byWilliamBrayTheseextractsareprintedforthegratificationofMr。Bray’sdescendants;whowillseeinthemaremarkableinstanceofalifeofsociabilityandamusement,combinedwithgreatandsuccessfulindustry。
Moreextractswouldhaveonlyshewnthesameactivityandpursuits。
MEMOIR
Mr。BraywasbornatShere,onthe15thofNovember,1736。HewastheyoungestofthethreesonswhosurvivedtheirfatherEdwardBray,Esq。Georgetheeldest,whowasintheChurch,andthesecondsonEdward,whowasintheArmy,bothdiedunmarried;and,onthedeathofGeorgethesurvivor,in1803,Mr。BraysucceededtothepossessionoftheManorsofShereandGumshall,whichhadbelongedtohisancestorsfromthereignofHenrytheEighth。WhentenyearsoldhewasplacedatRugby,whereheremaineduntilhewasarticledtoMr。Martyr,anAttorneyofGuildford。In1761,hewasappointedaClerkoftheBoardofGreenCloth,atSt。James’s,throughthepatronageofSirJohnEvelyn。HisattendanceattheBoarddidnotpreventhispractisingasanAttorney,anditintroducedhimtomanyclients。In1777,hepublisheda’TourinDerbyshireandYorkshire,’andasecondeditionofitin1783。In1797,hewaschosenoneoftheCouncil,andafewyearsafterwardsTreasurer,oftheSocietyofAntiquaries,manyofhiscommunicationstowhichareprintedinthe’Archaeologia。’In1801,onthedeathoftheRevd。Mr。Manning,whohadbeenengagedforsomeyearsincompilingthe’HistoryofSurrey,’Mr。Brayundertooktocompletethework。Thefirstvolumewaspublishedin1804,thesecondin1809,andthethirdin1814。Hisnextandlastliteraryundertakingwastheeditingofthe’EvelynMemoirs,’whichhecompletedin1817。{1}Althoughinhis80thyear,hetranscribedinhisownhandwritingnearlythewholeofMr。Evelyn’sJournal。
Hediedfromweakness,andwithoutanydisorder,onthe21stofDecember,1832,havingenteredhis97thyearonthe15thoftheprecedingmonth。
Hishabitsbeforemarriagedidnotpromiseeitheranindustriousoraverylonglife。Hespentalmosteverynightatcards,andmanyofhismorningsinotheramusements。Afterhismarriagehebecamemoreattentivetohisprofessionalbusiness;buthecontinuedformanyyearstolivemorelikeabachelorthanamarriedman,spendingmostofhiseveningsinthesocietyofhisnumerousfriends,oratacoffee—house。Hewasveryhospitablebothinbedandboard,butintheplainestway。HissurplusincomewaslaidoutinpurchasesatShereandinplanting,andheleftnopersonalpropertyexcepthislifeinsurances。ThefamilyestatedevolvedonhisdeathtohisgrandsonEdward,wholivedatShere,anddiedin1866,attheageof72。
EXTRACTS
1756,Jan。1st。——CalledonMissStevens{2}thismorning。WithMr。
BoughtonandShottertoMr。Shrubb’satShalford,tospendtheevening。Weplayedatloo,camehomealittleafter11。
7th。——DrankteaatMrs。Westbrook’s。Mr。andMrs。Forterythere:
theyplayedatquadrille。Iwenthomeforanhour,andwentagain,playedandsuppedthere。Homealittlebefore12。
9th。——CarriedMr。HaydonhisappointmentasaTrusteeoftheTurnpike;hegaveme5s。AfterthemeetingthetrusteeswenttoMr。P。Flutter’s;{3}theysentformeabout8,toplayatcards。
{4}IplayedatwhiskwithMr。Flutter,Mr。J。Martyr,andMrs。
Flutter:woneverygame。Homeaboutone;won3s。6d。
10th。——Mr。Duncumb{5}dinedhere。HeandIwenttoMrs。
Wilpley’s,{6}butshenotbeingathome,wewenttothe’WhiteHart’andspenttheevening,andsuppedthere。
12th。——WithMr。MartyrinhispostchaisetoLondon,toClare,anddrankteawithhim。ToDruryLaneplayhouse,butcouldnotgetin,sowewenttotheRobinHoodSociety,andstayedtillafter10。
Thequestionwas,whethertheincreaseofunmarriedpeoplewasowingtothemen’sgreaterbashfulness,orwomen’sgreatercoyness,thanformerly。
13th。——WenttoDruryLanehouse:’TancredandSigismunda。’
Garrick,Tancred;Mrs。Cibber,Sigismunda。
14th。——ToCoventGarden,’OrpheusandEuridice。’
15th。——DrankteaatMrs。Emily’s{7};playedatcards。Homeat11。
16th。——CamehomewithMr。Martyrinhisnewchaiseby6。
18th。——DinedatMr。P。Flutter’s;walkedupBerryFieldwithMissFlutter’s,MissNancySteere,andMissParson。
22nd。——ToMr。Bullen’stodinner,playedatquadrille。Camehomeabout1。
24th。——Between6and7withMr。DuncumbandMr。Wakeford,tothe’Tuns’todrinkaglassofwine。Mr。Punter,cameinafterwards,Mr。Hallamby,Mr。StovoldandHarryStovold。Homeat10。
