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either in church or state; hut Saville de- 
clined it, and onl}' accepted the ceremony 
of knighthood from the Ring, at Windsor, 
in 1604. His only son, Henry, dying about 
that time, he henceforth devoted his fortune 
to the promoting of learning. Among other 
tilings, in 1619, he founded, in the Univer- 
sity of Oxford, two lectures, or professor- 
ships, one in geomeUy, the other in astro- 
nomy ; which he endowed with a salary of 
1601. a year each, besides a legacy of 6001. to 
purchase more lands for the same use. He 
also furnished a library with mathematical 
books, near the mathematical school, for 
the use of his professors ; and gave 1001, to 
the mathematical chest of his own appoint- 
ing ; adding afterwards a legacy of 401. a 
year to the same chest, to the University, 
and to his professors jointly. He likewise 
gave 1501. towards the new building of the 
schools, beside several rare manuscripts and 
printed books to the Bodleian Library ; 
and a good ([uantity of Greek types to the 
printing press at Oxford. 
After a life thus spent in the encourage- 
ment and promotion of science and litera- 
ture ill general, he died at Eton College, 
the 19th of February, 1622, in the seventy- 
third year of his age, and was buried in the 
chapel there. On this occasion the Uni- 
versity of Oxford paid him the greatest ho- 
nours, by having a public speech and verses 
made in his praise, which were imblished 
soon after in 4to. under the title of “ Ulti- 
ma Linea Savillii.” . 
As to the character of Saville, the highest 
encomiums are bestowed upon him by all 
the learned of his time ; by Casanbon, Mer- 
cerus, Meihomius, Joseph Scaliger, and 
especially the learned Bishop Montague, 
who, in his “ Diatribae upon Selden’s His- 
tory of Tytbes,” styles him, “ that magazine 
of learning, whose memory shall be honour- 
able amotigst not only the learned, but the 
righteous for ever.” 
Several noble instances of his munifi- 
cence to the republic of letters have alrea- 
dy been mentioned : in the account of his 
publications many more, and even greater, 
will appear. These are, 
1. Four Books of the Histories of Corne- 
lias Tacitus, and the Life of Agricola, w ith 
Notes upon them, in folio ; dedicated to 
Queen Elizabelh, 1581, 
e. A View of certain Military Matters, 
or Commentaries respecting Roman War- 
fare. 1598. 
3, Rermn Anglicarura Scriptores post 
Bedani, &c. 1596. This is a collection of 
the best writers of our English History, to 
which he added chronological tables at the 
end, from Julius Caesar to William the Con- 
queror. 
4. The Works of St. Chrysostom, in 
Greek, in eight volumes, folio, 1613. This 
is a very fine edition, and composed with 
great cost and labour. In the preface he 
says, “ that having himself visited, about 
twelve years before, all the public and pri- 
vate libraries in Britain, and copied out 
thence whatever he thought useful to this 
design, he then sent some learned men into 
France, Germany, Italy, and the East, to 
transcribe such parts as he had not already, 
and to collate the others with the best ma- 
misci'ipts.” At the same time he makes 
his acknowledgements to several eminent 
men for their assistance ; as Thnanus, Vel- 
serus, Schottiis, Casaubon, Ducseus, Gruter, 
Hoesehelius, &c. In the eighth volume are 
inserted Sir Henry Saville’s own notes, with 
those of other learned men. The whole 
charge of this edition, including the several 
sums paid to learned men, at home and 
abroad, employed in finding out, transcrib- 
ing, and collating the best mamiseiipts, is 
said to have amounted to no less than 
8,0001. Several editions of this work wero 
afterwards published at Paris. 
5. Ill 1618 he published a Latin work, 
written by Thomas Bradwardin, Archbi- 
shop of Canteibury, against Pelagias, en- 
titled De Causa Dei contra Pelagiuni, et 
de virtnte Causarum ; to which he prefixed 
the Life of Bradwardin, 
6. In 1621 he published a Collection of 
his own Mathematical Lectures on Euclid’s 
Elements ; in 4to. 
7. Oratio coram Elizabetha Regina Oxo- 
niae habita, anno 1592. Printed at Oxford 
in 1658. 4to. 
8. He translated into Latin King James’s 
Apology for the Oath of Allegiance. He 
also left several manuscripts behind him, 
written by order of King Jemes ; all which 
are in the Bodleian Library. He wrote 
notes likewise upon the margin of many 
books in his library, particularly Eusebius’s 
Ecclesiastical Histoiy ; w'bich were after- 
wards used by Valesiiia, in his edition of 
tliat work in 1669. Four of his Letters to 
Camden are published by Smith, among 
Camden’s Letters. 1691- 4to. 
SAUNDERS, or Sanders. See San- 
TAI.UM. 
SAUNDERSON (Dr. Nicholas), in 
biography, an illustrious professor of mathe- 
matics in the University of Cambridge, and 
