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The Manuscript 53
*)[During my Visitation I reed a Letter from Bp Warburton,
complaining of Dr Lowths Treatment of him. I tried by two Letters to
the former, which see, to procure a Reconciliation between them: but
had no answer to the last of them. Dr Lowth was well disposed. I believe
neither of them hath since taken any Notice of the other.]
I gave the Widow of Dr Brakenridge 20 1 * towds the Expences of her
journey to Scotland. *)[I had subscribed before 10 Guineas to her
husbands Sermons.]
Expences of my Visitation this year were 547-14-0: or deducting
83-13-0 {for} Procurations, 464-1-0. Of this 106-1-5 for religious
Tracts: 40* 1 towds ornamts of Cathedral in lieu of a Dinner, 2)[which,
with 40^ of the Dean & Chapter, was spent in beautifying the Font:]
46-10-0 as usual, to the poor of Canterbury: 71-11-0 by me to other
Poor.
Expences of Confirmation at Croydon {Trab} Tracts 5-15-0. Poor
5-5-0 Parish Officers for an Entertainment 5-5-0 Ringers 1-1-0 Mr
Apthorps Servts 1-1-0.
Tracts for Putney Confirmation 5-16-0.
3 )[This Year I gave the Vice Chancellor of Oxford the best Information
& Advice that I could towards a correct Edition of the English Bible
& Prayer Book.]
. Zebedee Elsom, I think of Spalding, being the Grandson of my
Fathers Sister, of a good Character, & in low Circumstances, I have
given him 5 Guineas a Year ever since I first heard of him, which was
some Years ago, & the last {two} Years, ten Guineas {each}.
I have now paid Dr Kennicott 7 Years Subscription to his Edition of
the Hebrew Bible, at 10 Guineas a Year.
Mr Arnald, writer of the Commentary on the Apocryphal
FOLIO 66 Books, in which I gave him considerable Assistance,
1766 {bein} dying in low Circumstances, I have given 10
Guineas a Year towds the Education of his Son, {at least}
for {7} < 10) Years past. I have also given to Mrs Sainsbery, widow of a
Clergyman in Dorsetshire, at whose House I lay one Night, the same
Sum yearly for {the same time at least} ten Years last.
^[In April this Year, on the Death of Dr Taylor, Residentiary of St
Pauls, the Duke of Newcastle intending to remove some inferior
Prebendary thither, & the Bp of Lincoln kindly undertaking to remind
him, that my Nephew Seeker was Prebendary of Canterbury, the Duke
of his own Accord proposed the Exchange, first to me, then to the King
who granted it in a most gracious Letter, written with his own Hand, of
wch see the Copy. In June I gave the Wardenship of All Souls Coll. to Dr
Tracey, who was universally esteemed the fitter of the two that were
presented to me.]