| Administrative History | Lady (Frances) Mayne, later Lady Newhaven [d. 1801]. Wife of Sir William Mayne. Formerly Frances Allen, the heiress of a considerable estate in Ireland. She kept up a correspondence with Beattie and his wife for some years |
| Description | Never a day passes but he calls to mind with gratitude the happy hours at Arnos Grove and Gatton. Regrets her infirm health, and Lord Newhaven's absence, but praises his work in preserving peace and promoting prosperity of his country. Turbulent spirits even in this region, but number decreasing. Two Edinburgh men, an advocate and a Socinian have been convicted of sedition and banished. This will teach thoughtless people they should 'study to be quiet' [quoting I Thessalonians, chapter 4, verse 11]. On his sons and ongoing problems with Mrs Beattie, who he didn't see for eight years. |