MEMOIR OF 
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Mr Willughby was one of those gentlemen to 
whom Dr Barrow dedicated his edition of Euclid. 
In Coles’s manuscript already cpioted the following 
passage occurs, — “Mr Barrow sayth that he 
never knew a gentleman of such ardor after real 
learning and knowledge, and of such capacities 
and fitness for any kinde of learning. See Dr 
Jo. Worthington’s letter, dated Mar. 9, 1659.” 
The reason why so little is heard of Dr Barrow 
in Mr Willughby’s memoirs, may be, that he was 
abroad during several years subsequently to the 
date of the letters referred to. 
During all this time, Mr Bay continued to be 
fellow of Trinity College, having since his elec- 
tion held several offices of trust and honour in 
that society — as projector, primarius, junior dean, 
and college steward. The latter office he had 
held about two years, having been sworn in to it 
on the last occasion, in December, 1660. An 
event now occurred which disturbed his tran- 
quilly, and both tried and evinced the integrity 
of his moral principles. The reader would not 
excuse the history of this circumstance being 
passed over in silence, although it is not imme- 
diately connected with the memoir of Mr Wil- 
lughby. The event alluded to was the Bar- 
tholomew act, otherwise called the new act of 
uniformity, passed in the year 1662. This act 
did not require an attestation from persons in 
holy orders against the Solemn League and 
Covenant, which, there is every reason to think, 
Mr Ray would most willingly have subscribed to, 
