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and that his best way was to betake himselfe to some lord's, or great person's house that had good benefices to conferre. Sayd Mr. J. Wilkins, "I am not knowne in the world; I know not to whom to addresse myselfe upon such a designe." The gentleman replied, "I will recommend you myselfe," and did so, to (as I thinke) Lord Viscount Say and Seale, where he stayed with very good likeing till the late civil warres, and then he was chaplaine to his highnesse . . . . . Prince Elector Palatine of the Rhine, with whom he went (after the peace concluded in Germany was made), and was well preferred there by his highnesse. He stayed there not above a yeare. After the visitation at Oxon, by the Parliament, he gott to be Warden of Wadham colledge, A A... maried to..... the relict of Dr. French, canon of Christ Church, Oxon, and sister to Oliver, (then) Lord Protector, who made him A 165.. Master of Trinity colledge, in Cambridge, in wh place he revived learning by strickt examinations at elections. He was much honoured there, and heartily loved by all; where he continued till 1660, (the restauration of his Matie) then he was minister of Saint Laurence. . . . . ... church in London; and A. . . . was Deane of Rippon, in Yorkshire. His friend, Seth Ward, D.D. being made Bishop of Excester, he was made there Deane, and A: 166. by the favour of George, Duke of Buckingham, was made Bishop of Chester; and was

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extremely well beloved in his diocese. A: Dai he dyed of. . . . . . . He left a legacy of four hundred pounds to the Royall Society, and had he been able would have given more. He was no great read man; but one of much and deepe thinkeing, and of a working head; and a prudent man as well as ingeniose. He was one of Seth, La Bp. of Sarum's most intimate friends. He was a lustie, strong growne, well sett, broad shouldered person, cheerful, and hospitable.

He was the principall reviver of experimental philosophy (secundum mentem Domini Baconi), at Oxford, where he had weekely, an experimental philosophicall clubbe, we began 1649, and was the incunabile of the Royall Society. When he came to London, they met at yo Bull-head taverne, in Cheapside,—e. g. 1658, 1659, and after, till it grew too big for a clubbe, and so they came to Gresham colledge parlour.

Scripsit:

The World in the Moone.
Swift and Secret Messenger.
Of Praying and Preaching.

Mathematicall Magique.

Prince Elector.

Dedicated to the

Real Character. London, printed.

This last was his darling, and nothing troubled him so much when he dyed, as that he had not

compleated it; which will now in a yeare more be donne by the care and studies of Mr. Robert Hooke, of Gresham coll. Mr. Andrew Paschall, B.D. of Chedsey, in com. Somerset ; Mr. Fran. Lodwyck, of London, merchant; Mr, Jo, Ray, R.S.S. of Essex; and Mr. Tho. Pigott, M.A. of Wadh. coll. He lyes buried in the North-east end of the chancell of St. Laurence

. church, neer the wall, where will be an inscription sett up to his memorie.

JOHN WILLIS, B.D.

Author of the Art of Memorie, in Latin, 1618, 12mo. Inventor of Short-hand,-'tis the best, Bp. Wilkins sayd, 'tis only used in England, or by the English; and 'twas a good while before the logarithms got beyond sea. Mr. Wingate first brought it into France, and shewed it to them; sc, when he went into France to teach the Q. Mother English; he dedicated it to Mons! the D. of Orleans.

Dr. Davenant told me, when he was of Cambridge, that one preaching at St. Marie's,-and now said he (before he was aware) "I come to the lyon's taile;" this was (it seemes) his locus, topique: the people stared on him.

T. WILLIS, M.D.

Natus 1647, or 1648, (quæ. if not more?) kept Abingdon-market, and Dr. Lydall and he had a horse between them. This was before he was a Doctor. He grew more and more into practice. He studyed chymistrey in Canterbury college. I have heard say his genius lay more to mathem. than chymistrey. His father was steward to Sir Jo. (I thinke) Smyth; and had a little estate at Ferry Hinksey, where my Lady Smyth dyed. He went to school to Mr. Sylvester, in Oxon, over the meadows, where he aired his muse, and made good exercise for W. Hawes, his schoolfellow. A: about 1657, riding towards Brackley to a patient, his way led him through Astrop, where he observed the stones in the little rill were discoloured of a kind of Crocus Martis colour; thought he, this may be an indication of iron; he getts galls, and putts some of the powder into the water, and immediately it turned blackish; then said he, "I'le not send my patients now so far as Tunbridge," and so in a short time brought these waters into vogue, and hath inriched a poore obscure village. He was of middle stature, dark red hair (like a red pig), and stammered much.

He was first servitor to Dr. Iles, one of the canons of Ch. Ch. whose wife was a knowing woman in physic and surgery, and did many

cures. Tom Willis then wore a blue-livery cloak, and studied at the lower end of the hall, by the hall-dore, was pretty handy, and his mistresse would oftentimes have him to assist her in making of medicines. This did him no hurt, and allured

him on.

MR. GEORGE WITHERS

Was borne at Bentworth, near Alton, in Hantshire, on the eleventh of June, 1588. He maried Elizabeth, eldest daughter of H. Emerson, of South Lambeth, in com. Surrey, Esq. whose ancestors lye entombed in the choir of S: Saviour's, Southwark, neer the monument of Bp. Andrews, with a statue of white marble. She was a great witt, and would write in verse too. He was of ... in Oxon. He would make verses as fast as he could write them. And though he was an easie rhymer, and no good poet, he was a good vates. He had a strange sagacity and foresight into mundane affaires. He was an early observator of Quicquid agunt homines; his witt was satyricall. I thinke the first thing he wrote was "Abuses whipt and stript," for which he was committed prisoner to...... (I believe, Newgate). I believe 'twas tempore Jacobi R. He was a captain in the Parliament army, and the Parlia

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