"I am very glad to hear yr Lordship is able to
venture abroad this cold weather and heartily pray God
to establish yr Health, and with all true respect remain, —
My Lord, yr Lordship's verv affectionate Brother and
Servt."

The same day the Prime Minister, Townshend, writes,
making an appointment with the archbishop, on which
in Wake's hand is endosed the following :

" Memd, — On Wednesday I waited on my Lord
Townshend and met Lord Carteret there ; I did wt I
could for the Bp. of Roch. but was told this affair had
before been settled by his Maty. He was not allow'd
to go to the Chappell ; but was allow'd to have prayers
in his lodgings as often as he pleased ; and a con-
gregation to joyn with Him there on Sundays by the
Lt.'s order."

Wake does not seem to have taken part in the trial



loo WILLIAM WAKE [1716-

of Atterbury in the House of Lords. He gets a full report
of what passed from one of his suffragans.
Bishop of Coventry to Wake :

" May 1723.
