448 LIFE OF ARCHBISHOP SHARP. 



out success, for though the Kmg of Prussia was 

 grown colder in the main design, yet several 

 steps were made by Baron Printz and the King 

 himself, which shewed still disposition towards it. 

 In particular Dr. Jablouski acquainted the Arch- 

 bishop, in a letter dated January 14, 1712-13, 

 " that the King of Prussia had been prevailed 

 upon to establish a fund for the education 

 of students in divinity in the English Univer- 

 sities, legibus fundationis co7iscriptis" as his words 

 are '* et redditibus iiecessarnis eidem assignatis." And 

 in all probability after this step made, and the 

 great affair of peace being then also concluded, 

 a new life might have been given to these pro- 

 ceedings in both the courts, had not the demise 

 of the King of Prussia within a month after, viz. 

 February 25, 1713, put a stop to them in one, 

 and the death of the Archbishop within the year 

 following, give?i a final stroke to them in the 

 other. 



However, the latter before his death had the 

 satisfaction of hearing from Dr. Jablouski, the 

 last letter he received from him, (22nd of April, 

 1713,) that the new King of Prussia had confirmed 

 his fathers foundation for maintaining students in 

 the Universities of England. But the Archbishop 

 was then, both by reason of his absence and dis- 

 tance from court, and on account of his declin- 

 ing health, quite disabled from making any new 



