. The Saturday magazine . M^U^^int^^ lo^., 1833. S Prick1 Onb Pbiwy. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE COMMITTEE OF GENERAL LITERATURE AND EDUCATION. APPOINTED BY THE SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE. NATIONAL STATUES. No. Among the worthies of this country, who, after asuccessful and honourahle employment of theirtalent in life, have generously consulted the advan-tage of generations to come after them, few namesappear more conspicuous than that at the head ofthis memoir. Sir Thomas Gresham, the founder of Gresham Vol. IL College and of the Royal Exchange, London,was horn in that city
. The Saturday magazine . M^U^^int^^ lo^., 1833. S Prick1 Onb Pbiwy. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE COMMITTEE OF GENERAL LITERATURE AND EDUCATION. APPOINTED BY THE SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE. NATIONAL STATUES. No. Among the worthies of this country, who, after asuccessful and honourahle employment of theirtalent in life, have generously consulted the advan-tage of generations to come after them, few namesappear more conspicuous than that at the head ofthis memoir. Sir Thomas Gresham, the founder of Gresham Vol. IL College and of the Royal Exchange, London,was horn in that city about the year 1518, the secondson of Sir Richard Gresham, who served the office ofsherifiF in 1531, and that of Lord Mayor in 1537. Gresham received a liberal educaticm, and wassent to GonviU Hall, now Caius College, Cambridge,where he acquired the character of a scholar, a« 226 THE SATURDAY MAGAZINE. [June 15, we find him afterwards mentioned in high terms ofpraise by Dr. Caius, who styles him that nobleand most learned merchant. On leaving the Uni-versity, he was placed with his uncle, Sir JohnGrcsham, an eminent citizen: and, having after-wards been admitted a member of the Mercerscompany, he continued, with a steady
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