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NYM(G.775.027
10 Apr 1775:12 (1226)
From the London Magazine. Remarkable instances of
longevity. Extracted from Sir. W. Temple's Essay on Health
and long Life. . . [4 paragraphs] Some time in the reign of
King James, a morrice- dance was exhibited in Herfordshire,
consisting of twelve persons, whose ages, added together,
amounted to twelve hundred years. It is not so much that so
many, in one small county, should live to that age, as that
every one should be in vigour and humour to travel and to
dance. . . [2 more paragraphs]
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