BRADY, Nicholas, an excellent divine and poet, born at Bandon, in the county of Cork, October 28th 1659. He studied at Westminster-school, and afterwards at Oxford and Dublin college. He was a zealous promoter of the Revolution; and, in 1690, when the troubles broke out in Ireland, by his interest with M'Carty, 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 Ormond'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.