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(^06.] ('hiluaryofremarkahU Fnfons ; with Blographuai Anecdotes. 791
bf a deep recl'iir-, the eldttf! fon uf the late
kr. St?blc-s.
[ 5. At f'ort- an- Prince, rf the yellow fe-
er, D-i'ieK'l.'-'ke DcrnforJ, efq. A'h !'on
f Jufi.ili l>. efq. of OeiHfon!-io,"al, and _
laflirt iit ci'mmilTnry of accounts to :he ex-
Ipedi'U'n to St. Domirgo.
15. In his 64' !i year, Dwid Rittenhoufe,
(the Aa.i-rican plii'olopher. lie wr.s a native
iof P^niifylvania; ad, in the early part of.
his life, mingl d il)c purfiiitsof icicnce'with
jthff aclive etnploymcnts of a fv.rmer anjl a
!watcl!-m:ikcr. In 1769, he was ii;v:ted
jby the Americ.ii P!..toIi5|hxal Society to
■join a r;nrtiber,of gtntl iticii who were then
loccuiiied in making fome anrondmical o^>-
ifci vatiins ; wten he parti'.u'ailv di'^.in-
jgHiftied liimtcif hv the accuracy rf l-.is ca!-
jculations, and rh« compreliei^fiiv. <^f his
imir.d. He afterwards conftnii^ied an o!i-
fervatoiy, .v\!;i<h he fup.; rinie; iS'-.d in per-
fon, andvviich was th^ fonr:e of nriaiiy
f important <J ''covti it", a.-; w^i! asgrctly
tcdains ,tn il:e ger.Prat t'ifFufion • f ffiencc
in the Wvllcrr. Horld. Dnriii; the Amt-ri-
jican w<ir i ^. •>-"s an aflive alP 1 :ei- 1 f the
icauft of iiu. p^udt'nte. Since tbe '.c c' •-
fini' <f the peace, he fucC' ftiveiy lV'<
lof^'f^ of tir.-futer of l!;c itate of : o
■•■ -, ;md di^-edor of tlie. iiaTioni m ,: t.
JiJcded li'o .Uvii'rious Frar.khn in the
f.pitfidenf of tlie PhitolophicaVSo-
. 1.1 V ; a fiiu.i ion which tlie be: C of his
iniini. ;->d tl'.e conrfc of his fiiidics, hid
rentie>fH hini eniinen'ly circoi-iieii to fi I.
Towards ihe clofe of his d::ys he h.'.d leti-
j re..', from pul !ic life. He was Uic author of
1 levei'ai cXcclle'nt p.ipers, c!iiefly on ai'rr-
j noniicM •iil.jiiSts. infirted in the Tr.!nf..c-
I tionsi-f the American P ilofophiu-'.l Society.
i Jug. . . VV'.lham J*ihii(..n ;i einrf: , LL.E.
cf Tri.Mty-hall, CiiiTSrid^^, 1766, foi-
I nier-Iy r-CtiT cf Viamhead, co. r>ev<>n, to
I whuh.he VV4!' prefcr.i.-"d by 'he e:?rl pf Lif-
i burne, and exchan^td it for St. Gluvias.
^ He piihMhed "An EHay on the Clergy,
{ tiieir Stud e>, R< creati.in;-, Doitrine?, In-
jiflueme, &c. 1774," 8vo ; and wrote the
I chara<51er of Gray, which has had the ho-
I nour to he adopted both by Mr. Mafon and
I Dr. Johnfo!) in their accounts of tl at poet.
i| Mr. RriJee, .m eminent attorney at Great
ji Donmow, Elfex, worth 15,00,:!. which he
\ <iifpofed of ui icg.'.cies to 150 relriti<ms.
|, 1. At fea, on-board his Majcity's (hip
(La Jufte; of a violent influmma'ion in
; his leg, the Rsv. William Holcombe, M.A.
[ caiion of St. David'.=, apre'iend in the col-
« legi-ite church in .Srecon, rci'.or of Maner-
\ divy and Mairv, ?nt\ vjcar of Fcmbiyii.
f' 3- At Harbledonn, ne.»r Canietbury,
) aged 83, Mr. Wilham Culver.
i 6, At Rcckfield, in Ireland, Mifs Mari-
i anne Bjllamy, fecoid daughter of Richard
?. efq. ahr.oner of St; Paul's.
