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deed affifted in it by Mr. Sampfon ; it was a tragedy, en¬ 
titled Herod and Antipater; 4to. i6i2. Langbaine fpeaks 
very highly in bis commendation, and very juftly, as a 
great benefactor to the public, by his numerous and life- 
ful publications ; but fays little of his poetry ; and indeed 
both lie and Jacob, and fince them Cibber in his Lives of 
the Poets, feem not to know of any other poetical works 
that he was concerned in ; but Coxeter, in his manu- 
fcript notes, has mentioned two pieces of poetry by this 
author (both indeed tranflations) of confiderable confe- 
quence, viz. x. Ariofto’s Satires, in feven famous Dif- 
courfes ; 4to. 160S. 2. The Famous Whore, or Noble 
Courtezan 5 containing the lamentable Complaint of Pau¬ 
lina, the famous Roman Courtezan, fometime Milt refs 
unto the great Cardinal Hippolvto of Efte, tranflated 
into Verfe from the Italian ; 8vo. 1609. Befides thefe, 
Coxeter mentions the following works in profe, not taken 
notice of by the writers of his life, which he attributes 
to him, viz. 3. Devereux ; Vertue’s Tears for the Lofs of 
the Molt Chriftian Kisig Henry, third of that Name, King 
of France, and the untimely Death of the moft noble and 
Iieroical Walter Devereux, who was fiain before Roan and 
Fraunce. Firft written in French, by that moft excellent 
and learned gentlewoman Madame Gennoifne Pelan Mau- 
lette, and paraphraftically tranflated into Englifli by Jar¬ 
vis Markham ; 4to. 1597. 4. The Art of Archerie; 8vo. 
3634. 5. The Soldier’s Exercife, See. in three books, of 
■which there was a third edition, 410. 1643. To thefe 
may be added, 6. Englifli Arcadia, alluding his begin¬ 
ning from Sir Philip Sidney’s ending, 4to. 1607 ; and 
other pieces. 
At what time Mr. Markham was born, or when lie 
died, we have not been able to trace; he was, however, a 
•ufeful writer, and, during the 17th century, his works on 
hulbandry, agriculture, See. were held in great elieem. 
On the records of the Stationers’ Company is a very ex¬ 
traordinary agreement figned by this author, which pro¬ 
bably arofe from the bookfellers’ knowledge of the value 
of Markham’s work, and their apprehenfions that a new 
performance on the fame fubjebt might be hurtful to the 
treatifes then circulating. It is as follows : “Md. That 
3 Gervafe Markham, of London, gent, do promife here¬ 
after never to write any more book or books, to be print¬ 
ed, of the difeafes or cures of any cattle, as horfe, oxe, 
cowe, flieepe, fwine, and goates, &c. In witnes whereof 
I have hereunto fett my hand the 24th day of Julie, 1617. 
Gervis Markham.” 
MARK'HAM (William), Archbifliop of York, was 
born in Ireland, about the year 1718. He was educated 
at Wellminfter-fchool, and then removed to Chrift-church, 
Oxford. At fchool and at college lie was diftinguifhed by 
the elegance of his exercifes, and particularly of his Latin 
verfes. About the year 1750, Dr. Markham was appointed 
iirft mailer of Weftniinfter-fehool, and continued to dif- 
charge, with great reputation, the laborious duties of that 
ufeful and honourable employment, until January 1764. 
An able mailer of this fchool is too prominent a chara&er 
to be over-looked by thole who have the difpofal of pre¬ 
ferment ; and accordingly Dr. Markham was promoted, 
in 1759, to the fecond flail in Durham cathedral; and, on 
his refignation of the malterfliip of Weftminlter, he was 
created dean of Chrift-church, Oxford, a dignity of very 
great importance and refponfibility, involving the care 
both of a college and cathedral. His contemporaries, 
while at Oxford, were Blackftone, one of the EngliftTclaf- 
fics, equally celebrated as a profound lawyer and as an 
elegant writer; Dr. Horne, afterwards bilhop of Norwich, 
a man admirable for his tafte and learning ; and Dr. Lowth, 
afterwards bilhop of London, fo eminently diftinguiflied 
as a Hebrew fcholar and an Englilh grammarian. 
