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144 The Autobiography of Archbishop Thomas Seeker
Mr Dugard: Samuel Dugard, son of William Dugard, a clergyman of
Gosport, who matriculated aged 16 at Pembroke college, Oxford in
1723, proceeded B.A. in 1726 and M.A. in 1733. Although pressed on
the duke of Newcastle by the dean of Chichester and numerous
politically influential Sussex gentlemen as having acquitted himself well
in the laborious charge of nearby Gosport (B.L. Add. MS 32,930, fol.
376: Newcastle to Seeker, 9 November, 1761), Dugard did not prove
satisfactory. Several letters passed from Seeker to Dugard about nonresidence
and failure to provide, as Dugard had promised, full Sunday
services at Bersted (L.P.L. Seeker Papers 6, fols. 196-98: 20 & 27
February, 1766). Nor did Seeker give Dugard much sympathy when he
complained about the indiscretions of one Cecil, his curate (L.P.L.
Seeker Papers 6, fol. 199: Seeker to Dugard, 6 March, 1766). Perhaps
as Dugard neared sixty, he was feeling his age, and the dean's friends
amongst the gentlemen had noticed it.
Mr Hanway: Jonas Hanway (1712-1786), whose perilous adventures on
a trade mission from Russia to the Caspian Sea were published in 4
volumes in 1753. After his return to London (1750) he published
voluminously, including an essay attacking the "pernicious" habit of
tea-drinking (1757) as well as other works relating to various causes. He
was better known for his part in the foundation of the Marine Society in
1756 (to which Seeker contributed in 1763) and the Magdalen Charity
two years later. Seeker's letter to Newcastle, recommending Hanway for
a post in the Salt Office, was unsuccessful (B.L. Add. MS 32,903, fol.
302: 15 March, 1760), and another indignant letter was sent to
Newcastle, countering claims that Hanway was a "wild man" (B.L.
Add. MS 32,924, fol. 275: 27 June, 1761). Lord Bute, who became
prime minister in 1762, appointed Hanway as one of the commissioners
for victualling the navy (GM., XXXII, p. 342: 10 July, 1762). One of
his more enduring contributions came from his practice of using an
umbrella while walking the streets of London, which he continued,
despite the jeers and catcalls, until he saw the practice generally adopted
some thirty years later.
My Peculiars: a peculiar is a parish or church exempt from the
jurisdiction of the bishop in whose diocese it lies.
ABp Tenison: Thomas Tenison (1636-1715), bishop of Lincoln 1691-94
and archbishop of Canterbury 1694-1715. He is perhaps the prototype
of the orthodox, protestant-minded moderate Whig.
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Dr Potter: John Potter (1714?-1767), the son of the former archbishop,