I should add, that the Duke of Grafton, though a student of this house, and chancellor of the University, was not a graduate. The honorary degree of L.L.D. usually conferred on the chancellor, at his creation, he declined, from a dislike to subscribing the articles.

Dr. John Jebb, and Bishop Law have been introduced before they are combined here, on account of their alliance in opinions. Jebb was fellow of this college; and besides his works already referred to, published, in union with Dr. Waring, the late Judge Wilson, and Dr. Robert Thorpe, both formerly of this college, a Lecture Book for the colleges a. He took his A. B. degree in 1757; his A. M. in 1760; both at Cambridge; but his M. D. he did not take in this University. He died in London, in 1786.

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Of Bishop Law's own works no complete edition was ever published: I except, of course, from this number, his edition of Locke's Works, and his share in Stephanus's Greek Thesaurus, published in four volumes quarto, 1734.

His own works are metaphysical and theological, consisting of Considerations on the Theory of Religion, the Life of Christ'; and his Opinion on an Intermediate State, (the Sleep of the Soul;) there is also a pamphlet of the Bishop's, on Subscription to Articles, addressed to Dr. Randolph, dean of Christ Church: to these may be added his edition of Archbishop King's Origin of Evil, with notes. Law took his A. M. degree, in 1727; his

2 Excerpta Quædam e Newtoni Principiis Philosophiæ Naturalis, cum Notis Variorum. Cantab. 1765.

b In the short Account of his Life, by Dr. Paley, as republished with notes, by Anonymous, in 1800, it is made very clear, that the Bishop, in the decline of life, had made some change in his theological opinions.

S. T. P. in 1749, both at Cambridge, being then of St.

John's College.

John Wilson, A. B. in 1761, and A. M. in 1764, has been mentioned as coadjutor in the Excerpta.

I am not aware that he published any distinct and separate work: but he was fellow of Peter House, and, having obtained the highest mathematical honour in the University, he rose to be a judge.

Dr. Robert Thorpe, another coadjutor, in publishing the Excerpta, was fellow of this society. He proceeded A. B. in 1758, A. M. in 1760, and S. T. P. 1792. He meditated to publish a Commentary, on the whole of the Principia, but printed only one volume, in quarto. He was also senior wrangler in 1758.

I close this account with Mr. Kendal, who took his A. M. degree in 1758. He is unknown as an author, but was fellow: a person of a wild deranged state of mind: but who, occasionally, poured out, extemporaneously, the most beautiful epigrammatic effusions. The following has fallen in my way, and is worth recording. It would have done honour to Gray.

The town have found out different ways

To praise their different Lears;

To Barry they give loud huzzas,

Tó Garrick only tears.

a He was senior wrangler in 1761.

CLARE HALL.

VERY early we read of colleges of nuns, and lady abbesses. And when Benedict," the father of monks, ascended to heaven," those of his order, whether male, or female, soon learnt to exchange poverty for riches. Kings, for the salvation of their souls, endowed them

2 Ασπαζόμαι το Σύσημα των παρθενων, as quoted in Asceticwn, p. 140, from Ignatius's Epistle to the Philippians; a spurious book in the judgnent of almost all, even of Catholics, who have published editions of th apostolical fathers it is, however, ancient. But how monastic writers used to conjure up spurious books, see Dr. James's Treatise of the Corruptions of Scripture, Councils, and Fathers, &c. The author of Monasticwy quotes two other spurious books* with the same view. But the word Σusnμa, for a college, does occur very early in Christian writers, who borrowed it from Plutarch (in Numa) and Polybius, lib. 1 and 2.-This note does not, properly, belong to this place, but may be of service in the course of the work. The author of Ascetic@v referred to Ignatius, to hold out the idea, that Christian nunneries were as old as what are called the Apostolic age.

b υμάς, εςιν ούτω γαρ καλούσι τας πνευματικάς μητέρας. Palladii Hist. Lauste 42. The Latin name was abbissa, abbatissa.

• It is said, in the Saxon Chronicle, of Benedict, the founder of the Cistercian order, ealna Muneca fædep fapde heovenan, the father of all monks, ascended to heaven, A. 509.

a See the Saxon Chronicle.-The grants used commonly to run in some such form as this, Sciatis, me concessisse Deo et ecclesiæ sanctæ, & pro Dei amore et salute animæ, et parentum meorum, et pro statu regni mei, &c. In the library of University College, Oxford, is a well written and * Cipriani Epist. Chrysostomi Homil. in Matthæum,

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