tobacco, which as many thoughtful men do, he had also taken somewhat immoderately.-This was his then present condition, and thus he continued till about the end of October 1639, which was about a month before his death, at which time he again fell into a fever, which though he seemed to recover, yet these still left him so weak, that they and those other common infirmities that accompany age, and were wont to visit him like civil friends, and after some short time to leave him; came now, both oftener and with more violence, and at last took up their constant habitation with him, still weakening his body and abating his chearfulness of both which he grew more sensible, and did the oftener retire into his study, and there made many papers that had passed his pen both in the days of his youth, and in the busy part of his life, useless by a fire made there to that purpose.These and several unusual expressions to his servants and friends, seemed to foretell that the day of his death drew near; for which he seemed to those many friends that observed him, to be well prepared, and to be both patient, and free from all fear; as several of his letters writ on this his last sick-bed may testify: and thus he continued till about the beginning of December following, at which time he was seized more violently with a quotidian fever, in the tenth fit of which fever, his better part, that part of sir Henry Wotton which could not die, put off mortality, with as much content and chearfulness as human frailty is capable of; being then in great tranquillity of mind, and in perfect peace with God and man.

And thus the circle of sir Henry Wotton's life (that circle which began at Bocton, and in the circumference thereof, did first touch at Winchester-school, then at Oxford, and after upon so many remarkable parts and passages in Christendom,) that circle of his life, was by death thus closed up and compleated, in the seventy and second year of his age, at Eton college; where according to his will, he now lies buried, with his motto on a plain grave-stone over him; dying worthy of his name and family, worthy of the love and favour of so many princes, and persons of eminent wisdom and learning, worthy of the trust committed unto him, for the service of his prince and country.

All readers are requested to believe, that he was worthy of a more worthy pen, to have preserved his memory, and commended his merits to the imitation of posterity.

Iz. WA.

NICHOLAS FERRAR.

. . . His state

Is kingly. Thousands at His bidding speed
And post o'er land and ocean without rest ;-
They also serve who only stand and wait.

MILTON.

ADVERTISEMENT.

THE following Life is published, but not without some omissions, from Memoirs of the Life of Mr. Nicholas Ferrar, by P. Peckard, D.D. Master of Magdalen College, Cambridge. Cambridge, printed by J. Archdeacon, 1790. The present edition, it is presumed, is greatly increased in value, by a large accession of very interesting papers, transcribed from the Lambeth library, by permission of his grace the archbishop of Canterbury. The notes which are included in brackets, are borrowed from Dr. Peckard.