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torily. 3 )[In the beginning of March 1754 Mrs Lane, mother to Lady
Macclesfield died & left the Bp of Rochester & me her Executors, with a
Legacy of 100 11 to each.] This Year] ] Ld Hardwicke, as Chancellor, gave
my Nephew John Frost the Rectory of Lillingston Lovel in Oxfordshire
(to be held with Sibbertoft, if I mistake not) for which I promised him
one of equal Value, & afterwards gave Fringford, which lapsed to me, to
Mr Greenhill on his Recommendation. He also, I am not sure in what
Year, gave a Living in Friday street to my Nephew Seeker, for which I
gave Sandon to a Person recommended by his Lordship. Before that,
my Nephew held Yardley which the Dean & Chapter gave him before his
Marriage, with Sandon, which I gave him.
This Year I gave to Dr Chandler for the Germans in Pennsylvania 20 1 *.
FOLIO 48 June 5,6. 1754 we went from St Pauls to Cuddesden.
1754-58 Nov. 8,9 we returned to St Pauls. (This Summer I lent Dr
N. Forster 150* 1 weh he repaid me.)
In March 1755 I gave Dr Scott a 3d 20 H . I gave also 100 Ji to augment
Wheatly Chapel. 7 )[In Apr. Dr Salter preached for the Sons of the
Clergy. His Sermon wd have offended greatly, if I had not corrected it
after preaching.] May 9,10 we went to Cuddesden 5 )[where, after 3
Years Interval, I had a 5th Fit of the Gout, but now for the first time in
my right Foot. In following Years it returned more frequently: but
affected my left Foot oftener & more than my right.I] I* gave Mr
Tucker, now Dean of Glocester, a Present of 20 1 * 6 )[and I wrote at
different times, at his Request, Remarks on Pieces wch he printed, but I
think hath not published, on various political & commercial Subjects.] I
came up to St Pauls Nov. 7,8 I know not on what Account, & went back
17,18. We all returned thither the 30th. 4 )[This Year Dr Churches
Analysis of Ld Bolingbrokes Works was published. I made some
Corrections in it, & Additions to it.] In 1755 {I preserved Ld Newnham
from popery: &} I recommended Ld Fitzmaurice, now Shelburne, to Dr
Benthams Care at Oxford.
In the End of April 1756 we went to Cuddesden: in the End of July
returned to St Pauls. ^[June 5 I lent Bp Hume 400 11 on his Bond: which
he repaid me before Christmass 1757 with 20 lx Interest. I gave Mrs
Sainsbury a Clergymans widow 10 Gs & so every Year afterwards.]
Sept. 2-10 we went to Yardley, Wimple, Cambridge: Sept 14,15 to
Cuddesden. Nov. 29,30 to St Pauls.
2)[This Year Bp Conybeare died. I procured from the Duke of
Newcastle a Pension of 140^ a Year for his Son & Daughter, which was
renewed to them on the Accession of the present King. I was promised
* The "I" is repeated in the text.