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FOLIO 68 not, one of my Chaplains hath. I believe the Parish made
1766 on this Account a coverd Way from my Garden Door to the
Church Door, contrary to my earnest Request. On other
Sundays, when able, I have preached in the Morning in my Chapel And
every Sunday in the afternoon, for above half the Year, I read a Lecture
on the Catechism in my Chapel.
Whilst I was Rector of St James's, I could preach no where, but in
my Parish, on Sundays. When I was at St Pauls, I preached Charity
Sermons. I have preached in all about 56 in & near London. But about
the Year 1760, I grew unable to bear the Heat of large crowded
Churches: & therefore declined making more Promises; & gave 5
Guineas to every Parish, which called upon me for the Performance of
Promises already made.
In Sept. 1766 I gave a 2d present of 20 H to Mr Seeds Widow & 20 H to
Dr Lelands Widow: & 31-10-0 to the Sufferers by Fire at Barbadoes; &
to Mrs Arnald of Leicester 20 1 *.
About this time at the Request of Ld Hardwicke & Mr Ch. Yorke, I
desired Mr Rivington to cancell a Leaf of Ld Chancellor Hardwickes
Life in the Biographia Britannica, there being in it a note injurious to
him & other mistakes: which Mr Rivington did very willingly. See
Letters about it
I have given the Curacy of Sutton by Dover 24 1 * a year to Mr Shove
to hold with some other Curacy.
In Oct 1766 I gave Dr Bentham 21 lx for Students in Divinity 10 Gs
for Mr Willis 10 Gs for Mr Bird. I gave also 20 ]i to Mr Herbert
FOLIO 69 Beavor of Oxford, & 20 1 * to Judith Boddington.
1766 About this time my Cousin Brough Rector of Stanton
died for whom I had intended the Chancellorship of
Lincoln, my Option, which fell about a Week after his Death.
I joined with the Bishop of London at the Request of Mr Nelson the
Lord Mayor, in making Mr Mylne, who is the Architect of the New
Bridge, Surveyor of St Pauls Church, in the Room of Mr Leadbetter
deceased.
Nov.5.1766 a Fit of the Gout seized me, & proved like those of the
two proceding Years. It attacked my right hand about the middle of the
month: & now Dec. 28 I can barely write. (Jan.6.1767 the Bps dined
with me. Jan.8 I went to Court.)
I have given the Chancellorship of Lincoln, worth about 350^ a year,
to Dr Stinton.
On Dean Freinds Death, I applied by Ld Lichfield to Ld Chatham to
recommend to the King Dr Potter for Dean & Dr Durell for Dr Potters
Prebend. He immediately promised to speak for both: & hath spoken
with success for Dr Potter, who was willing on this occasion to resign his