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vicar of St. Dunstan's, and it is probable 

 that through him he was introduced to 

 so many of the leading clergy and men- 

 of letters of his day. For instance, writing 

 in the year 1664, Dr. King, Lord Bishop 

 of Chichester, thus addresses Walton. 



EXTRACTS FROM THE LETTERS OF DR. 

 KING, THE BISHOP OF CHICHESTER, 

 AND OTHER CHURCHMEN TO WALTON. 



"HONEST ISAAC,* Though afamiliarity 

 of more than Forty years continuance, and 

 the constant experience of your Love 

 even in the worst times, be sufficient to 

 indear our Friendship ; yet, I must confess 

 my Affection much improved, not only 

 by Evidences of Private Respect to many 

 that know and love you, but by your new 

 Demonstration of a publick Spirit, testified 

 in a diligent, true, and useful Collection 

 of so many Material Passages as you have 

 now afforded me in the Life of Venerable 

 Mr. Hooker." . . . 



The letter goes on to remind Walton 

 that he was present at Donne's bedside 

 three days before his death, to commend 

 his Lives of Donne and Sir Henry Wotton, 



* Both by his friends and himself Walton's 

 name is written as " Izaak " and " Isaac." I have 

 copied it as I found it. 



