GUY, THOMAS (1644-1724), founder of Guy's hospital, London, was the son of a lighterman and coal-dealer at South wark. After an apprenticeship of eight years with a bookseller, he, in 1668, began business on his own account. He dealt largely in Bibles, which were poorly and incorrectly printed in England. These he at first imported from Holland, but subsequently ob tained from the University of Oxford the privilege of printing. He died on Dec. 17, 1724. In 1707 he built three wards of St. Thomas's hospital. He erected Guy's hospital, leaving for its en dowment L219,449, and endowed other charities. He was M.P. for Tamworth from 1695 to 1707.