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Oxford-road, coheiress of the late Henry
Fletcher, efq. of Tottenham.

7. Mr. Wm. Coring, of Portland-street, to Mifs Farrer, daughter of the late Mr. Tho. F. of Lawrence-lane.

B. Adams, efq. of Bucklershard, Hants, to Mifs De Burgh, of Southampton.

At Milbourn St. Andrew's, the Hon. Archibald Stuart, fecond fon of the Earl of Moray, to Mils Cornelia Pleydell, youngest daughter of Edmund Morton P. efq. of Milbourn St. Andrew's.

Edward Chefelden, efq. of Somerby, co. Leicester, to Mifs Dickinson, of Belton, co. Rutland, eldest daughter of the late Rev. Charles D. rector of Ouston and Carlton, co. Leicester (fee vol. LVII. p. 90).

9. At Seifton, co. Nottingh. Mr. Clarke, an opulent farmer, of Keddington, co. Lincoln, to Mifs Morrell, of Selfton.

12. At Bush-hall, Mr. S. Perks, of Walfall, to Mifs E. Gardner, of Lane End Pottery.

14. At Iflington, Mr. Charles Jenkins, of Stouting, Kent, to Mifs Schirr, of Islington.

At Fawley, Bucks, Edw. Cooper, efq. of Sunning, Berks, to Mifs Powys, only daugh. of Philip Lybbe P. efq. of Hardwicke, Oxon. 18. Henry Howard, efq. of Corby-caftie, to Mifs Neave, fecond daughter of Rich. N. efq. of Albemarle-street.

John David Rolt, efq. of the Navy-office, to Mifs Butt, eldest daughter of Peter B. efq. clerk of the furvey at Deptford dockyard.

21. John Polhill, efy. late captain in the 15th regiment of dragoons, to Mifs Bennett, of Walthamstow.

Mr. Willington, merchant, of London, to Mifs Henflow, eldest daughter of Sir Jn. H. furveyor of the navy.

At Northampton, Rev. Wm. Guttridge Edwards, B. A. chaplain to Dr. Percy, bishop of Dromore, to Mifs Edwards, eldest daughter of John E. efq. late of Northampton.

22. By fpecial licence, Right Hon. Henry Dundas, fecretary of state for the home department, to Lady Jane Hope.

23. Mr. Ewen Cameron, of New Londonstreet, to Mifs Catharine Fortefcue, daughter of the late Capt. F. H. T. of the royal navy. 27. At Exeter, Richard Stephens, efq. to Mifs Eliza Hole.

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rica, aged 98, Mr. Webber Groves j who had written, with much credit and approbation, prior to the American Revolution, "On the Commercial Intercourse be wween Great Britain and America;" and which was improved on afterwards by the celebrated Dr. Franklin.

4. At Kingiton in Jamaica, Capt. Francis Wemyls, fon of the late Hon. James W. of Weryfs.

7. At Isleworth, in Middlesex, in his 93d year, after lying near four months in an GENT. MAG. March, 1793.

helpless, melancholy Gituation, the Rev. John Taylour, LL.D. He was born in England, and educated at the university of Dublin, where he took his degrees. When he entered into orders, he was appointed chaplain to the Earl of Rofcommon; but, though a very fincere approver of the doctrines and difcipline of the Established Church, never was poffeffed of any ecclefiaftical preferment. On the death of his uncle, who left him a plentiful fortune, he returned to England, married Mifs Margaret Sparrow, of Fleet-street, and settled at Isleworth, where he lived to the time of his death, generally beloved by his neighbours, and a numreous and refpectable acquaintance, for his great hofpitality, benevolence, and chearfulness. He had an only fon, who died a young man. Dr. T. has left his eftate in Ireland to his nephew for life; and, if he dies without iffue, to the Dublin Society for promoting Protestant Charity-schools; about 2000l. in legacies to his fervants, &c. sool. to the Ifleworth charity-school; and the intereft of fool to increase the quantity of bread diftributed every Sunday morning, after divine fervice, to the poor of that parith; and to different perfons, for their lives, annuities to the amount of about rrool. the interest of money in the funds. As the annuitants die, the annuities fall to the governors of Queen Anne's bounty for augmenting small livings in England and Wales.

19. At Jamaica, Geo. Hobart, efq. a ma giftrate of the par ifh of St. Andrew, and one of the mafters in the high Court of Chancery.

