The apology of the Church of England, and an epistle to one Seignior Scipio…

HE maintained a plentiful, but sober Table, and tho at it he eat very little himself, yet he took care his Guests might be well supplied, entertaining them in the mean time with much pleasant and useful Discourse, telling and hearing any kind of innocent and divertsiing Stories: for tho he was a man of a great and exact, both Piety and Virtue, yet ⟨p. 49⟩he was not of a morose, sullen, unsociable Temper, and this his Hospitality was equally bestowed upon both Foreigners and English men.

AFTER Dinner he heard Causes, if any came in; and dispatched any Business that belonged to him (tho he would sometimes do it at Dinner too;) and answered any Questions, and very often arbitrated and composed Differences betwixt his People, who knowing his great Wisdom and Integrity, did very often refer themselves to him as the sole Arbitrator, where they met with speedy, impartial, and unchargeable Justice.

AT nine at night he called all his Servants about him, examined how they had spent their time that day, commended some, and reproved others, as occasion served, and then closed the day with Prayers, as he began it: the time of his public Morning Prayers seems to have been eight.

AT nine at night he call'd all his Servants about him, examin'd how they had spent their time that day, commended some, and reproved others, as occasion served, and then closed the day with Prayers, as he began it: the time of his publick Morning Prayers seems to have been eight.