▁advanced ▁age , ▁the ▁learned ▁and ▁ingen ious ▁Nicholas ▁Haw ks mo or , ▁E sq , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁greatest ▁Arch itect s ▁this ▁or ▁the ▁preceding ▁Century ▁has ▁produ c ' d . ▁His ▁early ▁skill ▁in , ▁and ▁Gen ius ▁for ▁this ▁noble ▁science ▁recommended ▁him , ▁when ▁about ▁ 1 8 ▁years ▁of ▁age , ▁to ▁the ▁favour ▁and ▁este em ▁of ▁his ▁great ▁master ▁and ▁prede cess or , ▁Sir ▁Christopher ▁W ren , ▁under ▁whom , ▁during ▁his ▁life , ▁and ▁for ▁himself ▁since ▁his ▁death , ▁he ▁was ▁concerned ▁in ▁the ▁ere ct ing ▁more ▁Public k ▁Ed ific es , ▁than ▁any ▁one ▁life , ▁among ▁the ▁modern s ▁at ▁least , ▁can ▁bo ast ▁of . ▁In ▁King ▁Charles ▁II ' s ▁reign , ▁he ▁was ▁employ ' d ▁under ▁Sir ▁Christopher ▁W ren , ▁in ▁the ▁stat ely ▁buildings ▁at ▁Win chester ; ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁like wise ▁in ▁all ▁the ▁other ▁public k ▁structures , ▁Pal aces ▁& c , ▁ere cted ▁by ▁that ▁great ▁Man , ▁under ▁whom ▁he ▁was ▁assist ing , ▁from ▁the ▁Begin ning ▁[ fact ually ▁wrong , ▁Haw ks mo or ▁was ▁ 1 4 ▁years ▁old ▁then ] ▁to ▁the ▁Fin ishing ▁of ▁that ▁grand ▁and ▁noble ▁Ed ifice ▁the ▁c athedral ▁of ▁St . ▁Paul ' s , ▁and ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁churches ▁re built ▁after ▁the ▁Fire ▁of ▁London . ▁At ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁Ch else a - Col lege ▁he ▁was ▁Deput