Feb. 7. At Bedford, after a long illness, of a deep dropfy, Mrs. Theed, wife of Tho. T.efq.

10. At Upper Haddon, near Bakewell, co. Derby, aged 80, Efther Elliott. On the 17th, aged 90, Edward Elliott, her husband. Alfo, at the fame time and place, aged 82, Jofeph Willgoose.

12. At the manfe at Lanforgon, in the 82d year of his age, and sad of his miniftry, the Rev. George Byon, minister of that parish.

19. After a fhort illness, at his house in the Church-yard, Exeter, Edward Drewe, efq. late major in the 35th regiment, fincerely regretted by his numerous friends, and an acquaintance almost univerfal. His fpirit, his genius, and his learning, endeared him to every circle; and he could number among his friends not only literary men, but the fashionable, the elegant, and the polite. His bravery was very eminently diftinguished at Bunker's-hill, where he was feverely wounded, and in many other engagements in America; nor would his country have loft his fervices but for a series of the bafeft and most infidious artifices. He retired without any imputation on his honour or courage, cultivating thofe literary talents which he eminently poffeffed in the fociety of the friends he loved.

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After eating a hearty breakfast, Mr. Wm. Humphry, brewer, at Chichester.

20. At the Milton of Buchanan, in Scot land, aged 104, Duncan M'Cullum. He was by trade a weaver, and could walk with eafe so miles a day.

At Perry-hill, near Durham, Lionel Vane, efq. brother to the Rev. Sir Henry V. bart. prebendary of Durham.

At Chatham, after a long illness, Mrs. Abbott, wife of Mr. James A. grocer there.

21. At his feat, Landough-castle, co. Glamorgan, Thomas Edmonds, etq. in the commiffion of the peace for the faid county, and colonel in the first regiment of foot guards. : 22. At Combe St. Nicholas, co. Somerset, aged 80, the Rev. Chriftopher Tatchell, upwards of 50 years vicar of that place, and rector of Stockley-English, Devon.

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In his 71ft year, John King, efq. of Athby de la Laund, co. Lincoln.

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23. After a long and painful illness, Mrs. Elizabeth Kellett, wife of Mr. Thomas K. of St. Martin's-lane, much refpected by all who knew her.

In Stafford-freet, Dublin, Cha. Stewart, efq. M. P. in the Irish parliament for the County of Cavan.

poffeffion of the above livings upwards of 53 years, and was able to read the fmallest print, without the affiftance of glaffes during the whole period.

25. At Lanton, in Northumberland, in his, 84th year, Alexander Davifon, efq. in the commiflion of the peace for that county.

At Derby, aged 107, Mr. Congreve, formerly a schoolmaster of repute.

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At the fame place, aged 91, Mrs. Elizabeth Palmer.

26. Suddenly, univerfally regretted, the Rev. Thomas Vernon, M.A. rector of Lower Areley, co. Worcester, and one of his Majesty's juftices of the peace:

"A, man eftimable for every focial virtue; benevolent without oftentation; religious without hypocr7, and truly charitable without a with to have it known.

With a difpofition to make every one happy, he courted every occafion.

He was humane, compaffionate,
and fnfceptible of the tendereft feelings.
After a temperate and well-fpent life,
he left this tranfitory world without a figh,
at the advanced age of eighty-one;
eyer fulfilling the whole of his parochial duties
with the most exemplary and scrupulous
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more than fifty-four years.
Reader,

he died but to live.

Redeemer,

he now treads the manfions of Heaven
in blifs and immortality,

the fure reward of every good and pious man."
He was prefented to the rectory of Areley
in 1738, by Robert Vernon, rector of Mart-
ley, in the fame county.

In Catharine-street, Strand, Mr. Joha Gould, wine and brandy merchant.

At Edinburgh, of a malignant fever, caught during his attendance on the hofpital in that city, Mr. James Perciva', student of phyfick, and fou of Dr. P. of Manchefter.His amiable and engaging manners endeared him to a numerous and respectable acquaint- Placing a juft confidence in the merits of his ance; and his extraordinary attainments in literature and the knowledge of his profeffion may leave the world to regret that it has been thus prematurely deprived of a man capable of becoming one of its brighteft ornaments. To an ufual fund of acquired knowledge he added vigour of intellect and ease of communication, benevolence of difpofition, and urbanity of manners. In the attainment of knowledge he tempered the ardour of youth with the wildom of maturer years. His learning was comprehenfive in extent, and exact in detail. What he read, heard, br faw, he admitted not with fervile or indifcriminate approbation; but the fores of a tenacious memory were fubmitted to a fceptical and rigourous examination before they were received as maxims of fpeculative truth, or adopted as ruies of practical application. Of fuch a youth it may be lamented that his ife was not fpared to perpetuate his talents; and, from the number of his intimates, it is to be hoped that fome will Step forth to refque the memory of his virtues from the oblivion of the grave.

