expelled from his College, for having been in arms for the King. The father died upon hearing of the execution of Charles, but the son was not overlooked at the Restoration, receiving a stall at Chichester, and afterwards a more valuable one at Christchurch. He served the office of Vice-Chancellor of the University in 1666, and, in 1676, was made Bishop of Oxford. Bishop Fell was a voluminous author. He died in 1686.

Page 353.

"The New Spring-Garden at Lambeth—a pretty contrived plantation."

¡Since so well known under the name of Vauxhall Gardens.

Henrietta Maria.

Page 356. "Madame out of France."

Page 356. "My Lord of Bristol."

George Digby, second Earl, had suffered much for Royalty, but was made Knight of the Garter, and might have held important employments, had he not, when abroad, become a Catholic. He died in 1676. Horace Walpole thus smartly sums up his character: "He wrote against Popery, and embraced it. He was a zealous opposer of the Court, and a sacrifice for it: was conscientiously converted in the midst of his prosecution of Lord Strafford, and was most unconscientiously a prosecutor of Lord Clarendon. With great parts, he always hurt himself and his friends. With romantic bravery, he was always an unsuccessful commander. He spoke for the Test Act, though a Roman Catholic; and addicted himself to astrology on the birth-day of true philosophy." (Royal and Noble Authors, Vol. II., p. 25.) Grammont mentions him, but in terms far from respectful; nor does "my lord of Bristol" appear to more advantage in the annals of Bussy, or in the continuation of his life by Clarendon.

Page 357. "Dr. Basire, that Great Traveller."

Isaac Basire, born in the Island of Jersey, in 1607; was educated for the Church; for some time officiated as Master of the Free School at Guernsey; and then as chaplain to Morton, Bishop of Durham, who presented him with a rectory and a vicarage. Preferments and honours promised to flow rapidly upon him, when the disturbed state of the country induced him to quit England, and he travelled in the Morea, to the Holy Land, and to Constantinople. On his return, Charles II. appointed Dr Basire his Chaplain in Ordinary. He died in 1676. His sermons obtained a deserved celebrity. He wrote also a History of the English and Scottish Presbytery.

Page 358. "Dr. Creighton."

Afterwards Bishop of Bath and Wells. His son, Dr. Robert Creighton, while attending Charles II. in his exile, studied music, in which he became such a proficient that his anthem, "I will arise and go to my Father," and a service in the key of E., still maintain a high reputation with the lovers of sacred music. He died at Wells in the year 1736.

Page 358. "Sir William Petty."

One of the celebrities of the seventeenth century, born at Ramsey, in Hampshire, in 1623. He was the son of a clothier, who sent him to the grammar school of his native town; but at the age of fifteen, he was removed to the University of Caen, in Normandy. On his return to England, he accepted an appointment in the navy; but with the object only of raising

enough money to enable him to travel, and complete his education his own way. He proceeded to the University of Holland in 1643; thence to Paris, studying anatomy and medicine; and was again in England in 1646. In 1647, he took out a patent for a copying-machine, which attracted towards the inventor the notice of many men of science. Then he practised as a physician, and resided at Oxford, where he was appointed assistant professor, and afterwards Professor of Anatomy. He was a Fellow of Brasenose, created M.D. in 1649, and admitted into the College of Physicians in the following year. He was, at about the same period, Professor of Music in Gresham College; Physician to the Army in Ireland, and to the Lord Deputy Commissioner for the division of the lands forfeited by the Rebels; Secretary to the Lord Deputy; and Clerk of the Council. But having been elected for East Loo in the Parliament of 1658, he was impeached for high crimes and misdemeanours in his Irish commission a few months afterwards, and this ended in a deprivation of all his employments. At the Restoration, however, he again appeared upon the scene as prominently as ever. He was Commissioner of the Court of Claims; physician, philosopher, author, and projector; opened lead mines, established pilchard fisheries, and assisted in the councils of the Royal Society; invented the double-bottomed ship to go against wind and tide, mentioned by Evelyn; wrote a method for equalising taxation, and acted as president to a philosophical society established in Dublin. So numerous is the list of things he did, and the books he wrote, that it is impossible to notice half of them. But the best and most amusing character of him is to be found in the text. He died December 16th, 1687.

There were two artists of this name, brothers, Alexander and Samue Cooper. The former painted landscapes and portraits, resided at Amsterdam, and entered into the service of Queen Christina of Sweden: the other was a fashionable portrait painter, well known by his characteristic likeness of Cromwell, and obtained in France and Holland, where he lived for several years, not less reputation than he had acquired in England. His head is engraved in Walpole's Anecdotes, where there is a notice of him. He was born in 1604, and died in 1672.

be "

Page 362. "The young Marquis of Argyle."

Archibald, ninth Earl, who, notwithstanding his father's attainder, which forfeited the marquisate, was permitted to inherit the ancient Earldom of his family. Evelyn seems at once to have discovered him in this interview to a man of parts," and he greatly deplored his subsequent fate. This has been too strikingly and beautifully told by Mr. Macaulay in his recent history (vol. i., pp. 537-565) to require further allusion here. The reader may be also referred to Lord Lindsay's entertaining Lives of the Lindsays, vol. ii., pp. 146-155.

Page 363. "Our New Queen."

Katherine of Braganza.

Page 366. Sir R. Fanshawe.

Sir Richard Fanshawe, equally eminent at this period as a diplomatist and as a poet. In the former position he acted as ambassador to the courts of Spain and Portugal; in the latter translated the Pastor Fido of Guarini, and the Lusiad of Camoens. Born 1608; died 1666. His wife was Anne, eldest daughter of Sir John Harrison, of Balls, Hertfordshire.

