have thankfully availed himself, were not open to him; yet there are many others to which he did not fail to apply; and the information, thence obtained, added to his own, which was not inconsiderable, has enabled him to compose the "Memoirs" as they appear in the following pages.
Among the persons, to whom the writer is indebted for their kind and valuable communications, he is bound to offer his grateful acknowledgments to Thomas Monro, M. D., formerly of London, now of Bushey, near Watford-to Henry Lee, M. D., of Hackney-to the two medical attendants on Dr. Parr, Amos Middleton, M. D., and Richard Jones, Esq., surgeon, both of Leamington-to Barron Field, Esq., late Judge of the Supreme Court, New South Wales-to the Rev. Dr. Wade, vicar of St. Nicholas, Warwick--to the Rev. John Kendall, vicar of Budbrooke, Warwickshire-to the Rev. James Hews Bransby, of Dudley—to John Parkes, Esq., during thirty years one of Dr. Parr's most confidential friends; and to the sons of that gentleman, Samuel Parkes, Esq., of Liverpool, and Joseph Parkes, Esq., solicitor, of Birmingham-to Mrs. Edwards, during many years an intimate associate in the family of