"which blessed assurance, I feel that inward joy "which this world can neither give nor take from “me." More he would have spoken, but his spirits failed him; and, after a short conflict betwixt nature and death, a quiet sigh put a period to his last breath, and so he fell asleep". And here I draw his certain, till with the most glorious company of the Patriarchs and Apostles, the most noble army of Martyrs and Confessors, this most learned, most humble, holy man, shall also awake to receive an eternal tranquillity, and with it a greater degree of glory than common Christians shall be made partakers of. In the mean time, Bless, O Lord Lord, bless his brethren, the clergy of this nation, with ardent desires, and effectual endeavours to attain, if not to his great learning, yet to his remarkable meckness, his godly simplicity, and his Christian moderation: for these are praise-conthy; these bring peace at the last! And let the labours of his life, his most excellent writings, be blessed with what he designed when he undertook them: which was glory to thee, O God on high, peace in thy church, and good will to mankind. Amen, Amen. He died Nov. 2, 1600. Thus the day of his death was noted by Archbishop Laud, in the title-pure of his copy of The Leclesiastical Polity." Ec3 APPENDIX TO THE LIFE OF MR. RICHARD HOOKER. AND now having by a long and laborious search satisfied myself, and I hope, my reader, by impart ing to him the true relation of Mr. Hooker's life; I am desirous to acquaint him with some observations that relate to it, and which could not properly fall to be spoken till after his death, of which my reader may expect a brief and true account in the following Appendix. And first, it is not to be doubted but that he died in the forty-seventh, if not in the fortysixth year of his age; which I mention, because many have believed him to be more aged; but I have so examined it, as to be confident, I mistake not; and for the year of his death, Mr. Camden, who in his "Annals of Queen Elizabeth," 1399, mentions him with a high commendation of his life and learning, declares him to die in the year 1599; and yet in that inscription of his mom ment, set up at the charge of Sir William Cooper in Borne church, where Mr. Hooker was buried, his death is said to be anno 1603, but doubtless both are mistaken; for I have it attested under the hand of William Sommer the Archbishop's register for the province of Canterbury, that Richard Hooker's will bears date October the 26th in anno 1600, and that it was proved the The following is an accurate copy of the inscription on Mr. Hooker's monument: SUNT MELIORA MIHI. RICHARDUS HOOKER EXONIENSIS SCHOLARIS OBIT AN2. DOM, nj POSUIT HOC PHISSIMO VIRO MONUMENTUMAN", DOM. MDCXXXIII GULIET MUS COWPER ARMIGER IN CHRISTO JESU QUEM GENUIT PER LVANGELIUM. 1 Cor. iv, 15. Sir William Cowper, who erected this monument, was the great grandfather of William, the first Earl Cowper, Ford High Chancellor of Great Britain. He was er ted first a Baronet of Nova Scotia, and afterward a E tet of Engla 1 in 1641. He su fered in pr so ument, the lex of his son, and other great calamities, for his fidelity to Charles I. He outlived all his troubles, residing at his . t'e of Hertford and funed for his hospitality, charity, and other his poor neighbours at their h according to their necessities (Frostian virtues, often vi iting and relieving them in private Eel third of December following. And this attested also, that at his death he left four daughters, Alice, Cicily, Jane, and Margaret; that he gave to each of them a hundred pounds; that he left Joane his wife his sole exccutrix; and that by his inventory his estate (a great part of it being in books) came to 1092/. 9s. 2d. which was much more than he thought himself worth; and which was not got by his care, much less by the good housewifery of his wife, but saved by his trusty servant Thomas The following is extracted from the registry of the Archdeacon's Court of Canterbury. In the name of God Amen. This size and twentieth of October in the yeare of our Lord one thousand and sixe hundred I Richard Hooker of Bishopsborne though sicke in bodye yet sounde in mindr thankes be unto allmightye God doe ordaine and make this my ban will and testament in manner and forme followinge First I boquet h my soule unto Allmightye God my creator hopinge assures y of saltation purchased thorough the death of Christ Jesus and my betwe to the earth to be buried at the discretion of mine exsecut & lum I give and boqueth unto my daughter Alice Hooker one hundred pemuda of law full Englishe money to be paide unto her at the day of her marriage Item I give and bequeth unto my daughter Oca ye Honder one hundred pounds of lawful Englishe moneye to be poid unto her at the daye of her marriage Item I gire and bequethe unto my daughter June Hocker one hundred pounds of lan til E money to be paide unto her at the day of her marriage Item1gue unto my daughter Margaret Hooker one hundred pounds of lam fui Englishe moneye to be paid unto her at the day of her vuarriag And if it shall happen ary of my sand daughters to departe this re before the daye of their sand warriage then I wid that her or the portion so dicinge shal be equally divided amonge her or their satera virtninge Item I gue and boyneth unto the poor of the pusho výf Parka Lane, that was wiser than his master in getting money for him, and more frugal than his mistress in keeping it of which will I shall say no more, but that his dear friend Thomas, the father of George Crannier, of whom I have spoken, and shall have occasion to say more, was one of the witnesses to it. One of his elder daughters was married to one Chalinor, sometime a school ter in Chichester, and both dead long since. Margaret, his youngest " Barka five pounds of lanful money to be paid into them by mine executor Item. I give unto the poore of the past of Bishopsborne Jitye skillings of lanțult Engliske money to be paid w to them by mine crecutor Item I Alle and beg eth Place powids of lawful Engliske money towards the building, av? akeing of a new, e and sufherent piljett in the pishe church of B-Fmestorne The residue of goods and chattells whatsoever unbequithed my funeral debís and legacies discharged and paid. I give wi's Joane Hocker my weibebuod fe when I ordaine and make sole exccator of this my last na'i and testamer! A1Lordur vid mak "beloved I ther M» Joh › Churchman aid my av red good froid. Mr Finan Sunles My ouersOOT V By me Richar Hooker Seal d ́erd delivered in the presence of these whose wires are subsribed Robert Rose Daniel Nichols Avery Chaston. Pr ke third day of Decenler 1600, before the Reverend James Bissel Clark Serate to Red bor, Norman Doctor of Laws Comem, sary Gone d of the cats are dixes of Canterbury by the outh of Jaz se Plour widen the rent and exciu= free named in the said mi, & |