At Carlifie, in his Soth year, the Rev. J. Parish, M. a. many years member of the cathedral church in that city.

24. At Edinburgh, Dr. George Monro, late his Majefly's pavúcian at Minorca.

At Henly, in his 85th year, Rev. Philip, Lawrence, vicar of that place, and rectar of Ath-Bocking, both in Suffolk. lie was in

At his father's houfe in London, Leicester Curzon, youngest fon of Penn Afsheton C. efq. one of the knights of the thire for the County of Leicester.

27. After a few days illness, Stephen Pitt, efq. of Camden-house, Kensington.

28. At Clifton, near Briftol, Mifs Mary Cartwright, youngest daughter of the late Wm. C. efq. of Ayuho, co. Northampton.

Lately, at her lodgings in Bath, Barbara She was Countefs-dowager of Caithness. daughter of Mr. Sinclair, relict of William tenth Earl, and mother of the present Earl, who is her younger fon.

Aged 82, George Dennis, efq. of Newington Butts.

At Drumdryan, near Edinburgh, at an advanced age, fpent in piety, pain, and trial, Mrs. Coke, wife of Mr. C. brewer.

At Lench, co. Worcester, in his 101ft year, Wm. Nicolls, a labouring man, defcended from Rich. N. ftudent of Magdalen-col lege, Oxford, in the reign of James I. and. one of the diftinguished poets of that period.

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At Pennar, near Cardigan, Rev. Jn. Jones, M.A. late of Jefus-college, Oxford, and rector of Llanver Orchllwyn, Cardiganshire.

Mr. George Jarvis, an eminent leatherfelier on Snow-hill, London. His remains were interred, Feb. 28, in the parish-church of Bredwardine, of which he was a native. To the three parishes of Bredwardine, Staun ton upon Wye, and Letton, he has left the intereft of 30,000l. in truft, for ever, to the bishop of Hereford and the county members. At Bristol, Sir Robert Murray, bart.

At Healing, co. Lincoln, aged 81, Rev. John Parkjafon, rector of that parish, and of Wold Newton, in the fame county, who, by his moderate demand of tythes, and his worthy conduct through life, gained himfelf the particular cfteem of his parishioners. At Boston, after a very lingering illness, Henry Hare Hart, efq.

At Wellingore, co. Lincoln, aged 84, Rebecca Skinner. Her hufband, William Skinner, died about fix weeks before, aged 82. They had been married 59 years.

At Little Totteridge-hall, Bucks, aged 102, Mr. Robert Williams.

Rev. Mr. Kinsman, 30 years minister of the Methodist meeting at Plymouth, highly respected and much lamented, and a strenuous friend to the King and Conftitution of Old England.

At Oakham, in Surrey, Mr. Thomas Free⚫land, fon of the late Mr. Henry F.

At Bath, Col. Alex. Champion, late commander in chief of Calcutta in Bengal.

Mrs. Eliz. Brinley, widow of Mr. Thomas B. formerly of Boston, in New England.

At Haflebeach, co. Northampton, Rev. Mr. Wykes, in the commiffion of the peace for that county.

Michael Southcote, efq. a few years ago well known in the county of Devon; whofe happy, gay, and convivial difpofition gilded many a focial hour. When in the funfhine of profperity, he was feen linked in friendly intercourfe with the great and affluent.

March.. At Enfield, aged 89, Mr. Baker, formerly a manufacturer of neat's foot oil for curriers.

At Mile-end, Mrs. Anne Snelgrave, a maiden lady.

At Guildford, Surrey, Mr. John Bates. 1. In Coningfby's hofpital at Hereford, in his 92d year, Mr. Richard Perkins.

Mr. Francis-Roger Lucadou, merchant, of Throgmorton-ftreet.

At Llanidloes, in Montgomeryshire, Valentine Jones, efq. late furgeon of the it troop of horse-guards, and many years furgeon to the Welsh Charity-fchool.

