John Sadler (1615–1674) was a well-known London lawyer and constitutional theorist, and a good friend of Oliver Cromwell, at one time serving as his personal secretary. During the 1650s he held several offices, being secretary to the Council of State and a member of the Committee for the Advancement of Learning and the Committee for Lunatics.
He was Town Clerk of London from 3 July 1649 (elected) to 18 September 1660.[2] He was removed on the Restoration, under the pretext that he had signed the death warrant of Christopher Love.[8] He was suspended 4 September 1660, then the suspension was removed on 6 September 1660 and finally he was "declared incapable of office" on 18 September 1660.[9]
Political thoughtedit
He wrote The Rights of the Kingdom (1649), a founding document[10] of British Israelitism. Tudor Parfitt[11] calls it "one of the first invented expressions of an invented Israelite genealogy for the British". This was not, however, its overt purpose. Glen Burgess calls it[12] "an historical defence of the regicide". Maurice Vile writes
Sadler's view of the executive function was, as we have seen, not our modern one, but in other respects his grasp of the principles of the doctrine of the separation of powers was clear.[13]
Sadler was a philosemite,[14] on friendly terms with Menasseh Ben Israel.[15] He believed that readmission would allow for the Jews to be converted to Christianity, which would hasten the new millennium (which he conceived as being a time of "more justice and more mercy" rather than being visited by Christ's "bodily presence").[16] He was also an associate of Samuel Hartlib and John Dury. This interest was not clearly separated from the line taken by Sadler in The Rights of the Kingdom.[17]
Referencesedit
^John T. Young, Faith, Medical Alchemy and Natural Philosophy (1998), p. 59.
^Mary Cotterell, "Interregnum Law Reform: The Hale Commission of 1652", The English Historical Review, Vol. 83, No. 329 (Oct. 1968), pp. 689–704.
^Reginald R. Sharpe, London and the Kingdom, Volume II, p. 383. Gutenberg text
^Libraries, Archives and Guildhall Art Gallery, "The Town Clerk" – Page 72, from the London Metropolitan Archives, City of London, 40 Northampton Road, London EC 1R 0HB – www.cityoflondon.gov.uk – www.lma.gov.uk
^Constitutionalism and the Separation of Powers (1967), PDF 19 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine. See also Francis Dunham Wormuth, The Origins of Modern Constitutionalism (1949), Ch. VIII.
^Coulton, Barbara (2001). Cromwell and the ‘readmission’ of the Jews to England, 1656. Journal of the Cromwell Association.
^Roth, Cecil. Life of Menasseh Ben Israel. Philadelphia. 1934. p.191.
^Scult, Mel (1978). Millennial Expectations and Jewish Liberties: A Study of the Efforts to Convert the Jews in Britain, Up to the Mid Nineteenth Century. Brill Archive. pps.26.
^The year 1649 then shows Durie, Worsley, Sadler, Jessey, Moriaen, Boreel and Menasseh all dealing with the question whether the lost tribes were living in America[...]. van der Wall, p. 55.
