Thomas Patient (1591-1666), the first essay in The British Particular Baptists, Volume 1, revised - forthcoming.

Shortly after arriving [in London in 1660], [Thomas Patient] made his way to Bristol to assist a pastor there. However, persecution broke out against dissenters in that region and then in October 1663, he was sent to prison for preaching, spending at least three months there. Following his release, Patient returned to London in 1666, once again becoming a co-pastor with his old friend William Kiffin at Devonshire Square Church. On June 28, 1666, fellow pastors Edward Harrison, Hanserd Knollys, and William Kiffin ordained Patient for this position by the laying on of hands. It was surely a joyful time for the old friends and fellow-labourers, and they must have looked forward to many days of ministry together ahead. But their joy was short-lived. The plague on its final outbreak in England, raged all around the meetinghouse at Devonshire Square. . . . And this final plague would steal one of the great minds and leaders of the Particular Baptists—Thomas Patient, . . . the fearless champion of believer’s baptism and soul liberty. --Dennis Bustin