Значение слова CALAMY в Литературной энциклопедии

EDMUND (1600-1666).-Puritan Divine, _b._ in London, and _ed._ at Camb., was one of the principal authors of a famous controversial work bearing the title _Smectymnuus_, made up of the initials of the various writers, and _pub._ in 1641 in reply to Bishop Hall's _Divine Right of Episcopacy_. His other chief work is _The Godly Man's Ark_. A Presbyterian, he was a supporter of monarchy, and favoured the Restoration, after which he was offered, but declined, the see of Coventry and Lichfield. He was a member of the Savoy Conference. The passing of the Act of Uniformity led to his retiring from ministerial work. He is said to have _d._ of melancholy caused by the great fire of London.