1804.) 
In this hepelefs fituation, the thenghts of his 
family, who eagerly looked out for his return, 
@ feries of cdifappomtments, together with the 
cold neglect of thofe who affect to patronize 
fcience, preyed on his mind, and haftened 
dus diffolution. He was found dead in a damp 
goom, with a few fhavings under his head. 
[Account of the Rev. Mr. Ingram, whofe death 
sas mentioned at p. 175. The Rev. Robert 
Ingram, M, A. vicar of Wormington and 
Boxted inthe comity of Effex, formerly of 
Corpus Chrifti college, Cambridge, of which 
he was fome time fellow; B. A. 1749; M. A. 
1753, was of the fame family which was 
ennobled, in 1661, by the title of Irwine, 
Many of the family have been in a mercan- 
tile capacity. Arthur Ingram, the grandfather 
of the firft Vifcount, who purchaied Temple- 
Newthham, in Yorkfhire, the refidence of the 
drvine family, was a wealthy London mer- 
chant. Mr. Ingram’s father was allo a.London 
tradefman, but relinguithed bufinefs early in 
jife.—Perhaps few men of equal talents and 
worth with Mr. Ingram have been fo entirely 
lo& and unknown to the great world, which 
muft be attributed in part tofevere private mis- 
fortunes, and the ob{curity of the fituation in 
awhich he was fixed, together with his very 
artlefs manners, which were ill calculated 
te improve the opportunities he poffeiled, 
early in life, of advancing himfelf into more 
oftenfible fituations. Mr. Ingram’s hearing was 
impaired by an accident when he was very 
young, His deafnefs increafed very much 
as he advanced in years, fo that it became 
irkfomme to converfe with him. Hence, hav- 
ing ample refources ‘within himfelf, and liv- 
ing mavery retired fpot, he became-a perfect 
reclufe, having had fcarcely any intercourfe 
for feveral years with any body, except afew 
parifhioners in a profeffional way, and his fa- 
mily connections. —Mr. Ingram was educated 
at Beverly {chool, undes the Rev. John Clarke, 
M. A. of whom a memovir was lately publith- 
ed by a pupil of his, the Rev. Thomas Zouch, 
of Wyclitfe, in the county of York, by the 
title of The Good ‘School-mafter.” Here 
he difcovered extraordinary parts, and affi- 
duty in the improvement of them. While a 
young man, he was eiteemed a firft rate 
elailical tcholar ; but afterwards his attention 
was. chiefly directed to theological purfuits, 
and biblical literature, in which his reading 
was extenfive and well digefted. He has 
publifhed a few {mal! tracts, chiefly in illuf- 
tration of certain Prophetical Paffages of 
Scripture. From his retired way ot living, 
end few opportunities of accefs to books, he 
was not fufliciently acquainted with the’ pre- 
fent ftate of literature ; and, from want of 
more converfation with intelligent men, his 
gatual anomalies were not always duly cor- 
rected, to give that finifh aud embellifhiment 
to his writings, fo as to attract the public at- 
tention to fubjects but little noticed in’ the 
pretent age; but, from, an attentive perufal 
wf his {cveral watts, he will be perceived te 
Marriages and Deaths ia and near London. 
the Sacred Writings. 
357 
have poffeffed an accurate and comprehen- 
five knowiedge of the import aud analogy of 
the prophetical and figurative Janguage ef _ 
It is fuppofted that his 
fon intends to revife his publications, as wel 
as the MSS. he has left, and to extract from 
thence, for the infpection of the public, what 
feems nioft to deferve attention.—few young 
men entered life with more encouraging pro- 
fpécts of church preferment than Mr. Ingram, 
but. all his fair profpeéts terminated in two 
little vicarages. Tewas related to Archbifhop 
Herring, who always profeffed the highett 
efteem for his character and attainments, and 
an intention of providing forhim. But, un- 
happily, dignitaries have commonly too 
many needy and importunate dependants te 
find an early opportunity of remunerating 
unailuming and unobtrufive worth: st leait, 
the good Archbilhop died before fuch an 
opportunity occurred, or was embraced, in 
the prefent inftance. The firft preferment Mr. 
Ingram obtained was the perpetual curacy of 
Bridburft, in Kent, to which he was preieat- 
ed in 1758, by an intimate friend, the Rev. 
Francis Dodf{worth, nephew to Archbifhop 
Hutton. He was highly efteemed by the 
matter of his college, Dr. Green, Dean, and 
afterwards Bifhop of Lincoln, who prefented 
him to the fmall vicarage of Orfton, in the 
county of Nottingham, ini1759. In 1760 he 
was pretented, by John Joliffe Tuffnell, efg. 
of Longleys, near Chelmsford, to the vicar- 
age of Wormingford, in the county of Effex, 
where he refided till within about a twelve 
month ofhis deceafe. In 1759 Mr. Ingram was 
married to Catherine, eldeft daughter of 
Richard Acklom, efg. of Weireton, in the 
county ef Nottingham, who was a relation 
of Dr. Terrick, Bifhop of London, with whom 
Mr. Ingram was alfo intimately acquainted ; 
and, after repeated and preiling folicitations 
from his wife’s family, he was at latt collated 
by him, in the year 1768, to the {mall vicarage 
of Boxted, inthe county of Effex. Mr. Ingrain 
could not regard any church preferment as a 
mere finecure, and, after adding the expence 
of a journey, and occafional refidence, to 
the ftipend of a curate, he found the two 
{mall livings of Bridhurft and Orfton, in lieu 
of emolument, an expence to him, and very 
foon refigned them.—Mr. Ingram had a para- 
lytic attack in the fpring of 1796. Though he 
recovered from it in fome degree, yet it aifect- 
ed his fpeech fo much as to render him ever 
after incapable of officiating at church, and 
left him extremely feeble. The infirmities 
of age perceptibly increated, beth in him and 
Mrs. Ingram; and, after the other members 
of their tamily were fettled elfewhere, it was 
thought advifeable that they should be under 
the immediate care of fome relations ;, and 
in the fummer of Jatt year they were induc- 
ed to vifit their fon at Segrave, where Mr. Ine 
gram continued, with the Bithop of London’s 
licence, till his deceafe. About three or 
four weeks before his diffolution he had a 
feqoud 
