OneoftheexileshadbeensohappyastobearachiefpartintherestorationoftheRoyalhouse。Allthattheothercouldnowdowastodieassertingtherightsofthathousetothelast。A
fewweeksafterthisletterwaswrittenAtterburydied。Hehadjustcompletedhisseventiethyear。
HisbodywasbroughttoEngland，andlaid，withgreatprivacy，underthenaveofWestminsterAbbey。Onlythreemournersfollowedthecoffin。Noinscriptionmarksthegrave。ThattheepitaphwithwhichPopehonouredthememoryofhisfrienddoesnotappearonthewallsofthegreatnationalcemeteryisnosubjectofregret:fornothingworsewaseverwrittenbyColleyCibber。
ThosewhowishformorecompleteinformationaboutAtterburymayeasilycollectitfromhissermonsandhiscontroversialwritings，fromthereportoftheparliamentaryproceedingsagainsthim，whichwillbefoundintheStateTrials，fromthefivevolumesofhiscorrespondence，editedbyMrNichols，andfromthefirstvolumeoftheStuartpapers，editedbyMrGlover。
Averyindulgentbutaveryinterestingaccountofthebishop’spoliticalcareerwillbefoundinLordMahon’svaluableHistoryofEngland……