Six north country diaries - The MAN & Other Families

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was so strong and vigorous, etc. Uncle thinks cousin brought in
bill for more bread, etc., then we all eat—a loaf every day for four
or five days together, and as much expenc^ when he was abroad as
when at home. Belgrade is naturally the strongest garrison in the
world, chief mart for that part, Vienna merchants (some of 'em),
keep factories there.
1717. Sept. 12th. Scrivener's body of divinity but indifferent.
Usher's^i not extraordinary, he writt it for his own use, never designed
for the press—nor is it properly a body of divinity. Scrivener
writt a book called Apologia pro Sanctis Patribus,^- against Monsieur
Dallee—but uncle thinks he cannot be answered. But I think Reeve
has done great things, etc.
1717. Sept. 13th. Mr. Fletcher debauched several women in
White-haven ; a lame gent, was told by some malicious woman that
he had made an assignation with his wife and that they were then
together—he went and found them, but it was accidental, he broke
her and his head both—I believe with his crutch. But it is thought
their meeting was accidental.
1717. Sept. 14th. King of Spain entered upon Sardinia, and
begun the war with the emperor—the pope is thought to be at the
bottom of it—they desei-ved no mercy for disturbing the emperor
when he is at war with the common enemy of Christendom.
1717. Sept. 15th. Two men endeavoured to ravish a woman.
Uncle took notice of it in his sennon, it had no less punishment assigned
by our law than death, this startled the audience.
1717. Sept. 16th. The storj- of Macbeth as is represented in the
tragedy that goes by that name in Heylin's Cosmography^^—true in
all its circumstances, etc. King James I., when in England, sent
a letter to the earl of Huntley,^^ who had man-ied his niece, and after
a long time had been allowed him to comply with the new-preachers,
to this purpose ;
'
I have suffered a great deal of scathe for you, but
an your conscience be so kittle, een reckon your self nee mere a
Scotchman, but I'll take care of your wife and barns.'
1717. Sept. 17th. One Dr. Bainbridge^^ went from Cambridge
to Oxon to be astronomy professor, and reading a lecture happened
to say cle Pol is et Axis, instead of Arihus. Upon which one said,
" James Ussher (1581-1656), archbishop of Armagh, author of Body of
Diviuitie, Londou, 1645.
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Matthew Scriviner, Catherine Hall, Cambridge, author of Apologia pro
S. Ecchsiat Patrihusadvtrsu.s loannem Dalltumde Usn Patrum ; acctdit Apologia
pro Ecclexia Anglicana adi'ersns niipentm Sclns7nu. 1672.
*'
Peter Heylj-n, Cosmographie, 170;^.
*'
George Seton, sixth Earl and first Marquess of Huntley, married
Henrietta Stewart, daus^hter of Esnie Stewart, created, first. Earl, and
subseciuently, Duke of Lennox (who was cousin of Lord Darnle}', father of
James I. of England and VI. of Scotland).
"*'
John Bainbridge, M.D., of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, Savilian Professor
of Astronomy (1619-1643) in Oxford, died 3 Nov., 1643, and was buried
in Mtrton College chapel.