Collected Works of Thomas Hobbes

Excerpt from The Moral and Political Works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury: Never Before Collected Together; To Which Is Prefixed, the Author's Life, Extracted From That Said to Be Written by Himself, as Also From the Supplement to the Said Life by Dr. Blackbourne

In 160 3 he was entered of Mary Magdalen Hall in Oxford, of which Dr; Hujee' was then Principal, who was afterwards knighted, and became Chancellor of the Diocefe of Sali/bury a Man learned himfelf, and a true Patron of Letters. While at College, he was chiefly fupported by an Allowance fiom his Uncle, who was Alderman of Malme/bury, the chief Office in that Corporation, and who at his Death leftphi'ma fmall Annuity, that he might not be obliged to defert his Studies. In 1607 our Author took the Degree of Batchelor of Arts, which he compleated by Determination. The Year following, by the Recommendation of Mr. Job)? W'il/ziu fou then Principal of Magdalen Hall, he was taken into the Family of the Right Honourable fl'illiam Caoeuds Lord Hardwielze, foon after created Earl of De'voua jbire, in quality of Tutor to his Son i/villiam Lord Caveadi/b, with Whom being much of an Age, he was admitted into an extraordinary Degree of Intimacy, fo as not only to attend him at the Seafons fet apart for Study, but to be the Cpmpanion alfo 'of his vacant Hours, and a Sharer in the manly Sports of Hawking, Hunting, and other innocent Diverfions, to which that young Lord was much inclined.

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