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Oath,) but he faid he could not de- 
clare, for thofe that had taken the 
Oath, that no Obligation lay upon 
them ; but feared there might. And 
one Thing that unfortunately then 
happened was (as Mr. Brokejby in- 
formed me) That he was at that time 
abfe7tt from his College., where he 
might have met with SatisfaElion to 
his Scruples, and was among fame 
zealous No7tco7tformifls, who too much 
influenced hhn, by the Addition of new 
Scruples. And we tnay alfo afcribe 
fotnewhat to Prejudice of Pducatio7t 
m unhappy Thnes. 
Having now deft his Fellowfhip, 
and vihted moft Parts of his own 
Country, he was minded to fee what 
Nature afforded in foreign , Parts. 
And accordingly I find Mr. Willughby 
and him confulting, towards the latter 
End of this Year, about travelling 
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