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ve aod mother of Tbo. E. eflt;j| of1 In C#ckfpnr-ftr. Chariog-crof*, aged only 10- 2 if Mr Charles Byrae, the famous Ififlin- Giant, whole death fa laid to have beeh.prern- apitmted by exceffive drinking, to which h$tb was always addided, but more, particularlyn* fince his late lofs of almoft all hit.property,which he bad 6xnply inveliqd uk a fia^e bank \u note of 700I.—Iff his laft moments (It has beenh- faid) hercqueficd that his ponderous remain*of might be thrown into the fea, in order that hfar- bones might be placed far out of the reach ofof the chfturgical fraternity; in coofe^oence ofwhich, the body wasipped oh board a veflcl-to be conveyed to the Dk*wp, tohe funk in 20^ ed fathom water* We have teafon, however, tof* believe, that this report fa merfay a tub thrown,out to fie wie/r.—Oar pbilowphjcal readers er may not be difpleafed to know,on the credit, ofed an ingenious correspondent who had opportunitytd of informing himfclf, that Mr. Byrne in A a*b« guff 17O Aeafured exsAiy £feet; that in t?8^5- he bad fthted 1 inches j tad .afterhe was dead- he meafnred 8 (mt 4 inches^ Neither his fibr- ther, mother, brother, sorahy mher perfon ofid the family, was df M extraordinary .fixe.,Ifl Kine-ilf* Cheaofide*. Mr* Tas. Pilarim.
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Gentlemans Magazine and Historical Chronicle
London, Middlesex, GB
Sun, Jun 01, 1783
Page 89
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