LIFE OF ARCHBISHOP SHARP. 89 



things to him to Great Russel-street, where 

 they were secured faithfully, and taken care of, 

 till all apprehension of danger was over. 



During the times of his troubles, Mr. White, 

 the engraver, applied to him for his picture, 

 believing, that if it was printed and published, 

 it would sell mighty well. But the same rea- 

 sons that induced Mr. White to ask this favour, 

 prevented the Doctor from granting it ; there- 

 fore, he told the engraver, he would upon no 

 consideration consent to such a proposal. Upon 

 which Mr. White changed his request, and de- 

 sired only that he would promise him to let him 

 take his picture when he was a Bishop. To 

 which the Doctor, supposing himself safe in 

 such promise, readily consented. And it was 

 wholly in regard to this promise, when claimed, 

 that he allowed Mr. White to publish his print 

 of him, after he was promoted to York. 



In the meanwhile, after he returned to the 

 exercise of his function, his time was chiefly 

 taken up with the Popish controversy. For the 

 Papists, during his late absence, had been very 

 busy in his parish ; so that, upon his return, he 

 was much taken up in answering their prayers 

 and queries, detecting their sophistries, and in 

 preserving his parishioners secure from all their 

 attacks. And in this sort of work he employed 

 the greatest part of the year 1687. 



