STILLING FLEET, EDWARD (1635-1699)

—Theologian, b. at Cran bourne, Dor sets hire, ed. at Camb., entered the Church, and held many preferments, including a Royal Chaplaincy, the Deanery of St. Paul's (1678), and the Bishopric of Worcester (1689). He was a frequent speaker in the House of Lords, and had considerable influence as a Churchman. A keen controversialist, he wrote many treatises, including The Irenicum (advocating compromise with the Presbyterians), Antiquities of the British Churches , and The Unreasonablene of Separation . S. was a good and honest man and had the respect of his strongest opponents.