LIFE OF ARCHBISHOP SHARP. 17 



divines who assisted sliould, without scruple, 

 concur in the act. 



From the time of his being called into the 

 Solicitor-general's family, who then lived in 

 Kensington House, he spent his time there much 

 to his satisfaction, and much to his improve- 

 ment. The young gentlemen of whom he had 

 the particular tuition were, first, Mr. John and 

 Mr. Charles Finch : the former was a youth of 

 extraordinary capacities and improvements, for 

 his age ; but was unhappily snatched away by 

 the small-pox, when he was ripe for the Uni- 

 versity, in the year 1674 : the other lived to be 

 a member of All Souls College in Oxford, but 

 died in the flower of his age. Afterwards, Mr. 

 Edward and Mr. Henry Finch, came under his 

 care. Both these gentlemen afterwards, to their 

 great honour, voluntarily took upon themselves 

 the sacred function ; and both of them, to the 

 great pleasure of their old tutor, were at length 

 dignitaries in his Cathedral at York, where he 

 shewed, as long as he lived, the utmost respect 

 and kindness for them both ; and in some mea- 

 sure, as far as was in his power, recompensed 

 to them the many favours himself had received 

 in and from their father's family. 



During his residence with the Solicitor, what 

 time he had to spare from his pupils, he spent 

 in improving himself in all kinds of learning. 



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