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was at first employed in the Government service in the Ordnance department ; but afterwards devoted himself to private en- gagements, and erected many important public buildings in Ireland — as Sir Patrick Dun's Hospital, Dublin, and the County Court-houses at Carlow, Clonmel, Dundalk, Galway, Maryborough, Naas, Eoscommon and Wexford. He was knighted in 1841, and died 313! October 1849, ^g^d about 82. 7 40

Moryson, Pynes, traveller and author of an Itinerary, was born in Lincolnshire in the year 1566, and was educated at the University of Cambridge where he became a Fellow of Peter-House. Ob- taining from the Master and Fellows of his house a licence to travel, he spent nearly ten years abroad. In 1598, soon after his return, he came to Ireland (where his brother. Sir Eichard, was Vice-Pre- sident of Munster), and was appointed secretary to the Lord-Deputy, Sir Charles Blount, Lord Mount joy. He died about 1 614. Three years afterwards was pub- lished a folio volume of 900 pages : An Itinerary, written by Fynes Moryson, genl., first in the Latine Tongue, and then trans- lated hy him into English : containing his Ten Yeeres Travell through the Twelve Dominions of Germany, Bohmerland, Sweitzerland, Netherland, Denmarke, Po- land, Jtaly, Turky, France, England, Scot- land, and Ireland. To Ireland are devoted 302 pages, principally an account of the wars of Tyrone, His works are fuU of in- terest, and contain invaluable notes on the condition of the countries he visited, and the manners and customs of the inhabi- tants. The Irish portion of his Itinerary was published separately in 2 vols, at Dublin, in 1735. The Retrospective Review says of his works : " We speak advisedly and within bounds when we assert that Fynes Moryson's work need not dread a comparison with any other book of travels, so far as amusing and instructive details regarding manners and the state of society are concerned." Dibdin says : " His deli- cacy and purity are equal to his love of truth." '^ '^ ^*7

Mosse, Bartholomew, M.D., the founder of the Eotunda Hospital, Dublin, was born at Maryborough in 1712. He studied medicine, travelled on the Conti- nent, and devoted himself to obstetrics. In 1745 he opened a lying-in hospital on a small scale in George's-lane, Dublin, said to have been the first of its kind in the British Isles. Encouraged by its useful- ness, he, on his own responsibility, took a large plot of ground on the north side of the city, and with but ^£500 in hands, 352

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set about the erection of the present Eotimda Hospital, on the plans of Mr. Cassels. The foundation-stone was laid by the Lord Mayor on 24th May 1751. By subscriptions, parliamentary grants, and the proceeds of concerts and lot- teries, the work was pushed on, and the present noble institution was opened for the reception of patients in 1757. Dr. Mosse diedatCuUenswood, i6th February 1759, aged 47, and was interred at Donny- brook. An admirable memoir, with inter- esting particulars concerning the history of the institution founded by him, will be found in the DMin Journal of Medical Science, vol. ii. " For this one great ob- ject of providing an asylum and a refuge for woman in her greatest hour of trial, he lived — for this he may be said to have died — died poor as to wealth, but rich in the blessings of the needy, and of those who Avere ready to perish." "5(2)

DCossop, Henry, a distinguished actor, was born in Ireland, in 1729. His father was rector of Tuam. While studying at Trinity CoUege, he was attracted to the stage by Garrick's acting, went himself upon the boards, and showed extraordi- nary promise. After acting for a time in Dublin, he quarrelled with the manager and went to London, where he appeared as " Eichard III." " His style of acting seems strongly to have resembled that of Kean of the present day — singularly vivid, subtle, and forcible ; but with defects of abruptness of delivery, and irregularity of performance. He had another grand imperfection — that of believing that his talents were as unlimited as his ambi- tion. He grasped at all the leading characters without discrimination, and of course played many of them without efiect." 3 Quitting Drury-lane in, disgust, he returned to Ireland, declaring that " there should be but one theatre in Ire- land, and that he would be at the head of it." Eef using a salary of £1,000 at Crow- street Theatre, in November 1760 he took a lease of Smock-alley, and entered upon a career of theatrical management, for which he was ill-qualified. The Countess of Bandon and others of his friends spared no etforts to make his entertainments fashionable ; but after twelve years' strug- gle (having in that period leased both the DubUn theatres) he became bankrupt, and returned to London in 1772, broken down in health and spirits. He died, pen- niless, in a poor lodging at Chelsea, in November 1773, aged 43. While admit- ting many faults in his acting, a dramatic critic has remarked : " Garrick and Barry only were his superiors ; in parts of vehe-