Reasons for his abstaining from all intercourse with Dr. Burnet, whose "acquaintance and constant conversation was only with the disaffected to our Church and State," and who by his eleemosynary lecture set up here for faction and popularity; but he has now, at the desire of the Marq. d'Abbeville, the English envoy, been forbidden the court; Loo
MS. Rawl. C. 983, fol. 110
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Reasons for his abstaining from all intercourse with Dr. Burnet, whose "acquaintance and constant conversation was only with the disaffected to our Church and State," and who by his eleemosynary lecture set up here for faction and popularity; but he has now, at the desire of the Marq. d'Abbeville, the English envoy, been forbidden the court; Loo
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MS. Rawl. C. 983, fol. 110
Summary
The writer has told the Marquis that he was expressly directed by Bp. Compton to withhold himself from Dr. Burnet; remarks on the applications for the employment at Court from Mr. Berkeley and the bp.'s nephew; Mr. Berkeley is the only true Church of England man here.
Date
31 Mar 1687
Language
English
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Collection contents
Rawlinson C: History, Theology
Letters to Bishop Compton, and papers relating to the diocese of London during his episcopate
Reasons for his abstaining from all intercourse with Dr. Burnet, whose "acquaintance and constant conversation was only with the disaffected to our Church and State," and who by his eleemosynary lecture set up here for faction and popularity; but he has now, at the desire of the Marq. d'Abbeville, the English envoy, been forbidden the court; Loo
