508 THE PHILOSOPHY 



* there were found 124 perfons that either equalled or ex* 



* ceed an hundred years of age, namely, 



« Fifty-four - - * of 100 years each. 



* Fifty-feven - - - 110 



•Two - - - - 125 



< Four - - . - 130 

 <Four - . - - 135 or 137 

 •Three - - - - 140 



< Befide thefe, Parma, in particular, afforded five, whereof, 



< Three were - - - 120 years each. 

 «Two - - - - 130 



< One in Bruxelles - - 125 



< One in Placentia - * 131 



< One in Faventia - - 132 



• A certain town, then called Velleiatium, liti'*ate in the 

 « hills about Placentia, afforded ten, whereof 



< Six were - - - - 110 years each, 



< Four - - ^ 120 



< One in Riniino, whofe name was 



< Marcus Aponius - . 150/ 



The moft extraordinary inflance of longevity in Great 

 Britain was exhibited in the perfon of Henry Jenkins. He 

 was a native of Yorkfliire, lived to the amazing age of 1 69 

 years, and died on the 8th day of December 1670. 



Next to Jenkins we have the famous Thomas Parre, who 

 was a native of Shropfhire, and died on the 16th day of 

 November 1635, at the age of 152. 



Francis Confift, a native of Yorkfhire, aged 150, died in 

 January 1768. 



Margaret Forfter, aged 136, and her daughter, aged 104, 

 were natives of Cumberland, and both alive in the year 1771. 



William Evans, aged 145, lived in Carnarvon, and ftill 

 exifted in the year 1782. 