I ' 8 At Caerir.Tfrthen, aged 77, the Rev.
I j'eier Williams, editor of three editions of
iIk; VVelih family Bible, with notes; a
VVelfh pi-cket Bi'^ie, wiih notes am' mar-
ginal refrrcnces ; a Weiih Concordance to '
tlie Bible ; and author of feverai religioHS
traas.
I r. At Gibraltar, Delves Bronghton, efq.
eldett fon (-f the Rev. ' ir Thomas B. bart.
of r>odi'ington-lr:il, Cliefhire.
16. At Keer Farm, near Dover, Mrw
James El.vin.
?o. At bis houfe in New Norfolk-ftreet,
Wiiliam Stafford, c-fq.
2r. At a very ntlvanced agi, the Rev.
Mr, St^?ccrhbf-, rett'ir of Carmety, ar:d vi-
car of B.imptiin, co. Sornerfet.
i2. At Ham comt, the Rev. Geo. Mar-
tin, rertor of OTer^.iry and Cowley.
At Enf i '.1 : ' i ('-. 'v'rk":, of the gout .
'v\ his ftom. <- v?ar, Rici)a>xl •
B'nyon, eiq . nul of Giddy-
hall, t.ue>:, -rftoroi'gti, fon
of the lati- Me :r..irri:d a
dan'.',!>i«r of . . 1 e, by wJiora
heha-. 1-f y . ^ ate? in £iV^.x
and Berk<^, : r'. a year.
A: St Su; rerbiTry, Wil--
!■ -:^ :'■''" • :;. l/cd'or-, C'ona-
,l;e diocafe and
: :, :irdc>lie of tnC '
j.i;i i,']. 1 . •~.- ■.• I Lj; 1 I r (;a!tve-oihce.
Mr.B:'ir.r,pr.»;toroi DoCtoisCommons. •
He Ha^bed.h.iVi!s'f tvittva earn ng- knife in-
a tit if infanity, having r.itemptea'to d.o.io
ouce b. f irf.
24; At Reckeqiham, Kent, Mrs. Jane
Br.fd'f..rd, widow.
At Ilis 1h)'M>. R' Bain->..?s, Surrey, aged 67,
r;ar-ad'-airai )ohn Sr ntixi.
At Ediihurg!:, Mrs. [ohar.na Mooi.'i>»,
w re of tl-.e Rev. Mr. Mo-xiie, of St. An-
drew's chiircli. . .
a;. At IflingtoB, aged 73, Mr. Joha
Ho mes, <.f Ni.rtlianiMoii-ftr. CUrkenwell.
At L^vv!ing-''.JI, Fffoc, fuhyiund Ham-
mond, e!q an em'r.enrfaiiner and grazier
of t!iat county. . ' - .
At NciWicli, of accnt.isjousfever, M.if-
ter Withain. i'a:tffoii, aged i? yeais; 0>i
Saturday, fvLiiler Heni^ Pattefon, aged 10
yeais; and 0:1 Monday, Mafter fdwaixk
Patt?fon, aged 6 year'-; all fons of John
Pattefon, elq. merch.ant, of th:it ci'v.
26. Shot himfelfc, Michael Pope, mer-
chant, in F.afbury, lqu.i:'e. He was Ion cf
the late Mr. P. minifter of the Di'.'.entmg
congrega'-ion .T. Halton-wall, wlio d. 1788.
He married the taiighter of the Lie
Portrr, e'.Vj. wuh wiiom he Iv-id 10,000 1. ;
but various l'pe«>.d.'.fioof, from whicli h.s
f.i hcr-in-!aw in vain, bythe llrongeil ah.
juration--,- ell:.vcJ to rel'cije himi, f.itallv pie-
ifailed over l.im. He l;a: left a widow .uid
eigin chilJre-.,
Snddeoiy, j.-remiah Rovd£,efq. (^f Bu;lc>.
leifbi^ry. He ciime tn tomi vvit'~. his lady
from his country -hi aife at Hornfey that
moriiiMg, and 4ii.ic luuriJtcb after his arr -
val.
bf a deep recl'iir-, the eldttf! fon uf the late
kr. St?blc-s.
