Considered.” He doubted the Copernican hypothesis, on the same ground as some divines distrust the Cuvierian system of Geology, as opposed to Genesis. These were all the tracts which he published, but many papers were found in his closet. Of these, two collections were published in 1722, and all his works were issued in a cheap form by G. H. Bohn, and are in the Norwich Free Library. To the life of this learned man there remains little to be added, but that in 1665 he was chosen Honorary Fellow of the College of Physicians, as a man “_Virtute et literis ornatissimus_,” eminently embellished with literature and virtue. In 1671, he received at Norwich, the honour of Knighthood from Charles II., a prince, who, with many frailties and vices, had yet skill to discover excellence and virtue, to reward it with such honorary distinctions, at least, as cost him nothing. Sir Thomas Browne, in 1680, wrote a _Repertorium_, or Account of the Tombs and Monuments in the Cathedral Church of Norwich. The basis of the work was a sketch hastily drawn up twenty years previously on the information of “an understanding singing man,” ninety-one years old, in order to preserve the remembrance of some of the monumental antiquities which barbarous zeal had destroyed. The reckless character of these ravages has thus been exhibited in a description made on the spot and at the moment, by one who suffered in his person, property, and health. Thus the knight lived in high reputation, till he was seized with a colic, which, after having tortured him for about a week, put an end to his life at Norwich, on his birthday, October 19th, 1682, having completed his 77th year. Some of his last words were expressions of submission to the will of God, and fearlessness of death. He lies buried in the Church of St. Peter Mancroft, within the rails at the east end of the chancel, with this inscription on a mural monument, placed in the south pillar of the altar:— M. S. HIC SITUS EST THOMAS BROWNE, M.D. ET MILES. Ao 1605. LONDONI NATUS GENEROSA FAMILIA APUD UPTON IN AGRO CESTRIENSI ORIUNDUS. SCHOLA PRIMUM WINTONIENSI, POSTEA IN COLL. PEMBR. APUN OXONIENSES BONIS LITERIS HAUD LEVITER IMBUTUS. IN URBE HAC NORDOVICENSI MEDICINAM ARTE EGREGIA, ET FŒLICI SUCCESSU PROFESSUS, SCRIPTIS, QUIBUS TITULI, RELIGIO MEDICI ET PSEUDODOXIA EPIDEMICA ALIISQUE PER ORBEM NOTISSIMUS VIR PIENTISSIMUS, INTEGERRIMUS, DOCTISSIMUS; OBIIT OCTOBR. 19, 1682. PIE POSUIT MŒSTISSIMA CONJUX Da DOROTH. BR.