Aged 29, Edmund Rolfe Finch, efq. deputy clerk of the peace for the county of Norfolk.

2. At Chertfey, Surrey, in his 83d year, Mr. Clark, father of Mr. Alderman C, of London.

At Bath, Sir Geo. Montgomery-Metham, knt.

At the houfe of her brother-in-law, the Bishop of Ely, in Dover-street, Lady Dover, widow of the late Baron, to whom the was married in 1783, and who died Dec. 2, 1792 (fee vol. LXII. p. 1155). Her Ladyship was first married to the late Baron de Boetzelaar, formerly first noble of the province of Holland, by whom she has left iffue the Counters of Hompufch, to whom the greater part of her fortune, which is very confiderable, defcends. The fright fhe fuftained by a fire which happened at her Ladyship's houfe, on Jan. 31 laft (see p. 180), added to her infir mities and great age, the being near 80, is fuppofed to have accelerated her death. The gallant defender of Williamstadt is her nephew.

3. Mrs. Griffith, wife of Mr. Thomas G. auctioneer, of Blackman-street, Southwark. At Luxemburgh, the hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst.

Aged 100, Hannah Cooke, in the Morledge, Derby.

4. At his feat at Vernon, on the banks of the Seine, Louis-Jofeph-Marie de Bourbon Penthievre, grand admiral of France, and a defcendant of Louis XIV. The murder of his daughter-in-law, the Princefs de Lamballe, butchered on the 2d of September last, brought on him the moft profound grief. The affaf nation of the King added to his affliction; and Religion alone enabled him fo long to fupport his complicated calamities This illuftrious character was one of the richest fubjects in Europe. Before the Revolution his annual income amounted to five millions of livres, two of which be loft in confequence of the Rebellion. He was the father of the poor, and expended his immenfe property in refcuing them from diftrefs.

The hiftorian's pencil will dwell with delight on his character. Monfieur de Penthievre was born at Rambouillet, Nov. 16, 1725; married the Princess of Efte in 1744, who died in 1754, and by whom he had two children, the Prince de Lamhalle and the virtuous confort of the vicious Orleans, who is to inherit the great fortune of her departed father, as, very fortunately, the obtained, two days before, a partial divorce, a menså et thoro, from her husband: by which means he is not entitled to a livre of the legacy; but, as foon as he was informed that the Duke was dead, he fent down his emiflaries, to put feals on all the effects.

At Bristol, fuddenly, Richard Fydell, efq. marchant.

Mr. Jof. Parker, of Stoke Newington, gent. formerly steward to the late Mrs. Abney, who appointed him one of her executors.

At Greenwich, aged 84, Mr. Wm. Mouat, of Thornton-row.

At his houfe at the Barton, near Hereford, in his 79th year, the Rev. Digby Cotes, M.A. (formerly of Magdalen hall, Oxon, where lie proceeded M.A. 1741); upwards of 52 years rector of Dore, and vicar of Bromyard, in

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that county. For many years he was a very able and active magiftrate, and occafionally attended the county-feffions as chairman, a fituation he filled with great credit. With the advantage of fuperior abilities he was fortunate in having them nurtured and improved under the care of his relation and friend, the celebrated Lord Digby, William, who died 1752, with whom he occafionally refided, fome years of the early part of his life, at Coleshill, in Warwickshire. Of the many inftances of kindnefs and attention he received from this distinguished patron he ever entertained the most lively and grateful remembrance. From fo bright an example he was induced to exert and improve those talents which have fince rendered him an ornament to fociety, and the delight of his friends. After finishing his education at Oxford, where his father Digby (who was of All Souls, and proceeded A. M. 1711) was vice-chancellor, about 1738 he married, and foon after was prefented to the living of Dore, by his relation, the late Duchefs of Beaufort, daughter of Viscount Scudamore, of Homme Lacy, and mother of the prefent Duchefs of Norfolk +. As the fituation of Dore was defirable for retirement and ftudy, it foon became Mr. Cotes's favourite refidence. Here he bred up a large famiy, and pursued his ftudies with a perfeverance that has fince rendered him diftinguished as a scholar and an accomplished gentleman. To a mind ftored with a critical knowledge in the languages, and much Oriental learning, were added a tafte and skill in mufick and drawing, which, with experiments in natural philofophy, he often amufed himself in his retirement, and entertained his friends who vifited him. Nor was he lefs fuccessful in the ftudy and practice of hotany, as his garden adjoining his parfonage at Dore has often thewn specimens of the most rare and curious plants. In a Imall part of the remains of the abbey of Dore he fitted up a fhop, where he exercifed his fkill in mechanicks. An attack of the stone and gravel rendering him unable to travel on horseback, he removed from Dore to Hereford, where he refided 8 years. To a

