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 179 ROGER BOYLE,

A PRELATE of great learning and an unblameable life, was a native of Ireland, and received his education at Trinity College, Dublin, where, being elected a fellow, he continued until the commotions broke out in 1641, when he retired into England, and became tutor to Lord Paulet, whom he accompanied in his travels, and remained in that family until the restoration of King Charles I. He then revisited his native country, and was presented to the rectory of Caragiline (alias Beaver), in the diocese of Cork, and from thence was advanced to the deanery of Cork, which he enjoyed until he was promoted to the sees of Down and Connor, (the letters patent of which were dated the 12th of September, 1667). He was consecrated in Christ Church, Dublin, on St. Luke's day following, by James, Archbishop of Armagh, assisted by the Bishops of Kilmore, Ferns, and Leigblin, from whence he was trans- lated to the see of Clogher, on the 91st of September, 1672. He died on the 26th of November, 1687, in the 70th year of his age, and was buried in the church of Clunes. He wrote "Inquisitio in Fidem Christianorum hujus Sæculi," Dublin, 1665, 12mo. Summa Theologiae Christianae," Dublin, 1687, 4to. His Common-Place Book on various subjects, together with an abstract of Sir Kenelm Digby's Treatise of Bodies, in MS. is deposited in the library of Trinity College. SAMUEL BOYSE, Ir has been asserted with some truth, that the number of individaals to whom no eircumstances can teach wisdom is absolutely countless, and amongst that numerous class may be included the subjeet of the present memoir. He was the only son of his father, who was an eminent