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Sir James Jay of New York, to the Primate of Ireland. But he amused
them with vain Hopes, & neither got any thing for them, nor gave them
any thing. So the only Benefaction, which they received in that Country,
after a tedious & expensive stay there, was 10 Guineas from Bp Bernard
of Deny.]]
I began giving to the Bp of Mann 10 Guineas a Year towards
printing good Books in the Manks Language. I gave 25^ towds
rebuilding Acrington Chapel in Whalley Parish.
^[This Summer, on Dr Wrays going to Rachdale, I took Mr Beilby
Porteus for my (Cambridge) Chaplain: & gave him Wittresham R. wch
Dr Wray quitted: & in 1764 Ruckinge R. wch Mr John Benson quitted:
& a Prebend of Peterborough, my Option on Bp Lamb. In 1765 he
exchanged Wittresham for Hunton. In Feb. this year I gave Headcorn
V. (70 1 *) to Mr Hardy, Schoolmaster of Town Sutton, recommended by
Sir T. Ryder.
I gave also this Year the Curacy of St James's Dover, 40 1 *, &
Hougham V. 40 11 to Mr Tho. Tournay. And I gave Sibbertswold, 90 lx , to
Mr Hollingbery of the Charterhouse at Ld Hardwickes Recommendation.]
This Year I had prepared to visit my Diocese, with Bp Green of
Lincoln to assist mq: but the Gout seizing my right Hand a few Days
before I was to set out, only he & the Vicar General went. I was unable
to use that Hand for {more than a} (two) Months; & when it grew
better, had some Gout in my left Hand. This Visitation cost me 105-4-7
1/2 in Tracts & Tickets, 46-10-0 to the Poor of Canterbury, 40 11 in lieu of
an Entertainment to the Dean & Chapter, 188^ (6-9) other Expences:
In all 380 11 . The Dean & Chapter had been used to give an Entertainment
to the ABp, on the Day when he visited them: which cost from
FOLIO 58 40 to 70 1 *. And the ABp gave them one in return, which
1762-63 was very inconvenient, as he hath no House at Canterbury.
And all this was money thrown away. Therefore we agreed
to give each 40^, to be laid out in some Improvement of the Church.
The 80 1 * of this Visitation was laid out upon the Clock.
Mrs Rook of Kent having unjustly demanded part of the Dues
belonging to the Vicarage of St Paul, united with the Rectory of St
Martin in Canterbury, & the {Vica} Minister being unable to contest
the Matter, I persuaded the Dean & Chapter, who are the Patrons of St
Paul, to join with me, who am Patron of St Martins, concerning which
last there was no Dispute, to bear the Ministers Charges. Our first
Payment was this Year, each of us 35-10-10. I shall set down the rest on
the other side, ^[in 1764 35-6-10; in 1765, 105-19-6: in all near 177 u .
Having cast her, we are to receive Costs: but none have been paid yet,]
3 )[nor will be paid to me, Mr Holford our Attorney dying insolvent.]