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158 The Autobiography of Archbishop Thomas Seeker
Dr Leland: John Leland (1691-1766), a nonconformist minister who
though of English birth was brought up in Ireland and became pastor of
the meetinghouse in Eustace Row, Dublin. He was well known for his
attacks on the deists, his major book being A View of the Principal Deistical
Writers that have Appeared in England in the Last and Present Century (3 vols.,
1754-56). A copy of this was the first book purchased by the clerical Wye
Club in September 1766 (L.RL. MS 1694). Seeker also gave financial
help to his widow.
Capt. Maltby was one of the sons of Seeker's first cousin, George, of
Shelton, Nottinghamshire. He seems to have been constantly in debt,
and Seeker later tried to advance the captain's interests through Lord
Granby.
Mr Seeds Widow was presumably the relict of Jeremiah Seed
(1700-1747), a fellow of Queen's college, Oxford, and a much admired
preacher. He was presented by the college to the living of Knight's
Enham, Hampshire where he remained until his death (Foster, Alumni
Oxon. and D.N.B.).
Mr Harris: George Harris, who was curate of Brasted where the rector
was also in residence. The curate, unlicensed, received an annual
stipend of £20 and board (L.RL. Seeker Visitation Returns, Vol. 4, p.
39).
Robt. Greenall, a B.A. of Merton college, Oxford, in 1751, was rector
of Blackmanstone and vicar of Waldershare (L.RL. MS VG 2/5, p. 18).
One of Lord Guilford's seats was in the parish of Waldershare.
Ld Guilford: Francis North (1704-1790) who had been created first earl
of Guilford in 1752 and was the father of George Ill's minister, Lord
North. He had been lord of the bedchamber to Frederick, Prince of
Wales and, for a short time, governor of his two older sons. In Horace
Walpole's opinion he was "an able, worthy man, of no great genius"
(Valentine, British Establishment 1760-84, II, p. 649).
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Mr Ford: James Ford (1718P-1795), a licentiate of the college of
physicians, who was granted a Lambeth M.D. on 18 September, 1764
(L.P.L. Act Book X, p. 92). In 1765 on 10 April Ford was paid £39-8-0
for a pipe of port and on 9 October given a silver bread basket, costing
£16-6-0 (L.P.L. MS 1483, pp. 195 & 197). See Münk, Roll of the Royal
College of Physicians in London, II, p. 257.