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Church of Durham , which are too ridiculous tomention. In 1643 he retired to Paris, where hebecame Chaplain to the Proteftant part of Queen Henrietta Maria ’s family. He was reftored to hisCollege, of which he was re-appointed Majier , onthe 3d of Auguft, 1660; but lie refigned his fitua-tion on being, appointed Bifhop of Durham , on the18th of OTober, in the fame year. The princelyrevenues of this opulent See, afforded full fcope forthe munificence and boundlefs liberality of his heart,of which the Cathedral and Epifcopal Palace ofDurham , afford ample tefiimony to this day. Hewas a man of very extenfive and found learning.His principal work, which is yet admired, is, “ ASchalq/lical Hi/lory of the Canons of the Holy Scrip-ture .publifhed in 1657, 4to. He died univerfallylamented, on the 15th of January, 1671, aged 78.

Dr. Is aac Barrow, the celebrated Mathema­ tician , was originally a Member of this College;to which he was admitted on the 6th of July, 1629,a Penfioner, being then fourteen years of age, andhaving received his previous education at Chrifl’sHofpital, in London . He was ejefited by the Com,-miffioners of the Parliament , on the 13th of Janu-ary, 1644; and in February, 1645, was admitted aFellow of Trinity College (where fee further men-tion of himjj. and on the 18th of Offober, 1650,-he was reftored as a Member of Peter Houfe.

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