After  dinner  he  took  some  wine  with  biscuits,  but  I  was  obliged  soon  to
leave  him  for  a  while,  as  1  had  matters  to  settle  for  my  next  day's  jour-
ney. On  my  return  coffee  was  ready,  and  the  doctor  appeared  more
cheerful  (for  Mrs.  Cradock  was  always  rather  a  favourite  with  him) ;
and  in  the  course  of  the  evening  he  endeavoured  to  talk  and  remark  as
usual,  but  all  was  force.  He  stayed  till  midnight,  and  I  insisted  on
seeing  him  safe  home,  and  we  most  cordially  shook  hands  at  the  Temple

fate.    He  did  not  live  long  after  our  return  into  Leicestershire ;  and  I
ave  often  since  regretted  that  I  did  not  remain  longer  in  town  at  every
inconvenience."    pp.  468,  469.
His  death,  which  occurred  soon  after,  was  accelerated  bv  the
use  of  a  medicine  which  was  thought  to  be  inapplicable  to  his
case.  He  died  on  the  4th  of  April,  1774,  at  the  early  age  of
forty-five  years.
