MOREL, Frederic, son of the preceding, and still more celebrated than his father, was professor and interpreter to the king, and printer in ordinary for the Hebrew, Greek, Latin, and French languages. He was so devoted to study, that when he was told his wife was at the point of death, he would not stir till he had finished the sentence which he had begun. Before it was finished, he was informed that she was ac-
tually dead; I am sorry for it, (replied he coldly), she was an excellent woman. This printer acquired great reputation from the works which he published, which were very numerous and beautifully executed. From the manuscripts in the king's library, he published several treatises of St Basil, Theodoret, St Cyrille; and he accompanied them with a translation. His edition of the works of Ecumenius and Aretas, in 2 vols. folio, is much esteemed. In short, after distinguishing himself by his knowledge in the languages, he died June 27. 1630, at the age of 78. His sons and grandsons followed the same profession.