e ▁spent ▁much ▁time ▁at ▁Charles ▁II ' s ▁court . ▁About ▁ 1 6 8 6 ▁he ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁gone ▁abroad ▁with ▁a ▁relative ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁appointed ▁amb assador ▁by ▁James ▁II , ▁but ▁decl ined ▁to ▁accept ▁the ▁office ▁perman ently . ▁On ▁returning ▁to ▁England ▁he ▁married ▁Eli an or , ▁only ▁daughter ▁and ▁he ir ess ▁of ▁Sir ▁William ▁P arg iter , ▁of ▁Great worth , ▁North am pt ons hire , ▁and ▁wid ow ▁of ▁Sir ▁Henry ▁Der ing . ▁ ▁She ▁died ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁July ▁ 1 6 9 6 , ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁Great worth ▁Church , ▁where ▁an ▁ins cription , ▁composed ▁by ▁her ▁husband , ▁remains . ▁After ▁his ▁wife ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 6 9 6 , ▁How e ▁lived ▁in ▁se clusion ▁in ▁the ▁country , ▁chief ly ▁dev oting ▁himself ▁to ▁religious ▁med itation . ▁▁ ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁February ▁ 1 7 4 2 , ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁v ault ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁children ▁in ▁Great worth ▁Church . ▁A ▁monument ▁there ▁was ▁ere cted ▁to ▁his ▁memory ▁by ▁his ▁grand d augh ter , ▁Leon ora ▁Bath urst . ▁ ▁Works ▁ ▁Dev out ▁Med itations , ▁or , ▁A ▁Collection ▁of ▁Th ought s ▁upon ▁Relig ious ▁and ▁Philosoph ical ▁Sub ject s ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 1 , ▁nine ▁years ▁after ▁How e ' s ▁death . ▁This