50 liff: of archbishop sharp. 



as in their other writings, which will remain 

 lasting monuments of their great talents. 



But it is time now to return to the thread of 

 the narrative, which was broken off at Dr. Sharp's 

 settlement in his house in Russel-street, in the 

 year 1680. In the year following, 1681, his 

 Majesty, King Charles, was pleased to bestow 

 a mark of his royal favour upon him, viz. the 

 Deanery of Norwich, vacant by the death of Dr. 

 Astley. This preferment was obtained for him 

 at the intercession of the Duke of York, and the 

 Lord Arlington, and his patron the Lord Chan- 

 cellor, who may be presumed to have been his 

 principal friend upon this occasion. 



This Deanery was the more acceptable to him 

 because he had been a member of that church 

 above six years, and was acquainted with the 

 constitution and affairs of that body ; neverthe- 

 less, that he might inform himself completely 

 of every thing that was requisite to make him a 

 good governor y he spent a great part of the fol- 

 lowing year, 1682, in looking over the ledger- 

 books, and making himself master of the state 

 of their revenues, and the extent of his own 

 rights and privileges. His recesses, likewise, 

 from London, which were now longer and more 

 frequent than heretofore, were beneficial to him, 

 as well as agreeable. For he not only had op- 

 portunity of studying more at leisure, and more 



