23 May

Tuesday 23^d. At the Mus^m. early & found Mr Petrie

there. He told me he had not been idle, but immediately

on the receipt of Baber‘s letter, had written to Ld Spencer,

(who is absent from town) & had received his Lordship’s

answer, in which he says, any further _^^personal application at present

###^would perhaps be pressing the Abp. too much, but he hoped

Mr Madden’s name would not be overlooked. It has

happened very awkwardly, & which both Baber & Petrie

have felt extremely vexed at, (altho acquitting me of any blame

or share in ^itthe), that Ld Spencer saw the paragraph in the

_^^Hampshire Telegraph, so absurdly inserted by my Father, which stated

my appointment, & in consequence of it, went personally to

thank the Abp. The consequence was, as may be supposed, a

total misunderstanding, & a few very low bows on both sides.

I am myself vexed to death about it, ^& anticipated some

such consequence of so ill judged a piece of folly. Probably it

may be in consequence of this, that Ld Spencer declines for

the present again troubling the Abp. & I do not wonder at it

Fortunately, however, #### ^{the Rev.d H. J.} Todd, formerly the Abp‘s Chaplain, and

still one of his confidential friends, is in town, & came to the

Mus^m., where Mr P. introduced him to me, & afterwards

held a long conference with him, to induce him to speak

to the abp. in my favour. Mr P. also intends to write to Dr.

D’Oyl#y. one of the present Chaplains of the Abp. on the same

account. All this is very good. Whilst at the Mus^m today

I collated the copy of Cnut’s Laws Harl. 746. & the variations

from Digby 13. with, that inserted in the Textus Roffensis of

which there is a careful transcript in Harl. 596. I find the

Text. Roff. agrees  chiefly with _^^MS Digby, & is decidedly the best

text, but sometimes has various readings differing from

both copies. Met Henry at 4 oC. & called on the Olivers and

Slept with her at the Fountain; a charming girl.

Cost me above 5. 0. 0. £ champagne included.]