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SIR -WILLIAM STAINES, 417
claimed a rational belief: we mean the prediction of his
good fortune by a clergyman's lady at Uxbridge, where
he wa^ at work many years ago; as also, of the circum-
stances which were to attend his mayoralty, as predicted
by another person, the particulars of which are related as
follows:
“ Mr. Staines happened, at a very early age, to be em-
ployed in repairing the Parsonage House, at this place,
going up the ladder one morning he was accosted by the
clergyman’s lady; who told him, she had a very extraor-
dinary dream, that is to say that he would certainly be-
come Lord Mayor of London. —Astonished, and perhaps
flattered in some degree at such a prophecy, Staines
could only thank her for thinking of such an unlooked
promotion for him.—He further said he had neither
money nor friends, and in short the business of the dream
was only considered as dreams-usually are, and was very
soon forgotten.—The lady however, was not so easily to
be turned from her prognostications as the dream had
evidently left a great and lasting impression upon her
mind, and to such a degree that the same dream oc-
curred again, and the same communications were repeat-
ed to'him, and yet Mr. Staines left the parsonage house
at Uxbridge, witlrno other impression than the kindness
which had been shewn, and the notiefe that had been
taken of him.-It was not until he was made Sheriff'
of London, in 1797, that this dream returned upon his
recollection, though it might be supposed to have been
a laudable incitement to his industry through life.—The
Uxbridge clergyman had by the time it was thus fulfilled
become old ; but he lived long enough to be nominated
Sheriff’s chaplain, at least during six months of the
sheriffalty, for being very infirm when he was appointed,
Sir William engaged the Rev. Dr. Gregory, of Cripple-
gate, to do the chaplain’s duty, arid generously’ paid both
these gentlemen.
This
claimed a rational belief: we mean the prediction of his
good fortune by a clergyman's lady at Uxbridge, where
he wa^ at work many years ago; as also, of the circum-
stances which were to attend his mayoralty, as predicted
by another person, the particulars of which are related as
follows:
“ Mr. Staines happened, at a very early age, to be em-
ployed in repairing the Parsonage House, at this place,
going up the ladder one morning he was accosted by the
clergyman’s lady; who told him, she had a very extraor-
dinary dream, that is to say that he would certainly be-
come Lord Mayor of London. —Astonished, and perhaps
flattered in some degree at such a prophecy, Staines
could only thank her for thinking of such an unlooked
promotion for him.—He further said he had neither
money nor friends, and in short the business of the dream
was only considered as dreams-usually are, and was very
soon forgotten.—The lady however, was not so easily to
be turned from her prognostications as the dream had
evidently left a great and lasting impression upon her
mind, and to such a degree that the same dream oc-
curred again, and the same communications were repeat-
ed to'him, and yet Mr. Staines left the parsonage house
at Uxbridge, witlrno other impression than the kindness
which had been shewn, and the notiefe that had been
taken of him.-It was not until he was made Sheriff'
of London, in 1797, that this dream returned upon his
recollection, though it might be supposed to have been
a laudable incitement to his industry through life.—The
Uxbridge clergyman had by the time it was thus fulfilled
become old ; but he lived long enough to be nominated
Sheriff’s chaplain, at least during six months of the
sheriffalty, for being very infirm when he was appointed,
Sir William engaged the Rev. Dr. Gregory, of Cripple-
gate, to do the chaplain’s duty, arid generously’ paid both
these gentlemen.
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