rius Major sub Mro Frost, Tutore et fidei Jussore ejus, Jun. 18, 1653" Reg. Coll. Joh. Cantabr.

See his brother Roger's full life of him.

83. Hon. Dr. John North, Master of Trinity College.

See his life, by his brother Roger.

"J. North, Londini natu, filius natu quartus Dudlæi North, Baronis de Kirtling; electus Socius Coll. Jesu literis regiis, A. 1664." Dr. Sherman's Catalogue.

"He had been many years subject to fits of the falling sickness, which brought him at last to a palsy on one side. He came to Bath, 1681; and was of a sanguine complexion, fresh-coloured, and full of blood; and died soon after of an apoplexy." Obiit cœlebs,

84. James Nasmith, Bene't College.

"Junior Proctor, 1771. Born at Norwich of dissenting parents, whose father is a considerable carrier from Norwich to London, whose father came out of Scotland. His father sent him for about a year to a school at Amsterdam, and then admitted him at College. He is my particular friend and acquaintance; a very worthy and honest man; no great admirer of the present church establishment, as may be conjectured; yet not outrageous, as many whose education was not with dissenters. He is now concerting an exchange with Dr. Warren for the Rectory of Snailwell, co. Camb.

"On the decline of Dr. Barnardiston, in Spring, 1778, he was thought to have pretensions to the Headship of his College, as a decent man, of a good temper, and beloved in his College: but Dr. Colman was elected in consequence of his refusal; he being then taken up with improving his living of Snailwell, and farming; and the Mastership not being above 1207. or 1307. per aną,

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and engaging the occupier in an expensive way of living, which he had no taste for," &c.

He edited " Catalogus Librarum Manuscriptorum quos Coll. Corp. Christ. legavit Matthæus Parker, Arch. Cantuar, &c. Cantab. 4to. 1777," with a Latin preface of three pages, and inscription to the Master and Fellows of the College, at whose expence it was published. pp. 429, besides two good indices." Cole.

I remember him in the year 1795 or 1796, still resident at Snailwell, when he made me a present of the above Catalogue. He was much respected. His person and manners and habits were plain, in conformity to Cole's description. He was also an intelligent and active Magistrate. In latter life he removed, if I recollect, to better preferment, near Wisbeach. Editor.

85. Philip Nichols, LL. D. Fellow of Trinity Hall.

"Those articles, signed P. in the Biographia Britannica,* are of his composing. He also corrected the articles signed Z. which were composed by a lawyer, who died before his articles were completed.

"For a corrected list of the authors of this work, see Gent. Mag. for 1779, p. 173, 288, and 489.

"He was brought from Oxford by a lapse, by the Master of Trinity Hall, Sir Nath. Lloyd, on which account it was said, that Sir Nathaniel left the College so much, to indemnify them, and repair the injury of his disgrace. He was in Priest's orders.”

86. Robert Nelson, Esq. Trinity Coll.

"See Burnet's Hist. O. Times, ii. 406, &c. and numerous other biographical works.

"He was admitted of Trinity College, 1678, as it seems, first Pensioner, and after Fellow Commoner."

* Old Edition.

87. Thomas Nash, St. John's.

"Tho. Nashe, Coll. Joh. Cantab. A. B. ib. 1585." Regr. Acad. Cantabr. T. B.

This was the celebrated friend of Rob Greene, and opponent of Gabriel Harvey.

88. George North, Bene't College.

"Admitted of that College, 1725, A. M. 1744; complained of hard usage in not being made Fellow; and particularly of Mr. Castell. Mr. Lort told me this, Sept. 1771, that on visiting him at Codicote, he found him so indolent, as scarce to move out of his premises; and that he read little. A bachelor."

The following article appeared in the Cambridge Chronicle, June 27, 1772.

