CHRONICLE. 
James’s to the queen’s house, in the 
midst of the wildest commotions of 
the multitude, thereby exposing 
himself, almost without guards, to, 
their fury; and then it was that his 
majesty’s person was most immi- 
nently in- danger. 
Confident in the attach- 
ment of -his people, notwith- 
standing the alarms of the preced- 
ing day, the king, accompanied 
by her majesty and three of the 
princesses, ‘visited Covent-garden 
theatre, and at their entrance was 
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received with the usual burst of ap- 
plause.—‘* God save the king” 
~ was sung twice,\and by a considera- 
ble part of the house over- zealously 
called for a third time; this, ina 
corner of the gallery, provoked a 
few hisses, which however were 
soon over-ruled, and one or two of 
the most a¢tive of the turbulent 
party were turned out; after which 
the performance went on. 
Dizep—8th. At his house in 
Crown-street, Westminster, the 
rev. and learned Andrew Kippis, 
D. D. F. Re and A. S. He’ was 
born at Nottingham, March 28, 
(QO S.), 1725. His father, a re. 
spectable tradesman of that town, 
was descended from the rev. Ben. 
jamin King, of Oakham, Rutland- 
shire, an ejected minister; and his 
Sainther Ann Ryther, was the 
grand-daughter of the rev. John 
Ryther, who was ejected from the 
church of Ferriby, in the county 
of York, Jn the year 1730, he lost 
his father, and went to reside with 
his grandfather, Andrew Kippis, of 
Seaford, in Lincalnshire. He re- 
ceived his classical education at the 
Grammar School in that town: but 
what contributed most to his future 
eminence was, the friendship of the 
rev. Mr. Merrival,who was equalled 
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by few of-his contemporaries in 
various branches of iearning, ‘par- 
ticularly in his acquainiance with 
the classics; his knowledge of an- 
cient and modern history, and his 
refined taste’ in the bedles Vettres. 
Dr. K. frequently said, that it was 
impossible tor him to express his 
obligations to this friend of his 
youth. In 1741 he removed to 
Northampton, and commenced his 
academicz! studies under Dr. Dod- 
dridge. After a residence of five 
years at the academy, he was invited 
by several congregations to become 
their minister. Though he was 
pressed to settle at Dorchester, and 
had been chosen/their minister, he 
gave the preference to an invitation 
trom Beston, in Lincolnshire, where 
he went to reside in September 
1746. Here he continued four 
years ; and in November 1750 ac- 
cepted the pastoral charge of a con- 
gregation at Dorking, in Surrey. 
‘The congregation meeting in 
Princes-strect, Westminster, having 
been without a minister about two 
years, he was chosen, in June 1753, 
to’ succeed the rev. Dr. Obadiah 
Hughes. On the 21st of Septem. 
ber following, he married, at Bos- 
ton, Miss Elizabeth Bott, one of 
the daughters of Mr. Isaac Bott, a 
merchant of that place; and in the 
month of October fixed his resi- 
dence in Westminster, In June 
1767, he received thedegreeofD.D. 
from the university of Edinburgh, 
on the unsolicited recommendation 
of the late learned professor Ro- 
bertson, He was eleéted a mem- 
ber of the society of Antiquaries on 
the rgth of March, 1778, and on 
the 17th of June, 1779, he was cho- 
sen a fellow of the Koyal Society. 
In both societies he had the honour 
of being in the council two years. 
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