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 A L L E N. of Trinity college, in thefe words : " IK Oudird polite tc- " nature with great application ; he w.v. I! " academic difciplinc, al'.vays highly cllani: " higheft fhuions in the church of Knuland and t!,c uni " fity of Oxford. He was a fagacioub uuicivcr, an a-_ " able companion [A]," &c. (" A] Virfuit elepanttum lit? rarum flu- Oxoniend pro mrtitis Cuis ad dtgnitatei dioliii.mns, academics ilikiplinre tcna- aot pnefe&Orat fublodc pi ciifimus, apud cxteros et ac.u'.cinicos fern- Fiiit fj;;a(il]:mus ol>Icttor, Li. per in magno pretio, eorumque qni in cc- mus cunvivj, A.C. clefia Ar.glicjna atque in univcrfitate ALLESTRY, or ALLESTREE (RICHARD^, an Englifh divine, born in March 1619, at LJppington near thc A Wrekcn in Shropfliire. He w.is at iiril educated at a f- fchool in that neigh-hourhood, and afterwards removed to one at Coventry, taught by I'h'.lcmon Holland. In i 636, he wa; fent to Oxford, and entered a commoner in Chrilr.- church, under the tuition of Mr. Richard Bulby, afterwards maftercf Weftminfier fchool. Six months after his fetdement in the univerfity, Dr. Fall, dean of Chrifc-church, having obfervcd the parts and induftry of youn<^ Alleilry, made him a ftudcnt of that college, where he applied himfelf to his books with great affiduity and fuccefs. When he had taken the degree of bachelor of arts, he was chofen moderator in philofophy, in which office he continued till the difturbances of the king- dom interrupted the ftudies and repofe of the univerfity. In 1641, Mr. Alieftry, amongft other of the Oxford ftudcnts, took arms for the king, under fir John Biron, and continued therein till that gentleman withdrew from Oxford, when he returned to his ftudies. Soon after, a party of the parliament forces having entered Oxford and plundered the colleges, Mr. Alleilry narrowly efcaped being fsverely handled by them [A], [A] Soni* of the parliament forces felves difappointcd and every thing re- having attempted to break into the trea- moved out of the chamber. Upon exi- furyof Chrift- church, and having forced mination it was difcovered, thit Mr, a ra^ge ; -nto it, n et with nothing but Alledry had a key to the lodpnp, a 3 Cngle groat and a halter, at the bottom that this key had been made ule or ur> n of a lareeiioncheO. Enraged at their this occafion; uhtreupon he was difappointmenr, they went to the deanry, ed, and wouU j-robably have been very whne havinp plundrred as much as feverely handled, had nut the ear ot they tlioi-Rht'fit, they put it altogether ElTcx called away the forces on a fudden, a changer, locked it up, and retired and by that means refcued h,m frorn S their Barter,, intending next day to their fury. Prc.ace to Dr. Alledrv. return and difpofe of their prize : but Sermons, punted at Oxford, i ?n they came, they found them-
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