▁to ▁the ▁British ▁Museum ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 3 ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁foundation ▁collections . ▁ ▁Pat ron age , ▁politics ▁and ▁views ▁St illing f le et ▁had ▁to ▁wait ▁many ▁years ▁for ▁a ▁bishop ric , ▁a ▁fact ▁linked ▁to ▁his ▁dis f av our ▁at ▁Court ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 6 8 0 s . ▁He ▁never , ▁though , ▁lack ed ▁for ▁well - connected ▁pat rons . ▁The ▁first ▁was ▁Sir ▁Roger ▁Bur go y ne , ▁ 2 nd ▁Baron et , ▁a ▁bar r ister ▁and ▁MP ▁in ▁the ▁Long ▁Parliament , ▁in ▁whose ▁gift ▁was ▁S utton , ▁Bed ford shire , ▁his ▁living ; ▁followed ▁by ▁Francis ▁Pier rep ont , ▁a ▁Parliament arian ▁colon el ▁and ▁younger ▁brother ▁of ▁Henry ▁Pier rep ont , ▁ 1 st ▁Mar qu ess ▁of ▁Dor chester ▁( a ▁Royal ist ) ▁and ▁William ▁Pier rep ont ▁( like ▁Francis ▁a ▁Parliament arian ). ▁These ▁both ▁offered ▁him ▁t utor ing ▁positions . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁supported ▁by ▁Har b ott le ▁Gr im stone , ▁who ▁as ▁Master ▁of ▁the ▁Roll s ▁gave ▁him ▁a ▁pre aching ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁Roll s ▁Chap el . ▁ ▁The ▁transition ▁at ▁the ▁Rest oration ▁was ▁certainly ▁problem atic . ▁Earl ▁of ▁South am pton ▁presented ▁St illing f le et ▁to ▁St ▁Andrew , ▁Hol born . ▁Hum ph rey ▁Hen ch man , ▁Bishop ▁of ▁London , ▁employed ▁him ▁to ▁write ▁a ▁v ind ic