29th。——TotheAssembly,buttherenotbeingenoughtodance,MissSallyFlutter,MissParson,Mr。FordandIsatdowntoloo,tillbetween11and12。
31st。——AmanhavingtakenashopinStoke,sometimeago,andsellinggoodsvastlyundertheusualprice,Mr。Haydonsetupashopagainsthim,ofwhomIboughtthismorningfourpairofgloves,at7d。apair;ridinggloves,9d。;andapairofothergloves,8d。
Feb。2nd。——Anhourafterdinner,MissStevenscamein。
6th。——ThisdaybeingappointedforapublicFastonaccountofthegreatearthquakeatLisbon,toMiddleChurch。
9th。——Iwasbledthismorningforthefirsttime。Mrs。MartyrbeingabouttoinoculateMasterJacky,{8}andIintendedtobeinoculatedatthesametime。DrankteawithMrs。Wilpley,andreadthenewfarceof’TheApprentice’toher。GaveMr。Haydonforthreepairofwhitesilkstockings,7s。6d。apair,being4s。apaircheaperthancommon。
12th。——Turnpikemeeting。WealldinedandspenttheeveningatMr。
Flutter’s。PlayedatPopeJoantill12。
27th。——Thisisevening,I,MasterJacky,andthemaidwereinoculated。{9}
March5th。——MasterJackywastakenwiththesymptoms,anddidnotcomeoutofhischamberforaweek。
7th。——Iwasquiteeasythismorning,whenthesmallpoxbeganappearing;arestlessnight,aslightfever。
12th。——Iwasblindto—day,andcontinuedsotillthe16th。
April2nd。——MasterJackyandIwentforanairingroundthecourse,inthechaise,to—day。
17th。——ToBramley,breakfastedatthe’JollyFarmer,’paidforbreakfast,6d。
21st。——WalkedwithMissMollyFlutterandMissParson,beyondCrossLanes。
29th。——DrankteaatMrs。Leeves’,withMissLavantandMissMore。
WalkedwiththemandMissLeevesupWarwick’sBenchandpartofVelvetWalk;thenplayedatquadrille。Home11。
May1st。——Drankteathereagain。Quadrille。
20th。——RichardthemanwentforaweektothePeasemarchtobeaired;hecatchedthesmallpoxcomingtous。PaidforacheesecakeforJacky,1d。
22nd。——WarwithFranceproclaimedatGuildford;thesoldiersdrawnupinarms,andwithmusicwentbeforetheMayor,&c。Wenttoseethewire—dancer;hetossedthestrawverywell,helaidaboardonthewireandsatonithimselfwiththreechildrenandadoginfullswing;onthewholequitesilly。
23rd,Sunday。——ToStokeChurch,afterwardstotheBowling—green,andhadasyllabubwithRawlins,Ford,Mellersh,Mersing,W。
Parson,Hallomby,andElkins。WalkeduptheVelvetWalkwiththem。
25th。——SirCharlesHowardreviewedhisregimentintheArtilleryGround。WithParvishtothe’WhiteHart,’andgavehimabottleofwine,whichIowedhimforteachingmeontheflute。
June6th,Sunday。——ToLowerChurch;tothe’WhiteHart,’withStares,HarbroeandMellersh,hadsomecoldtankard。MellershandIwalkedupWarwickBench;andinthehop—groundatthebottomofVelvetWalk,metRawlinsandFord,whowentwithus。
9th。——TotheAssembly。DancedwithMissFannyYalden,whodancesverywell。PaidAssembly2s。6d。;negus,1s。
10th。——Lostatbowls,6d。CalledonMissYalden,atMissRoker’s。
Paidforalobsterformysupper,3d。
21st。——Wentafishing,withMr。AdderleyandMr。Mellersh;MissSallyFlutterwentwithus;littlesport。Igotnoneoutofthewater。
26th。——DrankteaandsupperatMrs。Leeves’。Playedatwhisk;I
woneverygame。
28th。——TotheBowling—green。Playedsevengames。Paidforascarletwaistcoat,1pound1s。
July11th。——ToShalfordChurch。Afterwardsasyllabub。MissFlutter,MissGardnerandIwalkedtoWoodbridge。
Aug。2nd。——Afterdinner,askedMissJealeandMissWestbrookstocomeanddrinkasyllabubwithme,(Mr。andMrs。MartyrweregonetoChichester{10}),butafterwardsMissJealesentmewordtheycouldnotcome,andImustgothither;Ididandplayedatquadrille。
15th,Sunday。——TotheLowerChurch。AfterwardswalkedwithMellershandFord,MissMollyandSallyFlutter,andMissParson,upCatherineHill,oppositeMr。Arnold’s;thencameback,wentuptown,Mr。Mersingmetus,andwalkedwithusasfarasGanghillCommon。
Aug。29th,Sunday。——ToMiddleChurch。AfterwardstoMr。Weston’s,atWestHorsley,todinner。GaveMr。Weston’sservants,2s。
Sept。3rd。——Mr。Martyrsetoutat8thismorningforLondon。
WalkedwithMissMollyFlutterandMissParsontoChilworth,andfishedthere。Mrs。Streetmadeusasyllabub。
22nd。——ToMr。Street’satChilworth,withMissMollyandSallyFluttertodinner。Theyfinishedtheirhoppingto—day。Aboutsixwebegandancing,twoMissGrenville’s,MissBetseySmallpeice,MissHall,twoStovolds’s,andyoungHall,Mr。Streetandus;therebeingonewomantoomany,wechangedourpartners,andonewomanalwayssatdown。Wedancedtill3or4。Alllaythere。
