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II O P T O N HAYNES, Esq.
ASSAY MASTER OF THE MINT,
Ob. Nov. 18, 1749. H£t. 77.
FROM AN ORIGINAL PAINTING IN THE POSSESSION OF THE REV.
DR. DISNEY.
HOPTON HAYNES, Efq. was born 1672. He was engaged up-
wards of fifty years in the mint, and during more than half that
time was Kings Afay-Mafler.
His firft appointment was probably to the office of Weigher and Theller,
and commenced fo early as 1696, the year when Sir Ifaac Newton became
Warden, In three years, Sir Ifaac was made Majler of the Mint, in
which place he continued to the time of his death, in 1727.
It has been prefamed, upon good authority, that much intercourfe and
a good underftanding fiibfifted between Sir Ifaac Newton and Mr. Haynes,
as well from their common attention to the fcriptures, and to the
liberty of each man judging for himfelf in matters of religion, as from
their conneflion in the fame public office.
The publication which has given deferved celebrity to the learning and
piety of Mr. Haynes, is entitled, “ The fcripture account of the attri-
0 bates and worffiip of God : and of the character and offices of Jefus
“ Chrift.” The firfl: edition of this work was faid, in the title page, to
be written by “ A candid enquirer after truthand was printed in
1750. It was in the prefs at the time of the author’s death, No-
vember 18th, 1749 ; and has been reprinted fo lately as 1790.*
The editor of the former edition of this work, gives the following
faithful account of his author: ei Mr. Haynes,” fays he, <e was a gen-
(t tieman of great worth and confiderable learning; a pious and good
“ man, who was defirous of worshipping God and forming his religious
“ notions according to the inflrudions of divine wifdom. Accordingly, he
* Printed for J. Johnfon, St. Paul’s Church-Yard, London.
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II O P T O N HAYNES, Esq.
ASSAY MASTER OF THE MINT,
Ob. Nov. 18, 1749. H£t. 77.
FROM AN ORIGINAL PAINTING IN THE POSSESSION OF THE REV.
DR. DISNEY.
HOPTON HAYNES, Efq. was born 1672. He was engaged up-
wards of fifty years in the mint, and during more than half that
time was Kings Afay-Mafler.
His firft appointment was probably to the office of Weigher and Theller,
and commenced fo early as 1696, the year when Sir Ifaac Newton became
Warden, In three years, Sir Ifaac was made Majler of the Mint, in
which place he continued to the time of his death, in 1727.
It has been prefamed, upon good authority, that much intercourfe and
a good underftanding fiibfifted between Sir Ifaac Newton and Mr. Haynes,
as well from their common attention to the fcriptures, and to the
liberty of each man judging for himfelf in matters of religion, as from
their conneflion in the fame public office.
The publication which has given deferved celebrity to the learning and
piety of Mr. Haynes, is entitled, “ The fcripture account of the attri-
0 bates and worffiip of God : and of the character and offices of Jefus
“ Chrift.” The firfl: edition of this work was faid, in the title page, to
be written by “ A candid enquirer after truthand was printed in
1750. It was in the prefs at the time of the author’s death, No-
vember 18th, 1749 ; and has been reprinted fo lately as 1790.*
The editor of the former edition of this work, gives the following
faithful account of his author: ei Mr. Haynes,” fays he, <e was a gen-
(t tieman of great worth and confiderable learning; a pious and good
“ man, who was defirous of worshipping God and forming his religious
“ notions according to the inflrudions of divine wifdom. Accordingly, he
* Printed for J. Johnfon, St. Paul’s Church-Yard, London.
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