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he bequeathed his (copyhold) ''dwelling-house and 

 appurtenances known formerly by the name of 

 Wakes." His sister-in-law, who had for some years 

 resided with him, received £200, the household 

 goods and furniture, and a small annuity ; and to 

 his friend the Eev. Ralph Churton was left a valuable 

 copy of Bishop Tanner's 'Notitia Monastica.' The 

 rest of his library was divided between his nephews, 

 John White, surgeon, and the Rev. C. H. White, 

 son of the Rev. Henry White. '' My old servant 

 Thomas Hoar" was not forgotten. 



When the Provost of Oriel heard of the death 

 he wrote to Benjamin White, senior, ''Your son 

 Edmund was so kind as to inform us of your and 

 our great loss. Your brother's death was, I will 

 assure you, most sincerely regretted by the College 

 and will long continue to be so." A little later he 

 wrote again to acknowledge the receipt of the legacy 

 to Oriel College, "We shall take care that your 

 Uncle's kind remembrance of us shall not be for- 

 gotten. His memory will ever be respected by his 

 Oxford friends, and dear to those of his own College ; 

 at least I am sure it will ever be so to your very 

 faithful and obedient servant, J. Eveleigh." 



A letter, signed "A Southern Faunist," dated 

 11th July, 1793, appeared in the 'Gentleman's 

 Magazine ' : — 



" A sigh escapes me on the demise of that most excellent 

 man, accurate historian, diligent naturalist, and elegant 



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