BRADY (Nicholas), an excellent divine and poet,
born at Bandon, in the county of Cork, October 28th,
1659. He studied at Westminster-school, and after-
wards at Oxford and Dublin college. He was a zeal-
ous promoter of the Revolution; and, in 1690, when
the troubles broke out in Ireland, by his interest with
McCarty, king James's general, he thrice prevented
the burning of the town of Bandon. Having quitted
several preferments in Ireland, he settled in London,
where he was successively promoted to several livings;
and at the time of his death was rector of Clapham,
minister of Richmond, and chaplain to the duke of Or-
mond's troop of horse-guards. He wrote part of the
new version of the Psalms, now sung in many churches
in England and Ireland; the Aeneids of Virgil, in
4 vols; and 3 vols of sermons. He died May 20th, 1726.