Io6 CHAPTER 34. 
Queen's College, Oxford, in 1649, where 
he continued about three years ; and after- 
wards travelled abroad. After the Reftora- 
tion, he entered into the army ; but very 
foon quitted it for the church. In the year 
1666, he became Redlor of Cottenharn^ in 
CambridgeJInre y and, after poffeffing various 
emoluments in the church, was made Bi- 
fbop of Oxford, in the year 1 674 and the 
year after, tranflated to the See of Londoriy 
which he held to the time of his death, in 
the year 1713? at the age of 81. 
In his retirement at Fulham, Bifhop 
CoMPTON amply gratified himfelf in his 
favourite amufeiTV«:;nt. The circumftances 
of the tiines, above iTiCntioned, aided by his 
own zeal, and a refidence of thirty-eight 
years on the fame See, enabled him, finally, 
to colled: a greater variety of Green-houfe 
rarities, and to plant a greater variety of 
hardy Exotic Trees, and Shrub*^. than had 
been feen in any garden before in Emja?2d. 
This repofitory was ever open tu the in- 
fpedlion of the curious and fcienilfic ; and 
we find Ray, Petiver, and Plukenet, 
in numerous inftances, acknowledging the 
affiftances 