23rd。——Wenttoseethepaper—mills。DinedatMr。Flutter’s。
Between3and4toMrs。Wilpley’s;playedatcardstill12。
28th。——ATurnpikemeeting。DinedtherewithMr。Edwards,Mr。
Skrine,Mr。Fullerton,Mr。JohnVincent,Mr。HenryFlutterandMr。
Pinkney。
29th。——DinedatMr。Mabanke’s。PlayedatPopeJoantill12。
Oct。8th。——MissFlutters,MissParson,FordandMellershsuppedwithme。Verymerrytill11,hadpunch,MissMollybroughtrum。
13th。——DrankteaatMr。Jeale’s(theRector),andMr。andMrs。
Sibthorpthere。Playedatwhisttill11。
19th。——WenttoseeFarnhamCastle,whichisverybadlyfurnished,theBishopneverbeingthere。
29th。——Walked,withMissSallyandFannyWhitehead,toGanghillCommon。
22nd。——At7,wentwithFord,MellershandH。ParsontotheMayor’s(Savage’s)todrinktheKing’shealth。Weweretoolateforanyplace,butbythedoor。Paid1s。
Nov。14th,Sunday。——ToMiddleChurch。Thentothecoffee—houseforhalfanhour。Paidatcoffee—house,1d。
21st。——GeneralBlakeneylandedyesterdayatPortsmouth,andcamethiseveningtothe’WhiteHart。’Abonfireandilluminations。
Themayorandmagistrateswenttopaytheirrespectstohim。I
wentintotheroomwiththem,andhadtwoglassesofclaret。
AfterwardssatinthenextroomwithMellersh,Harbroe,Shotter,Horsenell,Elkins,Clifton,H。Parson,andBuckle,todrinkhishealth,from8tohalf—past10。Paidreckoning,1s。6d。Bonfire,1d。
23rd。——ToLondonwithMr。Martyr。ToCoventGardenTheatre;inthepit,paid3s。
24th。——ToCoventGardenTheatre:’HenryIV。’——Falstaff,Mr。
Shuter;Hotspur,Barry。
26th。——Setoutat6intheGuildfordMachine。BreakfastedatCobham;inabout2。Breakfast,1s。1d。Gavethecoachman,6d,Dec。22nd。——ByngwentthroughthetownthismorningonhiswaytoPortsmouthtotakehistrial。Theytolledthebell,andburnthiseffigyonthechurchyard—steps。
1757,Jan。27th。——RodetheblackhorsetoLondon。CoventGardenTheatre:’RichardtheThird,’Barry。CouldnotgetinatDruryLane。
Feb。11th。——AFast:nobreakfast。ToMiddleChurch。
17th。——Mr。FordandMissSallyFlutterweremarriedthismorning。
18th。——Mr。andMrs。Forddinedhere。
24th。——DinedatMr。Ford’swithalltheFlutters。
27th。——ToMiddleChurch。Mrs。Fordmadeherappearance。
28th。——TotheArtilleryGround,toseetheHessians{11}exercise,andoneofthemrunthegauntlet。
May7th。——SomepeoplegottogetheratPetworthandthereabouts,andseizedsomecornbelongingtoengrossers。
11th。——Wheat20pounds15s。aload。
June21st。——Paidforhalf—a—pintofstrawberriesforMasterJackyandmyself,1。5d。
Aug。6th。——Wheat,under10pounds。
Sept。11th,Sunday。——AbrieffortherepairofthegroinsatBrighthelmstone;paid6d。
27th。——MissMollyFluttermarriedtoMr。Chandler。{12}
Oct。6th。——MissJealemarriedtoMr。Maxhill。
Nov。7th。——Paidearnestofcoach,{13}2s。6d。Wineatthe’WhiteHart,’6d。
10th。——Paidremainderforcoach,2s。6d。,coachman,6d。;dinneratchop—house,10d。;breakfastontheroad,9d。;coffeeintheafternoon,4d。
12th。——ToDruryLaneTheatre:’KingLear,’byGarrick。Agreedwiththebarberforshavingmeat6s。aquarter。
14th。——Tothetheatre:GarrickasDonFelix,in’TheWonder。’
23rd。——At4toDruryLane;theKingbeingthereto—night,verymuchcrowded。MissGunningandhertwosistersandanumberofpeopleofquality。’TheTempest,’and’HarlequinRanger’;bothveryfoolishtosee。Homeat10。
28th。——Iwassworninto—dayintheKing’sBenchasanAttorneyofthatCourt。PaidJudges’clerk,whenIwenttobeexamined,7s。;
servant,1s。Admissiononstamp,6pounds6s。At8withJenkinsandJames{14}totheRobinHoodSociety。Stayedtheretillpast9,thenwentintoaroombelowandstayedtill11。
30th。——Paid10s。6d。forenteringasapupilofMons。Prieur,aFrenchmaster。{15}
Dec。1st。——ToCoventGardenTheatre。Paidforafortnight’sboardandlodging,1pound4s。;forabushelofcoals,1s。2d。TeaatProsser’scoffee—house,4d。;wineafterdinner,3d。;apoundofcandles,7d。
7th。——Tochambers(Mr。Adderley’s)tillnear7,thenJamescamehomewithme。Atwhisttill11。
9th。——Tochambers。Hometodinner。At4toDruryLaneTheatre:
’TheCarelessHusband’——LordChalkstone,Mr。Garrick。
10th。——ToMr。Adderley’stilldinner。Thitherintheafternoon。
At6drankteawithJenkins。
11th。——Tochambers;afterdinnerthereagain。Homeat7;at9,Jenkins,James,andMersing,atwhisttill11。
