Identifier: collectionsforhi02staf_0 (find matches)
Title: Collections for a history of Staffordshire
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: Staffordshire Record Society
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Publisher: Birmingham, Eng. : Houghton and Hammond
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
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appearance of his servant at Blodwell Hall (Q40715006), to take them home
again after a Christmas visit, had put a mighty damp upon the
rest of the sparks, and begging him to let them remain where
they were for the rest of the holidays. Orlando Bridgeman (Q40757097)
remained under Mr. Websters charge till he was removed to
Oxford in the spring of 1712, when he was entered as a gentleman-
commoner of New College under the care of the Rev. Mr. Scott,
fellow of New College ; Mr. Scott was also tutor to his cousin
Andrew Corbet,³ and he seems to have acquired the good will of both
his pupils. The following letter from Sir John to Dame Mary
Bridgeman, his mother, dated y^e 13th of june 1712, acquaints her
with his having placed them at the University :—

¹ Dame Ursula Bridgeman's monument in Blodwell Church.
² There arc pictures of Sir John Bridgeman both at Castle Bromwich and at
Weston, the latter by Closterman.
³ Andrew Corbet, eldest son of Richard Corbet of Moreton Corbet Esq., and
ancestor of the present Sir Walter Corbet.
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WESTON-UNDER-LIZARD, IN THE COUNTY OF STAFFORD. 2G3
Most Hon^rd Madam,
I did fully design to have writ to your Lady'p last post but y^e
company came in and prevented me. Since I came home I understand
y^t my Sister Eyton writ to me by your Ladys^ps orders to make
Castle Bromwich my way back from Oxon : had your Ladys^ps com-
mands reachd me I would certainly obeyd them. 1 left your Ladys^ps
Grandsons very well pleasd with the Colleges they are in and the
Tutors they are placed under & it gives me great satisfaction in
the belief that all that I wish'd for has been procur'd for them. I
hope God will keep them from vice and all things that will lessen
them in the esteem of there true friends : all of them have entire
appartments to themselves and gentilely furnish'd, Nev Andrew and
Lando are in New College and under the care of one Mr. Scot,
Vin¹ : in Trinity, his Tutors name is Barber: their are several
Shropshire Gentlemen in that house. I was very highly entertain'd
in both Colleges, the first admits of no Commoners, 'tis a full

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