A history of Shrewsbury School : from the Blakeway mss., and many other sources . h. The proposal was taken up warmly, and all classes vied with eachother in giving liberally, and shewing their gi-atitude for an eminent benefactorto the town, who, during his useful and honourable career laboured for theirgood in a life that was free from self-seeking. A sum of 800 guineas wassubscribed and a full length figure of the Bishop in his episcopal robes, theright hand hanging over the chair and the left supporting the head which isleaning in thought, was sculptured by F. , Esq., It is of
A history of Shrewsbury School : from the Blakeway mss., and many other sources . h. The proposal was taken up warmly, and all classes vied with eachother in giving liberally, and shewing their gi-atitude for an eminent benefactorto the town, who, during his useful and honourable career laboured for theirgood in a life that was free from self-seeking. A sum of 800 guineas wassubscribed and a full length figure of the Bishop in his episcopal robes, theright hand hanging over the chair and the left supporting the head which isleaning in thought, was sculptured by F. , Esq., It is of pure white Carraramarble, and rests on a pedestal of dove-colouredmarble from the Clee Hill. The following is theinscription :— SAMVELI BUTLER, S , EPISCOPO LICHFIELDENSI PRAESVLI PIO DILIGENTI DESIDERATO PKAECEPTORI IN PRIMIS DOCTO AC SOLLERTI CVIVS FAVSTIS ADMINISTRATA CONSILIIS SCHOLA REGIA SALuPIENSIS LITERARVM STVnilS LAVDEII OMNEM SVPERGRESSA EST DISCIPVLI MVNICIPES AMICI ET FAVTORES EIVS VIRO EGREGIE MERITO HONORIS EXEMPLIQVE CAVSA POSVERVNT 148 lu all public matters relating to the town at large, Bisliop Butler was aliberal helper, sparing neither labour nor means. On the formation of theShropshire and North Wales Natural History and Antiquarian Society hewas elected its first president. He was a Fellow of the Eoyal andAntiquarian Societies, the Royal Society of Literature, the Royal GeographicalSociety, and the Cambridge University Philosophical Society. After hisdeath his marvellous collection of Antiquities, Etruscan vases, cabinets ofGreek and Roman coins, antique gems and other treasures were disposed ofby auction. A similar fate befell his extraordinarily choice Library, which madeeven the noted Thomas Frognall Dibdin wonder with astonishment at therarieties displayed. What more can be added before closing this brief notice of the distin-guished Scholar, the beloved friend and master, whose thoughts were alwaysof the School he loved s
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