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and quite glad to see others so; from the highest to the meanest, and was always sorry to refuse the prayer of any one. Lord Halifax (Saville) says he had a mechanical head, which shews that he was capable of fixing to ˄ [[addition]] even [[/addition]] laborious business, if his pleasures had not drawn his attention to trivial pursuits. his chain of memory was longer than his chain of thought, the former could bear any burden, the latter was tired by being carried on too long. Lord Clarendon says, that his indolence in business proceeded from the extent of his judgement; finding he could not effect all he felt necessary to be done, he determined to unbend his mind to more grateful occupations, and to leave the intricate government to the care of chance or rather providence, he was a great encourager of arts both Burnet, and Dr Sprat allow, he was the first founder of the Royal Society, He was much addicted to women, [[foreign: French]] mais cela êst très pardonable, [[/foreign]] thus I am determined to love [[underline]] Charles II [[/underline]] and I think all ˄ [[addition]] his [[/addition]] cotemporary authors justify [[underline]] my love. [[/underline]]
