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noon : he died on the eleventh, at four in the 

 morning. I continued with him later than any 

 one of his relations, but was obliged to retire, 

 his laft agonies being beyond what I could 

 bear ; though, under his pain and weaknefs of 

 body, he feemed to retain a great firmnefs of 

 mind, and refignation to the will of God, 



The third of my patrons was the great 

 Richard Mead, M. I), He was certainly mag- 

 nanimous beyond the common meafure, and de- 

 ferved the title of Great in as extenfive a fenfe as 

 any man in his ftation could do. He, as well as 

 Sir Hans Sloane, died in the higheft ftations of 

 phyfic they could arrive at, viz. Phyficians in 

 Ordinary to the King. Dr. Mead, indeed, ne- 

 ver was at the head of the College of Phyficians 

 of London, but it was becaufe he always abfo- 

 lutely declined it ; for he hath been cleéled into 

 that honourable ftation, but never could be per- 

 fuaded to accept of it. His perfonal fervice, his 

 ample fortune, his houfe, and every thing in his 

 power, always contributed, in the moft exten- 

 five manner, to the promotion of learning, fci- 

 cnce, arts, mechanics, and, in fliort, every thing 



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