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THE

LIFE

OF THE

Moft Reverend Father in GOD

JOHN TILLOTSON,
Arch-Bishop of Canterbury.

Compiled from the Minutes of the Reve-
rend Mr. YOUNG, late Dean of Salisbury.
By F. H. M. A.

WITH

Many Curious MEMOIRS Communicated by the
late Right Reverend GILBERT, Lord Bishop
of Sarum.

LONDON:

Printed for E. CURLL at the Dial and Bible against St. Dun-
ftan's Church in Fleetftreet; W. TAYLOR at the Ship in
Pater-nofter-Row; and J. OSBORN at the Oxford Arms in
Lombard-Street.

1717.

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PREFACE.

HE LIFE of Arch-Bishop TILLOTSON was begun by a Reverend Clergyman, with a *3030303 View of paying fome Tribute to the Memory of One who had done fo much Honour to the Order. He had Collected for this Purpose a great Number of Materials from printed Books and Origi nal Papers, and by a particular Intercourse with the late Bishop of Salisbury, seemed to have furnished himself with Matter requifite to complete his Defign. But fo it happened, that before he had gone half the Way in his intended Scheme, he was obliged to drop it imperfect, being called Abroad upon fome neceffary Affairs. Thus the Defign was interrupted, and during his Absence fome fresh Materials dropp'd in, which in the Course of the Life ought to have been mention'd near the beginning. This is the Reason why the Reader will fometimes find the Series of the Story not fo well connected as it ought to be, but

he must not impute that to want of Judgment, which was only the effect of Accident.

The Perfon to whofe Hand the finishing this Life fell, .would have thought it a Happiness to have had the full Plan at once in his Eye, and hopes he should then have given his Reader more Satisfaction in point of Method. If this Fault may be attoned for, in another Edition he will have Encouragement to proceed in it with an exact Care, and with as little Offence to any, as a Work of this Kind can be fubject to. In the mean time the Publick may be affured, that what is here offered is genuine, and the Materials received from unexceptionable Hands, and every Regarder of Arch-Bishop TILLOTSON'S Memory is hereby importun❜d to do their endeavours to make his Hiftory more complete.

As to the Prelate himself, however faul ty his Life may appear as here written, we áre certain (human Imperfection excepted, for I cannot fay Frailties) there was none as He lived It.

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