
Porter, Robert. The Life of Mr. John Hieron. With the Characters and Memorials of Ten other Worthy Ministers of Jesus Christ
Porter, Robert. The Life of Mr. John Hieron. With the Characters and Memorials of Ten other Worthy Ministers of Jesus Christ; Written by Mr. Robert Porter, late Minister of the Gospel in Nottinghamshire. London: Published by D. Burgess | Printed for Tho. Parkhurst, at the Bible and Three Crowns in Cheapside near Mercers-Chappel, 1691. [5979] Removed from a bound collection of pamphlets, 6 x 7 1/4 inches, [4], 95, [1] pp. Good. Removed. ESTC R33944; Wing P2987. ESTC locates 4 copies in North America. "To the reader" by Daniel Burgess.John Hieron of Ashborne (1608-1682) b. Stapenhil, England. His father was an Anglican minister of puritan principles. He was educated at Christ's College, Cambridge; ordained deacon & presbyter on Trinity-Sunday, 1630, and declined re-ordination by the Presbyterians, with whom he was most cordial and accepting. He was persecuted and fined for his Puritan principles; in one instance he was dragged from his bed by armed men and charged with preaching agai