The anatomy of melancholy, what it is, with all the kinds, causes, symptoms, prognostics, and several cures of it, in three partitions . chiefly at Oxford; where, in his chamber in Christ ChurchCollege, he departed this life, at or very near the time which he had some yearsbefore foretold, from the calculation of his own nativity, and which, says Wood, being exact, several of the students did not forbear to whisper among themselves,that rather than there should be a mistake in the calculation, he sent up his soulto heaven through a slip about his neck. Whether this suggestion is founded intrut
The anatomy of melancholy, what it is, with all the kinds, causes, symptoms, prognostics, and several cures of it, in three partitions . chiefly at Oxford; where, in his chamber in Christ ChurchCollege, he departed this life, at or very near the time which he had some yearsbefore foretold, from the calculation of his own nativity, and which, says Wood, being exact, several of the students did not forbear to whisper among themselves,that rather than there should be a mistake in the calculation, he sent up his soulto heaven through a slip about his neck. Whether this suggestion is founded intruth, we have no other evidence than an obscure hint in the epitaph hereafterinserted, which was written by the author himself, a short time before his body, with due solemnity, was buried near that of Dr. Robert Weston, in thenorth aisle which joins next to the ^oir of the cathedral of Christ Church, on the27th of January 1639-40. Over his grave was soon after erected a comely monu-ment, on the upper pillar of the said aisle, with his bust, painted to the life. Onthe right hand is the following calculation of his nativity:. Account of the Author. vg and under the bust, this inscription of his own composition:— Paucis notus, paucioribus ignotus, Hie jacet Democritus junior Cui vitam dedit et mortemMelancholiaOb. 8 Id. Jan. A. C. mdcxxxix. Arms:—Azure on a bend O. between three dogs heads O. a crescent G. A few months before his death, he made his will, of which the following is acopy: Extracted from the Registrt of the Prerogatite Court of Caxterburt. In nomine Dei Amen, August 15th One thousand six hundred thirty nine because there be somany casualties to which our life is subject besides quarrelling and contention which happen toour Successors after our Death by reason of unsettled Estates I Robert Burton Student of Christ-church Oxon. though my means be but small have thought good by this my last Will and Testa-ment to dispose of that little which I have and being
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