ATKINS. 375 e * was the bcll-naturcd king ; and king James II. was the
- ' belt friend ; which virtue was moft eminent ifl his tender
" love to his children, and his fteady kindnefs to his fcr- " vants. This luccellion of kings has been opprdlcd by <c their virtues ; for peace, religion, good-nntiire, and fricnd-
- ' fhip, ruined them. It is remarkable of this royal family,
" that the witty king was over-reached by the wit of the " Spaniih ambaflador : that the religious king was murdered " by rebellious faints : the voluptuary was confpired againlt " by men of no religion : and the beft friend was betrayed " and forfaken by them whom he molt entirely loved. It " does not hence follow that this family will always be un- " fortunate." He died in 1711, aged 64, having furvivcd his father fume what more than a year. ATTERBURY (Lewis), father of the celebrated Dr. Atterbury, bifhop of Rocbefter, was born about the year 1631. He was the fon of Francis Atterbury, redior of Wood's Middleton-Malfer, or Milton, in Northamptonshire, who A ^^ ol .. among other minifters fubfcribed the Solemn League and Co- C oi. 910.' venant in 1648. Lewis was entered a fludent of Chrifi> Wo d ' s church Oxford in 1647, took the degree of bachelor of arts February 23, 1649, an ^ was created matter of arts by virtueibid col.gS. of a difpenfation from Oliver Cromwell the chancellor, March i, 1651. Ke was one of thofe, who had fubmitted to the authority of the vifitors appointed by the parliament. In 1654, he became re<tor of Greater Broad-Rifnngton inYardlcy's Giccefterfhire ; and after the reftoration, took a prefentation Account of for that benefice under the great feal, and was instituted again At'terbury. to confirm his title to it. On the iith of September, 1657, he was admitted rector of Milton, or Middleton-Keynes, in Bucks; and at the return of Charles II. took the fame pru- dent method to corroborate his title to this living. July 25, Ibid. 1660, he was made chaplain extraordinary to Henry duke of Gloccftcr; and on the ift of December, in the fame year, was created doSor in divinity. Returning from London, Wood's v. hither the law-fuits he was frequently involved in had ta!tl - brought him, he had the misfortune to be drowned near his w od ' s own houfe, in the beginning of December, 1693. ^ e P^'oLn"' hfhad three occafional ferroons, the titles of which may be c oi. 911. feen in Wood's Athen. Oxon. vol. ii. col. 911. ATTERBURY (LEWIS), eldeft fon of the preceding, was born at Caldecot, in the parifh of Newport-Pagnel, in Bucks, on the 2d of May 1656. He was educated at Weft- Y B b 4 minfter-
