on 12 june 1625 henrietta maria landed at dover. charles i saw her for the first time on the 13th, and next day the king attended service in canterbury cathedral, when boys preached a sermon, which has been preserved. it is a poor performance, stilted and unreal as such sermons usually were; but it has the merit of being short. boys held the deanery of canterbury for little more than six years, and died among his books, suddenly, in september 1625. there is a monument to his uncle sir john boys 1535-1612 in the lady chapel of the cathedral.