Hello Just a quickie - showing a bit of bad grace on the part of His Grace Will. Dublin, the other Archbishop of the Commission for the Relief of the Palatines, together with a sorry attendance report from 'same'. ***START HERE*** MSS Catalogue in Record Office Dublin of Petitions to the Lords Lieutenants & Lords Justices of Ireland MS Calendar of Church Miscellaneous Correspondence 1652-1795 In Record Office Dublin No 37 Wm (KING) Archbishop of Dublin to Joshua Dawson Dublin 2 Feb 1710 Promises to use his best endeavours to obtain from the Commissioners appointed to manage the affairs of the lately introduced Palatines, as soon as possible. The writer opposed their coming into the Kingdom. But now they are here Charity makes him to endeavour to make the best of them. Finds it difficult to get an accurate account of the families that first came over, of the dead, or of the gone away. Most have left their settlements in the country and returned to Dublin. There is no accurate account to be had yet, But believes £13000 or £14000 has been spent on them, and they seem as far from any settlement as the first day they came over. They are discontented and do nothing but complain. ___________________________ No 38 same to same Dublin 3 Feb 1710/11 The Commissioners of the Palatines, except Sir Patrick Dun & Mr Curtis, did not appear at the meeting of the Commissioners of the Palatines appointed for this day, nor did Mr Smales the Secretary, nor Mr Watkins the Accountant. ***END HERE*** [Good heavens, even the staff can't be bothered to turn up. The next despatch is very BIG (5 or 6 pages). It is an important breakdown regarding the fate (their "present") of our poor, distressed....etc. It certainly merits a close read. The text I have is illegible in a couple of places, so I have run a chain of dots. Fillers would be welcome if anyone has a cleaner original] Bye bye Terry (your Chronicler for today)