Ephraim Udall
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Ephraim Udall was an English Royalist divine.
Udall was son of John Udall. He was admitted a pensioner of Emmanuel College, Cambridge
, in July 1606, proceeded B.A. in 1609, and commenced M.A. in 1614. On 20 Sept. 1615 he was appointed perpetual curate of Teddington
. On 27 Nov. 1634 he was presented to the rectory of St Augustine Watling Street
, London
. For a long time he was regarded as one of the shining lights of the puritan party, but after the breaking out of the great rebellion in 1641 he declared himself to be in favour of episcopacy and the established liturgy. He was, in consequence of this, charged with being popishly affected, and the Long parliament
, on 29 June 1643, made an order that he should be ejected from his rectory, and that the rents and profits should be sequestered for Francis Roberts
, a ‘godly, learned, and orthodox divine’. His house was plundered and his books and furniture were taken away. Afterwards his enemies sought to commit him to prison, and they carried his aged and decrepit wife out of doors by force and left her in the open street. Udall, who is described by Anthony Wood
as ‘a man of eminent piety, exemplary conversation, profound learning, and indefatigable industry,’ died in London on 24 May 1647. Thomas Reeve
preached his funeral sermon, which was published under the title of Lazarus his Rest (London, 1647, 4to).
Udall was son of John Udall. He was admitted a pensioner of Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Emmanuel College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.The college was founded in 1584 by Sir Walter Mildmay on the site of a Dominican friary...
, in July 1606, proceeded B.A. in 1609, and commenced M.A. in 1614. On 20 Sept. 1615 he was appointed perpetual curate of Teddington
Teddington
Teddington is a suburban area in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in south west London, on the north bank of the River Thames, between Hampton Wick and Twickenham. It stretches inland from the River Thames to Bushy Park...
. On 27 Nov. 1634 he was presented to the rectory of St Augustine Watling Street
St Augustine Watling Street
St Augustine, Watling Street was an Anglican church formerly located just to the east of St Paul's Cathedral in the City of London. It was destroyed in the Second World War but its remains now form part of St Paul's Cathedral Choir School.- History :...
, London
London
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. For a long time he was regarded as one of the shining lights of the puritan party, but after the breaking out of the great rebellion in 1641 he declared himself to be in favour of episcopacy and the established liturgy. He was, in consequence of this, charged with being popishly affected, and the Long parliament
Long Parliament
The Long Parliament was made on 3 November 1640, following the Bishops' Wars. It received its name from the fact that through an Act of Parliament, it could only be dissolved with the agreement of the members, and those members did not agree to its dissolution until after the English Civil War and...
, on 29 June 1643, made an order that he should be ejected from his rectory, and that the rents and profits should be sequestered for Francis Roberts
Francis Roberts
Francis Roy "Frank" Roberts was an Indigenous Australian boxer who competed at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics in the welterweight division. 'Honest Frank', as he was known, was the first Indigenous Australian Olympian, and was also the youngest boxer on the Australian boxing team...
, a ‘godly, learned, and orthodox divine’. His house was plundered and his books and furniture were taken away. Afterwards his enemies sought to commit him to prison, and they carried his aged and decrepit wife out of doors by force and left her in the open street. Udall, who is described by Anthony Wood
Anthony Wood
Anthony Wood or Anthony à Wood was an English antiquary.-Early life:Anthony Wood was the fourth son of Thomas Wood , BCL of Oxford, where Anthony was born...
as ‘a man of eminent piety, exemplary conversation, profound learning, and indefatigable industry,’ died in London on 24 May 1647. Thomas Reeve
Thomas Reeve (divine)
Thomas Reeve, D.D. , was an English royalist and Anglican divine.-Life:Reeve was born at Langley, Norfolk, in 1594. He was the son of Thomas Reeve, a husbandman, and received his education in a school kept by Mr. Matchet at Moulton, Norfolk. On 30 June 1610 he was admitted a sizar of Gonville and...
preached his funeral sermon, which was published under the title of Lazarus his Rest (London, 1647, 4to).
Works
- Τὸ πρέπον εὐχαριστικόν, i.e. Communion Comlinesse. Wherein is discovered the conveniency of the peoples drawing neere to the Table in the sight thereof when they receive the Lords Supper. With the great unfitnesse of receiving it in Pewes in London for the Novelty of high and close Pewes, London, 1641, 4to.
- (anon.) Good Workes, if they be well handled, or Certaine Projects about Maintenance for Parochiall Ministers, London, 1641, 4to.
- (anon.) Noli me Tangere is a thinge to be thovght on, or Vox carnis sacræ clamantis ab Altari ad Aquilam sacrilegam, Noli me tangere ne te perdam, London, 1642, 4to.
- The Good of Peace and Ill of Warre, London, 1642, 4to.
- (anon.) Directions Propovnded, and humbly presented to … Parliament, concerning the Booke of Common Prayer, and Episcopall Government, Oxford, 1642, 4to. This was also published under the title of The Bishop of Armaghes Direction, concerning the Lyturgy, and Episcopall Government, London, 1642, 4to. The treatise was disavowed by Archbishop Ussher, and the authorship is correctly attributed to Udall.