King, Bishop of London, being accidentally present, thanked the judge for liisgood choice; but told him withal, that lie had deprived the university of a singular ornament. Besides liis constant preaching, lie liath left behind liim, many useful books, the witnesses of his piet}' and learning; and died, in the 59th year of his age, December 17, ir)31.

The following epitaph is engraven on his monument in Broughton church Northamptonshire :

KOBERTUS JACET niO I;0LT0^"^S,

CETERA XOVIT,

OCCUBITL'S DEFLENS ANGLIA TOTA

DIEM,

rKoius ET oPTiMrs nrjus, eo

CLESIJK ri'.JCCO

D0CTIS3IME lies Qn 17, DIE

DECEMF,.,

ASSO DNI, 1631, PLACIDE OBDOB

.MIVIT UJ DOMING."

Rev. Rn'.K-rt Bolton mar. Anne Biiyce of Kent, and left one son, Samuel and four iiaugiiieis. John Bolt')u, eide.-L brotiier ot the above liobert, mhi.iited his

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ritlu^r's property at Blackburu, and was living in 1032. Among the names of his diiliirca, all of which arc not preserved, we find Robert who was baptized at lihickbum in 1609, father to John baptized in the same place, in 163-2. John died about 1700, at Sheffield, Yorkshire, he mar. Anne, and left Robert, b. at lilackburn, 26 July, 16S8 ; and a da. Anne, who mar. Thomas Richmond. Robert emigrated from Sheffield to Pliiladelpliia, Peun., la 172C, and mar. Anue Curtis, widow of Robert Clay, on the 19th Feb., 1721. He was for many years warden of Christ church, Philadelphia. He d. June 25th, 1742 ; she d. .May 7th, 1747. Their children were ; 1, Robert, b. January 1st, 1722; 2, Anne; 3, Mary, mar. 1741, Hon. James Habersham of Savannah, Georgia ; 4, Rebecca d. Dec. 22, 1729 ; 5, Joseph, d. May 1, 1725 ; 6, John, b. 1725, d. ]May 20, 1726 ; 7, John, b. 1726; Joseph and Hannah, b. 20 June, 1727.