Dec。12th。——Tochambers。PaidforcyderwithJames,afterdinner,3d。;winewithMersingatnight,3d。
14th。——AtwhistwithJenkins,James,andMersing。
17th。——JenkinsandJamescamehomewithmeat7;playedatdraughtswithJenkins。AfterwardsBoughtoncameandtookustohislodgings;atwhisttill11。
21st。——WithBoughtonandJames;mobbeditforthefirstrowoftheuppergalleryatDruryLane,whichwegot。
22nd。——ToDruryLane;anoldplayofShirley’s,’TheGamesters,’
revived。
23rd。——Tochambers;afterdinnertod0。At7,home;Jenkins,James,andBoughton,towhisttill11。
25th。——TotheTempleChapel,attheSacrament。IntheafternoonwithJamesandBoughtontotheRomishChapelinLincoln’sInnFields;thentoMrs。Emily’sanddranktea。Homeat8。
27th。——WithBoughtontoSt。Michael’sChurch,Cornhill,andheardpartofasermon;afterwardstoSt。Mildred’s,andheardpartoftheprayers。AtwhistwithSibthorpe,Boughton,andJenkinstillnear11。
28th。——Toanauctionofbooks{16}atthe’RobinHood。’
31st。——Between9and10Mrs。Moulingsentforme,toplayatwhistwithhersonanddaughtertill11。
1758,Jan。2nd。——Tochambersat4tillpast7;thenhome;Boughton,Daniel,andMersingcame,andplayedatwhisttill12。
Thefollowingiswrittenonaslipofpaper:—’Jan。1st,1758。——Inmypocket,1pound5s。5d。;purse,17pounds9s。6d。;moneylaidoutformybrother,&c。2pounds7s。7。5d。;duefrommymotheratChristmas,2pounds2s。;inmycardpurse,{17}12s。2d。;Bank3
percent。ReducedAnnuities,100pounds。
’Ofwifeandchildren,debtsandtaxesclear,123pounds16s。
8。5d。’
Jan。29th,Sunday。——Between2and3totheSpeaker’stodinner;satanhourbeforedinner;paidtheservant,2s。
Feb。19th,Sunday。——ToSt。Dunstan’sChurch。AfterdinnercalledonMr。Maxwell;thentochurchatSt。Andrew’s,Holborn;calledonMersing;soonafter4SamFordcamein;Istayedwithhimtillpast7;thenwenthomeandgotmyfirelighted,andat9theycameandstayedtill12。
21st。——TookaplaceintheGodalmingMachine。
22nd。——Tothe’NewInn,’WesternBridge,soonafter6;waitedtill7;therebeingeightpassengers,theysentachaiseinwhichIandagentlemancame;stoppedatCobham;arrivedatGuildford{18}
between3and4。Paidcoach,5s。;breakfastatCobham,18。
coachman,1s。
April17th。——At6setoutinthecoachforLondon。DinedatKingston;inabout5。WithJamesandJenkinstoMr。Boughton’s;atwhisttill11。Paidcoachandman,5s。6d。;dinner,2s。
18th。——Totheplay:’TheProvokedHusband,’Mr。Garrick。
19th。——BreakfastedwithJamesatJohnstone’sCoffeeHouse,CharingCross。Paidforchocolateandmuffin,2。5d。
23rd,Sunday。——ToSt。Dunstan’sChurch;walkedinLincoln’sInnGardens;toMr。Emily’stodinner;tothechapelinRussellCourt;
walkedinthePark;atSlaughter’sCoffeeHouseforhalf—an—hour;
at8calledonBoughton。
25th。——ToDonSaltero’satChelsea;paidforbreakfastthere,13。5d。;toMarylebone,playedatbowlsthere;at5,Fordcame;hestayedtill7;thenIwenttothe’CrownandRolls。’Homeabout12。
May1st。——Icatchedagreatcoldyesterday;JamesandIwenthomewithJenkins;atcribbagetill11。
8th。——DinedinButcherRow,9d。;wenttohearGreen,theMethodist,disputeinFetterLane——shameful。WithJenkinsatcribbagetillpast11。
10th。——BreakfastedwithMr。Street;at11totheBank,andsold25
poundsstock;{19}at4dinedwithMr。Adderleyatthe’WhiteLion,’inWychStreet;drankteawithClare;between7and8GordonandIwenttoCoventGarden:’Missinherteens,’&c。Fribble,Mr。Shuter。
11th。——WithJenkinstoMaryleboneBowlinggreen,atbowls。Homeat9;thenanhouratthe’Bell。’
18th。——Breakfastedathome;Jamesdinedhere;hefetchedapigeonpye;afterwardstoProsser’s,wherePittscametome;at6Emilycame;wetookboatattheTemple,landedatLambeth,andwalkedtoVauxhall;suppedthere。Homeabout12;verypleasantevening;paidforsupperatVauxhall,2s。;goingin,1s。
19th。——BreakfastedatNewExchangeCoffeeHouse;dinedatBetty’swithMr。Gordon;thentoDruryLane——’TheRehearsal,’Bayes,Mr。
Garrick;paidforbreakfast,6d。;aletter,3d。;dinnerandwine,1s。4d。
20th。——Jenkins,James,andIwalkedtoMarylebone;atbowlstill8;
thenwewenttothe’SugarLoaf’inBellYard;wineatMarylebone,6d。;supper,4。5d。
22nd。——Boughton,James,andItoIslington,toabowling—greenthere;paidforcyder,ham,&c。7。5d。
26th。——DinedwithMr。Adderleyatthe’WhiteLion,’theretill6。
27th。——TotheBowling—greenbeyondtheFoundlingHospital。