*Lettice, youngest daughter of Kildare fecond Lord Digby, who died 1653, was married to Charles Cotes, of Woodcot in Shropshire, ef and Dr. Wriothefley Digby, younger fon of William fifth Ld. Digby, and great-grandfon of Kildare, married Mary, daughter of John Cotes, of the fame place, efq. and his fifter Frances, married James Cates, efq. of the fame place, where his family were fettled early in the reign of Henry VIII.

+ The re endowment and repair of this chii ch, by her grace's ancestor,was recorded by one of Mr. C's predeceffors in "A View "of the antient and prefent State of the "Churches of Dore, Home Lacy, and "Hempsted, &c." 410, 1727.

chearful and communicative were added the most pleasing manners, which readered his company fought and admired by the youth and aged, by whom he will be long remembered with regret. Of his tafte and skill in his favourite art of drawing he has left many pleafing specimens. Of mufi. cal inftruments the violoncello he preferred. An opinion of his knowledge in mufick may be formed from the perufal of a fermon he preached (and, at the request of the stewards, published) in 1756, at the meeting of the three choirs at Hereford. Another affize fermon, preached at Hereford in July 1771, before the judges Afton and Afhhurst, and fince publifhed, may at this time be read with advantage, as the true fpirit of liberty is very well defined.As Mr. C's age increafed, his diforder became more violent, and baffled all medical skill. He fuffered pain with the utmost førtitude, and met his approaching diffolution with refignation. On Friday the 8th, his remains were interred in a family-vault in the abbey. church at Dore, attended by many friends and relations.

5. At Stonehoufe, near Plymouth, whither the had been carried by her anxious parents for the benefit of a milder air, aged 16, Mifs Rooper, only daughter of John R. efq. of Berkhampstead-caftle, Herts.

6. About a mile from Folkstone, as he was efcorting fome French prisoners to Dover, Richard Barry, seventh Earl of Barrymore, of the kingdom of Ireland. member in the British parliament for Heytesbury, Wilts, and an officer in the 2d or Queen's regiment. His Lordship's deathy was accidental and almoft fudden. His fervant was driving the curricle in which his Lordship fat smoking a pipe of tobacco. A loaded fufee, which was placed between them, had gradually flipped down to the bottom, and, by a fudden jerk, went off, and lodged its contents in his Lordship's head, entering at his cheek, and coming out at the upper part of his fcull. His remains were privately interred at Wargrave, in Berkshire, where he had a feat, his friends having fome serious apprehenfions of a ftoppage. He was born Aug. 14, 1769, and fucceeded his father 1773

Of a lingering illness, which the fuffered with uncommon fortitude, Mifs Sperling, youngest daughter of Henry S. elq of Dyneshall, in Great Maplefted, Ellex.

Rev. Mr. Wm. Slocombe, rector of Oake, curate of Hillfarrance, and in the commiffion of the peace for Somerfetthire.

After a lingering and painful decline, aged 66, Wm. Smith, efq. of Headington hill, in the suburbs of the city of Oxford.

7. At her house in New-Atreet, Springgardens, the Hon. Mrs. Drummond, widow of John D. efq. banker, at Charing-croís.

At Tring, Herts, in his 59th year, after a lingering decline, Mr. Wm. Bayley, late an eminent furgeon there. His reputation was

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8. At Walthamstow, the infant fon of Capt. Agnew.

9. At Iflington, Mr. Slack, cotton-merch. of Newgate-ftreet.

At his house in Bedford-row, in his 74th year, Archibald Hamilton, efq, many years an eminent printer in Fleet-street, and at Oxford. He will long be remembered as a valuable contributor to the literary interests of his time, and as a man whose focial qualities, well-informed mind, and communicasive difpofition, had endeared him to a numerous circle of friends, and render his death a fubject of unfeigned regret. He was the original printer (and, we believe, the projector) of "The Critical Review." Mr. H. has left one daughter. By his only fon, who died Oct. 6, 1792 (fee vol. LXII. p. 964) he has left feveral grandchildren and great grandchildren.

