He also built an hospital at Brome, 
in Suffolk, and another at Ashby, 
in Northamptonshire. 
_ **In thenorth part of Wiltshire, he 
built a chancel entirely new, where 
he was not at all concerned in the 
tythes, but the rector being unable, 
it moved him to build it. He like- 
wise built the church of Culford, in 
Suffolk ; and pewed the body of ‘the 
‘cathedral church of Sarum, in a 
‘Manner suitable to the neatness of 
that church, to which he was many 
other ways a great benefactor. 
_ These are lasting monuments of 
vhis piety and generosity ; but his 
whole life was full of good works 
of all kinds, to the glory of God, 
the. honour of the kingdom, the 
benefit of the’ public, and the relief 
of the poor of all sorts *. He was 
the first projector of the noble 
_ design of Chelsea hospital, and con- 
_ tributed to the expence of it above 
-13,0001. His motive to it was 
, ictiown from his own words: he 
th _ said, He could not dear to see the 
common soldiers, who had spent their 
e strength in our service, to beg at our 
doors, He therefore did what he 
could to remove sucha scandai from 
‘the kingdom. He first purchased 
' Some grounds near the old college 
e Chelsea, which had been escheated 
_ to the crown in the reign of king 
James the First, and which that 
_ monarch dsigned for the residence 
‘and maintenance of protestant di- 
_ vines, to be employed in the defence 
of the reformation against all op- 
posers: and on these grounds the 
"present college is erected. In me- 
mory of which public benefaction, 
his name is transmitted to posterity, 
in a fine prospect and description of 
ef Sarum, 
7 
OHA Arr ERS. 
Fox. 
889 
Chelsea college, by Mr. Inglish, 
then comptroller of the works 
thereof, inscribed to the right hon. 
sir Stephen Fox, the earl of Rane- 
Jagh, and sir Christopher Wren, 
with their several coats of arms.” 
Collins also mentions many others 
of the family of the Foxes, who 
served in parliament, and held 
offices of dignity under several 
of our earlier monarchs, and 
amongst the rest, as the most ancient 
of the name, mentions Thomas Fox, 
sheriff of London, in the 8th year 
of the reign of Edw. I. 1280; and 
a William Fox, who was. employed 
by Edward III. with Simon ‘de 
Stanes, in an embassy to treat with 
the earl of Flanders. It would 
greatly exceed our limits to follow 
Collins in his account of the family, 
or even to add many particulars of 
the life of that active statesman, 
Henry lord Holland, the father of 
Mr, Fox. He possessed at least all 
the talents of his father, sir Stephen 
He was chosen one of the 
members for Hindon, in Wiltshire, 
on a yacancy in March 1735, in 
that parliament which first met 
Jan. 23, 1734; and being consti- 
tuted surveyor-general of his ‘ma. 
jesty’s board of works, a writ was | 
ordered, June 17, 1737, and he was 
re-elected. Jn the next parliament, 
which was summoned to meet June 
25, 1741, and sat on business Dec. 
Ath, following, he+ served for 
Windsor; and in 1743, being con. 
stituted one of the fords commis- 
sioners of his majesty’s treasury, a 
writ was issued, Dec. 21, that year, 
for a new election, and he was re- 
chosen. Also in 1746, being ap. 
pointed secretary at war, on a writ 
issued 
} * Vide the Sermon at his funeral by Mr. Eyre, canon-residentiary of the @hurch 
+ British Parl, Regist. No. 4. 
