MEMOIR. 



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measure, owed them. He was High Sheriff of Rutland 

 in 1815, and died in 1835, leaving two daughters. 



Henry, the youngest of the family, born in 1733, was 

 rector of Fyfield, near Andover. Several of Gilbert's 

 letters to his brother John and other branches of the 

 family, and one to Dailies Barrington, were written at 

 Fyfield. He had several pupils, and his success in tui- 

 tion appears to have been considerable. The intelligence 

 of his sudden death is thus communicated to his brother- 

 in-law, Mr. Barker, in a letter dated Jan. 8, 1789: 

 " You must have heard, no doubt before now, of the 

 sad and afflicting news from Fyfield of the sudden and 

 unexpected event that has plunged a numerous family 



in the deepest sorrow and trouble How the 



widow and children are to proceed I have not yet heard. 

 When the news arrived here, I wrote away immediately 

 to Lady Young, entreating her to apply to the Chancellor 

 for the living of Fyfield for Sam." This application was 

 unsuccessful, as the living of Fyfield had been already 

 promised ; but the letter proceeds " Two or three days 

 ago a note came to Bro. B. from the Chan, informing 

 him that Uphaven was at his service. Now you must 

 remember that Uphaven was a very small vicarage indeed ; 

 however, Bro. H., I hear, had improved it not a little." 

 By this it appears that he held the vicarage of Uphaven 

 at the same time with the rectory of Fyfield. The letter 

 goes on " I now see more and more reason to be thank- 

 ful to Providence for enabling me to procure so many 

 friends to assist me in getting Sam elected Fellow. That 

 young man, whom all speak well of, may become the 

 stay and support of the family." 



It appears that Henry entered at Oriel College, under 

 his brother's auspices, at Easter, 1 749, but did not re- 



