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I. A Letter gi^i^ig an Account of one Henry 
Jenkins a Yorkfliire M(i;/, n>ho attained the 
Age of 8 69 Tears^ ComMunicated by Dr. Tan- 
cred Robinfon F. of the Coll. of Phyfitians^ 
^ S. mth his Remark^ on it. 
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MR, Robinfon tells we you defire the Relation of 
Henry Jenkins's, vohkh is as foUovoeth : 
When I came firft to live at Bolton it was told me, 
there lived in that Parifh a Man near an Hundred and 
fifty Years Old, that he had Sworn as Witnefs in a 
Caufe ^iTork to an Hundred and twenty Years, which 
the Judge reproving him for, he faid, he was Butler at 
that time to Lord Conyers ; and they told qie, , that it 
was reported his Name was found in fbme old Regifler 
of the Lord Conyen's Meeneal Servants ; but truly it 
was never in my thoughts to enquire of my Lord Darcy, 
whether this laft particular was true orno j for I believed 
little of the Story for a great many Years ; till one 
day being in my Sifters Kitchin, Henry Jenkins coming 
in to beg an Alms, I had a mind to examine him ; I 
^toJd him he was an Old Man, who muft fuddenly ex- 
peft to give an Account to God, of all he did or faid ; 
and I defired him to tell me very truly how Old he was, 
and he paufed a little, and then (aid, that to the beft of 
!iis Remembrance he was about One hundred fixty two 
or three; and I asked him what Kings hereraembred, 
he faid Henry VIII; I asked what Publick thing he 
could longeft remember, he faid Flowden^field ; I asked 
whether the King was there, he faid no, he was in France, 
and the Earl of Surry was General i I asked him how 
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