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head and back, which proved to be the small 

 pox, though he at first neglected the eruption 

 as only a rash ; and, the pustules being thrown 

 in again, on the 30th of June there was little 

 hope of his recovery. Upon the first day, on 

 which he took to his bed, he had written to his 

 tutor to represent his case, and to desire that a 

 friend of his mig^ht be installed Master of Arts - 

 in his room, which was done on the 5th July:? 

 and on the 16th he was so well recovered, as to 

 rise from his bed, and on the 1st August to go 

 abroad. The expense of his illness and cure 

 having cost him almost £10, besides what was 

 due to Mr. Hodgskins, the apothecary ; his 

 father sent him £9, which was the last money 

 he received from him; £181 from the time of his 

 coming to the University. 



'' Pristinas sedes Islingtonse habitare pergens, 

 ubi familiam exiguam impensis propriis nutrivi, 

 opus Histories Literariss morbo intermissum 

 denuo aggressus sum, idque ad umbilicum 

 medio circiter Augusto feliciter perduxi." 



About this time, he became acquainted with 

 Dr. Tenison, at whose request he translated 

 into English from the Latin, and digested into / 

 a more easy and popular form, Mons. Place tte's 

 MS. Treatise concerning the incurable scep- 

 ticism of the Church of Rome, which he finished 

 in two weeks. '^ 



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