Six north country diaries - The MAN & Other Families

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altogether. Prince Eugene gained a most glorious victory over the
Turks—killed 2,000 men, all or most Janizaries. They behaved 'em
selves with wonderfull bravery at first ;—Belgrade^^ soon after surrendered
ujDon the same terms that Temeswaer had done before.
1717. Sept 9th. The great wind last year, about this time twelve
months, blew directly down the river Thames, kept back the tide, and
made the river almost dry, only for some little rundlets here and
there ; Mr. Challoner saw it. Parson of Morpeth's sister in law
maintained by him and her husband, she used to sell his drink to a
neighbouring ale-house—advised him to try their liquor—came from
Sunderland—he said it had the tast of his own,—and so he after
found it, etc. Morpeth School worth 5007. per annum—they bind
every master under a bond of 5007. that they shall demand no more
than they bargain for, so that they keep great part of that endowment
to themselves. ^^
1717. Sept. 10th. One Salkeld teaches in the Moot Hall in Morpeth—he
should have been second master, but Mather^" gott it by
Mandamus—the case to [be] tryed in Chancery. Went to Rye-hill
Mr. Collingwood lives pleasantly—very good ground in that parish ;
uncle gott Mr. Nicholson^^ that living of Dean and Chapter of Carlisle—Dr.
Tod would had his brother. Uncle promised half of his
living if I married ' any out. of such an honest family as yours '—to
Mr. Collingwood.^^ They commending my sermon, said the 5007.
which was spent in my education was well bestowed, uncle said
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yes, so we all think '—Mr. Collingwood said if he was in uncle's
place he would have given me 507. for that sermon he heard, it
deserved it—uncle replyed, come, you'll not advance 5007. with your
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daughter, nor 507. neither.'
1717. Sejjt. 11th. Breast sore ever since Sunday, not much better
than it was then. Dr. Kennett^^^ in his funeral sermon upon the
Duke of Devonshire says he did not repent till about two or three
days before he dyed, but he was a man of such parts that he might
do more in three days than some others in three years, his repentance
" Belgrade after a month's siege by the Austrian troops under the command
of Prince Eugene of Savoy, one of the most distinguished generals of his age,
was taken from the Turks on the 16th of August, 1717.
^* Cf. Arch. Ael., 2nd series, vol. xvi. p. 131.
Mr. Mather was the under-master, or usher, of Morpeth Grammar School
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and, with the head-master, Mr. Lancelot Meggison, filed a bill in Chancery in
1712, against the bailiffs and burgess^es of Morpeth and others, to recover part of
the endowment of the school which, it was alleged, had been withheld, or misapplied.
Mather did not get the head-mastership, to which there was appointed,
26 May, 1718, Mr. Mordecai Carey of Trinity College, Cambridge, afterwards
successively bishop of Clonfert, Cloyne and Killala. Cf. Rev, John Hodgson,
History of Nortlniviherland, part ii., vol. ii. p. 403.
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TheRev. JosephNicolson, vicarof Whittingham(1697-1722). Seep. 8Z,poM.
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Mr. Alexander Collingwood of Little Ryle in the parish of Whittingham.
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White Kennett, D.D. (1660-1728), bishop of Peterborough, author of
Memoirs of the Family of Cavendish, 1708 ; etc.