THE REMAINS OF THOMAS HEARNE, M. A., OF EDMUND HALL. BEING EXTRACTS FROM HIS MS. DIARIES, COLLECTED, WITH A FEW NOTES, BY PHILIP BLISS, LATE FELLOW OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE, NOW PRINCIPAL OF RELIQUIE HEARNIANE. 1715. May 11. AST Munday came to Oxford one Henry Wild, a taylor of Norwich. He came on foot, and brought with him letters of recommendation from Dr. Tanner, chancellor of Norwich, to Dr. Charlett, master of University college, and to one or two other persons; and as he came along he called upon Browne Willis, esq. at Whaddon hall, near Fenny Stratford, who delivered him a letter to me, in which letter there is this passage relating to this taylor: "Since "I wrote this, which was to have gone by this post "to Mr. Anstis in order to be frankt to you, here is 66 66 66 come in, one Henry Wild, a taylor of Norwich, a person that Dr. Tanner gives me this character of "in his letter: I have ordered this bearer to call upon you, who is a very extraordinary person, and I believe "will appear so to you, when you shall know that being only taught English, and apprenticed to a country taylor, and forced to work for his bread, has by his "industry and application attained good knowledge in "Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Samaritan, Chaldee, Arabic, "Syriac, and Ethiopic. He has hitherto lived in great 66 66 |