[1200]The black malice of the dean[CP] of Sarum—he printed sarcasticall pamphletts against him—was the cause of his disturbd spirit, wherby at length he quite lost his memorie. For about a moneth before he dyed he tooke very little sustenance, but lived on the stock and died a skeleton. He deceased at his house at Knightsbridge neer London, on Sunday morning, January the sixth, 1688/9: the Gazetts and Newsletters were severally mistaken as to the day of his death.—This from Mr. Seth Ward, B.D.
<His burial.>
[1201]Seth, episcopus Sarum, is buried at Sarum as neer as may be to John Davenant, episcopus.
<His papers.>
[1202]I searcht all Seth, episcopus Sarum's, papers that were at his house at Knightsbridge where he dyed: of which I will give and bring you an account when I come to Oxon about the latter end of this moneth. I have taken care with his nephew and heir[1203] to looke over his papers in his study at Sarum. He tells me the custome is, when the bishop of Sarum dies, that 'the deane and chapter lock-up his studie and put a seale on it.' It was not opened lately, but when it is he will give me an account for you.
[1204]Scripsit:—
That there is a God—16mo: quaere nomen libri.
Vindiciae, 4to, Oxon.
... contra Thomam Hobbium, 8vo, Oxon.
Trigonometria, 4to, Oxon.