MEMOIRS
OF
MARK HILDESLEY, D.D.

LATE LORD BISHOP OF SODOR AND MANN;

AND
MASTER OF SHERBURN HOSPITAL

UNDER WHOSE AUSPICES
THE HOLY SCRIPTURES WERE TRANSLATED INTO THE
MANKS LANGUAGE.

BY THE REV. WEEDEN BUTLER,

MORNING PREACHER OF CHARLOTTE-STREET CHAPEL.

LONDON PRINTED BY J.NICHOLS:
AND SOLD BY MESSRS. ROBSON, DILLY, RIVIGTONS,PAYNE,CADELL AND DAVIES, EGERTON AND WHITE.

1799.

	Advertisment
	Memoirs of Bishop Hildesley	1-123
	[Biography]	1
	[Last Illness, death & will]	55
	[Kirk Michael & Kirk Bride]	69
	[Family finances]	84

No.	Appendix.
I	Qualification of Mr. Hildesley, As Chaplain to Henry, Lord Bolingbroke	125
II	On the Titles, Sodor and Mann	126
III.	Dr. Hildesley's Acceptance of the Nomination of His Grace the Duke of Athol	131
IV.	Mandate to Inthrone Bishop Hildesley In the See of Sodor and Mann	132
V.	Form of Proceeding, of this Confirmation In the Diocese -	137
VI.	Some Account of Sherburn Hospital	143
VII.	Form of the Master and Brethren's Oath, with the Ordinance and Rules	152
VIII.	Bond From Bishop Hildesley, As Master of Sherburn Hospital With Some Account of Bishop Rundle -	159
IX	Short Account of the Rev Philip Moore ; and His Memoir of The Church of Sodor and Mann	186
X	Address of the Clergy of Mann to their Bishop Respecting the Manks Version -	205
XI	Narrative of the Origin, Progress, and Completion of the Manks Version of the Holy Scriptures, and of other Religious Books - [2nd section - post Hildesley etc]	211
XII.	Specimens of the Manks Language	261
XIII.	Government of the Isle of Mann Vested in the Crown ; and the Court of Tynwald Renewed	263
XIV.	Short Account of the Rev. Dr. Wilson, Son of the Venerable Bishop of Mann	267
XV.	Genealogy, and Family of the Hildesleys ; With Monumental Inscriptions	271
XVI.	Enumeration of the Bishops of. Sodor and Mann -	285
XVII.	Letters to, from, and concerning Bishop Hildesley and His Friends
Letter
I.	Mr. Hildesley to the Rev. Dr. Doddridge, 1749	322
II	From Dr. Doddridge	325
III	To the Same, 1750	330
.	Short Account of Doddridge	336
IV	To Dr. Monsey	345
V	To Dr.Monsey,1752	343
VI	To the Miss Ithells,1754	350
	additional letter, 1755
VII	To the Rev,Wm.Cumming, 1756	354
VIII	To Mr. Samuel Richardson, to A Lady, 1757	359
IX	From the Rev. Dr. Hales,1758	362
	Some Account of Dr. Hales	367
X	From Dr. Monsey	378
XI	From the Same	380
XII	From the Same	381
XIII	To Dr. Monsey, 1760	383
XIV	To the Same : With An Account of the Defeat of Thurot	385
XV	To.The Rev William Hanbury	401
XVI.	From the Rev. Philip Moore, 1761	413
XVII	To the Rev. Wm. Cumming, 1762	415
XVIII	To Dr. Drummond, Archbishop of York, On the State of the Church of Mann [1762]	418
XIX	From the Archbishop of York	425
XX.	To the Rev. James Wilks : with Mr. Johnson's Sentiments Respecting the Erse Version of Scripture, for the Use of Scotland -	429
XXI.	To Dr. Monsey, 1763	436
XXII	From Thomas Wall, Esq.	440
XXIII	From the Same	442
XXIV	To the Rev. Philip Moore	443
XXV	From Archbishop Secker	445