In 1769, Dr. Markham was chofen to preach the Condo 
ad Clerum to the fynod of the province of Canterbury. On 
this occafion he endeavoured, with great force of argument 
and elegance of expreftion, to demonftrate that whatever 
in human knowledge is vain and fanciful, has always 
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been contrary to true religion ; whilft it never oppofed 
that learning which is conformable to reafou and nature. 
He bellowed a juft encomium on the character of Newton 
and his views in pbilofophy ; and at the fame time lathed, 
with deferred feverity, the metaphyficians of the French 
fchool, who were then attempting to carry their defigns 
into execution, by darkening and perplexing the human 
underftanding, and bringing into contempt whatever had 
been eileemed facred in religion, fcience, or government. 
In January 1771, Dr. Markham was confecrated hilltop 
of Chefter, and in the fucceeding month was, in the firft 
eftablifhment for tire education of the prince of JWales, 
chofen preceptor to his royal highnefs. In the difeharge 
of this duty he gave great fatisfaiftion to the king, and 
always retained a very enviable portion of his majefty’s 
favour. In 1777, Dr. Markham was tranflated to the arch- 
bilhoprick of York, on the deceafe of the Hon. Dr. Ro¬ 
bert Drummond ; and for the thirty years which he held 
the fecond dignity in the Englifl) church, faithfully dif- 
chavged the important duties annexed to fo high an office. 
His grace died in the 90th year of his age, on the 3d of 
November, 1807. 
In his perfon, the archbifliop of York was tall and 
graceful, and in his manner and addrefs extremely digni¬ 
fied. His virtues were of the moft benevolent and amiable 
kind. With great learning, he was modeft; though raifed 
to the higheft ftation, he was meek and humble. His re¬ 
ligion was a religion of the mind ; prabtifed in all the 
concerns of life, without aulterity, and free from ollenta- 
tion ; a ftrift integrity and high fenf’e of honour were 
confpicuous in all his dealings; and his promifes were 
unbroken. The mildnefs of his temper rendered him in¬ 
dulgent to the faults of others, and made him a conde- 
feending, engaging, and inffrufting, companion. Thofe 
who in early life had the happinefs of being his pupils 
univerfally agree, that, as an inftruflor, he had no equal. 
His knowledge in Greek and Roman literature was uni- 
verfal; his tafte pure, and his topographical accuracy 
moft uncommon. With thefe requintes, he never failed 
to infure the attention of his fcholars, and to enliven his 
leftures by pleaflng and interefting anecdotes. He was 
neither a florid nor a frequent preacher. He particularly 
difdained thole arts by which popularity is often acquired 
■ from the pulpit; but, in the exercife of his clerical func¬ 
tions, his voice was clear, diftindf, and melodious. His 
language was remarkable for its fimplicity and elegance; 
his fentences were concife and perfpicuous; and his man¬ 
ner in public, as in private, was animated, dignified, and 
perfuafive. In all the relations of life, this truly great 
man was peculiarly happy. As a hufband, he was be¬ 
loved ; as a father, revered ; as a matter, ferved with afi- 
feflion ; as a patron and benefaftor, his bounties were 
felt and gratefully acknowledged. His eftablifliment was- 
princely without parade, and his hofpitality noble. By 
liisaffifting hand the churches of York, Ripon, and South- 
well, were repaired, ornamented, and beautified. Through¬ 
out an extenfive diocefe, his clergy looked up to him with 
refpedfl. and deference ; and all liftened to him with love 
and admiration. He was blefled with fix Tons and feven 
daughters. Eleven of his children furvived him. TIis 
grace had the happinefs of feeing fome of his children 
greatly allied ; with the additional fatisfadlion, in his de¬ 
clining years, of viewing the foundation of a large pofte- 
rity, annually increafing through a lengthening chain of 
near fifty grand-children. Archbifliop Markham, who 
was always a prudent man, died rich. He is faid to have 
bequeathed property to the amount of more than xoo,oool, 
yet the preceding Chriftmas he had given ioool. to each 
of his grand-children, amounting to the number of forty- 
feven f His grace'was buried at Weftminfter-abbey. Ow¬ 
ing more to a conftitutional indolence than any other caufe, 
his grace’s literary exertions were few ; and, except the 
Concio ad Clerum, already mentioned, his other publi¬ 
cations were only fome occafional fermons ; one of which, 
preached in 1777, before the Society for Propagating the 
Gofpei 
