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( 9 ) at his own village of Stoke; and there were members of it two Baronets, beides himelf, Sir Cordwell Firebras,' and Sir John Barnardton. — The reckoning to thee congenial ouls was always an object of invetigation — as they were one day ettling this difficult point, an odd fellow, who was a member, called out to a friend that was paing, For Heaven's ake tep uptairs, and ait the poor! Here are three Baronets, worth a million of money, quarrelling about a farthing!

After Sir Harvey's death the only tear dropped on his grave, fell from the eye of his ervant, who had long and faithfully atttended him.—Tο that ervant he bequeathed a farm of 50 l. per annum, to him and to his heirs.

In the chatity and abtinence of his life, Sir Harvey Elwes was a rival to Sir Iaac Newton, for he would have held it unpardonable to have given--even his affections; and, as he aw no lady whatever, he had but little chance of bartering matrimonially for money.

When he died, he lay in tate, uch as it was, at his eat at Stoke. — Some of the tenants oberved, with more humour than decency, that it was well Sir Harry could not ee it — his fortune, which had become immene, fell to his nephew Mr. Meggot, who, by will, was ordered to aume the name and arms of Elwes — Thus lived, and thus died, the Uncle of old Mr Elwes, whoe poeions, at the time of his death, were uppoed to be at leat two hundred and fifty thouand pounds; and whoe