10. In Upper Brook-street, Mrs. Dolphin, widow of John D. efq. of Eyford, co. Gloucefter.

Aged 83, Robert Butury, efq, of Gilston, co. Herts.

11. At his feat in Berwickshire, aged 82, John Spottiswoode, efq. of Spottifvoode. He was the third in lineal descent from Sir Robert Sportifwoode, prefident of the Court of Seffion, and fecretary of state to Charles I.; and fourth from John Spottiswoode, archbiShop of St. Andrew's, and lord high chancellor of Scotland.

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At his houfe in Holles-ftreet, Cavendishfquare, Sir Robert Lawley, bart. M. P. for the county of Warwick. He was married to the fifter of Beilby Thompfon, efq. M.P. for Heydon; and is fucceeded in title and estate by his only fon, an officer in the guards.

Aged 82, William Ponsonby Earl of Befborough, Viscount Duncannon, Baron Befborough in Ireland, Baron Ponsonby of Syfonby in England, a trustee of the British Mufeum, and vice-admiral of Munster. He married, 1739, Caroline, eldest daughter of William Duke of Devonshire; and by her, who died Jan. 20, 1760, had iffue four fons, who died young, Frederick Vilcount Duncannon, born Jan. 24, 1758, and married, Nov. 23, 1780, to Henrietta-Frances Spencer, fecond daughter of John Earl Spencer, who is M.P. for Knaresborough, and fucceeds him in titles and estates; and four daughters, three dead, and the youngest married to William Earl Fitzwilliam. His Lordship was born about 1711, and, after a polite education at home, improved himself by vifiting the courts of many foreign princes. He refurned to England in 1739, and before the end of that year was appointed fecretary to

William, third Duke of Devon, then lørd lieutenant of Ireland. In 1741 he was fworn of the privy council of that kingdom, was returned to parliament for the county of Kilkenny, as he was, 1741-2, for the town of Derby, for which corporation he was again returned in 1747. June 24, 1746, he was appointed one of the commiffioners of the admiralty, and held that place till 1754, when he was chofen for Saltash, but vacated that feat on becoming a commiffioner of the treafury. He was afterwards elected for Harwich, which he reprefented till the death of his father, 1758. June 2, 1759, he was declared joint poftmaster-general, which he refigned in 1762, and was reinftated in 1765, but chose to refign again the following year. His remains were interred in the family-vault of the Dukes of Devonshire, in All Saints church, Derby,

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12. Edw. Atkins, efq. of Weft Smithfield, a gentleman of confidérable property.

13. At the houfe of Mr. Eamonfon, at Bush-hill, Edmonton, the infant fon of Sam. Boddington, efq.

14. At Bourn, Mr. Parnham, musician.

16. At his chambers in Gray's-inn, Wm. Brimage, efq, barrister at law. He was an American loyalist, and by his attachment to his King and country forfeited his profeffion, with an handsome fortune.

17. In Scotland-yard, Whitehall, in her 32d year, Mifs Charlotte-Anne Pegge, the only daughter of Samuel Pegge, efq. one of the grooms of the King's most honourable privy chamber. This amiable young lady was the grand-daughter of the Rev. Samuel Pegge, LL.D. rector of Whittington, in Derbyshire, &c. and the fifter of Chriftopher Pegge, M.D. reader in anatomy at Oxford.

19. Mrs. Nicoll, relict of Francis Carter N. efq. of St. Albans. She left the world infinitely regretted, not only by a large circle of acquaintance, but (which is ftill a' more speaking evidence of departed merit) by the poor and indigent, whofe wants her benevolence pitied, and her charity abundantly relieved.

20. At his feat at Cane-Wood, near Hampstead, in his 89th year, the Right hon. William Murray, earl of Mansfield, 4th of the fix fons of David 5th Viscount Stormont, and Margery, the only daughter of David Scot. He was a Knight of the Thistle, a governor of the Charter-house, a trustee of the British Museum, and one of his Majefty's Privy Council. About a week before he died, he fell into that kind of calm infenfibility which made those about him think he had expired fooner than he really did.Juft before that took place, lord Stor mont having occafion to confult him on a law-cafe now pending in the House of Lords, faid, his ideas and recollections were perfectly clear. He repeatedly defired and commanded that no cataplafm blifters, or other methods, should be tried to recover him

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