MDMD(1): Pitt's Anachronism?

[Holger Wenzel]

Hi,

I get the impression that the twins are at least 12 years old, when
Rvd. Cherrycoke tells his tale.

They are named after Pliny (the Elder and Younger) and Pitt (the Elder
and Younger). But if my notion of their age is right, Pitt the younger
is only 15 or 16 at the time they were born (Pitt t.Y. born 1759, the
Twins approximately 1774). I doubt that he and his father are already 
known as the Elder and the Younger by that time, so the explanation
for the names of the twins would be somewhat senseless.

Can someone supply more and more accurate data about this?

Shall we report suspected anachronisms like this to MDMD, or would
it cause to much clutter?

Holger

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