l68 CHAPTER 39. 
if not finally fettling, in Torkfiire. In a 
letter to a correfpondent of tl>at county, 
dated Dec. 16, 1727, he writes thus : 
Pray Sir, how is it to board in that 
country ? if I have done here, and Ox- 
ford fails, as its likely it may do, I could 
refolve to go and 'live there fome time, 
if not for good and all ; if any fmall 
bufinefs lliould encourage it/' Ever 
fince his refidencc in England, his en^ploy- 
ments had been various, and important, and 
his affiduity as diftinguifhed as his abilities. 
Since his arrival in 1721, he had publifhed 
the SynopfiSy of which he defigned, if he 
did not himfelf engrave, all the figureSc 
He foon after began the Hortus ElthameiTfis, 
He colleded materials for a new edition of, 
or Appendix to, the Synopjis. He never 
loft fight of his Hijloria Mufcorum, Addi- 
tional to all which, the bufinefs of the P/- 
nax appears to have been purfued with 
vigour. In a letter dated Dec. 26, 1727, 
he fays, We have entered almoft all au- 
" thors; but to put it in order, and to write 
it fair, will require fome years ftill." 
In 