Page 369. "Dr. Meret."

Christopher Merret, a celebrated physician and naturalist, and fellow of the Royal Society.

Page 370. "Earl of Oxford."

Aubrey de Vere, twentieth and last Earl. He had served as a military officer, both at home and abroad; and his services were rewarded at the Restoration by a seat at the Privy Council, the dignity of Knight of the Garter, and the appointment of Lord-Lieutenant of Essex. He died in 1702, leaving an only daughter, married to the Duke of St. Alban's.

Page 378. "Mr. Hooke."

Robert Hooke, born in 1635. He pursued his studies in the abstract sciences with singular success, obtaining a great reputation among his most learned contemporaries. He was Professor of Geometry in Gresham College, wrote several treatises on different branches of philosophy, and entered into controversies with Hevelius, and on Newton's Theology of Light and Colours. Created M.D. in 1691, and died in March, 1702-3.

Page 381, line 12. "Mr. Berkenshaw."

The music master of Pepys, who states that he gave him five pounds for five weeks' instruction.

APPENDIX.

ILLUSTRATIONS.

I.

(See Pages 8, 9.)

THE following Letter from George Evelyn, Esq., elder brother of Mr. J. E. when at College, to his father Richard at Wotton, 26 Sept., 1636, giving an account of the Visit made by the King and Queen to the University of Oxford, with some particulars respecting himself, contains some curious matter.

"I know you have long desired to hear of my welfare, and the total series of his Majesty's entertainment whilst he was fixed in the centre of our Academy.

"The Archbishop our Lord Chancellor [Laud] and many Bishops, Doctor Bayley our Vice-Chancellor, with the rest of the Doctors of the University, together with the Mayor of the City, and his brethren, rode out in state to meet his Majesty, the Bishops in their pontifical robes, the Doctors in their scarlet gowns and their black caps (being the habit of the University), the Mayor and Aldermen in their scarlet gowns, and sixty other townsmen all in black satin doublets and in old fashion jackets. At the appropinquation of the King, after the beadles' staves were delivered up to his Majesty in token that they yielded up all their authority to him, the Vice-Chancellor spoke a speech to the King, and presented him with a Bible in the University's behalf, the Queen with Camden's Britannia in English, and the Prince Elect (as I took it) with Croke's Politics; all of them with gloves (because Oxford is famous for gloves.*) A little nigher the City where the City bounds are terminated, the Mayor presented his Majesty with a large gilt cup, et tenet vicinitatem opinio, the Recorder of the City made a speech to his Majesty. In the entrance of the University, at St. John's College, he was detained with another speech made by a Fellow of the house. The speech being ended, he went to Christ-church, scholars standing on both sides of the street, according to their degrees, and in their formalities, clamantes, Vivat Rex noster Carolus! Being entered Christ-church, he had another speech

Gloves always made part of a present from Corporate Bodies at that time, more or less ornamented with rich fringes according to the quality of the persons to whom they were offered.

made by the University orator, and student of the same house: the subject of all which speeches being this, expressing their joy and his welcome to the University. Then, retiring himself a little, he went to prayers; they being ended, soon after to supper, and then to the play, whose subject was the Calming of the Passions; but it was generally misliked of the Court, because it was so grave; but especially because they understood it not. This was the first day's entertainment.

"The next morning, he had a sermon in Christ-church, preached by Browne, the Proctor of the University, and a student of the house. The sermon being ended, the Prince Elect and Prince Rupert went to St. Mary's, where there was a congregation, and Prince Rupert created Master of Arts, also many nobles with him. The reason why the Prince Elect was not created Master of Arts, was because Cambridge our sister had created him before. The congregation done, the King, Queen, and all the nobles went to the Schools (the glory of Christendom) where in the public Library, his Majesty heard another speech, spoken by my Lord Chamberlain's third son, and of Exeter College, which speech the King liked well. From the schools the King went to St. John's to dinner, where the Archbishop entertained his Majesty with a magnificent dinner and costly banquet [dessert]. Then with a play made by the same house. The play being ended, he went to Christchurch; and, after supper, to another play, called the Royal Slave,* all the actors performing in a Persian habit, which play much delighted his Majesty and all the nobles, commending it for the best that ever was acted.

"The next morning, he departed from the University, all the Doctors kissing his hand, his Majesty expressing his kingly love to the University, and his countenance demonstrating unto us, that he was well pleased with this his entertainment made by us scholars.

"After the King's departure, there was a Congregation called, where many Doctors, some Masters of Art, and a few Bachelors were created, they procuring it by making friends to the Palsgrave. There were very few that went out that are now resident, most of them were Lords and gentlemen. A Doctor of Divinity and Bachelor of Arts were created of our house [Trinity], but they made special friends to get it.

"With the £30 you sent me I have furnished me with those necessaries I wanted, and have made me two suits, one of them being a black satin doublet and black cloth breeches, the other a white satin doublet and scarlet hose; the scarlet hose I shall wear but little here, but it will be comely for me to wear in the country.

"Your desire was that I should be as frugal in my expenses as I could, and I assure you, honoured Sir, I have been; I have spent none of it in riot or toys. You hoped it would be sufficient to furnish me and discharge my battels for this quarter; but I fear it will not, therefore I humbly entreat you to send me £6. I know what I have already, and with this I send for, will be more than enough to discharge these months; but I know not what occasion may fall out.

"Trin. Coll. Oxon, 26 July, 1636."

By William Cartwright, a student of that College. In this play one of his fellow-students (afterwards the famous Dr. Busby) performed a part (that of Cratander) so excellently well, and with so much applause, that it is said he had almost determined to commence actor on the public stage.