29th。——JamesandIwalkedtoMarylebone,bowlsthere;between4and5wewenttosee’Hamlet,’byMr。Garrick。
June6th。——Gotupbetween4and5;JenkinsandJamesbreakfastedwithmeatthe’Angel’;at6,setoutinthecoachforGuildford;
stoppedatKingston;dinedatCobham;inabout4;toMissStevens’。
7th。——TotheBowling—green;toMissStevens’。{20}
9th。——WalkedwithMissStevensupMarrowLane。
July10th。——MissStevensandIdrankteaatMrs。Greenley’s;satinherpavilion。
Aug。24th。——Dinedwithmyuncle,Duncumb,atShere;at5toSirJohnEvelyn’s,drankteathere;paidmyuncle’sservant,1s。;SirJohn’s,1s。
28th。——DinedwiththeMayoratthe’WhiteHart。’Agreatmanygentlemenfromallpartsofthecountry;theretill6;receivedofMr。Fawkes,makinghiswill,3s。6d。
Sept。2nd。——Dinedatthe’Tuns,’paid9d。;drankteaandsuppedwithMissStevens;Mrs。Fordcamein,andafterwardsMissAdee{21}
andMissPatty。
7th。——WalkedwithMissStevenstoMr。Emily’satClandon;dinedthere,cardsintheevening。
8th。——ToMr。Engelstoft’s;Mr。CunninghamandMr。Mellershthere;
atwhisttill12。
12th。——ToSirJohnEvelyn’s,tobreakfast。
17th。——Between4and5totheGreen;playedthreegames,losttwo;
between7and8satdowntowhisttherewithMr。Englestoft,Mr。
Mellersh,andMr。Hunt。Homebefore11。
18th。——TotheArtilleryGround,toseeaponyrace;toMrs。
Wilpley’sforhalfanhour;at7totheBowling—green,Mellersh,Gorman,andEngelstoftthere;atwhisttill11。
19th。——TheMilitiasworninquietly;soldiersready,butnooccasion;toMr。Engelstoft’s,playedatbackgammon;thentoMrs。
Wilpley’s;fetchedMissStevensat4;atquadrilletillnear8。
20th。——ToMiddleChurch{22};toMr。Shrubb’s;theirhome,atwhisttillnear1。
21st。——ToBusbridge,Mr。Webb{23}notathome;satanhourwithMrs。andyoungMr。Webb;cardsatMr。Brewer’stillpast9。
22nd。——TheVisitation;at7toMissStevens。
23rd。——Dinedatthe’WhiteLion,’paid1s。{24};between3and4toMissStevens;Mrs。Wrightcamein;atquadrilletill9。
24th,Sunday。——ToMiddleChurch。(HedidnotvisitMissStevensthisday)。
25th。——WalkedtoMr。Emily’satClandon;calledonMrs。Wilpley;
between7and8toMissStevens。
26th。——ToMr。Brewer’s,Mr。Thomasthere;afterteaatPopeJoantill7;thentoMissStevens。
27th。——Mr。Brewercameat10withalicence;Mr。MartyrboundwithmetoMr。Burdett;walkedtoMr。Stevens’atWorplesdon,henotathome,backbetween5and6;calledonMr。RalphFordtobespeakhisattendanceto—morrow;between7and8toMrs。Norwood’s,BetsyStevensthere。
28th。——At8wenttoMrs。Norwood’s,MissAdeeandBetsyStevensbreakfastedthere;theywentdownthebackwaytoMr。Brewer’s;I
wenthomeanddowntown;wasmarried;{25}sentMr。Brewer’smanforachaiseandcameawaydirectly;wentafterwardstoMr。
Brewer’sanddrankchocolate;dinedatEpsom;toMrs。C。’s{26}at5;IwalkedtoHattonGardenandwithMr。BoughtontoLincoln’sInnCoffeeHouse;thenhome;atquadrillebeforesupper。{27}
1758,Sept。29th。——CalledonAdderley;dinedathome。ClareandJenkinscameat5,stayedtill7;atquadrilletill8。
30th。——WewenttoNewBondStreettothemilliner;hometodinner。
IdrankteawithMr。Potts,Clare,andMarshall,thenhomeat8。
Oct。1st。——ToLothburyChurch。Mr。andMrs。Barrowdrankteawithus。
3rd。——DrankteawithClare,hometosupper;aftersupperquadrille。
4th。——Boltoncalled;withhimtotheAntigallicanCoffeeHousetill10。
5th。——SetoutinachaiseforGuildfordat1;arrivedbetween6and7。
16th,Monday。——LadyMarthaandMrs。Fitzgerald,Mrs。Spooner,Mrs。
andMr。Burdettdrankteawithus。{28}
Nov。6th。——Setoutat8intheGodalmingMachine;dinedatEsher;
inat5。CalledonMersing;Boughtonthere;thentoJenkins’,andplayedatwhisttillnear11。Coachandman,5s。6d。;aglassofcapillair,3d。
8th。——DinedatProsser’sCoffeeHouse;between4and5totheplay—
—’Zara,’Lusignan,Mr。Garrick。
9th。——WithMersingandJenkinstothe’Feathers’Tavern,wherewesupped;homeat11。
10th。——Setoutat7intheGodalmingcoach;homeat5。
15th。——TotheBowling—greenbetween6and7;atwhisttheretill10
{29};thenhome。Won4s。6d。;paidreckoningatthegreen,1s。
17th。——ToMrs。Emily’stodinner;playedatquadrillebeforedinner;homeat5;thenwentaftermywifeandMrs。NorwoodtoMr。
Shrubb’satShalford;thentotheBowling—green。
1759,Feb。21st。——ToMiddleChurch。MywifeandIwalkedwithDr。
