52 AVILLIAM CUiMING, M.D. 



partly because " it bears a strong resemblance to my old Friend 

 Mr. Gould, of this place, whom you know." By his will Cuming 

 left to John Templeman "the INlodcl in wax of our late friend 

 Samuel Gould." An obituary notice in Cuming's hand (perhaps 

 drawn up by him for a local newspaper) describes Gould in the 

 following terms: "On Saturday the 22nd of February died in 

 the 73rd year of his Age Mr. Samuel Gould Bookseller in 

 Dorchester, where he carried on the Business of his Profession 

 during 45 Years in a liberal and reputable Manner. He was a 

 I\Ian of strict Integrity of a friendly benevolent and social 

 Disposition, well versed in English Literature in which he had 

 acquired a correct Taste, he was much respected by People of 

 all Ranks to whom he was known, and died very generally 

 regretted." In a printed broadside (which, I suspect, was also 

 composed by his old acquaintance) he is styled "Superintendent 

 of the Amusements of Dorchester," and his character is thus 

 sketched : " He sold Books, He scattered Jokes and promoted 

 INIirth, He cemented Friendships, He hurt no Body, He wish'd 

 to do good to All, He especially studied to befriend the Widow 

 and the Orphan : He was the Companion of Men of Learning, 

 and Was ever receiv'd with Friendship and Cheerfullness By all 

 Persons of Distinction, to whom he was known. And he was known 

 to Many. He died the 22nd of February 1783, Aged 73 Years." 

 The materials for Cuming's biography enable me to add a few 

 more names to the list of those already noticed, with whom he 

 held cordial relations. In his will he says : "I give to the 

 Honourable Hester wife of Will'" Clapcott Lisle Esq»'e if she 

 survive me the picture of her father the late Lord Viscount 

 Malpas my much valued friend." A letter to Nichols contains 

 the information that Cuming " was intimately acquainted from 

 the Year 1741 to the time of his Death" (1769) with Dr. Peter 

 Templeman, a native of Dorchester distinguished in his day for 

 his medical and literary ability. Writing to Gough, Cuming 

 speaks of William Tytler, the champion of Mary Queen of Scots, 

 as " my old Friend and School Fellow." John Templeman, the 

 lawyer, was Cuming's sole executor. 



