- 494 _  Inftances of Longevity. - [ November, 
diffentient brother to officiate ; anda reli- Year pe Age 
ance upon the folidity of his own argu- 1765 Dominick Joyce —_ 129 
ments is the only weapon heretains for the 1765 Mrs. Moore. — i290 
fpiritual combats. . The funeral cere- 1766 John Mackay - eos 120 
mony, again, is an example of brotherly 1763 Sir Fleetwood Sheppard -— 120 
love which puts outward pre eminence be- 1768 John Ryder ae I20 
_. hind the curtain. Every clerical pafter 1768 Mrs. Adams — 20 
takes an equal rank at the head of this 1769 John Chump ——. 120 
folemn procefijon : he alone performs the 1770 Mrs. Sands I20 
- farewel ceremony to whofe congregation 1770 Patrick Blewet isi 129 
the deceafed belonged.—I recollect indeed 1771 Richard Gilfhenan ©“ ~=— - 129 

to have feen a Proteftant, a Prefbyterian, 1772 Barbara Wilfon 120 
a Roman Catholic, and, Ethink, a Quaker, 1774 Sieur de la Haye | 120 
officiate under the fame roof, on the fame 1778 H. d’Arcary de Beaucovoy 120 
day, and with very little change in the 1780 Monuela, a Negrefs = 120 
congregation. Had this harmonic feene- 3792 William Marfhall —_ 120 
have been exhibited withia thefe few 1792 Flora Gale an t20 
weeks paft in Londen, I fhould have 1760 Elizabeth Hilton = 123 
fuppofed they had all been reading Mr. 1769 Francis Bons i24 
Wloemen’s conciliatory pamphlet on the 1770 Mrs. Gray — po | EGE 
# Blunders concerning the Trinity, lately pub- 1770 William Farr = rz 
lithed by Mr. Roberton. © ==” 3774 Owen Tudor — 325 
ea 1771 Margaret Mc Kay —_ I2m 
Meng 1772 John Whalley 8 — Izy 
: Your humble Servant, 3773 Eleanor Spicer —. 122 
.rHam. 2788 Henrietta Lon — I2t 
aeeht 74a Wises) WILLIAM TAPIEY 1752 Margaret peadre —= 323 
a 3758 Catherine Giles — = 122 
Bie : - aA . 1971 Mrs. Carman —= — 22 
To the Editor of the Monthly Magazine. Be Aas Brizin Debra ays sae 
SIR, 1785 Mrs. Neale) =e 23 
R. Hufeland, in his treatife on the 1701 Archibald Cameron — 122 
Art of Prolonging Life, after no- 1769 Martha Frefton == 123 
-ticing the ages attained by Jenkins, Parry 1779 Jean Aragus — 123 
Drakenberg, Effingham, and eight or ten 1792 Matthew Taite — — 123 
others cf lefs note, and who but little ex- 1708 Thomas Bright . — 124 
ceeded a hundred years, fays thefe are the 1725 Elizabeth Stewart § — 124 
inftances of great age in modern times 1753 Andrew Bueno —— 124 
with which he is acquainted. It is rather 1757 Robert Parr |= —=———— 424 
furprifing, as he informs us the fubjeé&t had 1760 Thomas Wifhart — — 124 
engaged his attention for 8 years, he fhould 1762 Catherine Brebner — 124 
not have known that fuch inftances of great 1774 Andrew Vidal = 324 
Aongevity have been much more numerous, 1790 Abraham Vanyerts = 124, 
of which the following lift will furnifh 1774 John Tice ae 125 
abundant proof. The inftances of perfons 1780 Mr. Gernon — 125 
xceeding too years are fo frequent, thatI 1785 Mr. Froome —_ 125 
have not included any who did not attain 1670 Robert Montgomery — 126 
to the 120th year; the defign being chiefly 1706 John Bales = ——— 126 
to fhew the utmoft period to which the 1758 Davie Grant —— 127 
duration of life, under the circumftances 14768 Mrs. Bampton 127 

molt conducive to its prolongation, has 1769 William Hughes — 127 
extended ; and I have no doubt that many 1772 Madame Giredelle — 127 
more might be added to the number by 1775 Daniel Mullecry — 127 
thofe who have better opportunities for 1776 Martha Jackfon 327 
collecting fuch accounts. 1761 Fohn Newell —— 127 
3765 Edglebert Hoff — 128 
* Thispamphlet will amply pay a clergy- 1765 Mary = jae 128 
man for reading it; and itdoesnot feemtobe 177! Mr. Fleming a7 128 
unlikely that well-meaning Chriftians may 1772 Abram Strodtman om 128, 
profit by the difcousfes which may flow from 14776 Mary Yates — ar 128 
its 1768 Thomas King = 129 
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