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rials. After he took orders he was 
admitted into the family of the late 
* duke of Northumberland, at Nor- 
‘ 
thumberland-house, by whom he 
was presented* to the rectory of St. 
Mary-at-Hill, on the death of the 
rev. Dr. Griffith, 1784; in which 
year he was also elected secretary to 
the Society of Antiquaries, on the 
death of Dr. Morell. In 1789 he 
published “* The History and An- 
tiquities of the Town and County of 
theTown of Newcastle-upon-T'yne,” 
2 vols. 4to. embellished with views 
of the public buildings, engraved by 
Fittler, at an expence of 5000. 
‘¢ This is a splendid work, and Mr. 
Brand spared no pains in amassing 
his materials, and has preserved the 
historical detail with uninterrupted 
exactness, The low price at which 
this work has been since sold is sup- 
posed to be owing to the great num- 
ber of copies which were printed, 
and to the death of the bookseller at 
whose expence it was published ; the 
whole impression was sold, on the 
latter occasion, ata very low price, 
which has probably caused a valu- 
able book to be slightly regarded.” 
Sce New Catalogue of English Living 
Authors, p. 304. The compiler of 
that catalogue ascribes to him au 
historical essay on the principles of 
political associations in a state (with 
an application of those principles, ) 
1796, 8vo. a pamphlet; and ano- 
ther, ‘* A defence of the pamphlet 
ascribed to J. Reeves, esq. and in- 
tituled Thonghts on the English Go- 
vernment,” 8yo, But these, and 
all others in the politica’ line, were 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 1806. 
the work of another clergyman, 
B. A. in the university of Cam- 
bridge. The compiler before-men- 
tioned celebrates Mr. B.’s “degree 
of Jearning and extent of enquiry, 
which, in anobler field of historical 
research, might have crowned his 
Jabours with more than common ap- 
probation.”” He was twice troubled 
for non-residence, having let his 
excellent personage ; but performed 
all the parochial duties with the 
most exemplary punctuality, being 
regular in his» attendance on duty 
weekly, as well as on Sundays, 
walking from Somerset-place for 
that purpose. Since,the late regu- 
lations, however, respecting resi- 
dence, Mr. Brand, who before that 
period lived entirely in the apart. 
ments of the Society of Antiquaries, 
at Somerset-place, had been in the 
constant habit of sleeping at the rec- 
tory. He always took much exer- 
cise; and, on the day before his 
death, had along rambké with two 
much-valued friends ; with whom he 
parted in the evening, apparently in 
perfect health. He rose next morn- 
ing abou: 7 o’clock, his usual hour, 
and went into his study, where his 
female servant took him an egg, 
which he usually ate before he went 
to Somerset-place. She afterwards 
went into an adjoining room, as she 
had been accustomed, and to which 
he generally came, after having eaten 
his egg, to have his coat brushed, or 
his shoes tied. She waited a consi- 
derable time, and at last went into 
his study, where she discovered him 
lying on the floor lifeless, with a 
wound 
* The duke has the alternate presentation to the living, the other belonging to 
the parish, who purchased it of the then owner, some yearsago, It is vested in 16 
trustees, which sumber should be filled up when reduced to6. In April last the 
number was reduced to 2, and directions were given to prepare a conveyance s0 as 
to complete the number, but it was not executed when Mr. Brand died. 
