Six north country diaries - The MAN & Other Families

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being apprized that the emperour will be obliged to divide his forces
to oppose the Spaniards. Lord Charles MuiTay^^ is pardoned. Dined
at John Storer's.
1717. SejDt. 30th. The Jacobites pluck up their spirits now the
Spaniards, etc., have fallen upon the emperour—and say that the
duke of Oniiond'^ has sent word to King George that he intends to
pay him a visit.
1717. Oct. 1st. The reason why the Spaniard declares war
with the emperour is because he exacts contributions of the Italiau
princes, giving his son the title of Asturia, and for encouraging the
Catalonians to rebel, or some such thing.
1717. Oct 2nd. Dined at Mr. Park's, had ham and chicken,
hare pudden and tarts, the only good dinner I tasted since I came
here. They were complaining of my being confined (as eveiy one
does wherever we come). Uncle told 'em he designed that I should
make about 30 or 4 (? 40) sermons, and about next Whitsunday, he
would send me abroad to seek a damsel, would allow me 150/. per
annum out of the living, or I take it and allow him that much, and
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would make my father settle 400/. per annum on me beside. You
know a freind of yours and mine (says he) that has a daughter that
I do not doubt he will give 1,000/. with, tho I can gett my nephew
4 or 5,000/. if I would '—this was after a great preamble, of his
having me take his advice, he would not be ill to please, etc.—Mr.
Park said it would do very well—^and so they drunk her health.
1717. Oct. 3rd. Father no manager, has no authority amongst
his tenants, too easy with them, etc. If a parish be not able
to maintain its poor, the next must assist—then by a parity of reason
if Scotland be not able to maintain its poor, England must assist,
said Mr. Dulap, jestingly. Uncle rails abominably against the purseproud
coxcombs of Cumberland, that if they farm 20/. or 10/. per
annum must have their barn, stable, cowhouse, carhouse, hen-house
and I do not know what, when one that farms 1^0/. per annum here
shall have little but a dwelling-house and stable.
1717. Oct. 4th. Uncle told me now we are to see yon
damsel of Mr. Collingwood's.'''^ She's like a Flanders mare—they
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know nothing but scraping together. I told (says he) your uncle of
Whickham I would many you tO' one of 'em,' he was in a great
passion—he said Have a care ' of a Collingwood and a Clennell and
you cannot well do wrong.' When we were at Mr. Colling^vood's, he
" The Hon. Charles Murray, fourth son of the third Earl, and brother of
the first Duke of Athol, was out in the '15 and was taken prisoner at Preston.
" James Butler, second Duke of Ormonde, son of the gallant Earl of Ossory,
fought at the battle of the Boyne on the side of William III. ; Captain-General
and Commander-in-Chief under Queen Anne, and impeached of high treason in
1715 and attainted ; died in 1745 in exile in France.
^ See p. 74, supra. Miss Dorothy Collingwood, daughter of Mr. Alexander
Collingwood of Little Ryle, was married at Whittingham, 29 Dec, 1719, to
Andrew Bennet of Chesters, near Jedburgh.