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Title	January 31, 1800 letter from N[athaniel] Bridges to Thomas Haweis
Post Date	January 31, 1800
Author	Bridges, N[athaniel] (1750-1834)
Recipient	Haweis, Thomas (1734-1820)
Date	1800-01-31
Physical Description	4 pp. total; 2 pp. text; 1 p. address; 1 p. blank
Dimensions	33. x 21.6 cm
Location (Box, Folder)	Box 1, File 16
Address To	Vineyards, Bath
Country To	England
Address From	Magdalen Hall [Oxford]
Country From	England
Transcriber	Gareth Lloyd
Plain Text Transcription	From [Nathaniel] Bridges at Magdalen College Oxford to T.H. at the Vineyard Chapel (opened by the Countess of Huntingdon and Haweis place of residence during the first half of 1809) in Bath, Somerset. He wishes to know whether Mr [Charles] Chew (curate at Aldwincle during 1786-1787 and again from 1790) should join Haweis in Bath when Bridges travels to Wadenhoe in Northamptonshire (Bridges was the Rector of Wadenhoe between 1783 and 1792) or whether it would be better for Chew to remain where he is? Bridges does not think that any end will be answered by them both being together in the same place and T.H. would probably find the help valuable. From the last Sunday in March or the first in April, Bridges will be at liberty to take care of the churches until next January barring a few weeks in July and August. Bridges must reside here again for some months. He thinks it proper to give T.H. his plan of intended movements and would be pleased to know T.H.’s opinion regarding Mr Chew so that Bridges can make arrangements for his new curate coming to Orlingbury in Northamptonshire. (Bridges was the Rector of Orlingbury between 1783 and 1805) He has engaged an excellent assistant called [James] Franks on the recommendation of Mr [Thomas] Robinson of Leicester. Franks is now officiating in the Episcopal chapel in Glasgow. Bridges saw ‘honest’ [Thomas] Pentycross the other day - he labors on most admirably and would suit T.H’s chapel at Bath better than anyone else for he is sound in the faith and his preaching would be approved of by the Bath congregation. Bridges wishes that T.H. would engage Pentycross to cover for his absence. The Bishop of Norwich is visiting Bath – Bridges advised him to go and avoid college disputes while he is away. They are likely to be particularly pressing at this time and the bishop’s health would not stand it. The bishop will be joined in Bath by the author Mr Jones, a relation of Bridges. ‘I fear neither of them would wish to have the least connexion with my good friend the Rector of Aldwincle.’ Bridges feels friendship for Dr and Mrs Walker – T.H. never mentions them. He hopes they are well. He has heard a disappointing account of Em- P- and that there is no improvement in him for the better, although he appears constant in his attendance on T.H.’s ministry. T.H. has probably encountered Bridges’ friend at Weston Rectory in Somerset. Mr Macworth is a young man ‘of more reflection than usually falls to the lot of Oxford students, but he has great prejudices. His wife seems more open to conviction but she is too deeply engaged in the world to find leisure for spiritual concerns.’ Bridges hopes to hear from T.H. within the next few days. His intention is to visit Orlingbury in a few weeks and remain with his people there as long as he can until Mr Francks arrives. When Bridges leaves Orlingbury he should be then free to relieve T.H’s curate. If T.H. should need the curate’s help about the beginning and middle of April, he can invite him to Bath without fear of causing inconvenience to Bridges. Does T.H. know what time he will be at Aldwincle for the more that Bridges knows of his movements the better? In a postscript, he mentions that he must be in Oxford at about the time of the election in July. When does T.H. think of going to Aldwincle and Brighthelmstone (antiquated form of the name Brighton) in Sussex. (1 sheet, 2p.) 31 January Nathaniel Bridges (1750-1834) was the son of a Northamptonshire clergyman. Bridges was educated at University College and Magdalen College Oxford and was ordained into the Church of England in 1778. He served a succession of parishes in Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Northamptonshire and Warwickshire as well as holding the post of lecturer at St Nicholas and St Mary Redcliffe in Bristol for over thirty years. Between 1775 and 1783 Bridges was the most influential evangelical in Oxford. James Franks (1760-1829) was born in Loughborough, Leicestershire. He was educated at Magdalen College Cambridge and after ordination in 1787 was appointed to a curacy in Cambridgeshire. He subsequently served as minister of the English chapel in Glasgow and as a curate at Halifax in Yorkshire. Thomas Robinson (1749-1813) was the son of a hosier in Wakefield, Yorkshire. After a short time in business, Robinson entered Trinity College Cambridge in 1768 and was elected fellow three years later. He experienced an evangelical conversion in his second year at college and in 1771 became Curate at Witcham and Witchford in the Isle of Ely. After three years he moved to Leicester and in 1778 was appointed Vicar of Leicester St Mary’s. He also held the positions of chaplain of the infirmary, the Leicester Volunteer Infantry and Leicester Gaol. Robinson’s ministry was very much in the evangelical tradition. He established a benevolent society and a Sunday School and served as chairman of the local auxiliary of the British and Foreign Bible Society. He also published a series of tracts on the nature of God. His theological position was that of a moderate Calvinist. Thomas Pentycross (1747-1808) was born in London, the son of a merchant. He was educated at Christ’s Hospital and Pembroke College Cambridge. Pentycross expressed doubts about the articles and liturgy of the Church of England and was refused ordination by the Archbishop of York in 1770. For a short time he itinerated for a Baptist minister Robert Robinson. Pentycross was finally ordained in 1771 and became Rector of Wallingford in Berkshire. He remained there until his death and also itinerated for the Countess of Huntingdon.
Notes	Postmarked "OXFORD"; sent by "+ Post",i.e, "Cross post". J.O.W.H. wrote the following note on the top left of p. 1: "I remember Dr Bridges an odd great gaunt old man at Clifton 1822 or thereabouts. He wanted me to write a book like his nephew. He of the 119th Ps.!"
Digital Resources Type	Image
Digitization Date	Digitized: 2012
Digitization Process	Digitization process: Derivatives resized at 4030 pixels in height or width
Digital Publisher	Bridwell Library, Special Collections; Perkins School of Theology; Southern Methodist University
Rights	Permission to publish materials must be obtained from the Head of Special Collections of the Bridwell Library
Decade	1800-1809