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wife brought him two boys. When the 

 eldeft was about five years -old., their father 

 was feized with a paralytic ftroke, which, 

 in a few weeks, became fatal. His charm- 

 ing widow had no means of independent 

 fupport for herfelf and infants. Mr. Day 

 faid he would' allow her thirty pounds 

 annually, to affift the efforts which he 

 expected Ihe would make for the main- 

 tenance of herfelf and children. To have 

 been more bounteous nmjl furely have 

 been in his heart, but it was not in his 

 yftem. Through the benevolent exertions 

 of Mr. Harding, Solicitor General to the 

 Queen, the fum of eight hundred pounck 

 was raifed among the gentlemen of the 

 bar for Mrs. Bicknel and her fons ; the 

 intereft to be the mothers during her life, 

 and the principal, at her deceafe, to be 

 divided between her. children. 



That excellent woman has lived many 



years, and yet lives with the good Dr. 



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