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187 Was an agreeable and cheerful companion at 100, when he married his last wife.

198 Intellects perfect until two days before death.

204 Senses unimpaired; never was ill; had several new teeth at 100.

207 Senses unimpaired; teeth and hair perfect; was never ill until a few days before his death.

208 Never ill until a few days before death; lived on vegetables the last ten years of life.

219 Never ill; retained his senses; worked at his trade until 114.

222 The year before her death she walked fourteen miles to see her husband, and two years previously she reaped a ridge of corn as well as any young person; she appeared strong, healthy, and active, and had all her senses unimpaired, except a slight weakness of sight.

224 When about 80 he commenced business as a travelling chapman, and followed it until within eight weeks of his death.

227 Faculties unimpaired.

228 Always enjoyed good health; faculties unimpaired; had all his teeth, and but few hairs had turned gray; he had

a fall, by which one of his legs was broken in three places, and death ensued.

233 Faculties unimpaired; was a great drinker, but not a drunkard.

235 Preserved her faculties to the last, as did also her brother, who died at 101.

236 Never was ill; never lost a tooth; his intellect clear until

within one week of his death.

238 Worked in his garden until within a few days of his death. 239 Followed his trade a year before he died, and was then more active than most men at 60.

245 Senses unimpaired; worked as a day-labourer until within a few days of his death.

247 Never ill.

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311 Strong and active, and could walk eight miles a few days

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312 Faculties unimpaired; continued his trade until 109; at 106 worked in the fields with his family; brought a

law-suit to a close by the clear evidence he gave of occurrences 90 years previous.

317-318 Vide newspaper.

319 Never ill; cut fresh teeth at 100; senses unimpaired, aud could spin to the last.

320-322 Ibid.

323 Vide 'Morning Chronicle.'

Ibid.

324 Walked well to the day of his death.

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327 Faculties unimpaired; spun until the day before her death. Ibid., Jan. 11th, 1819.

328 Retained his faculties, and attended to business a few days before he died.

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329 Vide Morning Chronicle,' May 17th, 1821.

330 Senses unimpaired; so active and strong that he could run a race within a year of his death. VideCarew's

Survey of Cornwall.'

331 Vide Rees's Cyclopædia.'

TABLE III.

1 Vide Rees's Cyclopædia.'

2,, inscription in portico of All Saints' Church, Northampton.

3 Died in the workhouse in Rosemary Lane, London.

4 Vide inscription in the Church at Shiffnall, Shropshire. 5 Her father 106.

8 Teeth all sound; never ill; always worked hard.

15 The great-grandson of Thomas Parr; his father was 109, his grandfather 113.

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23 in ardent lover of fox-hunting; followed the hounds until 80, antil 100 attended the unkenneling in a chair;

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1 Buried at Stoke, near Canterbury.

2 Retained his faculties; never was sick.

3 The son, who inherited his estate, was born when he was

100.

4 Never ill until a few days before death.

'Guide to Health.'

Vide Lynch's

5 Followed his trade until six weeks before he died, and carried a log of wood to his workshop.

10 Memory strong; faculties unimpaired.

11 Husband 128.

12 Could walk well, and mount his horse nearly until his death. 13 Daughter 105.

14 Senses unimpaired until 14 days before she died; three daughters survived her, respectively aged 111, 110, and

109 years.

20 Vide Rees's 'Cyclopædia.'

22 Married five times; senses unimpaired to the last; Christmas Day, 1789, walked nine miles to dine with a grandchild.

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