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At Weftbury Leigh, aged 73, Mr. Stephen 
Brown. 
AInhis 71% year, Wm. Moody, efq. of Bath. | 
_ Hampton, juftice of the peace, deputy- 
lieutenant for the county, and an alderman 
of Wiiton and Salifbury. 
DORSETSHIRE. 
Married.] At Dorchefter, Quartermafter 
Gaigoine, of the roth, or Prince of Wales’s 
regiment, to Mifs Powell, fifter to Mrs. Brice, 
eof the Red-lioninn. © 
Died.] At Sherborne, John Gollop, M.D. 
late of Dorchefter. 
In her 84th year, Mrs. Mealyard, of Hart- — 
grove, near Shaftfbury. 
Mifs Hoffe, daughter of the late Mr. 
Hofte, furgeon, of Compton. 
In a ftate of hydrophobia, which defeated 
the fkill of four gentlemen of the faculty, 
Mr. Knight, jun. only fon of Mr. Knight, 
of Mufton; and not many days after, Mrs. 
Kaight, his mother, through grief at the 
lofs of her fon. 
At Poole, fuddenlyy-on the 1f of July, 
James Hewett, efq. regulating captain in the 
impreis fervice at that port. He rofe in per- 
fect health in the morning ; and after break- 
faiting with his wife and family in very good 
{pirits, went down to his office, where he 
_di€tated a public letter for the admiralty to 
his clerk ; and as he was ?-tempting to rife 
from his\teat, dropt down, and inftaatly ex- 
pired without a groan. 
SOMERSETSHIRE. 
Several additional thoufands of acres in this 
and the adjoining counties have been appro- 
priated this year to the culture of the vege- 
table called woad, an article of great con- 
fumption among dyers and calico-printers. 
Married.| At Bath, Captain Boland, to. 
Mifs Rofs. Mr. Thomas Davis, to Mrs. 
Farr. By fpecial licence, Edward Morant 
Gale, efq. of Brockenhurft-houfe, Hants, 
to Mifs Towniend, daughter of Gore Townf- 
end, efq. of Honington-hall, Warwickthire, 
and niece to the Earl of Plymouth. Mr. 
James Horris, of the Bladud inn, Lady- 
mead, in the vicinity of Bath, to Mifs Ann 
Sorell, Jofhua Sczope, eq. of Eaft Harptree, 
to Mrs. Ann Brydges. Mr. William Cox, of 
London, to Mifs Sophia Bayly, of Briftol. 
Nicholas Loftus, efg.'to Mrs. Elizabeth Mow- 
bray. Mr. G. F. Edwards, apothecary, of 
Walcot, to Mifs Amelia Goodall, of Bath. 
Mr. Charles Smith, bookfeller, to Mifs Mary 
Godwin. 
At Wells, Mr, Irving, collector of excife, 
to Mifs Trent. | 
At Fivehead, near Langport, Mr, Richard- 
fon, to Mifs Charlotte Muttlebury, daughter 
of Mrs. Muttlebury, of Clofe-hall, Wells; 
and fofterfifter of the Dutchefs of Wirtem- 
“burg, late Princefs Royal of England, 
ni Ded. | At Bath, Mrs. Brabant. Mr. Davis, 
{cheolmafter. Mrs. Matthews. Mrs. Dodd. 
“Mrs. Yvoodcock. Mrs. Frances Viner. 
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At the fame place, at lus father’s houfe, im - 
Dorfetfbire.—Somer[etfrire.—Devonfhire. 
Marlborough-buildings, Charles Cobbe, efq. 
M. P. for the borough of Swords, in Treland, 
and ‘nephew of the Marquis of Waterford. 
He was captain of the 3d company of Bath 
volunteers, and a gentleman of the moft en- 
gaging manners. é 
At Wells, the rev. John Golding, prieft- 
vitar of the cathedral. He pofleffed the liv- 
ings of Burnham and Critehett, and was uni- 
verfally efteemed by his parithioners. 
At Taunton, in the prime of life, John 
Parflow, efq. late a major in the 3d or king’s 
own dragoons. Aged 86, Mr. Sam. Brookes. 
At Bridgwater, Mrs. Roiliter, of the 
George inn. 
At Wellington, the rev. Dr. Bovet, of 
Henftridge, one of the prebends of Welis. 
At Churchill, in his 22d year, Mr. Wm. 
’ Chappell. 
At Burrington, at a very advanced age, 
the rev. Thomas Vincent, M. A. archdeacon 
of Cardigan, prebendary of Wells cathedral, 
and reétor of Yatton. He was of fo benevo- 
lent a difpofition, that when rendered inca- 
pable by age of performing the duties of his 
office, he gave up the entire profits to the 
gentleman who officiated for him. In the 
inftance of Yatton, this fingular bounty was 
of great fervice to the curate, an exemplary 
clergyman, with a family of ten children, 
(DEVONSHIRE. : 
Married.| ~ At Exeter, Mr. T. Furlongs 
attorney, to Mifs L. Hobfon. Lieut. Watts, 
of the Prince of Wales’s dragoons, to Milfs 
M‘Kennin. 
At Alphington, Henry Williams, efq. 
eommiffioner of prizes at Falmouth, to Mifs 
Bell. 
The rey. Edward Kelfon, reGor of Clit 
St. Lawrence, to Mifs Margaret Blakes, of 
Salifbury. 
Died.| At Exeter, in his 77th year, Ri- 
chard Hereford, efq. brother of the late Sir 
James Hereford, of Suftin Court, Hereford- 
Shire. Afterafhort illnefs, Mr. Wm. Colfon. 
Mr. Robert Lynd, late furgeon in the royal 
navy. M.E. Makewill. 
Of a decline, aged 18, Mifs Sarah Davifon, 
fecond daughter of Mr. J- Davifon, of the 
Seven Star’s inn, St.’ Thomas, near Exeter. 
At Totnefs, Mr. William Aikley, fuper- 
vifer of excife; and three days after, Mifs 
Athley, his daughter, aged 18. 
[Mr. Benjamin Donne, whofe death was 
noticed in our laft number, page 479, Wasa 
native of Biddeford, in the county of Devon. 
His father was an eminent fchoolmafter in 
that town;, and had three fons, Abrabam, 
Benjamin, and George. The eldeft was a 
very ingenious young man, and had the ho- 
nour to inftruét the reverend and pious Mr. 
James Hervey, author of the ** Meditatiors 
and Contemplations,” in the mathematics. He 
die@ of a confumption, in 1742 5 and his fu- 
neral fermon was preached by Mr. Hervey ss 
from Philippians i. 21. f¢ To me, to lives 
Chrift, and to die Mr. Benjamin 
is gain.” 
Doon 
