42 THOMAS KEN AND IZAAK WALTON 



On his return he had often been heard to say 

 that he " had great reason to give God thanks for 

 his travels since he returned more confirmed of 

 the purity of the Protestant Religion than before." 



Ken was accompanied on this journey by young 

 Izaak Walton, who had cultivated painting, and 

 had attained considerable facility, so that the 

 journey was one of intense interest to him, as it 

 afforded him a rare opportunity of studying the 

 great masters, and by visiting the sublime scenes 

 or pastoral valleys of the Tiber or of Tivoli. 



" Of this journey," says Mr. Bowles, " not 

 one descriptive sketch, not one letter to any 

 friend has been found. The only interesting 

 memorial of this tour is in the possession of 

 Dr. Hawes, a fine head by an unknown Italian 

 master." 



Ken and his pupil returned to Winchester the 

 same year, and Ken remained among them till 

 1679, when he took his doctor's degree. He 

 afterwards embarked for Holland, as chaplain to 

 the Princess of Orange, daughter of James II., 

 who naturally wished to have him near her in a 

 foreign country, not only as English chaplain 

 but as confidential friend. He became a great 



