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of the prcfent Matters, concerning it, but it is lott^ 
yet he fays, that he remembers the Skull in his Father’s 
Clofet, and that Ire had often heard his Father mention 
this Gigantick Corps, and thinks this Skull was in Pro- 
portion to a Body of that Stature. The Bottom of tliis 
Dormitory was pav’d with broad flat Stones, and in the 
Wall was a Door-cafe, with Steps to go down to it, 
whofe Entrance was Forty Yards olf, nearer the Church 
and River. The Steps are Stone, and much worn: 
’Fis in a Clofe, on the North Side of the Church, and 
over this Repofltory grows a Sycamore, planted by the 
old Man when he filled in the Earth. The prefent 
Owner will not fuffer it to be open’d, the Lady of the 
Manner having forbrdden it. This was attefted to us 
by feveral old People, who had likewife feen and mea- 
fured the Skeleton. 
Examples ef Long Life. 
A t Uttoxeter, in the Moorlands of Staffhrd-Jhirey 
were buried the following Number of People at 
the following Ages, in the Year 1701. 
In 14 Days were buried Three Women, theFirtt 103, 
the Second ix6, and One of 87;, and the fame Year 
Two Sifters and a Brother in and of that Parifh, the 
Brother 91, the youngeft Sitter 95*, the eldeft Sifter 98. 
And in the fame Parifh this prefent Year 17x6, were 
buried in 2x Days, the following aged People. 
Auguft the 7* One Woman aged 94, and One Man 
aged 81. 
Auguft the 4*^ One Man, aged - - - • 68 
Auguft the 19^** One Man, aged - - - - 87 
Auguft 
