3 0 ▁November ▁ 1 7 5 0 ▁at ▁Ro chester , ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁church ▁of ▁Stock bury . ▁He ▁had ▁supported ▁Thomas ▁H ear ne , ▁Brow ne ▁Will is ▁and ▁other ▁sch ol ars , ▁and ▁gave ▁medical ▁aid ▁to ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁poor ▁in ▁his ▁district . ▁ ▁Works ▁A ▁student ▁of ▁the ▁architecture , ▁anti qu ities , ▁and ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁county ▁of ▁Kent . ▁Thor pe ▁made ▁collections ▁that ▁were ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 9 ▁by ▁his ▁son ▁as ▁Reg istr um ▁Ro ff ense . ▁The ▁book ▁contains ▁char ters ▁given ▁in ▁full , ▁monument al ▁ins cri ptions , ▁and ▁other ▁historical ▁materials . ▁An ▁index ▁to ▁the ▁ins cri ptions ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 , ▁edited ▁by ▁Frederick ▁Arthur ▁Cris p . ▁ ▁Thor pe ▁assist ed ▁Sir ▁Hans ▁Slo ane ▁in ▁the ▁publication ▁of ▁Philosoph ical ▁Trans actions , ▁and ▁published ▁there ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁July ▁ 1 7 0 4 ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁Slo ane ▁on ▁w orm s ▁in ▁the ▁heads ▁of ▁sheep . ▁He ▁edited ▁the ▁It in era ▁Al p ina ▁T ria ▁of ▁Johann ▁Jakob ▁Sche uch zer , ▁and ▁published ▁a ▁sheet ▁of ▁lands ▁contrib ut ory ▁to , ▁and ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁stat utes ▁related ▁to , ▁Ro chester ▁bridge . ▁Some ▁of ▁his ▁letters ▁were ▁preserved ▁in ▁the ▁Slo ane ▁collection . ▁ ▁Family ▁Thor pe ▁married ▁Elizabeth , ▁daughter ▁of ▁John ▁Wood house ▁of ▁Sh