He brought the poor parson back to the parish; and, though he did not enable him to keep a fine house and a coach as formerly, he settled him in a snug little cottage, and allowed him a pleasant pad-nag.

He whitewashed the church again; and put the stocks, which had been much wanted of late, into good repair.
With the neighbouring gentry, however, he was no favourite.

He was crafty and litigious.

He cared nothing for right, if he could raise a point of law against them.

He pounded their cattle, broke their hedges, and seduced their tenants from them.