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over by him into Wales, when he had nearly attained the age 

 of manhood. Having there, a few years afterwards, married die 

 daughter of a respectable clergyman of the establishment, they 

 sought the means of support by jointly engaging in the education 

 of females, and for many years conducted a respectable board- 

 ing-school, first at Wrexham in North Wales, and afterwards in 

 Manchester. 



It was at the former place that Mr. Henry was born, on the 

 26th of October, O. S. in the year 1734. For some years he 

 remained under the tuition of his mother, who was admirably 

 fitted for the task, and of whom he was always accustomed to 

 speak with the warmest affection and gratitude. At a proper 

 ao-e, he was sent to the Grammar school of Wrexham, at that 

 time in considerable repute. There he was fortunate in having 

 for his first classical instructor, the Rev. Mr. Lewis, whose 

 virtues and talents are the subject of an elegant Latin epitaph, 

 copied by Mr. Pennant into his Tour through Wales*. At this 

 school Mr. Henry remained for several years, and made such 

 proficiency in his classical studies as to have attained the fore- 

 most station, with the exception only of Mr. Price, who was 

 afterwards well known as the keeper of the Bodleian Library in 

 the University of Oxford. 



The inclination of Mr. Henry, from early life, led him to the 

 church; and it was determined that, on leaving school, he 

 should remove to Oxford. The day of his departure was ac- 

 cordingly fixed, and a horse was provided for the journey. 

 But as the time drew near, his parents, who had a numerous 

 family, and were far from being in affluent circumstances, grew 

 discouraged at the prospect of expenses that were unavoidable, 

 and at the uncertainty of eventual success. While they were 

 thus hesitating, Mr. Jones, an eminent apothecary of Wrexham, 

 decided the point, by proposing to take Mr. Henry as an ap- 

 prentice ; and to this measure, though deeply feeling the dis- 

 appointment of long indulged hopes, he could not deny the 

 reasonableness of assenting. With Mr. Jones he continued, 

 till that gentleman died suddenly from an attack of gout, when he 



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