O

$0

74

T

=

the only sum.

The next day

he

called upon me and stated that he forgot the previors day the sam of 24 or 25 pounds

5 pounds of May. rates. May-rates. 6. He pleads the friendliness and goodwill the Fyfield parish. ioners, but is not that plea awal- knowledgment that personal enmity has probably not prompted the course

of the Petitioners I

of

the Petitioners & the excepts one individual, stated in conversation to

in me to be Lady Pollen. I cannot has been rendered his enemy by the admit without proof that that lady

faithfulness of his admonitions to

her against worldly gaieties in the sesson of her severe sickness.

I have appealed to him to

name any of his parishioners

who

the neighbouring clergy bear a favourable Eestiming

or of might

as

to

restiming at char the points of his conduct and chan alter which have been assailed,

He states that he has no such par- ty to apply to

In concluding

which only

a sense

this letter,

of this com Hasty what is due to the Church and munity leads me to write, I have to acquaint you that the Bishop of

Winchester wrote to me in the latter

inquiries

part of may last that on

in the parish he learns that mak

Portal's charges

are

"substantially"

"true" and recalls his "letter of

mendation.

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Etter

I await his Lordship's

as to whether an

any

new facts

have been adduced to lead hein to

a

are

different conclusion, Unless he can write to me that the charges not substantially

no consideration

true no

will induce me to license Mr Baster or to allow him to officiate in the Cathedral

I shall

card it.

ad

a per

regard

sonal favour if you will have the kindness to ascertain the Bishop of Winchester's view and to anticipate there from my probable decision as to the matter of license.

A clergyman

painful poles

in Mr Baster's

I fear) under

any

no circumstances hope to obtain monal influence over this Community : It will be a real benefit conferred

upon us all if in the event,

Cate

of

+ of Mr Panter. being finally pronounced upon unfandurably by the Bishop of Win- Chester, you pointment of

any

will make an

early up-

a successor and direct new Chaplain to proceed overland

to story kong, where the effects of long absence and interruptions of Chaplains

of great inconvenience and a ground of murch unpleasant Comment.

are a source

The Revi du C. Odell B.A.

who has filled,

on the

: the nomination

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