Hee made this following epitaph himself:—
'Here lies the earth of one that thought some good,
Although too few him rightly understood:
Above the starres his heightned mind did flye,
His hapier spirit into Eternity.'
His acquaintance talke of clubbing towards an inscription. No man living haz deserved so well of astronomie.
Note.
[BT] MS. Aubr. 8, fol. 87, is a lithographed chart for inserting a scheme of nativity, 'sold by George Parker at the Leopard in Newgate Street.' On it Aubrey has put the scheme for the subject of this biography, on the calculation 'Mr. Thomas Street natus March 5th, 1621, at 5h 43´ 12˝ P.M., latitude 51° 46´.' Some notes about astrological conjunctions at various times in his life follow; and the note 'maried at 55ann. 232dies.'
Sir Francis Stuart.
[1016]This Sir Francis Stuart[1017] was uncle (or great uncle) to the present dutchesse of Richmond.
He was a sea-captaine, and (I thinke) he was one summer a vice or rere-admirall. He was a learned gentleman, and one of the club at the Mermayd, in Fryday street, with Sir Walter Ralegh, etc., of that sodalitie: heroes and witts of that time. Ben Jonson dedicates The Silent Woman to him.
'To the truly noble by all titles Sir Francis Stuart.