Notes and Queries, Number 67, February 8, 1851 | Page 2

Breast was layd open, the matter discharg'd, and an
Orifice ever afterwards kept open by a silver pipe: an Instrument
famouse {98} upon Record, in the Writings our Popish and Jacobite

Authors, who never faild to reproach him with this Infirmity.
"After this Cure, Mr. Lock grew so much in esteem with my
Grand-Father that as great a Man as he had experienc'd him in Physick;
he look'd upon this but as his least part. He encourag'd him to turn his
Thoughts another way. Nor would he suffer him to practice Physick
except in his own Family and as a kindness to some particular Friend.
He put him upon the studdy of the Religiouse and Civil affaires of the
Nation with whatsoever related to the Business of a Minister of State:
in w^{ch} he was so successfull, that my G^d Father begun soon to use
him as a Friend, and consult with him on all occasions of that kind. He
was not only with him in his Library and Closet, but in company with
the Great Men of those times, the Duke of Buckingham, Lord Hallifax
and others, who being men of Witt and Learning, were as much taken
with him. For together with his seriouse, respectfull and humble
Character, he had a mixture of Pleasantry and a becoming Boldness of
Speech. The Liberty he could take with these great Men was peculiar to
such a Genius as his. A pleasant Instance of it runs in my Mind: tho'
perhaps the relation of it may not be so pleasing to another.
"At an appointed Meeting of two or three of these Great-Men at my
G^d Father's House, more for Entertainment and good company than
for Business, it happen'd that after a few Compliments the Cards were
called for, and the Court-Fashion prevailing, they were engag'd in Play
before any Conversation was begun. Mr. Lock sate by as a spectator for
some time. At least taking out his Table-Book, he began to write
something very busily: till being observd by one of the Lords, and ask'd
what he was meditating; My Lords (sayd he) I am improving my self
the best I can in your Company: for, having impatiently wayted this
Honour of being present at such a meeting of the wisest Men and
greatest Witts of the Age, I thought I could not do better than to write
your Conversation: and here I have it, in substance, all that has pass'd
for this hour or two. There was no need of Mr. Lock's writing much of
the Dialogue. The great men felt the ridicule, and took pleasure in
improving it. They quitted their Play, and fell into a Conversation
becoming them: and so passed the remainder of the Day.

"When my G^d Father, from being Chancellor of the Exchequer, was
made High Chancellor (w^{ch} was in the year 1672) he advanc'd Mr.
Lock to the Place of Secretary for the Clergy: and when my G^d Father
quitted the Court and began to be in Danger from it, Mr. Lock now
shard with him in Dangers, as before in Honours & Advantages. He
entrusted him with his secretest negotiations, and made use of his
assistant Pen in matters that nearly concerned the State, and were fitt to
be made publick, to raise that spirit in the Nation which was necessary
against the prevailing Popish Party.
"It was for something of this kind that got air, and out of great
Tenderness to Mr. Lock that my Grandfather in the year 1674 sent him
abroad to travell: an Improvement w^{ch} my G^d father was gladd to
add to those he had allready given him. His Health servd as a very just
Excuse: he being consumptive as early in his Life as that was. So that
having travelld thro' France he went[2] to Montpelier and there stayd
for some time. He returnd again to my G^d Fathers in the year 1678,
and remaind in his Family till the year 1682: w^{ch} was the year that
my G^d Father retird into Holland and there dyed. Mr. Lock who was
to have soon followd him thither, was not prevented in the voyage, by
this Death: but found it safest for him to retire thither, and there lived
(at our good Friend Mr. Furly's of Rotterdam) till the happy Revolution
of King William, w^{ch} restord him to his native Country and to other
Publick offices of greater Note, w^{ch} by fresh Meritts he deserv'd:
witness his then Publishd Books of Government, Trade and Coin: by
w^{ch} he had as considerably servd the State, as he had done the
Church and Protestant Interest by his defence of Toleration and support
of the Revolution-Principles.
"But of this part of his Life, you need no Information.
"Thus far I have made mention