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John Sadler of Warmwell Dorset 18 August 1615 April 1674 was an English lawyer academic Member of Parliament Town Clerk of London Hebraist Neoplatonist 1 and millenarian thinker private secretary to Oliver Cromwell and member of the Parliamentarian Council of State He was Master of Magdalene College Cambridge from 1650 to 1660 2 John Sadler of WarmwellBorn1615EnglandDied1674EnglandNationalityEnglishOther namesJohn Sadler town clerk of LondonOccupation s Lawyer public officialKnown forEnglish lawyer Member of Parliament Town Clerk of London Hebraist Neoplatonist academicSadler was educated at Emmanuel College Cambridge 3 Contents 1 Family 2 In politics 3 Political thought 4 Hartlib circle 5 References 6 See alsoFamily editHe married Jane daughter of the Dorset MP John Trenchard 4 His sister Ann married John Harvard In politics editHe was nominated for Cambridgeshire for the 1653 Barebone s Parliament 5 In 1659 for the Third Protectorate Parliament he was MP for Yarmouth in the Isle of Wight Ernestine van der Wall writes 6 John Sadler 1615 1674 was a well known London lawyer and constitutional theorist and a good friend of Oliver Cromwell at one time serving as his personal secretary During the 1650s he held several offices being secretary to the Council of State and a member of the Committee for the Advancement of Learning and the Committee for Lunatics The Hale Commission on law reform headed from 1652 by Sir Matthew Hale had Sadler as a leading lawyer together with William Steele and John Fountain 7 He was Town Clerk of London from 3 July 1649 elected to 18 September 1660 2 He was removed on the Restoration under the pretext that he had signed the death warrant of Christopher Love 8 He was suspended 4 September 1660 then the suspension was removed on 6 September 1660 and finally he was declared incapable of office on 18 September 1660 9 Political thought editHe wrote The Rights of the Kingdom 1649 a founding document 10 of British Israelitism Tudor Parfitt 11 calls it one of the first invented expressions of an invented Israelite genealogy for the British This was not however its overt purpose Glen Burgess calls it 12 an historical defence of the regicide Maurice Vile writes Sadler s view of the executive function was as we have seen not our modern one but in other respects his grasp of the principles of the doctrine of the separation of powers was clear 13 Hartlib circle editMain article Hartlib Circle Sadler was a philosemite 14 on friendly terms with Menasseh Ben Israel 15 He believed that readmission would allow for the Jews to be converted to Christianity which would hasten the new millennium which he conceived as being a time of more justice and more mercy rather than being visited by Christ s bodily presence 16 He was also an associate of Samuel Hartlib and John Dury This interest was not clearly separated from the line taken by Sadler in The Rights of the Kingdom 17 References edit John T Young Faith Medical Alchemy and Natural Philosophy 1998 p 59 a b Concise Dictionary of National Biography Sadler John SDLR630J A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge Weymouth Dorset History amp Heritage Warmwell Village amp Parish inc Warmwell House List of members nominated for Parliament of 1653 British History Online PDF Archived 18 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine p 51 Mary Cotterell Interregnum Law Reform The Hale Commission of 1652 The English Historical Review Vol 83 No 329 Oct 1968 pp 689 704 Reginald R Sharpe London and the Kingdom Volume II p 383 Gutenberg text Libraries Archives and Guildhall Art Gallery The Town Clerk Page 72 from the London Metropolitan Archives City of London 40 Northampton Road London EC 1R 0HB www cityoflondon gov uk www lma gov uk British Israelitism The Lost Tribes of Israel The History of a Myth 2002 p 42 The Politics of the Ancient Constitution p 98 Constitutionalism and the Separation of Powers 1967 PDF Archived 19 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine See also Francis Dunham Wormuth The Origins of Modern Constitutionalism 1949 Ch VIII Coulton Barbara 2001 Cromwell and the readmission of the Jews to England 1656 Journal of the Cromwell Association Roth Cecil Life of Menasseh Ben Israel Philadelphia 1934 p 191 Scult Mel 1978 Millennial Expectations and Jewish Liberties A Study of the Efforts to Convert the Jews in Britain Up to the Mid Nineteenth Century Brill Archive pps 26 The year 1649 then shows Durie Worsley Sadler Jessey Moriaen Boreel and Menasseh all dealing with the question whether the lost tribes were living in America van der Wall p 55 See also editRalph Crepyn town clerk of London John Carpenter town clerk of London John Monckton town clerk Preceded byRobert Mitchell Town Clerk of London1649 1660 Succeeded bySir John WeldParliament of the United KingdomPreceded by Member of Parliament for Cambridge1653 Succeeded byAcademic officesPreceded byEdward Rainbow Master of Magdalene College Cambridge1650 1660 Succeeded byEdward Rainbow nbsp 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