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husbands^ and seven children ; and lier father died 
about 25 years ago, aged 104." 
Dr. Nash was informed by R. Bromley, Esq. of 
Abberley Lodge, that Betty Palmer's mother lived to 
the age of 102, and her elder brother to above 100, — 
while the son living with her was aged 70. " I make 
no doubt she could now walk ten miles without 
resting," observed Mr. Bromley. Betty died at last^ 
July 20, 1782, aged 113, according to the account 
of Sir Walter Blount, of Mawley,^ where she was the 
day before she vnxs taken ill. Her illness continued 
a fortnight, but she retained her faculties to the last. 
Her grandson told Dr. Nash that she had a child 
when she was 60. 
Dr. Nash further records — "June 20, 1783, I rode 
from Worcester with Farmer Dyer of Claines, whose 
age, together with the age of the horse he then rode, 
made 113 ; they were both in good health and spirits, 
though somewhat the worse for use. (Horse, 30, 
rider, 83.) In the succeeding year he died by a fall 
from this horse." 
March 20, 1788, died at Holt Castle, Worcester- 
shire, Anne, Countess of Coventry, aged 98. The 
earl, her husband, died in 1719, having covenanted 
to settle upon her a jointure of £500 per annum, but 
died before the deed was executed. Hence arose 
a knotty point for the discussion of the lawyers. 
* At Mawley is a picture with the following inscription — " Jane Corkin, daughter 
of Thomas Scrimshaw, Woolstapler, born the 23d of April, 1584, in the parish 
of St. Mary-la-bonne, Cheapside, London, the wife of Edward Corkin, late of Lon- 
don, and is now living, 1710." — So that she was then 126 years old ! 
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