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The Autobiography of Archbishop Thomas Seeker
FOLIO 77 (1767)
Lists of Papists: the order to find out the number of papists in England
caused a great deal of concern. The Gentleman's Magazine, repeating the
instructions for the census on 31 August, 1767 (XXXVII, p. 429),
observes that there was "nothing alarming in it" and a similar order
had been given in 1746. Neither Shelburne nor Grafton showed much
enthusiasm in following through on the issue.
Bp of Durham: Richard Trevor.
Ld Mansfield: William Murray (1705-1793), created baron of Mansfield
in 1756. He had been attorney general 1754-56 and was grudgingly
appointed lord chief justice of the King's Bench by Newcastle in 1756,
an office which he held until 1788. His house in Bloomsbury Square was
wrecked and burned in the Gordon riots because of his tolerant attitude
toward papists (Sedgwick, H.C, II, pp. 285-86).
the Lord President: Robert Henley (1708P-1772).
Dean of the Arches: George Hay.
Dean of Bocking: Dr. Charles Hall, Seeker's former Oxford chaplain.
FOLIO 78 (1767)
Commissary of the Sussex Peculiars was probably still Dr. Ducarel.
See fol. 62 for a list of Sussex peculiars.
Caleb Fleming (1698-1779), who had read theology with Thomas
Hardy at Nottingham, had been ordained to the Presbyterian ministry
but had become an Independent and was pastor of Pinners' Hall,
London (1754-77). It was rumored that he was a Socinian although his
theological position was "a specially authenticated deism": he described
himself in his epitaph simply as a "dissenting teacher" (D.N.B.).
Bp Butler had died in 1752.
a Student: the reference is too general to allow for proper identification.
Mr D'Aeth: was Francis D'Aeth; Seeker has mistakenly referred to him
here as the brother of Sir Francis when he means brother (actually
stepbrother) to Sir Narborough.