Six north country diaries - The MAN & Other Families

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his daughter than Dolly Colinfjwood, but he has one in view with
3,000/. whose father is the most likely man too to gett me a liyinij: of
any man he knows, as times now go.
1717. Nov. 11th. Dr. Butler laid a wager with his landlord at
Dolphin in Cambridge—tho he was alone in the feilds that he could
leap such a ditch—he did, but at the second he fell in—a young
scholar seeing- him and having overheard all the rest, said, ' indeed,
sir, you've lost,' etc.—He once called a lady a whore—and being
persuaded to beg pardon—said— 'I called you a whore, 'tis true, I'm
sorn,^ for't.' He learned of a drawer that to putt ale to sack spoiled
it, but not, etc.
1717. Nov. 12th. Shavings of beasts' hydes good for sore backs
of horses. Bishop Latimer told his keeper that if he did not take
care of him, he would deceive them,—they were for doubling the
guards, but he meant he should dye, if they were not kinder, etc.
In France they will not suffer a protestant to be buried—because a
heretick—in Christian ground, but Moliere said nine foot deep was
not Christian ground—so, one said, colliers might sware, etc., they
were not on Christian ground.
1717. Nov. 13th. Huygenius first adapted pendulums to
clocks. 110 Watson—a mechanic—made a representation of the whole
heavens, but it was after Ptolomy's hypothesis. If one take any
thing of the common and improve it, he looses his right of common.
Freehold must certainly hedge to the common—othenvise we must
have herds to the common, etc.
1717. Nov. 14th. Uncle Robert came here to advise about
finishing the house, and yet uncle John would not be ruled by him.
Ambrose has 57 days to reckon for, besides the agreement made
between them. He would for 1,