Herwart Ulrich   is not mentioned by Sandius, because he published nothing in his own name. Whether he was descended from the ancient and flourishing family of Heerwart, of Augsburg, is uncertain. Michael Gittichius calls him "pious Ulric, of Dantzic," in a letter, addressed to him from Novogrodek, Dec. 12th, 1616, which Bock has inserted in his "Historia Socinianismi Prussici" (p. 20).

He was the assistant of Valentine Smalcius in the Church of Buskow, near Dantzic, and, in a certain sense, the successor both of Smalcius and Ostorod ; yet under the character of a Theological Candidate, or a Catechist, to whom the question was put by the Synod of Racow in 1608,— On what conditions he had determined in his own mind to serve that Church ? In the year following he was released from the burden of office for a time, by permission of the Synod of Lublin, on the ground of ill health; but with an understanding, that he should assist Ostorod, as far as lay in his power. On the death of the latter in 1612, Herwart was regularly admitted to the office of the ministry ; and took upon himself the charge of the Church of Buskow, in conformity with the decision of the Synod of Racow, although the Church was dissatisfied with the appointment, and was reconciled to it only by the representations of Smalcius.

It appears, from the letter of Gittichius above mentioned, that funds had been supplied, by some wealthy member of the Polish Socinian Church, for printing the unedited writings of Faust Socin ; and that some one, bearing the Christian name of Daniel, probably Daniel Franconius, had written to Gittichius, in the name of Ulric Herwart, requesting that, if he had any of Socinus's unpublished manuscripts, he would transmit them to Herwart, with a view to their publication. Accordingly, Gittichius sends him a packet of the Letters of Socin ; the Disputation with Gabriel Eutropius ; the Explanation of the first Chapter of John's Gospel, with the Confirmation of that Explanation ; the Disputation with Christian Francken ; the Animadversions on Niemojevius ; the Remarks on the Lord's Supper, written, as it would seem, partly by Lelio, and partly by Faust Socin ; and the Explanation of Romans vii.;—and he adds, "Pray let me receive these manuscripts in print as early as possible!" He excuses himself from sending the Explanations of various Passages of Scripture, because they lie scattered over different works, and his occupations will not allow him time to copy them out ; but he promises to bring them with him, when he attends the Synod in Poland, where he likewise has Socin's Commentary on Matthew v. These, with other manuscripts of Socinus, not mentioned in Gittichius's letter, it will be seen, on a reference to Article 90, were first printed at the press of Sebastian Sternacki, in 1618. In that year, as we learn from the Synodical Acts, the ministerial duties of Ulric Herwart at Buskow were suspended, and he was called to Racow, doubtless for the purpose of superintending the publication of these works ; for, during his residence in that city, he was hospitably entertained, and in the enjoyment of a considerable salary.

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