By the late Bev. Edward Wilton, M.A. 



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Pepys's Diary vol. 4. p. 301 has the folio whig letter from Dr. Charlett 

 to S. Pepys. 



" University Coll. Oxon, Feb. 18, 1700—1. 

 " Hon. Sir, — I have been long in debt to you for a most obliging letter, which 

 I now only acknowledge without pretending to payment, by the hands of my good 

 friend, Mr. Tanner, who is now leaving us, being nominated by my Lord 

 Bishop of Norwich, Chancellor of his Diocese. Before this Preferment was 

 known he had the satisfaction to see the respects of the University by an offer 

 made to him from the best and most considerable part of the University, of the 

 office of Public Registrar, a place of great trust and credit, as Mr. Hudson has 

 the custody of the Bodleian Library, upon the resignation of Dr. Hyde." 



Mrs. Tanner died 15 March, 1706,, leaving no living Issue; and 

 was buried on the south side of the Bishop's Chapel 1 in Norwich 

 Cathedral. The same year Tanner was made Rector of Thorpe, "by" 

 or "next" Norwich; a living in private patronage; and therefore, in all 

 probability, obtained for him by some exchange, through the Bishop's 

 intervention. June 30, 1710, he proceeded to the Degrees of B.D. 

 and D.D.; Sept. 1713, he was collated to the third Prebendal Stall 

 in Ely Cathedral, which he held till 1723, resigning it upon being 

 then made Canon of Christ Church. This appointment is thus no- 

 ticed by Hearne in his Diary, II. 526. "Feb. 16 1723—4, Yesterday 

 Dr. Thomas Tanner was installed Canon of Christ Church, in room 

 of Dr. Egerton, Bishop of Hereford, who hath resigned.'" In 1721 

 the then Bishop of Norwich had conferred upon him the Archdeaconry 

 of Norfolk; and in 1727 he was elected Prolocutor of the Lower 

 House of Convocation; an office which he accepted with much 

 reluctance, but it was forced upon him by the urgent entreaties of 

 friends, well persuaded of his special qualifications. In January 

 1 7 3^, Archdeacon Tanner was consecrated Bishop of St. Asaph; 

 being allowed to hold his Canonry at Christ Church, "in commendam 



The British Chronologist, under date Jan 25, 1732, tells us that 

 on that Day, Dr. Tanner, Bishop of St. Asaph, and Dr. Clagg-ett, 

 Bishop of St. David's, were introduced into the House of Lords. 



Bishop Tanner's father-in-law, Bishop Moore, was translated to 

 Ely, July 31, 1707, and dying there 31 July, 1711, was buried 



2 See Blom. Norfolk, (iij. 591) where the Inscription is given. The Iron 

 door at the entrance of this chapel was given by Dr. Tanner, whose arms are 

 impaled upon it, first with Moore, and second with Freston. (Do. hi. 630.) 



