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28 The Autobiography of Archbishop Thomas Seeker
instead of St James's and my Prebend of Durham. He answered my
Speech just mentioned, but with great Civility: & the Part, which I took,
made no Impression on him, to my Disadvantage. I had accepted his
kind Offer: but told him, that I should never remind him of it; which I
never did. The Reasons of my Acceptance were, that I found the
Burthen of Parochial Business grow heavy upon me; & Part of the
Parishioners ungrateful for the Pains, which I sincerely took to serve
them in all respects. The busiest of these was Mr Henry Fane: linked in
close Friendship with Mr Thomas Bonney, whom I had made Clerk in
Orders, a Place worth at least about 200 11 a Year; & who almost
immediately returned that Favour by giving me all the Disquiet he
could, not only where his Interest was concerned, in which I gave Way
to his immoderate Selfishness in every thing; except that I would not
excuse him from reading daily Prayers,
FOLIO 40 which he had promised under his Hand to do after the
1748-50 Example of his Predecessors, but wherever else he had an
Opportunity.
He endeavoured by humble Submissions, after I was made Dean of St
Pauls, & especially after I was made Archbishop, to regain my good
Opinion. But I knew him too well, to allow him any further Acquaintance
with me. !.)[In the winter of 1747..8