^.T. 89.] LIFE OF IZAAK WALTON. cxvii 



ducting the affairs of the chapter."^ In 17 11 Bishop Ken 

 bequeathed part of his books to him, together with the sum of 

 fifty pounds. Towards the end of 1719, when in his sixty-nintli 

 year, Canon Walton went to London as proctor in convocation for 

 the chapter of Salisbury, and having caught the smallpox,* died 

 on the 29th of December following, and was buried in Salisbury 

 Cathedral, at the foot of his friend and patron. Bishop Ward. A 

 plain stone of black marble with the following inscription covers 

 his remains : — 



"H. S. E. 



ISAACUS WALTON, HUJUS ECCLESI/E 



CANONICUS RESIDENTIARIUS, 



PIETATIS NON JUCAT^, 



DOCTRlNiE SANjE, 



MUNIFICENT!^, BENEVOLENTIiE, 



EXEMPLAR DESIDERANDUM. 



PASTORIS BONI ET FIDELIS FUNCTUS OFFICIO 



PER ANNOS 



XXXVIII IN PAROCHIA DE POLSHOT WILTS 



OBIIT VICESIMO NONO DECEMBRIS, 



ANNO DOMINI 1719, 



^TATIS 6g." 



It appears from Canon Walton's will, that he was a liberal 

 benefactor to the library of Salisbury Cathedral, which may 

 account for its containing several books with the autograph of his 

 father.' H6 died unmarried. His will, which is now for the 

 first time printed, is not dated, but appears from an indorsement in 

 his own hand to have been made on the 1 4th of July 1 7 1 4 ; and 

 was proved by his nephew, William Hawkins, on the i8th of 

 November 1720. 



"In the name of God. Amen. I Isaac Walton, Rector of Polshot, 

 & Canon Residentiary of the Church of Sarum, being at this Time, thanks 

 to God, as sound & perfect in understanding & memory, as at any other time 

 1 ever used to be, do hereby make This my Last Will and Testament. 



" First, I bequeath & Resign my soul into the hands of Almighty God, its 

 Faithful Creator : with the utmost thanks y' it can render for the Comfort- 

 able Hope w'"" I have, that my many & greivous sins will be graciously 

 pardond me, through his great & free mercys in Christ Jesus my Dear 

 Lord & only Saviour. 



" I live at present, & intend, thro' God's Grace, to dye in the communion 

 of the Church of England as it is at present by Law Establishd. Being, 

 according to the best measure of my understanding, fully satisfyd, y' she has 

 reformed herself with That sound judgement & Godly sincerity, as to be 



* Hawkin's Life of Walton, p. 56. * Bowles's Life of Ken, ii. 267. 



5 Vide postea. 