andMrs。Mitchellintheirgardentillpast1。At6Mr。Ford,Mr。
Gorman,andMr。Mellershcame;atwhisttill12。
March21st。——OnStephens’shorsetoLondon;metMersingandJenkins;dinedatBetty’s。ToCoventGarden——’TheBusybody,’
Marplot,Shuter。{30}At10tothe’Angel,’whereIlay。MersingandJenkinscame;wedrankonebottle。Theywentalittleafter12。
April9th。——Havingacold,withadifficultyofbreathing,Iwasbleededthismorning,andfoundbenefitbynight。
10th。——Atwhisttillpast11。
May7th。——OnStephens’shorsetoLondon。ToMr。Adderley’s;at5
withhimtothe’Feathers’Tavern,anddined。Awayat8;at9
Jenkins,Mersing,andBoughtoncametomeatthe’Angel’andstayedtillpast12;paidfordinnerandwine,2s。6d。
9th。——Walkedabout;calledonAdderley;dinedwithJenkins;homebyEpsom;paidforbreakfastatthe’Angel,’8d。;twonights’lodging,1s。6d。maid,1s。;horseandhostler,3s。2d。;turnpike,4。5d。
horsehire,6s。
June13th。——OnStephens’shorsetoChertsey;breakfastedwithFord,Heath,andwife;toAscotRaces。
22nd。——Tothegreen,andthencewithMr。Russelltothe’Tuns’todrinktheKing’shealth;paiddrinking,1s。
27th。——ToLondon;calledonAdderley。WithhimtoClement’sCoffeeHousetill10;thentothe’Angel。’Jenkinscameat11,stayedtill1。
July6th。——ToSirJohnEvelyn,atWotton。Paidhorsehire,2s。
{31}
23rd。——ToSirJohnEvelyn,withhimColonelEvelynandyoungMr。
Budgen。{32}Tothe’Hatch’todinner;Mr。Evelyn,Mr。Godschall,{33}Mr。Bridges,Mr。Steere,Mr。Spence,{34}Mr。Courtenay,andMr。Walshthere;leftat7;paidfordinnerandwine,4s。6d。
Aug。6th。——ToWottonHatchtodinner。Mr。Evelyn,Mr。Bisshop,Mr。
Godschall,Mr。Deane,Mr。Carr,Mr。Spence,Mr。Courtenay,Mr。
Walsh,andMr。Hull。{35}
9th。——Toseethefireworksonthegoodnews:RussiansandFrenchdefeated。TheJudgescameintheevening。
11th。——Theassizesfinished。
13th。——ToMr。Brewer’s;atwhist;homeby10;won7s。6d。
14th。——Mywifebroughttobedthismorning,aboutfiveofaboy。
PaidMr。Burdett,10s。6d。;midwifeandnurse,10s。
20th。——ToWottonHatch。{36}Mr。Talbot,Mr。Spooner,Mr。Bridges,Mr。Walsh,andMr。Spence。Homeabout8。
Sept。3rd。——Beingwet,didnotgotoWottonHatch。
10th。——Mywifesatupforcompany。
11th。——Companyagain。
Oct。1st。——ToWottonHatch:Mr。Budgen,{37}Mr。Godschall,Mr。
Tucker,{38}Mr。Talbot,Mr。Dormer,Mr。Steere,Mr。Courtenay,Mr。
Kerr,Mr。Spence,andMr。Spooner。
22nd。——WithSirJohnEvelyntoMiltonCourt:heldcourtthere。
Mr。Evelynwithus。ToWottonat6;dancedtillpast10。ColonelEvelyn,Mr。Harcourt,thebutler,MissMaryEvelyn,MissClark,MissDuncumb,andthreemaids。IdancedwithMissC。andMissD。
28th。——Paidforathingtohangmywigon,1s。2d。;ahutchforthechild,8s。
Nov。26th。——Wenttotown;spenttheeveningatMr。Adderley’schamberswithhimandMissA。
27th。——Jenkinscame,andstayedtill12。
28th。——WithBoughtonandJenkins;theystayedtill1。
29th。——HomeinthePortsmouthfly。ThanksgivingfortakingQuebeck。
Dec。1st。——IlluminationforSirEdwardHawkebeatingConflans。
13th。——Ford,Mellersh,andVincenttheclergymansentformetothe’WhiteHart’toplayatwhist。
1760,Jan。14th。——At6tothe’RedLion’:Mr。Cunningham,Mr。
Russell,Mellersh,andFord。;homeat11。
15th。——LordOnslowsentformetodinner;homeat8。PaidMr。
Wilpleybleedingmywife,2s。6d。
Feb。11th。——OnUpperton’smaretoLondon;dinedwithAdderleyatthe’Feathers。’At5toCoventGarden,’Comus,’singingbyMissBrent。ToClare’sforhalf—an—hour;thentothe’Angel’;Jenkinscameat10,stayedtill12。
April13th。——PaidamangoingbeyondRipleytogetsomeleechestobleedthechild。Alabourerinthegardenoneday,1s。3d。
July7th。——TotheClubatWottonHatch;reckoning,4s。6d。
28th。——Mrs。NorwoodandmywifedrankteawithMrs。Hole。IwenttotheGreentillpast8。Englestoftcameafter;playedbackgammontillnear11。
Nov。14th。——Between6and7tothe’WhiteLion’byinvitationfromtheMayorontheKingofPrussia’ssuccess。Stayedtillpast11。
17th。——ToLondon;calledonJenkins,dinedwithhim;drankteawithClare,thentothe’Angel。’Jenkinscameandstayedtill1。
19th。——InacoachtotheSpeaker’s;dinedatDr。Adee’s;drankteawithClare,thentothe’Angel。’Jenkinscameandstayedtill12。
Dec。15th。——Mr。RobertAusten{39}drankteahere,andat6wentwithmetothe’RedLion’:Mr。Russell,Mr。Ford,CaptainandMr。
C。,andMr。Webb;cards;homeat11。{40}
June8th。——Mr。Lane{41}andMr。Godschallmadeacricketmatchto—
