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the early part of his education at Merchant Taylor’sSchool. Before the age of fifteen, he was diftin-guiihed as a good Claffic and Hebrew Scholar;partly owing to the excellence of the Mailers in thatnoted Seminary, and partly to the attention of Dr.Kidder, Bifhop of Bath and Wells.

He firfl entered at St. John’s, Oxford; but foot*afterwards removed to Catharine Hall. He was al-.ways of a ferious and devout temper of mind, witha true fenfe and love of piety and religion, and feem-ed peculiarly fitted for a clerical life. He was or-dained, by Dr. Compton, Bifhop of London ; and,in 1696, made Mafler of Catharine Hall. He con-tributed moil liberally to the fitting up the Chapel ;nothing but the mere Ihell being eredted when hewas made Mafler. He was Vice-Chancellor ofthe Univerfity; and, in 1707, made Bifhop of Cbef-tcr, by Queen Anne . In 1713, he was tranflated.to York, which he furvived ten years; dying on the ;30th of April, 1724, and was buried in the Chapel ol Catharine Hall. He was a fine, fcholav, pof-felfed a lively imagination, a Ilrong memory, and.found judgment; and, it is faid, was never in a paf-lion during his whole life. In the Houfe of Lords,lie always {poke on the Tory fide of the queflion.His works were publifhed in three volumes, Svo.

John Leng, Bifhop of Norwich, 1723, 10th.Geo. I,

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