Richard Neile (1562-1640).
[393]The father of ... Neile, archbishop of Yorke, was a tallow-chandler in Westminster—from old major Cosh.
William Neile (1637-1670).
[394]I have sent now to Sir Paul Neile, whose father was archbishop of Yorke, for his sonne. Memorandum:—a better-natured man[395] never lived: for his worth Dr. <John> Wallis can better characterise him than I can.
[396]William Neile, esq., gentleman of the privy chamber in ordinary to king Charles the 2nd, eldest son to Sir Paul Neile, eldest son to the archbishop of Yorke, was borne at Bishops-thorpe (a house belonging to the archbishops of Yorke) neer Yorke, December the seventh, 1637; and dyed at his father's howse in White Waltham in Berkshire, August 24th, 1670, and is buried in White Waltham church. Enquire of Dr. Wallis of his rare invention, which he has printed in one of his bookes: never before found out by man.
John Newton (1622-1678).
[397]Dr. Newton, now parson of Rosse in Herefordshire, told me that he was of Edmund hall: yet living; and lives-like, for when his stomach is out of order, he cures himselfe by eating a piece of hott roast beefe off the spitt.—[398]Dr. J. Newton:—he told me he was borne in Bedfordshire, but would not tell me where.