dayonAlburyHeath。Mrs。Skurrayandmywifewentinapostchaise,anddinedwithmymother,andthenwenttoseeit。I
walked。WedrankteainMr。Godschall’stent,Mr。Lane,Mr。King,Mr。Vincent,Mr。Dickinson,LordOssory,&c。
July19th,Sunday。——OnUpperton’shorsetoLondon。DinedatDr。
Adee’s。Intheafternoon,walked,withMr。Adderley,MissSallyAdderleyandMissWilliams,tothe’WhiteConduitHouse。’Jenkinsspenttheeveningwithmeatthe’Angel’till12。
20th。——BreakfastedwithDr。Adee,dinedanddrankteawithAdderley;withhimandJenkinstoVauxhall;theysuppedwithmeatthe’Angel,’anddidnotgotillnear2。
27th。——ToWottonHatchClub。Paid,5s。6d。
Sept。22nd。——TheCoronation。TotheGreen,playedfourgames。At7tothe’RedLion,’todrinktheKing’shealth。TotheMayoratthe’Tuns。’Homeat12。
28th。——ToWottonHatch。Homebetween7and8。
Oct。2nd。——ToLondon,totalkwithMr。Evelyn{42};calledonJenkins。
3rd。——BreakfastedwithMr。Evelyn。
9th。——Bleededto—day。
27th。——ToLondon,withMr。EvelyntotheBoardofGreenCloth。
Theretill3,dinedatClifton’sChopHouse。Paidfordinner,1s。
28th。——BreakfastedatDr。Adee’s。TheMissAdee’swalkedwithmetolookforahouse。Mr。Jenkinssuppedwithme。
29th。——TotheGreenClothat11;at3tothe’Angel,’anddinedthere。ToCoventGardenTheatre,butcouldnotgetin。DrankteaatAdderley’s;quadrille。Paidfordinner,1s。6d。;rum,1s。2d。;
orangechips,3d。;cakes,2d。
1762,Jan。18th。——Queen’sBirth—day。WealldinedatSt。James’s。
At11homeinachaise;paidforchaise,1s。6d。
March12th。——TheGeneralFast。Mywifebroughttobedofaboy。
{43}
April24th。——Muchoutoforderwithacold。
25th。——Bledthismorning。
26th。——Mr。StephensonandI,withMr。Selwyn,at2,totheExhibition。Paidforcatalogue,6d。
27th。——Athomethismorning,takingJessop’swater。IntheafternoondrankteawithJenkins。Homeat8。
July29th。——Dinedatthe’King’sHead,’Dorking,paidfordinnerandwine,2s。;LordMidleton’smanforvenison,2s。6d。
Aug。21st。——ToSt。James’swithMrs。Norwood,andthreeMissAdee’stodrinkcaudle。{44}WentintoKensingtonGardens;gavetheboywholetusin,2d。
Sept。1st。——ToMr。Walters,{45}calledonMr。Malthus;{46}dinedatMr。Evelyn’s。Homeat6。
Oct。2nd。——DinedandlayatLordMidleton’s;atquadrille,from4
intheafternoon。Paidservantsinthehouse,5s。
Nov。5th。——IntheGuildfordcoachtoGuildford。Wenttothe’Tuns’
todrinktheKing’shealth。Homeat12;paidatthe’Tuns,’1s。;
coachandman,6s。
13th。——DinedatMr。Burdett’s;atwhistwon6rubbersoutof7;won15s。Homepast12。
1766,Sept。6th。——Paidforahorse,boughtofaWelchman,6pounds6s。0d。;saddle,bridle,andcloth,1pounds17s。6d。
Oct。4th。——WithMrs。N。andMissKerrtoDruryLane;’RomeoandJuliet。’
5th。——SundaytoChurch。TotheCoffee—houseforhalf—an—hour。
Paidforwine,6d。
6th。——ToMundy’sCoffee—house,andsupped。
7th。——DrankteawithJenkins。
10th。——WithMrs。KerrtoDruryLane:’ProvokedHusband’and’DeviltoPay:’Mr。Garrick。
11th。——DrankteawithAdderley。TotheCoffee—houseforhalf—an—
hour。
12th。——DrankteaatDr。Adee’s。
13th。——WithJenkinstoMundy’sCoffee—house。Paidreckoning,2s。
6d。
14th。——TotheCoffee—househalf—an—hour;wine,6d。
15th。——DrankteaatMrs。Emily’s,atquadrille。
1767,March18th。——ItpleasedGodtoreleasemyWilliamfromhissufferings,whenhalfayearoldhewasseizedwithconvulsionswhichneverlefthim。
June9th。——WithMr。HollingworthtotheDownsGuildfordRaces。SirJohnEvelynbeingtakenill,wentofftheDownstoWotton。
19th。——Jackwastakenwiththesmallpox,andonthe28ththedearsouldied。Pollywastakenonthe1stofJuly,IsentforMr。KerrwhogaveherSutton’spowders,andsherecovered。
Dec。22nd。——WithMr。WaddingtontoDruryLane:’SuspiciousHusband,’Mr。Garrick。
23rd。——Mr。Jenkinsdined。Coffee—househalf—an—hour。Paidforwine,6d。
24th。——Coffee—house,wine,6d。;25th,do。;26th,do。
1768,Jan。30th。——Mywifebroughttobedofaboy。{47}
Feb。24th。——DinedatPenneck’s,Mr。Astle,Col。Webb,Dr。Solander,&c。
March1st。——Mr。Penneck,Dr。SolanderandCol。Webb,dinedhere。
{48}
31st。——ToCaptainBrodrick’s,{49}anddined;LadyMidleton’s,andSirFrancisVincentthere。
1768,Sept。9th。——ToNevilleCourt,andhadthenerveinbothearscutforthetoothache,andreceivedreliefinanhour。
1769,Oct。11th。——ToNewInn{50}tilldinner;at4againtill6。
