AnApologytoDr.Clayton,BishopofKillala"Dr Robert Clayton (1695-1758), Bishop of Killala and Achonry 1729-30, Bishop of Cork and Ross 1735.
His wife was Catherine Donnellan, daughter of the Irish Chief Justice."
(Tucker [1992], 214-215)
,andhisLady,whohadpromis'dtodinewiththeAuthor.MyLordofKillala,IfindtomySorrow,Ican'thavetheHonourIhop'dfor,Tomorrow.ButwhyI'msowretched,myTheLadywhodeliver'dtheApology,Dublin,May2,1730.Friendmustrehearse;ForInevercanwritemyVexationsinVerse.DisappointmentsaresenttopoorMortalstoshow,'Tisinvaintoexpecttobehappybelow.Yetyou'veafairProspect,itmustbeconfess'd,WhowithFortune,andStation,andDeliaarebless'd;WithDelia,whoseSoulissofittedforyou,Whoshares,withsuchPleasure,theGoodwhichyoudo;WhovisitsyourSeewithfarotherDesigns,ThanconningyourRent-rolls,andraisingyourFines.NolongerletRomeheroldArgumentboast,ThatbyMarriagetheEndofthePriesthoodislost;That,toil'dandentangledinFamilyCares,TheClergyforgettheircelestialAffairs:For,hadsheknownDelia,shemusthaveconfess'd,ThattheChurch,intheMarriageofPrelates,wasbless'd.