Six north country diaries - The MAN & Other Families

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told the same story, and that he should be p;lad I marryed such
woman as his Dolly, etc. Had a very mean dumer, but a bottle of
wine.
1717. Oct. 5th. Uncle talked at Mr. Park's tliat his father
was of opinion that a man should retire from tlie world for six or
seven years before they dye, to prepare for eternity, and as if he
intended to do so too, if he had one that would take care of the
parish. Mrs. Park said he could not have a better than me—well,
says he, we'll try '
a while.'—He has seen stranger things than that I
should succeed him in this living. —
1717. Oct. 6th. Preached the first sennon which I made |
myself on my birth-day, last month the 29th of it. In former ages
standing at prayers was jiractised on Sundays, and all the time
between Easter and Whitsuntide, as an emblem of Christ's Resurrection
; kneeling representing our being dead unto sin and standing
our rising again by Christ.
1717. Oct. 7th. Uncle made me bring up candles and smoothing-iron,
I pi'esume, to humble me, that I may not be elated, etc., for
the men prest hard to send some of their boys with them. No vigil
or fast preceding Michaelmas-day, because St. Michael did not arrive
at happiness through mai'tyrdom and afflictions, nor befoi-e St. Luke"'^
because there is a great day always preceding, which uncle thinks is
Ethelbert, some Saxon king.
1717. Oct. 8th. Brother told me yesterday that they designed
one of Mr. Ord's daughters for me. Uncle John says they
would never have gott that estate with the mill, if they had followed
uncle Robert's scheme, but he does not doubt but to gett it, if they'll
take his advice. Last Sunday Mr. Dulap, senior, wished this place
and uncle, such a hopefuU successor as I, etc.
1717. Oct. 9th. Brother Richard is a great favourite of uncle
John ;
gave us a bottle of wine at his coming, etc. The great guns,
are all fetched from Tinmouth, Berwick, Edinburgh, and Carlisle,
etc. ; there was one so large at the last i^lace, that no carriage would
bear it, and so they cutt it in two—I suppose they are afraid yet
of the Pretender, and that people may revolt if he comes ag'ain, etc.
1717. Oct. 10th. Mrs. Nicholson'' accused uncle of great injustice
about her fortune in making the match, etc. Said she was afraid
the golden cup which old Mrs. Nicholson had formerly given him
had bribed him in her favour, and he knew no text of Scripture that
commanded her to starve her children to enrich his relations, etc.
'^ St. Luke's day is on the 18th of October. The 17th of October, before
the Reformation, was kept as the feast of the Translation of St. Ethekh-eda.
' Apparently Mrs. Nicholson, wife of Rev. Jcseph Nicholson, vicar of
Whittinghan), who on the 2nd November, 1700, married at Embleton,
Katherine Salkeld, daughter of Samuel Salkeld of Swinhoe and Fallodon. They
had issue Hve sons and one daughter, viz., James, baptized 9 Oct., 1701 ;
Joseph, baptized 8 June, 1703 ; William Salkeld, baptized 28 Dec, 1704 ; John,
baptized IS June, 170(J ; Sauuiel, baptized 21 Aug., 1707; and Catherine,
baptized 23 Sept., 1712. U'/iiltiinjham Regi'iters.