Roger Drake (physician)
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Roger Drake was an English physician, and a minister of strong Presbyterian convictions.
, who died in December 1651. He received his education at Pembroke College, Cambridge
, as a member of which he graduated B.A. in 1628, and M.A. in 1631. At thirty years of age he entered himself as a medical student at Leyden in 1638 and attended the lectures of Adolph Vorstius, Otto Heurnius
, and Johannes Walaeus. He proceeded doctor of medicine there in 1639. In his inaugural dissertation
he defended William Harvey
's theory of the circulation of the blood, and was subjected to an attack by Dr. James Primrose
the following year; Drake replied.
Drake appears to have been incorporated a doctor of medicine at Cambridge, and was admitted a candidate of the College of Physicians
on 22 December 1643. He resigned his candidateship 27 November 1646, having resolved to enter the ministry.
A rigid presbyterian, he was implicated in Christopher Love
's plot, and was arrested by order of the council of state
, 7 May 1651. With some ten or twelve others, he was pardoned for life and estate without undergoing a trial, after an outside intervention. Drake became minister of St. Peter's Cheap in 1653, was one of the intended commissioners at the Savoy conference
(though did not attend after an administrative mistake), and occasionally conducted the morning exercise at St. Giles-in-the-Fields and that at Cripplegate
. Towards the close of his life he lived at Stepney
, where he died in the summer of 1669. Samuel Annesley
preached his funeral sermon and praised his chronological writings, returning to Drake in 1673 in the preface to his sermon on William Whitaker.
Drake was author of these religious works:
Life
He was the eldest son of Roger Drake, a wealthy mercer of CheapsideCheapside
Cheapside is a street in the City of London that links Newgate Street with the junction of Queen Victoria Street and Mansion House Street. To the east is Mansion House, the Bank of England, and the major road junction above Bank tube station. To the west is St. Paul's Cathedral, St...
, who died in December 1651. He received his education at Pembroke College, Cambridge
Pembroke College, Cambridge
Pembroke College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The college has over seven hundred students and fellows, and is the third oldest college of the university. Physically, it is one of the university's larger colleges, with buildings from almost every century since its...
, as a member of which he graduated B.A. in 1628, and M.A. in 1631. At thirty years of age he entered himself as a medical student at Leyden in 1638 and attended the lectures of Adolph Vorstius, Otto Heurnius
Otto Heurnius
Otto Heurnius was a Dutch physician, theologian and philosopher.-Life:He succeeded his father Johannes Heurnius as professor of medicine at the University of Leiden; and took over anatomy teaching from Pieter Pauw from 1617. Along side his practical anatomy teaching, he had the care of a very...
, and Johannes Walaeus. He proceeded doctor of medicine there in 1639. In his inaugural dissertation
Inaugural dissertation
An inaugural dissertation is a presentation of major work by a new professor or doctor, in writing and/or in public speech, to inaugurate their professorship or doctorship. This academic ritual is traditional in much of Europe , although it is becoming less common in some countries and institutions...
he defended William Harvey
William Harvey
William Harvey was an English physician who was the first person to describe completely and in detail the systemic circulation and properties of blood being pumped to the body by the heart...
's theory of the circulation of the blood, and was subjected to an attack by Dr. James Primrose
James Primrose (physician)
James Primrose or Primerose M.D. was an English physician, an opponent of William Harvey's theory of the circulation of the blood.-Life:...
the following year; Drake replied.
Drake appears to have been incorporated a doctor of medicine at Cambridge, and was admitted a candidate of the College of Physicians
Royal College of Physicians
The Royal College of Physicians of London was founded in 1518 as the College of Physicians by royal charter of King Henry VIII in 1518 - the first medical institution in England to receive a royal charter...
on 22 December 1643. He resigned his candidateship 27 November 1646, having resolved to enter the ministry.
A rigid presbyterian, he was implicated in Christopher Love
Christopher Love
Christopher Love was a Welsh Protestant preacher and advocate of Presbyterianism at the time of the English Civil War. In 1651 he was executed by the government, after it was discovered that he had been in correspondence with the exiled Stuart court...
's plot, and was arrested by order of the council of state
English Council of State
The English Council of State, later also known as the Protector's Privy Council, was first appointed by the Rump Parliament on 14 February 1649 after the execution of King Charles I....
, 7 May 1651. With some ten or twelve others, he was pardoned for life and estate without undergoing a trial, after an outside intervention. Drake became minister of St. Peter's Cheap in 1653, was one of the intended commissioners at the Savoy conference
Savoy Conference
The Savoy Conference of 1661 was a significant liturgical discussion that took place, after the Restoration of Charles II, in an attempt to effect a reconciliation within the Church of England.-Proceedings:...
(though did not attend after an administrative mistake), and occasionally conducted the morning exercise at St. Giles-in-the-Fields and that at Cripplegate
Cripplegate
Cripplegate was a city gate in the London Wall and a name for the region of the City of London outside the gate. The area was almost entirely destroyed by bombing in World War II and today is the site of the Barbican Estate and Barbican Centre...
. Towards the close of his life he lived at Stepney
Stepney
Stepney is a district of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in London's East End that grew out of a medieval village around St Dunstan's church and the 15th century ribbon development of Mile End Road...
, where he died in the summer of 1669. Samuel Annesley
Samuel Annesley
Samuel Annesley was a prominent Puritan and nonconformist pastor, best known for the sermons he collected as the series of Morning Exercises.-Life:...
preached his funeral sermon and praised his chronological writings, returning to Drake in 1673 in the preface to his sermon on William Whitaker.
Works
His other medical writings are Disputatio de Convulsione, Leyden, 1640, and Disputationum sexta, de Tremore Leyden, 1640.Drake was author of these religious works:
- Sacred Chronologie, drawn by Scripture Evidence al-along that vast body of time . . . from the Creation of the World to the Passion of our Blessed Saviour: by the help of which alone sundry difficult places of Scripture are unfolded, London, 1648.
- A Boundary to the Holy Mount; or a Barre against Free Admission to the Lord's Supper, in Answer to an Humble Vindication of Free Admission to the Lord's Supper published by Mr. Humphrey, London, 1653. A Rejoynder, by John HumfreyJohn HumfreyJohn Humfrey was an English clergyman, an ejected minister from 1662 and controversialist active in the Presbyterian cause.-Life:...
, was published the following year, as also an answer by John Timson, The Bar to Free Admission to the Lord's Supper removed. - The Bar against Free Admission to the Lord's Supper fixed; or, an Answer to Mr. Humphrey, his Rejoynder, or Reply, London, 1656.
- The Believer's Dignity and Duty laid Open (sermon on John i. 12, 13), at pp. 433–54 of Thomas CaseThomas CaseThomas Case was an English clergyman of Presbyterian beliefs, member of the Westminster Assembly where he was one of the strongest advocates of theocracy, and sympathizer with the Restoration of the Stuart monarchy.-Life:...
's The Morning Exercise at St. Giles-in-the-Fields metho-dized, London, 1660. - What difference is there between the Conflict in Natural and Spiritual Persons? (sermon on Rom. vii. 23), at pp. 271–9 of Samuel Annesley's The Morning Exercise at Cripplegate, London, 1677, and in vol. i. of the 1844 edition.