An account of the life and death of Mr. Philip Henry, minister of the…

But in the Year 1643. when he was about Twelve Years old, he was admitted into Westminster-School, in the Fourth Form, under Mr. Thomas Vincent then Usher, whom he would often speak of, as a most able diligent School-master; and one who grieved so ⟨p. 7⟩much at the Dullness and Non-proficiency of any of his Scholars, that falling into a Consumption, I have heard Mr. Henry say of him, that he even killed himself with false Latin.

But in the Year 1643. when he was about Twelve Years old, he was admitted into Westminster-School, in the Fourth Form, under Mr. Thomas Vincent then Usher, whom he would often speak of, as a most able diligent School-master; and one who grieved so ⟨p. 7⟩much at the Dulness and Non-proficiency of any of his Scholars, that falling into a Consumption, I have heard Mr. Henry say of him, that he even killed himself with false Latin.

A while after he was taken into the upper School, under Mr. Richard Busby (afterwards Dr. Busby) and in October, 1645. he was admitted King's Scholar, and was first of the Election, partly by his own Merit, and partly by the Interest of the Earl of Pembroke.

Here he profited greatly in School-Learning, and all his Days retained his Improvements therein to admiration. When he was in Years, he would readily in Discourse quote Passages out of the Classic Authors that were not common, and had them ad unguem, and yet rarely used any such things in his Preaching, (though sometimes (if very apposite) he inserted them in his Notes.) He was very ready and exact in the Greek Accents, the Quantities of Words, and all the several kinds of Latin Verse; and often pressed it upon young Scholars in the midst of their University Learning, not to forget their School-Authors.