otherwise mangled, the horse that was killed, to
prevent its being known; so that 'tis believed they did not live far from
Calais. The unfortunate gentlemen afore mentioned, not being used to
travel, had unwarily discovered at Calais what sums they had about them,
by exchanging their guineas for Louis d'ors, which is supposed to have
given occasion to this dismal tragedy."

27_th July_ 1726.--"This is the day kept in honour of the Seven Sleepers,
so called, because in the reign of Theodosius the second, about the year
449, when the resurrection (as we have it from Greg. Turon.) came to be
doubted by many, seven persons, who had been buried alive in a cave at
Ephesus by Decius the emperor, in the time of his persecution against the
Christians, and had slept for about 200 years, awoke and testified the
truth of this doctrine, to the great amazement of all."

In the following passage Hearne shows (as in some other instances) a
certain antagonism to Sir Isaac Newton. I hope, however, that he was
impressed by what he quotes from the _Reading Post_, viz. that "six noble
peers supported the pall" at the funeral.

"Sir Isaac Newton had promised to be a benefactor to the Royal society,
but failed. Some time before he died, a great quarrel happened between
him and Dr Halley, so as they fell to bad language. This, 'tis thought,
so much discomposed Sir Isaac as to hasten his end. Sir Isaac died in
great pain, though he was not sick, which pain proceeded from some inward
decay, as appeared from opening him. He is buried in Westminster Abbey.
Sir Isaac was a man of no promising aspect. He was a short well-set man.
He was full of thought, and spoke very little in company, so that his
conversation was not agreeable. When he rode in his coach, one arm would
be out of the coach on one side, and the other on the other."

25_th April_ 1727.--"Mr West tells me, in a letter from London of the
22nd inst., that being lately in Cambridgeshire, he spent two days in
that university, both which times he had the pleasure of seeing my friend
Mr Baker, who was pleased to walk with him, and shew him his college, the
library, etc. What hath been given to the library by Mr Baker himself,
is no small addition to it; Mr Baker being turned out of his fellowship
for his honesty and integrity (as I have also lost my places for the same
reason, in not taking the wicked oaths), writes himself in all his books
_socius ejectus_. His goodness and hum