fpirits, however, are faid to have been greatly depreffed by the petulance, and the flander of his adverfaries. Yet the wrongs which he experienced never prompted him to revenge. After his death there was found a bundle of bitter libels, which had been publifhed againtt him, on which he had written," Thefe are libels, I pray God forgive the authors, I do." Such was Archbishop Tillotfon, who has very juftly been entitled, PATRIE LUMEN ECCLESIA DECUS ET COLUMEN.† He married in Feb. 1663-4, Elizabeth the daughter of Dr. Peter French, by whom he had two daughters, Mary and Elizabeth; both of whom died before him. The former was married to James Chadwick, Efq. commiffioner of the cuftoms; the latter died in her youth. The archbishop's widow experienced the bounty of king William, according as he had affured him on his promotion to the primacy, in cafe he fhould die before her; "I promife you to take care of her." Tillot fon forefaw the great expence of taking poffeffion of the fee; and this, added to the inftances of his generous temper, fo reduced his fortune, that his debts could not have been paid, if the King had not forgiven his first fruits. 6 near Cambridge, which he soon relinquished. In 1737, he was presented to the V. of Eastwell in Kent, which he also soon resigned. In 1751, he was collated by archbishop Herring to the rectory of St. Dunstan in the East, London. In 1762, he became chaplain to Dr. Osbaldiston bishop of London, who in that year collated him to a prebend in the church of St. Paul, and the following to the vicarage of Kensington. He died in Sept. 1770, in the 72nd year of his age. + On his picture in the deanery at Canterbury. Peter French, D. D. a man of puritanical principles, was educated at Emanuel College, Cambridge. He married Robina, the youngest sister of Oliver Cromwell, by whom he had only one child Elizabeth, the wife of Tillotson. French was presented by his brother Cromwell to a canonry of Christ-Church, Oxford, onthe villainous ejection of Dr. Pocock, one of the greatest ornan ments to literature that England has produced. He was chaplaiy to the Protector, and obtained his degree of D. D. at Oxford b. diploma. He died in 1655. [See Noble's Memoirs, vol. ii. 277] fruits. He left nothing to his widow but the copy of his pofthumous fermons, which was afterwards fold for 2500 guineas. The annuity granted by the King to his widow was at firft 400l. which, on account of fome unforeseen loffes fhe had fuftained, was augmented with 200l. more: both which were continued till her death in January 1701-2. And fo folicitous was his majefty for the regular payment of her penfion, without any deduction, that he always called for the money quarterly, and fent it to her himself. The archbishop was buried in the church of St. Laurence Jewry, and the funeral fermon was preached by Dr. Burnet bishop of Sarum. On the left fide of the Communion Table in that church, a neat marble monument is erected to his memory, on which is the following modeft infcription: P. M. Reverendiffimi et Sanctiffimi Præfulis Hoc pofuit ELIZABETHA For the preceding memoir, we are indebted to Mr. Todd's ac Count of the Deans of Canterbury. 8vo. 1793. Mifcellanies. ON PATRONAGE. (Continued from page 176.) N practice, the most effectual hindrance to a right exercife of Patronage is probably encouraging the notion that it is impracticable. How is a king, or his minifter, it may be faid, to know the comparative merits of all who might be candidates for his preferments? Befides, is he to pay no regard to thofe, or the children of thofe, who have always fhewn themselves zealously attached to his interefts? Is not one of a numerous family to be preferred to the only fon of a man who is in no want? This is fometimes faid, or fomething to the fame effect; and great Patrons are fometimes ready to adopt the excufe, as it faves them a great deal of trouble; faves them the pain of rejecting the applications of their friends, or favourites; and allows them to indulge their indolence, as well as their interefted purfuits, their private taftes and partialities. I remember, juft at the time when Dr. Balguy had the offer of the bishopric of Gloucester, before he had refused it, I happened to be on a vifit in a house in the country, where that most accomplished gentleman and man of the world, Lord Barrington (then fecretary at war, I think,) was of the party. Dr. Balguy being mentioned, I found myself faying, artlessly, but perhaps rather warmly, "now will one great national difgrace be wiped off!"-His lordship's extreme good breeding made him attentive to every body; he asked particulars, and I explained, that the dif grace arofe from the uncommon excellence of Dr. Balguy's character, his abilities, knowledge, and the very great fer KK Vol. XIII. Churchm, Mag. for October 1807. vices vices he had publicly performed, and was likely to perform in the fituation now offered him. His lordship replied, that probably his majesty's minifters might not have been fufficiently acquainted with the doctor's merits, whilft he was fuffered to remain a private man, (or to that effect): here I could not fo far abandon the ground I had thoughtlefsly taken, as not to obferve, in the leaft offenfive language that would occur, that I confidered it as a principal part of the business of his majesty's minifters to make such enquiries after merit of every kind, that none which had appeared in its proper place, with effect and without obtrufion, fhould escape their notice. The fame thing I would observe now. Those who are entrusted with extenfive Patronage, should esteem it an indifpenfable part of their duty to invent and execute measures of their own for afcertaining comparative merits; and fhould provide fuch fources of intelligence, efpecially in feminaries of various forts, theological, literary, military, naval, &c. that they fhould never be difgraced by any one's proving, that they had overlooked what would have done them honour, and fervice to the public. I have faid that great Patrons fhould have measures of their own for dif covering merit, because prudent men, who have their eyes continually fixed on the means of advancing themfelves, would foon find out any fettled rules, and fuit their behaviour to them. There may be more to do in this way than can, in some cases, be reasonably expected from Patrons who have much important bufinefs; but doing every thing is a long long way from doing nothing. I cannot but think it is as important to employ agents in getting intelligence of merit, as to pay fpies at a high rate for the ufual fecret fervices.-A great Patron might do fomething, by getting from different perfons, in any mart of merit, lifts of those who diftinguished themselves. It might often happen, that different names would ftand at the head of thofe lifts; but if there was an agreement as to who fhould ftand fecond, that would be a circumftance very much in favor of a perfon fo recommended. This is only meant as a hint of the fort of methods by which intelligence might be gained. I fuppofe no one perfon who makes out fuch a lift, to know whether any one makes out other lifts. But the thing which most completely fruftrates all attempts at a right felection, is the encouraging of Applications. In fome flatutes of corporate bodies an application, made by any friend, is a difqualification. When an office is laborious and difficult, difficult, a perfon may make a fimple declaration that he is |