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sparing, and took so with. Mr. Quarme, that he declared him 

 his curate, saying he woxxld maintain him as such in opposition 

 of any other I should present, and that for once he would 

 make me as good as my word (by giving the curacy to Tilliard) 

 (jiai sS wOTdD- I Said (i^lj) — Succeeded beyond my expectation, for 

 that an extra contribution of £30 a year was rais'd for, and 

 regularly paid him, for 3 or 4 years, so long as he continued 

 amongst them. This long story, however, now deny'd by the(thele) 

 lords (Corporation) (cOT?po°™tion) was so notorious, that I am sure 

 there are several in the town still living who must remember it. 



At my coming into the estate I expostulated with the lords 

 on their neglect of the people's good Government and prosperity, 

 and instanc'd several hardships the tenants labour' d under, but 

 soon was made sensible, that the chief and only point in view was 

 the (^^th™"^) depressing Sir Peter's tenants and his interest in 

 the place, for the support of their grandeur, in which I ever 

 observ'd them to be alert and vigilant; but, in any other respect 

 for the good government of the people in general, none of the 

 magistrates were at leasure to attend. 



In the height of their grandeur they determined upon 

 Organs in the church, and that in despite of my teeth. I urged 

 the charge of an organist, &c., but to no purpose, more then 

 the forwarding the project by my opposition. However, when 

 I found them aiming at supporting the said charge (oi^ans) 

 out of the poor's rates, by application to the bishop I got 

 a stop put to that intended hardship upon the tenants. 



fMS. adds : wch instance I urge to show how ready they areN 

 \ at i(n)venting and putting hardships upon the Tenants. ) 



Their management of money constantly rais'd upon our 

 tenants, without control or account, under the name of Poor's 

 Eates, deserves your (^^yo^"') observation, as thus: — Notwith- 

 standing the general law and usage of the Kingdom is that every 

 parish appoint their own overseers, who collect and account with 

 the parish. Justices of the Peace never interfering but upon 

 complaint made to them by way of appeal, — yet these lords 

 yearly appoint nominal overseers (meerly nominal) (ms. meeriy^ over 

 whome they have an absolute power, give them a rate ready 

 made out, without any but themselves appriz'd of it, with orders 

 to collect and carry the money to the Town Gierke, who yearly 



