Six north country diaries - The MAN & Other Families

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1717/8. March 4th. Plea.sant countrey on the west of Chif>chase,
on the river Tine. Carrow may be improved to 300/. per
annum. Twelve hundred mice marching rank and file between Leith
and Eklinburgh—they fiy desolation. Jos. Pattinsoni^^ st(i]>t of
ordeis—a pique of Dr. Ik'ns()irs,i64 ]^q urges—the bishoj) seeming
willing some time befitrehand, when his father was with his lordship.
1717/8. March 5th. Mrs. Rook told us yesterday that cousin Jo.s.
had run into 70/. debt since he went into Scotland : they were going
to turn him off, Init tlimugh tlie lady's mediation, for my cousin
Julian's sake, it is supposed, they are come to an accomodation, upon
promise of better behaviour. Gott cold this moniing with being
about five minutes without my gown.
1717/8. March 6th. Pattinson, he was to go to Lord Mui-ray's
if cousin had been discarded—he had run into debt with the clothier,
linen-draper, etc., and even 6s. with the porter. He had 10 guineas
given him, at his first an-ival, to buy gowns, etc., and to equip
himself.
1717/8 March 7th. Tom "Wilson cracked of his wife's fine bringing
up his children—and they tell me she has almost starved them
makes them lie from six at night till almost twelve next day, to save
victuals. His father has some land which Tom was never yet made
tenant of—Uncle^^^ says he has promised to give a hundred pound
among the other children, if he will make Tom's eldest son tenant.
1717/8. March 8th. Mr. Fletcheriee of Clea says brother Richard
is a bright, clever young fellow—a man of his business must be able
to drink a gla.ss. Father says he treats every body he meets Avith
all that came had tlie best liquor in the house without any discrimination—tho
mother told him there would be none left for me.
1717/8. March 9th. Cou.sin Jackson's wife beats him, or at least
scolds him abominably—she is barbarous to his mother—Uncle says
Jos. Dickm{an's) wife was an arrant whore—he farmed the glebe of
Mr. Rothery—for that and cousin Jos. debt at Mr. Carliol's suit, he is
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Joseph Pattenson of Carlisle, was matriculated at St. John's College,
Cambridge, 17 June, 1713, aged 18.
"* Thomas Benson, married Mary, eldest daughter of Dr. Xicolsou, bishop
of Carlisle, held the benetices of Dalston and Stanwix, and also a prebend at
Carlisle. See p. 70, note 17, supra.
'" Mr. John Tliomlinson was as good as his word, for by his will, dated 12
Feb., 1719*20, lie gives to the children of Thomas Wilson of the Mains, Cumberland,
by his first wife MaryGrainger, £50 apiece.' The Mrs. Wilson mentioned
'
in the text was evidently a second wife.
"* John Fletcher of Clea-hall in Cumberland, married first, Mary, daughter
of Euan Christian, who left no surviving issue ; and secondly, Isabella, daughter
of John Senhouse of Netherhall, by whom he had a numerous issue. His son
Henry Fletcher (variously described as fifth, sixth or seventh son), born rirca
1727, entered the service of the East India Company, became a commander and
a director. He was knight of the shire for Cumberland in 1768, and was made
a baronet on the 20th May, 1782. Cf'. Com/il'te Baronfl'iii^ hv (;. E. C, vol. v.
p. 219.