admirable curious Gothicque architecture, and fine figures in the nitches; 'twas one for his queen.)

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The ballad-singer complayned he had no custome―he could not put off his ballads. The jolly Doctor puts off his gowne, and puts on the ballad-singer's leathern jacket, and being a handsome man, and a rare full voice, he presently vended a great many, and had a great audience.

"After the death of Dr. Goodwin, he was made deane of Christ-Church. He had a good interest with great men, as you may finde in his poems; and that with the then great favourite the duke of Bucks, his excellent wit ever 't was of recommendation to him. I have forgot the story; but at the same time Dr. Fell thought to have carried it, Dr. Corbet put a pretty trick on him to let him

take a journey to London for it, when he had alreadie the graunt of it.

"His conversation was extreme pleasant. Dr. Stubbins was one of his cronies; he was a jolly fat doctor, and a very good housekeeper. As Dr. Corbet and he were riding in Lob-lane in wet weather, ('tis an extraordinary deepe dirty lane,) the coach fell, and Corbet said, that Dr. S. was up to the elbows in mud, and he was up to the elbows in Stubbins.

"A. D. 1628, he was made bishop of Oxford; and I have heard that he had an admirable grave and venerable aspect.

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"One time as he was confirming, the country people pressing in to see the ceremonie, said he, Beare off there! or I'll confirm ye with my staffe.'-Another time, being to lay his hand on the head of a man very bald, he

turns to his chaplaine, and said, 'Some dust, Lushington,' to keepe his hand from slipping. There was a man with a great venerable beard; said the bishop, 'You, behind the beard!'

"His chaplaine, Dr. Lushington, was a very learned and ingenious man; and they loved one another. The Bishop would sometimes take the key of the wine-cellar, and he and his chaplaine would go and lock themselves in and be merry; then first he layes down his episcopal hood, 'There layes the doctor;' then he putts off his gowne, 'There layes the bishop;' then 'twas, 'Here's to thee, Corbet;'-'Here's to thee, Lushington.'

One word on the subject of the former editions; which bear dates 1647, 1648, and

1672. The first and last impressions correspond in their contents, and the publisher' of the latter has also copied, for the most part, the errors of his predecessor, which are so numerous as to render the poems not unfrequently unintelligible. I must observe, however, from the information of Mr. Park, that many copies of the first edition conclude at page 53. The additions extend the volume to 85 pages. The only impression with any pretension to accuracy is that of 1648, which, from its internal evidence, I suspect was published under the eye of the Bishop's family; I have therefore retained the Preface. It contains only twenty-four poems.

An edition bearing the date of 1663 is cited. in Willis's Cathedrals; but, it is believed, through mistake.