402 Dr. Curries Memoirs of the late Br. Bell: 



the reft of his time, he in general lived v/ith 

 his mother and fifters at his paternal eftate. 

 While there, befides the gratis exercife of his 

 profefTion among his friends and neighbours, 



, he was much engaged in the ftudy of the French 

 and Roman claffics, and particularly, of the 

 works of Virgil, of whom he was an enthufiaftic 

 admirer. In this interval, he compofed tv/o 

 JVISS. volumes of criticifm on the yg'neid. 



In the fpring of the year 1780, he fettled, 

 as a phyfician, at Berwick on Tweed, with very 

 general and powerful recommendations ; and, 

 in lefs than a year, he fell into the firft practice 

 in that quarter. But, it having been reprefented 

 to him, that he might have a larger field for 

 the exercife of his profefiional talents at Man- 

 chejtery he removed thither in the month of 

 March 1781. 



It is not neceffary to detail the incidents of 

 the remaining part of his life. On this fubje6b 

 you cannot want information. He was admitted 

 as a member into your Society, foon after his 



' arrival in Manchejier, and he continued fuch 

 till his death. During this period, you all, 

 probably, knew him, and it becomes you, better 

 than me, to eftimate the degree of regard and 

 efteem, with which he was honoured. It only 

 remains, that I give a ftiort account of the con- 

 cluding fcene, to which, by the privilege of 

 friendlliip, 1 was a mournful witnefs, and on 



which 



