IZAAK WALTON AND HIS FRIENDS 1 1 



the event. By an Act of Parliament of 1660, 

 those of the parish clergy who had been turned 

 out of their benefices during the Civil War were 

 reinstated. In 1661 the New Parliament assured 

 the Church in possession of all the property 

 which she had held at the outbreak of the Civil 

 War, and replaced the bishops in the House of 

 Lords. 



(2) WALTON AS THE RELIGIOUS MAN 

 " Pectus est quod facit theologum." — N bander's Motto, 



Walton's friendship appears to have been con- 

 fined almost entirely to Churchmen and Royalists, 

 though it is true he informs us in his will he had 

 a very long and true friendship with some of the 

 Roman Church. Very likely Dr Donne, Dean of 

 St Paul's Cathedral,! and Vicar of St Dunstan's 

 Church, Fleet Street, introduced him to a "set" 

 among the bishops and certain of the learned 

 clergy, in return, perhaps, for Walton's under- 

 taking various parochial duties. With the "taint 

 of trade " upon him Walton must have found him- 



1 St Paul's Cathedral which in 1643 was completely restored, 

 suffered at the hands of the Puritans, but was being repaired again in 

 1663 when in 1666 it was entii-ely destroyed by the Great Fire. The 

 present St Paul's Cathedral was commenced in 1675. It was begun 

 and completed under (me architect. Sir Christopher Wren, under OTie 

 Bishop of London, Dr Henry Crompton, and under one master-mason. 



