206 HEROES OF SCIENCE. 



In his letters to the heads of colleges and masters 

 of schools, he strongly recommended them to teach 

 for the love of God, himself pointing out their 

 duties according to that great rule. He adhered 

 consistently and persistently to the Protestant 

 faith, when it was well known that a change to 

 the Roman Catholic would have been the surest 

 step to the attainment of the highest honours in 

 the state. He caused a number of chapels to be 

 established, in order to give facility for attending 

 divine worship ; and he never would receive a 

 salary for attending and administering to the 

 interests of the Protestant religion. He discharged 

 faithfully all the duties of his office, with a zeal 

 which showed that he had a much higher motive 

 than that of gain or reputation. Humility and 

 forgiveness marked his character ; he was thankful 

 for the correction of errors ; he gloried as much 

 in the discoveries of another as his own ; and in 

 the triumph of joint labours, unhesitatingly gave 

 the preference to his colleague. He suffered his 

 servants to expostulate with him, and the very 

 nature of his amusements was social and cheerful. 

 He felt ingratitude keenly, and also unkindness 

 and injustice, but they made him sad rather than 

 angiy. His antagonists openly indulged in the 

 most irritating and violent taunts, or secretly 

 intrigued against him ; the former never excited 

 him beyond a clear, firm, and dignified reply, 

 wrung from him only when reply was absolutely 

 necessary ; and the latter nothing but candid 



