He was mightily importuned to goe into France & Italie. Foraigners came much to see him, and much admired him, & offered to him great preferments to come over to them, & the only inducement of severall foreigners that came over into England, was chifly to see O. Protector & M'r J. Milton, and would see the house and chamber wher he was borne: he was much more admired abrode then at home.
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His harmonicall, and ingeniose soule did lodge[1] in a beautifull and well proportioned body—In toto nusquam corpore menda fuit. Ovid.
[Footnote 1: 'did lodge' above 'dwelt'.]
He had a very good memory: but I believe that his excellent Method of thinking, & disposing did much helpe his memorie.
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Of a very cheerfull humour.
He was very healthy, & free from all diseases, seldome tooke any Physique, only sometimes he tooke Manna[1], and only towards his later end he was visited with the Gowte—Spring & Fall: he would be chearfull even in his Gowte-fitts: & sing.
[Footnote 1: 'seldome … Manna' added above the line.]
He died of the gowt struck in the 9th or 10th of Novemb 1674, as appeares by his Apothecaryes Booke.