XXVI	To the Rev. Philip Moore	448
XXVII	To the Same	451
XXVIII	From the Rev. Philip Moore	454
XXIX	To the Same	457
XXX	To the Same	462
XXXI	To Dr. Monsey, -1764	463
XXXII	From the Rev. Philip Moore	466
XXXIII	To the Same	468
XXXIV	To Dr. Monsey	470
XXXV	To the Rev. Philip Moore	476
XXXVI	To the Same	479
XXXVII	To Dr. Monsey	481
XXXVIII	To the Same	485
XXXIX	To the Same	494
XL	To the Rev. Philip Moore	499
XLI	From the Rev. Dr. Leland	502
XLII	From Archbishop Secker -	505
XLIII	to Dr. Monsey	507
XLXV	to the Same, 1765	513
	Remark On the Disposal of the Isle of Mann	516
	Some Account of Dr. Monsey	520
XLV	From Sir John Thorold,1766	528
XLVI	Abp. Secker, to Rev.Dr. Salter	532
XLVII	From Archbishop Secker,1767	535
XLVIII	From the Same	538
XLIX	to the Rev. Philip Moore	539
L	to the Same	540
LI	From the Same,1768	542
LII	Bishop Hildesley, In Answer	543
LIII	To the Rev. Philip Moore	545
LIV	From Him ; With the Bp's Note	547
LV	To the Rev. Philip Moore	551
LVI	To the Rev. Philip Moore	554
LVII	to the Same	556
LVIII	to the Same	558
LIX	to the Same	562
LX	From the Rev. Philip Moore	568
LXI	the Same, to Rev.Dr. Walker	569
LXII	to Miss Talbot -	572
	Some Account of Miss Talbot	575
	Life's Progress; A Poem, By the Dutchess of Somerset	593
LXIII	to the Rev. Philip Moore	595
LXIV	Rev. P. Moore to Sir John Thorold, -1769	598
LXV	From Mary, Countess-Dowager. Gower	603
LXVI	From Sir S. Lushington,1770	604
LXVII	From Captain Henry Wastell	607
LXVIII	To Captain Wastell	609
LXIX	Mrs. Bacon to H. Wilkinson, Esq.	612
LXX	Mr. Wilkinson, In Answer	613
LXXL	From the Same, to Bp. Hildesley	614
LXXII	the Bishops Answer	616
LXXIII	to Thomas Quayle, Esq.	618
LXXIV	to the Rev. Tho. Broughton	619
LXXV.	Gen. Sir J. A. Oughton, to the Rev. P. Moore,1771	624
LXXVI.	Rev. J. Wilks to the Same	628
LXXVII.	Sir John Thorold, to the Same	629
LXXVIII.	From the Rev. Philip Moore	631
LXXIX.	to the Same	633
LXXX	to the Same,	634
LXXXI	Rev. Philip Moore, to Rev.Tho. Broughton,1772	635
LXXXII	Rev. Dr. Sam Dickens . to Mr. Moore	638
LXXXIII	to the Rev. Philip Moore	640
LXXXIV	Rev. J. Wilks to the Same	642
LXXXV	the Same to the Same	643
LXXXVI	Sir John Thorold, to the Rev Philip Moore	645
LXXXVII	Rev. Dr Moore To Dr. Dampier 1773	648
LXXXVIII	Doctor Dampier, . In Answer	652
XCI.	Rev. Philip Moore, to Mr.William Hugall	655
XC	the Same to Major Vallancey, 1776	657
XCI	Gen. Oughton to the Rev. P. Moore	660
XCII	Mrs. Hester Hildesley, to the Same,1778	664
XCIII	Rev. Philip Moore to Rev. J. S Stuart,1780	666
XCIV	Major Vallancey to Rev. F. Moore,	670
XCV	Mrs. H. Hildesley to the Same,1782	673
XCVI	C.Green, Esq. to the Editor, 1797	675
XCVII	Thomas Quayle, Esq. to the Rev. Dr. Kelly, 1798	678
NO
XVIII	Poems Respecting Bp. Hildesley	684
XIX	His Lordship's Morning Family Prayer	689




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MEMOIRS OF MARK HILDESLEY, D.D.

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MEMOIRS
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MARK HILDESLEY, D.D.