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London, England, 1804-11-08 00:00:00

LORD CHEDIFORTH.

The late Lord OhedWnrrii, B:iron of Cliedwortlio
in Gloucestershire, was tiornAugust. 22, 1754, and

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sueceeided to. his uncleFrederick-Henry, .)'aer 6,
t 78c, being the son of a 'younger brother, and design-
ed for the profession of the Law ; he was educated in.
Winchester School, and at. Oxford. His Lordship
was a learned and cornet Lawyer ; a Nobleman of
the stritiest principles, of sober and unaffeaed piety,
of singular humanity; and; as Shkspeare says,
" A Gentleinan of all trinperance."—As a ‘scholar
he was conversant with the Greek and Roman
Clas-
sics, which le read with refined and elega.nt taste.
His Lordship bequeathed tBo,oool. in legacies,
payable_ aut..of, the „produce of tii.4 estates which
were not. entailed,,and dying a batchelor, ~the title
is extinct,- The following are cur mu,licAted ait
some of the principal ones, although their 91titt
accuracy cannot be vouched for :

Richard Wilson, Esq. of Lincoln's-inn-fields, Lon-
-don, and Sutlblk, Solicitor - 446,903
Mr. Penrice, Surgeon, of Yarmouth - - ao,o)i
A son of the ahove Gentleman - -6, o.ci
,Charles lames Fox, Esq. ._
An infant daughter of Mrs. Edgar, deceased (late Miss
Selby, of the Griffin, Ipswich) - . - - 20,e60
Miss Selby, of Ipswich - -
~ coo
Mrs: F. Edgar, sister of the above - ' - sno
Miss Forsett, of I pwich - - - 63C13
Mr.-Barney. inerciiant, 001 pswich - • 4"06
.Miss Ashpole, Mr. B.'a sister-in-taw - - 660
Miss Hallum,_ daughter of the late Admiral - - 30a0
Mr. Deane, Vaulter, of Erwarton • - - 3010
Rev. Mr. Layton. of Ipswich, - .. - sp)
Miss Layton,.of ditto .. ' .. - -13 or)
Mrs. Taylor, law of the Norwich Theatre - • 13,00hl
A Daughter of the above Lady •• , - - . 4eso
Miss Valeiitine,•sisterof Mrs, Taylor , - . L., .. 3000
A Daughter of the late tames Bannister, of the same,

Theatre - - . , 4140ci
Mr. Powell, of Drury .lase, 13te of Norwich Theatre t3:6
Miss Edinead, late ot ditto - - - - ' 1300
Mr. Seynvior, late olditto . - - 1300
Tho. White 'Esq. of Tattingstone, his Lordship's
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Uncle - -
Dr. Thompson, Physician, of Ipswich
Rev. Mr.. Clerket of Norten -
%V. Smith, Esq. of 13ury •
W. Graves, of 1 pswich, his barber .

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His Mau Servtini

His Housekeeper

His executors are Mr. Wilson and Mr. Penrice,
atvi the latter Gentleman is left residuary legatee,
by which, it, is supposed, he will obtain consider.
ably more than tochoool, exclusive of the legacies'
above.mentiOned to' himself anti his son.. His
brary 'is to be divided between Counsellor Greene,
and the Rev. Mr—Layton, of Ipswich, with the
reservation of Mr. Seymour (the Ac!tot) having the
choke of go'boaks.
His Liraiihip; with abundance of great and gpoti
qualities, uncommoft learning and :abilities, had
some foibles, amongst which may be reckoned his
slovenliness of person, his avoiding the company of
men of equal rank and situation with hirnstlf, and
a perpetual dangling after some fine; woman, '~vith.
but any criminal intention ; but which sometimes,
without season, endangered the Lady's thunder :
to some of these he may have made amends by Le. .

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gacies,
A Gentleman, who .froni,ltis great intimacy with
his Lordihip, and frlm rendering him very particu-
lar services in,The e.irly part of his lite, was eq'e4t.
,ed to stand forernlst in the rank of iegacis, had, it
is said, displeased him by ;Living toolreguently, And
perhaps too freely, represented the. impropriety of
his negleaadress, anti not Rh soci3ting more with
people in higher rank of
_life., His Is italth 44 was
very fond of the sport at.Newrnatket, and
ex-
cellent judr in matters of the turf ; but thnuo 3
Member ot: die Rooms and Jockey Club, he never
mixed with them-at table, but generally dined and
lived by himself in a Vert retired and obscure