8o The History Chap, t, 



I fliall cotent tny felf therefore to find hitn 

 under the Care and Inftrudion of Mr. Rofe 

 (whofe Charader has been already drawn.) 

 The early and vigorous Appearances he made 

 inBufinefswere foon difcover'd by his Matter, 

 who fpar'd no Pains, nor hinder'd him of any 

 Liberty, whereby he might improve himfelf. 

 After he had been with him about four or 

 five Years, he fent him (if I am rightly 

 informed) into France^ the greateft Seat of 

 Learning at that time in the World, efpecial- 

 ly in the Errand he went about. Soon after 

 he returned, he was preferred to the Bifliop 

 of Londons Service before- mention'd ^ and 

 in a few Years more, he (with his Affociates) 

 entred on that great Undertaking of Brimp- 

 ton-Park ^ and upon the Revolution^ was 

 made Superintendent of all Their Majefties 

 Gardens, for which he had 200 /. a Year, 

 and a Page of the Back-Stairs to Qpeen Ma- 

 ry 5 and it was particularly obferved, that he 

 ailifted at . the Revolution, in carrying the 

 then Princefs Anne to Nottingham^ from the 

 Fury of the Papifls. 



Mr. London and Mr. Wife being Joint- 

 Partners, and thus, as it were, both poflefs'd 

 of the Royal Favour, and the Purfes of the 

 King, Queen, and Nobility, left no Stone 

 unturn'd to carry on their Defigns. Soon 

 after the Fe^iCe oi Ryfwick, Mr. London took 

 another Journey into France with the Right 

 Honourable the Earl of Portland^ who was 

 fent by King JViI Ham AmbafTador-Extraordi- 



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