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Lord Halifax appointed Newton to be Warden 

 of the Mint, and then Master, with an income 

 of between thirteen hundred and fifteen hundred 

 pounds annually, which position he held for the 

 remainder of his life. His home in London, where 

 he kept six servants, with his brilliant niece, 

 Miss Catherine Barton, for his companion, became 

 a place of rest and comfort to the tired philo- 

 sopher. Lord Halifax was a great admirer of 

 Newton's niece Miss Catherine Barton, to whom 

 he left, at his death, a beautiful home and about 

 five thousand pounds, "as a token of the sincere 

 love, affection, and esteem I have long had for 

 her person, and as a small recompense for the 

 pleasure and happiness I have had in her conver- 

 sation." 



The days of privation were over, and Newton 

 had earned this rest and prosperity. Great people 

 often came to dine with him. At one of his din- 

 ners, Newton proposed to drink, not to the health 

 of kings and princes, but to all honest persons, 

 to whatever country they belonged. " We are all 

 friends," he added, "because we unanimously aim 

 at the only object worthy of man, which is the 

 knowledge of truth. We are also of the same relig- 

 ion, because, leading a simple life, we conform 

 ourselves to what is right, and we endeavor sin- 

 cerely to give to the Supreme Being that worship 

 which, according to our feeble lights, we are per- 

 suaded will please him most." 



Other honors now come to Newton. In 1703, 



