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infections of the urinary tract and the intestines, as a diuretic and for
increasing blood flow, against rheumatism and diseases of the liver."
Lime-water was a solution of carbonate of lime in water which was used
medicinally.
Mr Plumptre: the reference here is unclear. Seeker's old friend, Mr.
John Plumptre had died in 1751. John had a number of sons (one of
whom, Dr. Charles Plumptre, was Seeker's former chaplain) but most of
them had academic degrees and the archbishop was generally careful to
use such correct titles as "Dr."
my Distemper: Seeker is using the term generally to refer to his illhealth,
but it specifically meant an irregular condition of the body which
was regarded as due to the disordered state of the humours.
Sir Philip Boteler of Teston, Kent was the second baronet. He
succeeded his father in April, 1719.
Mrs Ursula Taylor had in 1722 by her will devised the remainder of her
personal estate to Queen Anne's Bounty, under terms which were
contingent on certain events which happened afterwards. The bequest
was to be applied in sums of £200, which were to be matched by the
governors, to augment the income of small livings named by her
executor Dr. Quarles. Quarles's executor was Sir Philip Boteler (preceding
entry). Many of the augmented livings were in Kent (Hasted,
History and Topographical Survey of. . . Kent, II, p. 749). •
FOLIO 71 (1767)
ABp of York: Robert Hay Drummond, formerly bishop of St. Asaph
and of Salisbury.
three parishes in Lancashire: the vicarages of Blackburn, Whalley and
Rochdale (or Rachdale). The large parish of Whalley originally had
included Blackburn and Rochdale.
Mr Wilbraham: Randle Wilbraham (1694-1770), a bencher of Lincoln's
Inn (1743) and deputy steward of Oxford University. He sat as an
M.P. for Newcastle-under-Lyme (1740-47), Appleby (1747-54) and
Newton (1754-68). He was much in demand in ecclesiastical cases and
had been consulted by All Souls' in the Founder's Kindred suits (see fol.
57). Chief Justice Wilmot wrote of Wilbraham, after his death, that he
* 'has not left a better lawyer, or an honester man, behind him'' (Namier
and Brooke, H.C., III, pp. 637-38).