xxviii CH4ilI.ES CARDALE BABINGTON, 



His herbarium and the bulk of his technical library (some 

 1600 volumes), kept in the Museum during his life, are be- 

 queathed to the University. Overtures for purchase of the 

 books had come from Germany. 



He had already given much and widely, e.g. to St. John's, 

 copies of his own books in 1885, and the entire series of Notes 

 and Queries; to other public librariej?, the transactions of various 

 societies to which he belonged. His loss in these respects, as 

 in others, will long be felt. 



Pedigree and Cardinal Dates. 



Thomas Babington, of Rothley Temple, born 26 May 1715, 

 died 20 June 1776, married 9 January 1758, at Wanlip, Lydia, 

 daughter of Joseph Cardale (Vicar of Hinkley, died 20 June 

 1752, aet. 73, of Magd. Coll., Oxford, B.A. 24 March 1706—7, 

 M.A. Queens' Coll., Cambr. 1725), and sister of Joseph Cardale 

 (Fellow of St. John's, B.A. 1734—5, M.A. 1738. B.D. 1746, 

 Rector of Houghton Conquest 1766, died 2 June 1786). She 

 died 4 May 1791. He was Sheriff of Leicestershire in 1750. 



They had issue, among other children, four Johnians. 

 Thomas (born 18 December 1758, died 21 November 1837),. 

 Sherifif of Leicestershire and M.P., B.A. 1779. Matthew (born 

 24 June 1761, died at Lisbon, 6 May 1796), B.A. 1782, M.A. 

 1785, Fellow of the College, Vicar of Rothley 1787. William 

 (born 11 March 1763), B.A. 1786, Rector of Cossington 1787. 

 Joseph (born 2 January 1768, died 16 December 1826), B.A. 

 1791, M.A. 1794, M.B. Oxon. 1795. He married Catherine, 

 daughter of John Whitter, of Bradninch, Devon, who died 

 18 November 1832. 



Matthew's eldest son, Matthew Drake (born 11 July 1788,, 

 died at Messina in July 1851) was at Trinity, B.A. 1812, M.A. 

 1816, Incumbent of Shepeshed, Leicestershire. He married,, 

 7 June 1820, Hannah, daughter of Benjamin Fleetwood 

 Churchill, of Northampton, who died 5 December 1873, and 

 was buried at Cockfield. Their only child was Churchill, the 

 late Disney Professor (born 11 March 1821, died 12 January 

 1889, B.A. 1843, M.A. 1846, B.D. 1853, D.D. 1879), who 



