102 LIFE OF ARCHBISHOP SHARP. 



Burnet happening to preach before them the 

 day following, being the Thanksgiving for the 

 Prince of Orange's arrival, had put these gen- 

 tlemen into so good humour again, that they 

 dropt the resentments they had taken up on their 

 day of Fasting, and allow^ed a vote of thanks to 

 Dr. Sharp to pass unanimously. And it is 

 certain no displeasure vv^as taken at Court from 

 vi^hat had happened, for on that day fortnight, 

 being the first Friday in Lent, he was appointed 

 to preach before the Queen, and was taken into 

 no small favour by her Majesty. 



In the former part of this year, 1689, Dr. 

 Sharp and his friend Dr. Tillotson had a good 

 deal of trouble upon their hands, and no small 

 share of their time taken up with a trust which 

 they were engaged in by Alderman Ask. He 

 dying and leaving considerable effects had made 

 them joint executors of his will, and made the 

 Haberdasher's Company his heirs. And among 

 several other legacies had left each of the 

 executors £200, and £400 to twenty such poor 

 clergymen as they should nominate. 



The executors were so prudent as to let 

 the agents of the Company (whose concern in 

 this matter was the greatest) have the custody 

 of all the ready money and bonds that were 

 found belonging to the deceased ; or at least they 

 were put into some common hand, trusted by 



