[421]My old acquaintance, Dr. Henry Birkhed, formerly
fellow of your college[422](but first was commoner of Trinity
College Oxon) was an universally
He had his schoole education under Mr. Farnary[423]and
He died at the Bird-cage (at his sister's, Mris Knight,
the famous singer) in St. James's parke,
He was borne in London
I will aske his sister (Mris Knight) for a very ingeniose
diatribe that he wrote on Martialis epigram. lib.
jura, verpe, per Anchialum,
which he haz cleared beyond his master Farnaby, Scaliger, or any other. 'Scaliger,' he sayd, 'speakes the truth, but not the whole truth.' 'Tis pity it should be lost, and I would reposit it in the Museum.
I gave my Holyoke's dictionary to the Museum. Pray looke on the blank leaves at the end of it, and you will find a thundering copie of verses that he gave me, in the praise of this king[424]of France. Now he is dead, it may be look't-upon.