Six north country diaries - The MAN & Other Families

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and another's to dispose of by two sisters, whose names were Grey
however, uncle promised to conti-ibute a.s largely as any clergj^man
in the diocess, who had no greater preferment.
1717. Dec. 14th. Ambrose has done the windows, for which he
had 2is. at the rate of 2-^. per window, in five days. He was to have
19/. to make the wood-work in this house except the partitions or
wainscott—now I think he ought to have done the windows' seats as
part of the bargain, whereas he has been paid again for them and
for the frames round the windows—He had about I65. over at the
bargain.
1717. Dec. 15th. Uncle preached again, now thrice for my once— I
went to visit the sick^^D—the first time. -~J
1717. Dec. 16th. Uncle says he will gett the eight closets made
for 25s., and Ambrose was for having four or five pound. ^^^ Borrowed
half a crown of Christopher till mine comes— 5-5;. after.
1717. Dec. 17th. Design to give Christopher all my pictures but
Ranelagh, Ormond and Cheval—and lend them the first, till I have
occasion. ^'^ Very feiiverish, took a sweat and was better.^^^
1717. Dec. 18th. The Roman army once marching see a crow,
they ordered the army to stop—a sturdy Jew shott it, and said could
that foretell any thing, that could not its own death. They failed
or succeeded generally as the augurs foretold, which is to be ascribed
to the fear or courage which was putt into 'em by the foretelling the
one or the other, and not to any power in the auguries.
1717. Dec. 19th. 13^ Talk of new parliament—60 niembei^s have
taken Mr. Shippen's part.^-*^
1717. Dec. 20th. Mr. Heylin's^^^ father sending his man for him
from Oxon—and having a wood to go through in the dark, the man
desired him to lead, he said he could not—the man replyed, I've
heard my old master say that you writt a book of the world and it is
hard you cannot guide through this wood—^^^litch-wood. Dr. Tod^^^
says a decent respect is to be paid to money.
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'" William Shippen (IBTS-It/S), M.P. for Newton, Lancashire, in 1714: a
Jacobite ; married at St. Clement Danes, London, in July, 1712, Frances, sister
and coheir of Bertram Stote of Newcastle. C/. new History of Northnmherland,
vol. iv. p. .S8.3, also Dictionarij of Xntional Hiofjraphy.
'" Peter Heylyn (1600-1662), a son of Henry Heylyn of Burford, Oxford, was
educated at Magdalen College, Oxford, and became chaplain to Charles I., rector
of Houghton-le-Spring, etc. He was author of a. History of the Beformation,
1661 ; History of Presliyterianistn, 167'2 ; etc., etc.
"^ Hush Todd, D.I), of Queen's College, Oxford, successively incumbent of
Kirkland, Stanwix, Arthuret and Penrith : j)reben