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 learning. he was uncle to Mrs. Vincent i.e. bror. to her mor. Mr Clarks wife, where Iaac had lodgd at Grantham. this seems to be the reaon of his going to that college. the Dr. had a particular kindnes for him & gave him all the incouragemt.encouragment [sic] imaginable, enible of the lads great merit.

I have very little to ay about Sr. Iaacs life, whilt he was reident in the Univerity. I left that part of his history intirely to Mr Conduit: having no opportunity of inquiry concerning it, whilt I lived at Grantham. at that time it might have been done to purpose. Dr. Bentley knew a good deal of it. & I believe Dr. Colbach. It were to be wihed still, that ome peron of that Univerity would pick up the remembrances of this important life, whilst they possibly are to be had. Dr. Halley had wrote a considerable quantity of papers relating to this subject. but he wd. not communicate them to Mr Conduit.

I have heard it as a tradition, whilt I was student at Cambridg, that when Sr. Iaac stood for bachelor of arts degree, he was put to econd poing, or lost his groats, as they term it; wh is lookd upon as digraceful. I can't tell whether it be true or not; but it eems no trange thing at that time of day, notwithtanding Sr. Isaac's great