,a- foot Conipa.
, and maintained them, both‘ Oliicers and Soldiers’, at
,3‘ A”““- OX-"V V‘ 2' P- “$7-' B btL1:0r1ace’s Ixifll Rebellion, Epitt. to the Rcadcn,
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