19th,Sunday。——ToChurch;totheBuffaloCoffeeHouseforanhour;
paidforwine,6d。
22nd。——SirJosephAyloffe,Dr。Ducarrell,andMr。Astledinedhere。
March7th。——TotheHouseofCommonstill3。
10th。——TotheHouseofCommonstill4。
May15th。——DinedatLordOnslow’s;totherace。{51}Ipaidhisservants,4s。
16th。——WithMr。Powell,curateofAbinger,totherace。
July30th,Sunday。——Mr。WoodscametotellmethatMr。Sturt{52}
diedyesterday。ToDorkingtoMr。Budgen,Mr。Talbot,andMr。
Scawen。
Aug。28th。——MeetingofMr。Smith’strustees。Iwasappointedclerkandtreasurer,intheplaceofMr。Sturt。
Oct。16th。——InachaisewithMr。JenkinstoReading。{53}
1770,July27th。——Mr。Jenkins,Mr。Adderley,andMr。Paceydinedwithme。TothePercyCoffeeHouseforanhour;won15s。{54}
Aug。4th。——Wesetoutat6withMr。JenkinsandMr。AdderleytoShere;dinedatCobham;sawClaremontandPainshill。
5th,Sunday。——ToChurch;afterwardsbyLonesome{55}toLeithHill。
6th。——ToLordAylesford’shouseandgarden(AlburyPark)。
Sept。6th。——LordTalbot,attherequestofMr。GrayandMr。Sacker,gavemetheplaceofClerkoftheVerge。Iwassworninthisday。
Nov。19th。——ToNewInn:toMundy’sCoffeeHouse;{56}reckoning,3s。
20th。——At6withFordtotheTurk’sHeadCoffeeHouse;whist;homeat2;reckoning,6s。;won10s。
21st。——Mr。andMrs。Forddrankteaandsuppedhere;JenkinsandMerseysupped;whist,won2s。6d。
23rd。——TothePercyCoffeeHouse;homeat10;reckoning,1s,9d。;
won,15s。
30th。——TothePercyCoffeeHouse;reckoning,2s。won18s。
1771,Jan。1st。——AtShere{57};drankteaandsuppedatMr。
Botham’s。
3rd。——DinedatMr。Godschall’s。
6th。——WalkedtoSirFrederickEvelyn’s,anddined。
April12th。——ToWoodStreettoseeahorse;rodethehorsetoIslington;paidforit,25pounds4s。{58}
Nov。5th。——DinedatthePercyCoffeeHouse,andstayedtill10;
whist;lost1pounds3s。6d。
Dec。2nd。——TothePercytill10;won18s。
1772,Jan。23rd。——PaidadmissionfeeattheAntiquarySociety,5
pounds5s。
Feb。28th。——DinedatMr。Penneck’s{59}:SirJoshuaReynolds,Dr。
Stebbing,Mr。Lort,andMr。Astle。Athalf—past5,withMr。
Adderley,toDruryLane:’MuchAdoaboutNothing,’Mr。Garrick。
April6th。——WithJerkinstothemeetingoftheLaudableSociety;
dinedthere;dinner,5s。
Aug。24th。——SetoutwithMr。JenkinsinapostchaiseforWales。
27th。——BeingtheracesatHereford,couldgetnochaise,butgothorses,androdetoMonmouth。
31st。——ToLlandilo,anexcellentinn,anddined;andMr。PennoyreWatkinstellingusthefordatLlandoverywasdangerous,laythere。
Whistwithhim;won12s。
1773,July24th。——RodetotheDowns;sawpartofagreatcricketmatch。
26th。——DinedatMr。Godschall’s:GeneralandMrs。EvelynandColonelMolyneuxthere;drankteawithMr。Berwick。
Oct。31st,Sunday。——ToChurch;toMr。Talbot(ofChartPark),anddined;drankteaatMr。Tucker’s{60};layatMr。Kerr’s。
Nov。13th。——WithJenkinstoCoventGarden:MacklinplayedMacbeth。
1774,June7th。——RodewithMr。JenkinsbyHighgate,&c。
9th。——RodewithMr。JenkinsbyStamfordHill,&c。
10th。——RodewithDr。OsborntoDr。Price,{61}NewingtonGreen。
24th。——RodewithMr。PenneckandMr。AustentoMr。Walpole’s,StrawberryHill;sawthat;{62}dinedatthe’Toy,’Hampton。
Dec。7th。——Dr。SolanderandOmiah,thenativeofOtaheite,Mr。
Pennock,andMr。Planta{63}dinedanddrankteahere。
8th。——ToDruryLane:’TheCountryGirl。’
1775,Sept。28th。——Tothe’King’sHead’atDerby,{64}andlay。
1776,April3rd。——PaidsubscriptiontotheLaudableSociety,2
pounds12s。6d。{65}
May3rd。——Paidforagreyhorse,fiveyearsold,15guineas。
27th。——PaidlabourersplantingfirsintheHurtwood,1pound12s。
3d。;stakes,&c。,forfencing,2pounds17s。3d。{66}
Aug。23rd。——ToLoughborough,withMr。Jenkins。
1777,Oct。30th。——ToLoseleytobreakfast;toEastHorsley,anddinedatMr。Fox’s;suppedatMr。Duncumb’s。
31st。——GeneralEvelynandMr。Lomaxdined。
Nov。19th。——PaidMr。Chaubert,formonumentinShereChurch,6
guineas。{67}
Dec。21st。——PaidMr。Lomax,forhalfanacreofland,7pounds{68}
1778,Jan。16th。——ToLeicester;dinedwithMr。Parr,{69}andsupped;whist;lost3s。
Feb。26th……——TotheplaywithMissCatherineAdeeandKitty:
’SchoolforScandal’and’TheQuaker。’
March19th。——AntiquarySociety;suppedatthe’WhiteHart,’withMr。Gough,Mr。Lort,Mr。Grose,andMr。Topham。{70}
April25th。——LordMidletoncame;rodewithhimtoPitlandStreet;
heandMr。Lomaxdined。