FURNESS

Richard ( son of Samuel Furne of Eyam, Derby shire, farmer ). b. Eyam 2 Aug. 1791; a currier at Eyam 1813; schoolmaster in free school at Dore, Derby shire 1821; author of The Rag Bag 1832 a satirical poem; Medicus-Magus, a poem in three cantos, Sheffield 1836, title was afterwards altered to The Astrologer . d. Eyam 13 Dec. 1857. The poetical works of R. Furne with a sketch of his life, By G. C. Holland, M.D. (1858).