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The Autobiography of Archbishop Thomas Seeker
gave also Horton R. to Mr Fausset, bee. the Income was sunk so, that
no body cared to take it; & he being a man of Substance, was most likely
to raise it. Also Newchurch R & V {to} 120 u , to Mr Robt Tournay,
recommended by the D. of Newcastle. Dr Fowell marrying & leaving me
this Year, I took Mr, now Dr, Stinton of Exeter Coll. for my Chaplain &
gave him Wittrisham R. 220 11 in August. I gave Mr Gurney Whitstable
C abt 40^. In the End of this Year & beginning of 1766 I had a long Fit
of the Gout, like that of the preceding Year. I engaged Mr Ridley to
write his Review of Phillips's Life of Card. Pole, & assisted him greatly
in it, revising the whole in MS. And I gave him my Option-Prebend of
Sarum, worth communibus annis near 200^. I knew not beforehand of
Dr Neves Design to write on the same Subject. I also encouraged Mr
Bell, whom I had before recommended to Princess Amelia for her
Chaplain, to write a Defence of Revelation, agst the pretended Rational
Christian. After he had written it once over, I induced him to throw it
into a new Form, suggested to him innumerable Corrections, Additions,
& Improvements, & wrote the last Chapter almost intirely.
The King having expressed to me his Desire in 1765 that I would
publish a volume of Sermons, I did so in the Beginning of 1766. I paid
Mr Rivington for some Copies of the former volume, which I gave away,
besides those which he allowed me: but not now: How many I had each
time, I do not remember.]
In the beginning of 1766 I gave to Dr Uri a Hungarian, now at
Oxford, 10 Guineas, wch I must continue yearly.
I gave also towards the Repair of Sittingbourn Church, 50 1 *. And I
had written before & printed & sent about at my own Expence, a Letter,
recommending the Brief for it, throughout my own Dioceses: which
greatly increased the Collection. It amounted to 600 11 or more.
I gave also to the Fire at Montreal in Canada, 30 1 *.
And to Mrs Thornhill, formerly Reyner, a relation of Mr Hollister, I
gave this year 20 1 *. I had given her 70 11 before. I have also given to Mrs
Judith Boddington, a neighbour & Friend of his, at different times, 80^.
I joined with Ld Radnor in paying the Expences of a Bill for securing
the Church & Harbour of Folkestone. Each half was 84 11 . On this
Occasion I was not well used by Ld Radnor. See the Letters relative to
it.
FOLIO 65 I gave Mr Ray croft, Son in Law to Dr Stonehewer my
1766 Fellow-Chaplain, the Livings of Patching & Terring, worth
each abt 80 11 a Year. And the Houses being in bad
Condition, I gave him 100 11 towards Building & Repairs.
This Year I have paid the last of Burkitts Expences for keeping
Terms & taking his Batchelors Degree at Oxford; which have been
above 125 11 , & 3* 1 since & above 6 11 more.