Six north country diaries - The MAN & Other Families

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daughters—tliey seem to think liim slow. B. How all in tears for
a cornet,—left town. Uncle asked Mr. Rook's advice about our and
Moi-peth butchers, he thinks the latter may hinder them for
selling, etc.
Father told me that uncle designs to wed—to Mrs. Orde
to sell his estate in Cumberland and they all come and live in
Northumberland. He would have me gett a horse against May
or grass-time. Preached the same sermon as at Broomfield—surprized
them, Lord saiv us,' said Sandy Hodgson—W. Blakelock came
and thanked me, and bid God reward me—^they said I had cleared
my self of their sins and souls, etc.—and this day Robert Richardson
{tho no friend) said he would go ten miles any time to hear such
a one.
1717/8. March 17th. Rol)ert Snowdon begun the dyke in our
glebe, without the others consent—several yards farther west than
they designed—Uncle reprimanded him, says he thinks to govern the
town—he said his bull had not been in our close till yesterday, that
was the first time, and John Wilson and his father say he has been^
in every day since Ave went, often twice in a^ day. Sett raspberrytrees—sycamores,
etc.
1717/8. March the 18th. Robin went to Newcastle.—Told
brother Richard about shirt that mother had given him to send me,
and socks. He had also 5s. of her for me, and never spoke of it
when I was at Newcastle. Told him I putt my father in mind about
my sister, but could not find that they had determined anything
concerning her. And that there was no fear of Parkin leaving us ;
no body would trust him with a fami till he had paid my father
Mother promised me two salt-sellers, when I, etc.
1717/8. March 19th. Mr. Dunlap come home: says cousin Jos.
is wonderfully reformed—she has lieen disordered this winter, but the
lady was kind, and to her she owes her life ; she says her little ones
wish to be with their uncles ; they like England better than Scotland.
She gave her service to her good cousin John, and wonders I never
writt to her—I find my letter miscarried. Uncle dissuaded me from
preaching one of the sermons on love ; might have occasion for them
sometime perhaps—at Blencogo.
1717/8. March 20th. The bill for selhng Forfeited Estates
carried in the House of Commons 82 to 76—in the House of Lords
80 to 73. But four houses out of two hundred saved in one town,
five hundred in anotlier place drowned by the late inundation. One
Mr. Mattacks, jeweller, supposed to be nmrthered in a bawdy house.
A treaty reconciliation on foot between the king and the prince.
1717/8. March 21st. Esther Barnes dead—they enticed her from
our house to Kelsick,''- and then gott all her goods from her—wliile
she lay helpless in lied. James has a design of marrying M. Barwise
—no/, portion— he is to pay 100/. shortly to release the mortgage
and clear the estate wliich is 0/. per annum. He might have had one
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Kelswick is a hamlet in the parish of Bromfield.