Six north country diaries - The MAN & Other Families

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dark alley—she washed linnen, said she lived without him—he would
be away for a mouth sometiuies,—said he was a, tyde-waiier^^'^ at
Woolwich ; Mr. Carnahy enquired, a«d they knew no such man, he
called on him in the Hay-market once, well mounted with pistols and
so another along with him—he said they were going into Warwickshire
for a gent, about great business.
1718. April 16th. George Forster^^^ guilty of unfair practices
about the widow Forster, etc., her husband had gone very far in
setling the estate on him, when she had 2 children to him, etc.,Wil.
Storerr. She has laid aside all her sparks for Dunlap ; tho he was
poxed, etc.—but is not for him neither without liis uncle settles
some terra firma.
1718. April 17th. Was yesterday at Ryle. Mr. Burrel there,
next to a fool or great dunce, said Mr. Park. D[olly] in silk, but
uncouthly dressed. Had tea, uncle said he found I would out-do him
among the ladies. Mrs. Howard, ^9- rid in habit on little horse,
was ever where there was any feast, etc., played Avell on the fiddle,
came from south, had lost her sweet-heart, etc.
1718. April 18th. JL'. Farrington netled that uncle should say
he could part any men fighting in his parish, etc. Quein Pietate
gravenu etc. (sic), says he; Farrington said it would be a fruitless
peice of work to go and pretend to reason a bedlamite into his senses.
Uncle says this wine he has bought (4 dozen) will be brave wedding
wine—he has told uncle Robert so.
1718. April 19th. Uncle says he designs to have Mr. Julian
Rook and a neice of his here about Whitsuntide. Mi\ Xicholson
flatters uncle hyberbolically—all the company, !Mr. Lodge^^^ and
Farrington sneer and laugh in their sleeves, etc. Dr. Hutchinson's
living 200/. almost all in pews, which they rent of him.
1718. April 20th. Was with Mrs. Fletcher, Betty, etc., last
Tuesday, when they were about parish business, etc. I3etty offered
her self as house-keeper or waiting maid, etc. Two shirts come from
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A tide-waiter is an officer of tlie customs who watches the landing of
goods, to secure tlie payment of duties.
was a suspected highwayman.
The inference seems to be that Steel
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The pedigree of Forster of Angerton has never been properly worked
out. Tlie George Forster named in the text was probably grandson of George
Forster who died in 1695, fifty-tive years after he was inducted vicar of Bolam :
and son and heir of Henry Forster of Low Angerton, under whose will, dated
4 August, 1717, he took lands at Angerton, Wreighhill and Hobberlaw. In
May, 1716, he took out a licence to marry Mary Cutter of Trewick, by whom
he had issue. The widow Forster, to whom he was alleged to have behaved
unjustly, was probably his fatlier's second wife, Mabel Coull (married at
Hartburn, 4 June, 1 707), who subsequently married George Potts of West Harle.
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Probably Elizabeth, daughter of Mr. Charles Howard of Overacres. lord
of the regality of Redesdale, by his wife Eleanor, daughter and coheir of Sir
Francis lilake, bart., of Coggs and of Twizell in North Durliam.
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Mr. Edmund Lodge was curate of St. Nicholas', Newcastle, from 1706
until 171"), when he was appointed master of Newcastle Grammar School. He
resigned that appointment in 173;i, and became curate of Whiekliam, where he
died on the ir>th October, 174'2, aged 6.S. Cj. Brand, Kewci-^tlt, vol. i. p. 96.