"A few days ago died at Codicote, near Welwyn, (in Hertfordshire) the Revd. Geo. North, M. A. Vicar of that parish; a gentleman of extensive knowledge in various parts of literature, more particularly in the history and antiquities of this kingdom. He had very early in life the honour of the friendship and correspondence of gentlemen not more distinguished by their rank in the world than in the republic of letters; but lived and died Vicar of a small country parish, of about 60 l. a year.”

Dr. Lort was his executor. He was educated at St. Paul's school.

89. Wm. Hetherington, Fellow of Eton College.

"Mr. Hetherington is son to a gentleman who acquired a large fortune under the influence of the Duke of Bedford, who left all his children, as was said, 10,000 7. each: they all died single, and left their fortunes to this worthy gentleman, who was educated at Peterhouse, and many years Rector of Dry Drayton, near Cambridge, of the gift of the Duke of Bedford, where he entirely rebuilt the parsonage-house of brick. I was acquainted with him,

and visited him at that time. He was afterwards elected to be one of the Fellows of Eton College, having received his juvenile education in that school. While he was Fellow of Eton, he was presented by that Society to the Rectory of Farnham Royal, near Windsor, where he laid out a great deal of money in reparations and buildings: but on a pamphlet being written by Dr. Ashton, or designed, complaining that it was an usurpation upon the founder's benefaction or design, for others than Fellows of King's College to be elected Fellows of Eton, he resigned his Fellowship in favour of Mr. Betham, but still keeps his living. Some years ago he generously enlarged the income of Bp. Warner's hospital at Bromley, in Kent, for Clergymen's widows; and afterwards built at his own expence a new chapel in the town of Eton, for the use of the inhabitants, that the College chapel might be free from all incumbrances of the parish. He is a well made, well looking man, of the largest size and bones I have seen: always esteemed and valued by his acquaintance as a person of the strictest honour, best breeding and behaviour, and most gentlemanly carriage. It was thought once, that he had a mind to marry the widow of his late particular friend, Mr. Sturge, Rector of Ditton, near Cambridge, and Fellow of Eton: and no doubt was kind and useful to her, as she was left in indifferent circumstances; but it was said, his brothers and maiden sisters were against it."

"On Tuesday last died at his house in Queen's Square, the Rev. Wm. Hetherington. This gentleman gave 20,0007. South Sea Annuites in his lifetime, the interest of which was to be applied for ever towards the support of fifty blind people. He like wise built a chapel, at his own expence, for the inhabitants; and he gave 2000l. the interest of which was for ever to be applied for the widows of Bromley College, to furnish them with coals and candles. He likewise built and endowed several alms-houses for the poor of Foot's Cray, in Kent. His charity and beneficence in his lifetime were without bounds, and not less so at his death; for he has given by his will upwards of 100,000l. to a numerous list of friends, and to public charities; and to his servants, annuities and sums of money, to enable them to live with comfort,

without servitude, the rest of their lives. commandments of his great Master:

He liberally fulfilled the

Let your light so shine

before men, that they may see your good work, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.'”

General Even. Post, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 1788.

"When I was at Burnham, next parish to Farnhaın Royal, in Nov. 1775, I was told that Mr. Hetherington, who was then at Bath, where he always resides some part of the year, latterly had great complaints in his eyes: probably that might suggest this humane disposition. Dr. Swift, who had a tendency many years toward lunacy, founded a house for persons in that unhappy state."

90. James Hayes of Holyport, near Windsor, Esq. Olim Fellow of King's College.

"My most esteemed and worthy friend, school-fellow, and fellow collegian; one of the most humane, liberal, and ingenious of the society I ever remember: son of Mr. Hayes of Holyport, a lawyer.

"About May 16, 1778, being then a Welch Judge, he was appointed by his Majesty to be first Justice for Anglesey, Carnarvon and Merionethshire: he was before the second Justice. About 1777, one of his agreeable daughters married Mr. Rutherforth Abdy, son of the late Dr. Rutherforth, and nephew of Sir Ar.th. Thos. Abdy, Bart."