SIR RICHARD, a physician, and voluminous writer of theological, poetical, and physical works, was born in Wiltshire. Having early declared in favour of the Revolution, King William, in 1697, chose him one of his physicians in ordinary, and conferred on him the honour of knighthood. On Queen Anne's accession, Sir Richard was also appointed one of her physicians, which office he held for some time. Dryden and Pope treated the poetical performances of Blackmore with great contempt; and in a note in the Dunciad we are informed that his "indefatigable muse produced no less than six epic poems: Prince and King Arthur, in twenty books; Eliza, in ten; Alfred, in twelve; The Redeemer, in six; besides Job, in folio; the whole book of Psalms; The Creation, in seven books; the Nature of Man, in three books; and many more." But notwithstanding that Blackmore was greatly ridiculed by the wits, he is not without merit; and Addison, in the Spectator, has bestowed some liberal commendations on his Creation. It must be mentioned to his honour that he was a moral writer, and a warm advocate for virtue, at a time when an almost universal degeneracy prevailed. He died on the 9th October 1729.