[ 5. At f'ort- an- Prince, rf the yellow fe-
er, D-i'ieK'l.'-'ke DcrnforJ, efq. A'h !'on
f Jufi.ili l>. efq. of OeiHfon!-io,"al, and _
laflirt iit ci'mmilTnry of accounts to :he ex-
Ipedi'U'n to St. Domirgo.
15. In his 64' !i year, Dwid Rittenhoufe,
(the Aa.i-rican plii'olopher. lie wr.s a native
iof P^niifylvania; ad, in the early part of.
his life, mingl d il)c purfiiitsof icicnce'with
jthff aclive etnploymcnts of a fv.rmer anjl a
!watcl!-m:ikcr. In 1769, he was ii;v:ted
jby the Americ.ii P!..toIi5|hxal Society to
■join a r;nrtiber,of gtntl iticii who were then
loccuiiied in making fome anrondmical o^>-
ifci vatiins ; wten he parti'.u'ailv di'^.in-
jgHiftied liimtcif hv the accuracy rf l-.is ca!-
jculations, and rh« compreliei^fiiv. <^f his
imir.d. He afterwards conftnii^ied an o!i-
fervatoiy, .v\!;i<h he fup.; rinie; iS'-.d in per-
fon, andvviich was th^ fonr:e of nriaiiy
f important <J ''covti it", a.-; w^i! asgrctly
tcdains ,tn il:e ger.Prat t'ifFufion • f ffiencc
in the Wvllcrr. Horld. Dnriii; the Amt-ri-
jican w<ir i ^. •>-"s an aflive alP 1 :ei- 1 f the
icauft of iiu. p^udt'nte. Since tbe '.c c' •-
fini' <f the peace, he fucC' ftiveiy lV'<
lof^'f^ of tir.-futer of l!;c itate of : o
■•■ -, ;md di^-edor of tlie. iiaTioni m ,: t.
JiJcded li'o .Uvii'rious Frar.khn in the
f.pitfidenf of tlie PhitolophicaVSo-
. 1.1 V ; a fiiu.i ion which tlie be: C of his
iniini. ;->d tl'.e conrfc of his fiiidics, hid
rentie>fH hini eniinen'ly circoi-iieii to fi I.
Towards ihe clofe of his d::ys he h.'.d leti-
j re..', from pul !ic life. He was Uic author of
1 levei'ai cXcclle'nt p.ipers, c!iiefly on ai'rr-
j noniicM •iil.jiiSts. infirted in the Tr.!nf..c-
I tionsi-f the American P ilofophiu-'.l Society.
i Jug. . . VV'.lham J*ihii(..n ;i einrf: , LL.E.
cf Tri.Mty-hall, CiiiTSrid^^, 1766, foi-
I nier-Iy r-CtiT cf Viamhead, co. r>ev<>n, to
I whuh.he VV4!' prefcr.i.-"d by 'he e:?rl pf Lif-
i burne, and exchan^td it for St. Gluvias.
^ He piihMhed "An EHay on the Clergy,
{ tiieir Stud e>, R< creati.in;-, Doitrine?, In-
jiflueme, &c. 1774," 8vo ; and wrote the
I chara<51er of Gray, which has had the ho-
I nour to he adopted both by Mr. Mafon and
I Dr. Johnfo!) in their accounts of tl at poet.
i| Mr. RriJee, .m eminent attorney at Great
ji Donmow, Elfex, worth 15,00,:!. which he
\ <iifpofed of ui icg.'.cies to 150 relriti<ms.
|, 1. At fea, on-board his Majcity's (hip
(La Jufte; of a violent influmma'ion in
; his leg, the Rsv. William Holcombe, M.A.
[ caiion of St. David'.=, apre'iend in the col-
« legi-ite church in .Srecon, rci'.or of Maner-
\ divy and Mairv, ?nt\ vjcar of Fcmbiyii.
f' 3- At Harbledonn, ne.»r Canietbury,
) aged 83, Mr. Wilham Culver.
i 6, At Rcckfield, in Ireland, Mifs Mari-
i anne Bjllamy, fecoid daughter of Richard
?. efq. ahr.oner of St; Paul's.
