Note 321 — Chapter XI
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Diary and Correspondence of Dr. John Worthington, i. 360, August 20, 1661. Samuel Hartlib was the son of a Polish refugee who lived in Prussia. He came to England in 1630, and devoted his time and fortune to the promotion of literature and science. Milton speaks highly of him in his Treatise on Education. Hartlib was reduced to poverty soon after the Restoration.