Above all, he was insatiably greedy of praise, and liked it best when it was of the coarsest and rankest quality.

But, in 1693, these faults were less offensive than they became a few years later.
With Russell, Somers and Montague, was closely connected, during a quarter of a century a fourth Whig, who in character bore little resemblance to any of them.

This was Thomas Wharton, eldest son of Philip Lord Wharton.

Thomas Wharton has been repeatedly mentioned in the course of this narrative.

But it is now time to describe him more fully.