I ' 8 At Caerir.Tfrthen, aged 77, the Rev.
I j'eier Williams, editor of three editions of
iIk; VVelih family Bible, with notes; a
VVelfh pi-cket Bi'^ie, wiih notes am' mar-
ginal refrrcnces ; a Weiih Concordance to '
tlie Bible ; and author of feverai religioHS
traas.
I r. At Gibraltar, Delves Bronghton, efq.
eldett fon (-f the Rev. ' ir Thomas B. bart.
of r>odi'ington-lr:il, Cliefhire.
16. At Keer Farm, near Dover, Mrw
James El.vin.
?o. At bis houfe in New Norfolk-ftreet,
Wiiliam Stafford, c-fq.
2r. At a very ntlvanced agi, the Rev.
Mr, St^?ccrhbf-, rett'ir of Carmety, ar:d vi-
car of B.imptiin, co. Sornerfet.
i2. At Ham comt, the Rev. Geo. Mar-
tin, rertor of OTer^.iry and Cowley.
At Enf i '.1 : ' i ('-. 'v'rk":, of the gout .
'v\ his ftom. <- v?ar, Rici)a>xl •
B'nyon, eiq . nul of Giddy-
hall, t.ue>:, -rftoroi'gti, fon
of the lati- Me :r..irri:d a
dan'.',!>i«r of . . 1 e, by wJiora
heha-. 1-f y . ^ ate? in £iV^.x
and Berk<^, : r'. a year.
A: St Su; rerbiTry, Wil--
!■ -:^ :'■''" • :;. l/cd'or-, C'ona-
,l;e diocafe and
: :, :irdc>lie of tnC '
j.i;i i,']. 1 . •~.- ■.• I Lj; 1 I r (;a!tve-oihce.
Mr.B:'ir.r,pr.»;toroi DoCtoisCommons. •
He Ha^bed.h.iVi!s'f tvittva earn ng- knife in-
a tit if infanity, having r.itemptea'to d.o.io
ouce b. f irf.
24; At Reckeqiham, Kent, Mrs. Jane
Br.fd'f..rd, widow.
At Ilis 1h)'M>. R' Bain->..?s, Surrey, aged 67,
r;ar-ad'-airai )ohn Sr ntixi.
At Ediihurg!:, Mrs. [ohar.na Mooi.'i>»,
w re of tl-.e Rev. Mr. Mo-xiie, of St. An-
drew's chiircli. . .
a;. At IflingtoB, aged 73, Mr. Joha
Ho mes, <.f Ni.rtlianiMoii-ftr. CUrkenwell.
At L^vv!ing-''.JI, Fffoc, fuhyiund Ham-
mond, e!q an em'r.enrfaiiner and grazier
of t!iat county. . ' - .
At NciWicli, of accnt.isjousfever, M.if-
ter Withain. i'a:tffoii, aged i? yeais; 0>i
Saturday, fvLiiler Heni^ Pattefon, aged 10
yeais; and 0:1 Monday, Mafter fdwaixk
Patt?fon, aged 6 year'-; all fons of John
Pattefon, elq. merch.ant, of th:it ci'v.
26. Shot himfelfc, Michael Pope, mer-
chant, in F.afbury, lqu.i:'e. He was Ion cf
the late Mr. P. minifter of the Di'.'.entmg
congrega'-ion .T. Halton-wall, wlio d. 1788.
He married the taiighter of the Lie
Portrr, e'.Vj. wuh wiiom he Iv-id 10,000 1. ;
but various l'pe«>.d.'.fioof, from whicli h.s
f.i hcr-in-!aw in vain, bythe llrongeil ah.
juration--,- ell:.vcJ to rel'cije himi, f.itallv pie-
ifailed over l.im. He l;a: left a widow .uid
eigin chilJre-.,
Snddeoiy, j.-remiah Rovd£,efq. (^f Bu;lc>.
leifbi^ry. He ciime tn tomi vvit'~. his lady
from his country -hi aife at Hornfey that
moriiiMg, and 4ii.ic luuriJtcb after his arr -
val.
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