to find by the prints that Mr. Trelawny is not in at Loo, and ftill more forry for the occafion of it.

As foon as I can decently, I will shew Wigan, by my ufage of him, how much he is beholden to your Lordship's interpofition.

I need not mention Mr. Alfop to your Lordship; because I know your Lordship cannot be unmindful of him. However, fince I have mentioned him, give me leave to repeat what I have, I think, already faid to. your Lordship, that no man ever came under your roof, of more worth, or a better nature, or more likely to be every way acceptable to your Lordship, if I know any thing either of your Lordship or him.

It

is the first and last request of this kind I shall ever make to your Lordship; and therefore I urge it the more freely.

I am, while I live, your Lordship's ever faithful and moft humble fervant,

FR. ROFFEN.

*John Trelawny, Efq. the Bishop's eldest fon (afterwards Sir John) was elected M. P. for WeftLoo, at the general election, in September, 1713. He was afterwards feveral times in parliament for Weft Loo and Lefkard; and died Feb. 2, 1756. Hence a date may be corrected in vol. II. p. 288.

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LETTER CXV..

To Bp. TRELAWN Y.

Weftminster, Friday night, late, [Dec. 4, 1713.]

MY GOOD LORD,

I'

HEAR your Lordship will be at Ser

jeants Inn to-morrow morning, on Whif ton's affair, and here at the Abbey between three and four, to affift at the Bishop of Derry's* interment. It will be no ways convenient for your Lordship to go home to Chelfea to dine, and return; and therefore I beg the honour of your Lordship's company here, where you will be ready for the funeral. If your Lordship pleafes to come, I will defire the General and his brother +, and Dr. Freind, to bear you company. I the rather with it, because I fhall not otherwife

Dr. Charles Hickman, Bishop of Derry 1702-1713.

+ Mr. Hele Trelawny.

have

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have any opportunity of waiting on your Lordship before you return to Farnham. I am your Lordship's ever faithful and most humble fervant, FR. ROFFEN.

LETTER CXVI.

To Bp. TRELAWNY.

Westminster, Dec. 19, 1713.

I

MY GOOD AND HONOURED LORD,

TAKE this opportunity of returning

my hearty thanks to your Lordship for the warrant*, when I am going to make use of it, in order to entertain my brethren of this Church; and have for that end inclofed it this poft in a letter to Mr. Alfop. The founder is never forgotten by me on other occafions, and will therefore be very particuJarly remembered on this. I with your Lordship many happy Chriftmaffes and new

*For a.doe, no doubt.

years,

years, and all manner of profperity to your family.

Whiston is going to print the proceedings in his caufe, as far as they have hitherto gone; and impudently wrote to Dr. Henchman* for a copy of his pleadings, in order to print them. They do not talk of the Queen's coming from Windfor yet-a-while. Lord Treasurer+went down thither this day, with Lord Bolingbroke, in his coach; and they are likely to make the fame journey together for three Saturdays more.

Lord Chancellor defires me particularly to affure your Lordship, how uneafy he is at his not being at home, when your Lordthip did him the favour more than once of calling upon him. I am to let him know when your Lordship returns hither, that he may immediately wait upon you; which he is extremely defirous of doing.

I am your Lordship's ever faithful and moft humble fervant,

FR. ROFFEN.

The celebrated Civilian. Sec p. 325.

+ Harley.

Harcourt.

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LETTER CXVII.

To Bp. TRELAWNY.

MY LORD,

TH

Weftminster, Feb. 13, 1713-14.

HE return which accompanies this fhould have been made to your your Lordfhip earlier; but we were at a loss for a precedent, and should have made no return, had not the Archbishop told me yesterday that he infifted upon it. I fend this mesfenger over therefore exprefs to your Lordship, that your Lordship may have time to notify the perfons (mentioned in the return) to his Grace before the meeting on Tuesday †. I shall not be there, being obliged, as junior Bishop, to attend the Houfe of Lords that morning.

I am, with all the refpect in the world, your Lordship's ever faithful and obedient fervant, FR, ROFFEN.

* Of members for the Convocation.

The 16th; on which day the Parliament met.

It is the office of the junior Bishop to read prayers every morning in the Houfe of Peers; a task from which Bp. Atterbury was released on the 5th of April, 114, when Dr. Smalridge and Dr. Gaftrell took their feats as Bishops of Briftol and Chester.

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