Six north country diaries - The MAN & Other Families

aged
hill
March
93
Iter sisters should be there—Robert Snowdon veiT unmannerly
stept in before me to dance with the bride for garter, thu I importuned
him, and she desired it—he came likewise blustring that he
must have me away, would not go home without me, etc.
1717. Nov. 21st. Found that they had sent flower of brimstone
instead of jiowder— good luck that I shaked most of it out as
soon as I went in the house, never such a misfortune happened any
man, I had not patience scarce to think of it. Robin has been told
by several that I was going to marry Dolly Collingwood. I told
them there was no such thing, etc.
1717. Nov. 22nd. Bridegroom came here last night^—uncle said
'we shall all be ashamed—what leave her the second night!' Uncle
was not willing I should go on Sunday—and as soon as I discovered
his disposition towards it, I told him no, it was not proper for me to
go, since Christopher would not take the trouble of coming to ask
him, when here, etc.
1717. Nov. 23rd. Gott cold on Thursday by coming out a little
warmer than ordinary with dancing. Talk of a change in the
ministry—Cadogan turned out and Argyle to l^e made Master of the
Horse. Lord Trevor to come into the ministiy— -the greatest statesman
in Europe, but has declared he would never come in unless
Lord Nottingham and Sir Thomas Hanmer came in too, that they
might enter into a league, and stand or fall together.
1717. Nov. 24:th. Uncle preached this day—talked of ministers
chusing subjects to preach on, which they could best speak to, and
not which was most necessary for the audience—thought it levelled
partly at me—he having hinted some such thing before in his
discourse.
1717. Nov. 25th. Mr. Hall tells me that Mr. Dulap said that
was it all the amends uncle could make them for praying for the
Pretender^^^* to bring a Jacobite here—meaning me. So said one
Robinson. Mr. Hugh Park,ii'' a Jacobite—was mounted to go to the
rebellion, some say.
1717. Nov. 26th. Sent for a spade to Newca.stle for myself.
Writt to Charles to give the money for sword to Mr. Brigby, to
enquire of Mr. Heald's books, and the Virgil Wynn borrowed, etc.
—Left it to Charles's generosity to give me what he pleased for
sword and candlesticks, etc.
"*» Cf. p. 66, oipra.
"* Mr. Hugh Park of Ryehillwas presumably a son of Gilbert Park of Warton
(who