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 Other works attributed to Matthew by Wood and Dod, but not extant, and probably never published, are: 1. ‘A Rich Cabinet of Precious Jewels.’ 2. ‘The Benefit of Washing the Head every Morning with Cold Water’ (he is said to have practised the habit of dipping his head every morning as a corrective to his frequent vigils). 3. ‘The History of the Times (Opus Imperfectum).’ 4. ‘The Life of St. Theresa’ [1623].

An answer to Suckling's witty Out upon it I have loved Three whole days together, and commencing Say, but did you love so long In troth I needs must blame you, is headed ‘Sir Toby Matthews,’ but the poet very possibly only borrows the name for an interlocutor, as he borrows that of Carew and others. 

MATTHEWS. [See also .]

MATTHEWS, HENRY (1789–1828), judge and traveller, fifth son of John Matthews [q. v.], of Belmont, Herefordshire, born in 1789, received his education at Eton, and afterwards became a fellow of King's College, Cambridge, where he graduated B.A. in 1812, and M.A. in 1815. In 1817 he left England for the continent on account of ill-health, and on his return he published his well-known ‘Diary of an Invalid, being the Journal of a Tour in pursuit of health; in Portugal, Italy, Switzerland, and France, in the years 1817, 1818, and 1819,’ London (two editions), 1820, 8vo. This work attracted much popular favour; it was reprinted, 2 vols. 1822, 8vo, and reached a fifth edit. London, 1835, 8vo.

In 1821, having been previously called to the bar, he was appointed advocate-fiscal of Ceylon, and fulfilled the duties of that office till October 1827, when he was promoted to the judicial bench on the vacancy occasioned by the death of Sir Hardinge Giffard [q. v.] He died in Ceylon on 20 May 1828, and was interred in St. Peter's Church, in the Fort of Colombo.

By his marriage with Emma, daughter of William Blount, esq., of Orleton Manor, Herefordshire, he had an only son, Henry Matthews, Q.C., M.P. for East Birmingham, and home secretary in Lord Salisbury's administration, 1886–92, who was created Viscount Llandaff in 1895.  MATTHEWS, JOHN (1755–1826), physician and poet, baptised 30 Oct. 1755, was the only surviving child of William Matthews of Burton, in Linton, Herefordshire, who died 29 Aug. 1799, by his wife Jane, daughter of Philip Hoskyns of Bernithen Court, Herefordshire, who died 20 May 1768. Both were buried in Linton churchyard. He matriculated from Merton College, Oxford, on 14 Feb. 1772, and graduated B.A. 1778, M.A. 1779, M.B. 1781, and M.D. 1782. On 30 Sept. 1782 he was a candidate for the College of Physicians, and a year later he became a fellow. From 20 April 1781 to his resignation in 1783 he was physician to St. 