that college, Speciali gratia. And this difcreditable mark, as I am told, stands upon record in their college registery.

The troubles then breaking out, he went to his mother, who lived in Leicester; and after continuing there fome months, he was received by Sir William Temple, whofe father had been a great friend to the family, and who was now retired to his houfe called Moor-park, near Farnham in Surry, where he continued for about two years: for he happened before twenty years old, by a furfeit of fruit, to contract a giddiness and coldness of stomach, that almoft brought him to his grave; and this disorder pursued him with intermiffions of two or three years to the end of his life. Upon this occafion he returned to Ireland, by advice of phyficians, who weakly imagined that his native air might be of fome ufe to recover his health: but growing worse, he foon went back to Sir William Temple; with whom growing into fome confidence, he was often trufted with matters of great importance. King William had a high esteem for Sir William Temple by a long acquaintance, while that Gentleman was Ambaffador and Mediator of a general peace at Nimeguen. The King foon after his expedition to England, vifited his old friend often at Sheen, and took his advice in affairs of greatest consequence. Sir William Temple, weary of living fo near London, and resolving to retire to a more private scene, bought an eftate near Farnham in Surry, of about 100l. a year, where Mr. Swift accompanied him.

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About that time a bill was brought into the House of Commons for Triennial Parliaments; against which, the King, who was a stranger to our Conftitution, was very averse, by the advice of fome weak people, who perfuaded the Earl of Portland, that King Charles the First loft hiscrown and life by confenting to pass fuch a bill. The

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Earl, who was a weak man, came down to Moor-park, by his Majesty's orders, to have Sir William Temple's advice, who faid much to fhew him the mistake. But he continued still to advife the King againft paffing the bill. Whereupon Mr. Swift was fent to Kenfington with the whole account of that matter in writing, to convince the King and the Earl how ill they were informed. He told the Earl, to whom he was referred by his Majefty (and gave it in writing) that the ruin of King Charles the First was not owing to his paffing the Triennial Bill, which did not hinder him from diffolving any 'Parliament, but to the paffing of another bill, which put it out of his power to diffolve the Parliament then in being, without the confent of the House. Mr. Swift, who was well verfed in English hiftory, although he was then under twenty-one years old, gave the King a fhort account of the matter, but a more large one to the Earl of Portland; but all in vain; for the King, by ill advifers, was prevailed upon to refufe paffing the bill. This was the first time that Mr. Swift had any converfe with courts, and he told his friends it was the firft incident that helped to cure him of vanity. The confequence of this wrong step in his Majefly was very unhappy; for it put that Prince under a neceffity of introducing thofe people called Whigs into power and employments, in order to pacify them. For, although it be held a part of the King's prerogative to refuse paffing a bill, yet the learned in the law think otherwife, from that expreffion ufed at the coronation, wherein the Prince obligeth himfelf to confent to all laws, quas vulgus elegerit.

Mr. Swift lived with him (Sir William Temple) fome time, but refolving to fettle himself in fome way of living, was inclined to take orders. However, although his fortune was very fmall, he had a fcruple of entering into the church merely for fupport, and Sir William

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Temple then being Mafter of the Rolls in Ireland, offered him an employ of about 120l. a year in that office; whereupon Mr. Swift told him, that fince he had now an opportunity of living without being driven into the church for a maintenance, he was resolved to go to Ireland and take holy orders. He was recommended to the Lord Capel, then Lord Deputy, who gave him a Prebend in the north, worth about 1col. a year, of which growing weary in a few months, he returned to England, refigned his living in favour of a friend, and continued in Sir William Temple's houfe till the death of that great man, who befides a legacy, left him the care and truft and advantage of publishing his pofthumous writings.

Upon this event Mr. Swift removed to London, and applied by petition to King William, upon the claim of a promise his Majefty had made to Sir William Temple, that he would give Mr. Swift a Prebend of Canterbury or Westminster. The Earl of Rumney, who profeffed much friendship for him, promised to second his petition; but as he was an old, vicious, illiterate rake, without any fense of truth or honour, faid not a word to the King. And Mr. Swift, after long attendance in vain, thought it better to comply with an invitation given him by the Earl of Berkley to attend him to Ireland, as his Chaplain and private Secretary; his Lordfhip having been appointed one of the Lords Juftices of that kingdom. He attended his Lordship, who landed near Waterford, and Mr. Swift acted as Secretary during the whole journey to Dublin. But another perfon had fo far infinuated himself into the Earl's favour, by telling him that the post of Secretary was not proper for a Clergyman, nor would be of any advantage to one, who only aimed at church preferments; that his Lordship, after a poor apology, gave that office to the other.

In

In fome months the Deanery of Derry fell vacant, and it was the Earl of Berkley's turn to difpofe of it. Yet things were fo ordered, that the Secretary having received a bribe, the Deanery was disposed of to another, and Mr. Swift was put off with fome other church-livings not worth above a third part of that rich Deanery; and at this prefent not a fixth. The excufe pretended was his being too young, although he were then thirty years old.

DR.

IN the name of GOD, Amen. I JONATHAN SWIFT,

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Doctor in Divinity, and Dean of the Cathedral Church of St. Patrick, Dublin, being at this prefent of found mind, although weak in body, do here make my laft will and teftament, hereby revoking all my former wills.

Imprimis. 1 bequeath my foul to God, (in humble hopes of his mercy through Jefus Chrift) and my body to the earth. And I defire that my body may be buried in the great ifle of the faid Cathedral, on the fouth fide, under the pillar next to the monument of Primate Nar ciffus Mark, three days after my decease, as privately as possible, and at twelve o'clock at night: and, that a black marble of feet fquare, and feven feet from the ground, fixed to the wall, may be erected, with the following infcription in large letters, deeply cut, and ftrongly gilded. HIC DEPOSITUM EST CORPUS JONATHAN SWIFT, S. T. D. HUJUS ECCLESIÆ CATHEDRALIS DECANI, UBI SÆVA INDIGNATIO ULTERIUS COR LACERARE NEQUIT. ABI VIATOR, ET IMITARE, SI POTERIS, STRENUUM PRO VIRILI LIBERTATIS VINDICATOREM. OBIIT ANNO (1745) MENSIS (OCTOBRIS) DIE (19) ÆTATIS ANNO (78).

Item: I give and bequeath to my executors, all my worldly fubftance, of what nature or kind foever (excepting fuch part thereof as is herein after particularly devifed) for the following uses and purposes, that is to say, to the intent that they, or the furvivors or furvivor of them, his executors, or adminiftrators, as foon as conveniently may be after my death, fhall turn it all into

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