prefaged he would be a Great Man. His Exercifes were always Learned, and he was always praised for the performance of them, but more particularly was admired for a Greek Declaration which he fpake in the Hall. It was his cuftom to speak well of the meaner performances of his Fellows, when others used to defpife them, and without any Detraction to commend those which were Good; for from his Youth he never Envyed any Perfons juft Commendation, having a Soul fo free from Envy, that he never fo much as Emulated any of his Equals, or did any thing upon a Principle of Emulation, much lefs of Oftentation or vain Glory; but did all things purely from a Confcientious Senfe of his Duty and the Love of Virtue though two of his Equals upon a principle of Emulation, ftrove to excel him in the attainments of Learning, infomuch that the under Graduates who granted those three to be the beft Scholars of the Houfe, were divided in their Opinions, which of them was the Beft of the three. One of them exceeded him in Florid Learning, being well Skilled in Poetry, to which he never addicted himself: But on the other hand, he exceeded him in Solid and Subftantial Knowledge, applying himself to the more fevere and ufeful Studies, and excelled them both in Virtue, and in a moft Strict Sober and regular Life; having all the while he lived in St. Edmund-Hall,

never committed any one Fault, for which he incurred the leaft Cenfure, as by Neglect or Omiffion of Publick Exercises, or Prayers, or coming Tardy to them; nor was there ever the leaft Complaint made of him by any of his Equals; which is a moft certain Proof of his inoffenfive Behaviour, and Confcientious Obfervance of the Statutes and Established Difcipline of the House.

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Sect. 7. This is the Character which I re- This Chamember was given of him, when he ftood rater of Candidate for a Fellowship of Lincoln-College, well attef and this Account I have received of him fince ted. his Death, from the Letters of a very worthy Perfon, who was Moderator of the Ditputations, when Mr. Kettlewell was underGraduate, and often Sat Senior in the Hall, and sometimes received Exercises in the Principals or Vice-principals ftead, and the Names of those who had not been at Prayers. As How he to the General Part of this Exemplary Cha-came reracter, I can alfo teftify the Truth of it: For ded by Dr. he having been Bred at the fame School, Hicks. where I had my Education, and coming recommended to me from my Mafter, and as I remember, from my Father, I was obliged to have a great Care of him, and make particular enquiry after him, which I fometime did of the Principal, and of his Tutor the Vice-principal, and always received fuch an Account of him, as made me admire, as well as love him; and when he came to be Batchellor

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Batchelor of Arts, to be very Sollicitous how I might get him preferred in fome College, and more particularly I wished for an opportunity of preferring him in my

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Sect. 8. From his firft coming to the Univerfity, he used to vifit me about five or fix dation had. times a Year, when I used to talk with him in Points of Learning proper for his Studies, and Standing; and to my great Joy and Satisfaction, wishing fo well to him, I found from Time to Time, he was very much Improved. I was the more capable to judge of his Progress, because I then had a great number of Pupils under my own Care; and the great Affection I had for him upon the Account of his Parts and Vertues, often tempted me to take him from St. Edmund-Hall, unto my own Charge. For upon the ftrictest enquiry made, his Behaviour was found fo very Regular, and his Confcientious Obfervance of the Established Difcipline of the Place fo remarkable, as all the time he lived in that Hall, he was never obferved to be guilty of any of the common Omiffion and Neglects, incident even to the Beft. Whence by his Sober, Studious and Pious Courfe of Life, he gave here an excellent Example to his Fellow-Students, Stirring up the Emulation of fome, and the Envy of others. His Thoughts on emergent Subjects were Good and Solid but his Speech was fomewhat thick and ftammering,

ftammering, which at length he perfectly overcame. He was fo exceeding Frugal of his Time, as he would not willingly lofe, even the hours of ordinary Repaft and Refreshment from cultivating his Mind, and feeding his better Part with good and Profitable Leffons, as alfo Inftructing, Informning, Encouraging and Admonishing others at the fame Time, in the moft Eafy and Familiar manner. The strictnefs alfo of his Frinciples, gave him very frequent Occafions of an Amicable Contention, with thofe whofe Principles fat very loofe upon them, and whofe Manners were not in all Things fo exactly regulated, according to the Measures of Chrift and his Apoftles; which was conftantly his Standard to go by. Hence it was obferved, that he would be often dif courfing and arguing at his Dinner, about Points either of Philofophy, or Morality, or Religion, that he might thereby whet thofe who fat at Table with him, and quicken them in the Research of thofe things which are fo lovely and Praife worthy, before God and Man and particularly to the Investigation and Vindication of Truth, though attended with never so great difficulties and difcouragements. And it was therefore almoft impoffible for him to be found in fome Company, whether at Table or elsewhere, without falling into Difputes or Conferrences, about certain Important Points. But this difference

of Sentiments, was always managed with fo much Sweetness and Candour on his Side, as not to make the leaft breach in their Friendfhip. Moreover it is obfervable what is related of him, that he took an extraordinary delight in making little Prefents, according to the beft of his Ability, there where he had been obliged by any one: But that the manner of doing this, was that which much exceeded always the thing it felf. Some faid thereupon, that there was a certain Grace that did appear in his Actions, that was altogether inexpreffible: And that they never knew one of a more Obliging and Edifying Converfation. There were fome indeed of his Contemporaries here, who are faid to have furpaffed him in a certain Vivacity and Sprightliness of Genius; but none were obferved to come up to him in that due Solidity and Temperature of Judgment, which are by far the more valuable Talents, and give a juft Poife to the Soul; the which by the former is apt to be toffed to and fro, as by His first innumerable Examples we daily fee. Mr. EdAcquain ward Worfley a very worthy Gentleman of a Mr.Worsley good Eftate became here first acquainted with

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him, and always retained a high Efteem for his Piety and good Judgment which he fufficiently fhewed, when the Tryal not long after came to be made. The Ingenious and Learned With Dr. Dr. Royfe, who was afterward Frovoft of Oriel-College, was likewise his Contemporary,

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