232 Dr. King's Letter. 



and to give him some information about 

 the " ever memorable Mr. Hooker," and 

 proceeds : 



" Lastly, I must again congratulate this 

 Undertaking of yours, as now more proper 

 to you than to any other person, by reason 

 of your long Knowledge and Alliance to 

 the worthy Family of the Cranmers (my 

 old Friends also). . . . And let me say 

 further; you merit much from many of 

 Mr. Hooker's best Friends then living, 

 namely, from the ever renowned Arch- 

 bishop Whitgift, of whose incomparable 

 worth, with the character of the Times, 

 you have given us a more short and 

 significant account than I have received 

 from any other Pen." . . . 



The Bishop signs himself: 



" One who heartily wishes your happi- 

 ness, and is unfainedly, 

 " Sir, 



"Your ever-faithful and 



" Affectionate old Friend, 



" HENRY CHICHESTER. 



"CHICHESTER, November ijt/i, 1664." 



In the same letter the Bishop tells 

 Walton that " Mr. John Hales * (of Eaton 

 College) affirm'd to me he had not seen 



* " Our Bibliotheca ambulans " Sir Henry 

 Wotton calls him. 



