Six north country diaries - The MAN & Other Families

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mind, insinuates that I am not so good a preacher, etc.), when I had
lived so long amongst them as he, the sunshine of their favours would
decline—Mr. Hall urged where one loved and was beloved, they might
do good, etc., but he said no, he could not go—nor could it be done
for want of priest's orders—might take that for not taking his
counsel, etc. He said, Deus Frovidebit—if I was good—Mr. Hall
said means should be used. I thought Bens must provide, for I see
you will not.
1718. April 11th. Uncle said more have been at prayers this
week than any Easter ever since he came. Uncle finds fault with
every sermon I make—my last had good things in it, but was not
all apropo. Says I should descend to particulars, etc., talks against
general discourses and speculative matters oft in his sermons—seem
to hint at me. Usinety one communicants, more than ever on this
day since he came, used to think 40 considerable^
1718. April 12th. Sattin gown, new, which brother, etc.,
thought second hand. Sister has cutt one side of it, etc. Mr.
Bilton's neice^*^^ marryed without their jDrivity. Mr. CowjDer so long
of repaying uncle's visit, that he's resolved not to go in hast after
he comes.
1718. April 13th. Mr. Werg reported to have offered to lay with
two or three men's wifes in Alnwick—one was the day before sacrament—^she
asked him how he durst, when he knew he was the next
day to administer sacrament and she to receive it—^he replyed love
was a noble passion, and God would indulge it. This sent up to
London, and they say he is stopt of the living.
1718. April 14th." Mr. Simcoi^^ took Mr. Bilton to AlnAvick ; a
wrong step he did not come to uncle—for he has great interest there.
Mr. Mark Forster,^^" and Anderson^^^ and Grey^re the leading men.
^e had, I think, 95 at sacrament yesterday. i*^^^j
1718. April 15th. Mr. Carnabyiss said John Steel lived in a little
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Probably Margaret, daughter of James Bilton of Throphill, in Mitford,
and niece to Joseph Bilton of Brinkheiigh ; married at Mitford, 8 May, 1717f
to Thomas Forster of Corsenside, afterwards of Throphill.
The Rev. William Simcoe, vicar of Long Horsley, 1692-1714. His widow
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Jane married secondly, before 30 July, 1718, Mr. Maurice Housetown.
Another William Simcoe was curate of St. Andrew's, Newcastle, and cliaplain to
the prisoners in Newgate, 1722-1724 ; vicar of Woodhorn, from 1724 to his death,
8 March, 1766. He did not obtain the Alnwick curacy, to which Mr. John
Lambton was elected.
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Mark Forster of Alnwick, merchant, baptized there on the 4th September,
1659, as son of Thomas Forster of the same place. He married twice but died
s.ji., 22 September, 1726. By his will, dated 20 February, 1725,6, he gave a
rent charge to Alnwick school, and a house and garden in Clayport to the
minister of Alnwick.
'^' 1737. Sept. 10th. Mr. Francis Anderson, bailiff to ye Duke of Somerset,
buried. Abnnich Ber/isters. He was brother-in-law of Thomas Forster of
Adderston who died in 1725.
^ '"*"' Easter Sunday in 1718 fell on April 13th.
'"Probably Mr. William Carnaby of Great Tosson. A pedigree of this
family may be found in the new Historij of XorthumlitrlaiKl, vol. iv. p. 20.