LIFE OF ARCHBISHOP SHARP. 321 



One was, that when his friend. Dr. More, 

 then Bishop of Norwich, was publishing King 

 WiHiam's Prayers* to be used before the Com- 

 munion, with a preface, in which her Majesty 

 was spoken of in a very deserving, and what she 

 feared, too deserving a manner, and he ac- 

 quainted her with my Lord's design, she desired, 

 that if he would publish it, he would leave out all 

 that concerned her in it. 



Another was, when she put into his hands the 

 new form of prayer for the inauguration office, 

 for his perusal and amendments, she insisted 

 upon his striking out one expression in that pe- 

 tition which relates to God's making her a mother 

 of children, who, being brought up in thy fear, and 

 taught by her e.vample; these last words, taught 

 by her example, she begged might be erased, 

 which was accordingly done, and some other 

 amendments made by him of lesser moment. 



Her Majesty had likewise another quality, 

 exceedingly commendable and becoming her 

 station ; and that was, her readiness in acknow- 

 ledging every body's liberty to judge for them- 

 selves, and in making all reasonable allowances 

 for those who could not think of her affairs as 

 she did. This moderation in her he often expe- 



* These were composed by Archbishop Tillotson, and were 

 printed at the end of his posthumous works by Dr. Barker. 

 Vol. xiv. 8vo. 



