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prepared for such evidence, and 
unable to refute it, was sent to 
Paris, and guillotined ; and in his 
fate were involved several inno- 
cent people, ene of them a young 
English lady, because she happen-_ 
ed to be in a house where the duke 
slept one night. 
August 2. After a long and pain- 
ful illness, in- his 77th year, at his 
seat at Patshull, co. Staff. General 
sir Robert Pigot, bart. He is suc- 
ceeded in title and estate by his 
eldest son, lieut- col. George Pigot. 
5. At Little Chelsea, lady Gor- 
don, daughter of Thomas Alsop, of 
Loughborough, gent. and second 
wife of Samuel Philips, of Geren- 
don-hall, co. Leic. esq. Mr. Phi- 
lips, who concluded the too short- 
lived race of a most respeétable and 
worthy family, March 16, 1774, 
at the age of 65, left his noble 
mansion at Gerendon, with an in- 
come of 7000l..a year, to his wi- 
dow ; who was afterwards married 
to Sir Will. Gordon, K. B ; but, on 
the death of this lady, the estates 
descend, agreeably to the will of 
Mr. Philips, to Thomas March, 
esq- of More Critchell, co. Dorset, 
his maternal cousin, who has just 
obtained the royal licence to as- 
sume the surname and arms of 
Philips, in addition to those of 
March. 
Wm. Johnson Temple, LL. B. 
of Trinity-ball, Cambridge, 1766, 
formerly reétor of Mamhead, co. 
Devon, to which he was presented 
by the earl of Lisburne, and ex- 
changed it for St. Gluvias. He 
published ** An Essay on the 
Clergy, their Studies, Recreations, 
Doéirines, Influence, &c. 1774,” 
8vo; and wrote the charaéter of 
Gray, which has had the honour to 
be adopted both by Mr. Mason and 
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ANNUAL REGISTER, i796. 
Dr. Johnson in their accounts of 
that poet. 
After a long illness, at the Bell 
inn, Northfield, beitig then on his 
way to Abergavenny, in Wales, 
Sir Joseph Broeke, bart. of Seaton; 
in Yorkshire, His brother, Samuel 
Brooke, esq. of the city of Jublin; 
succeeds to the title and estate. Sir — 
Richard, the late baronet, died in 
his 38th year, at Norton priory; 
in Cheshire, March 11, 1795. 
At his housein Grosvenor-square; 
Wm. Drake, of Shardeloes, cos 
Bucks, esq. lord of the borough, and 
patron of the re€tory of Agmone 
desham, or Amersham, in that 
county, LL. D. (William Drake 
appears as member for that borough 
in 1661.) He married, Feb. 93 
1747, Miss Raworth, of Same 
broke-court, Basinghall-street, with 
100,@00/. She died many, years 
since. They had issue, 1. Wm. 
Brake, LL. D. M. P. for Ames 
sham, whodied May 19,1795. He 
married, Feb. 17, 1778, the sole 
daughter and heiress of William 
Hussey, esq. M. P. for Salisbury; 
by his wife, daughter and co-heir- 
ess (with the wife of Mr. Alder 
man Kirkman) of Robert Marshy 
esq. some time governor of the 
bank. She died in about a year, 
aged 20, without issue. He mare 
ried, 2dly, Aug. 21, 1781, Rachael, 
sole daughter and heiress of Jere- 
miah Ives, esq. alderman of Nor- 
wich, with 400,000/. She died 
in a few years, leaving two daughs 
ters. 2. Thomas Drake Tyrwhitt, 
esq: succeeded his brother as meme 
ber inthe last parliament for Amer 
sham, and is now re-chosen. He 
married Miss Wickham, by whom 
he has 11 children, and now poss 
sesses Shardeloes. 3. Rev. John 
Drake; LL. D. reétor of Amer- 
sham, 
