Six north country diaries - The MAN & Other Families

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knife liniko. en.st mc Gr/. meiidinji-. She washed lue two shirts, f(jur
neckcloths, seven bands, etc. Went to Newcastle—Stephen Fletcher
fudled, went down witli us, etc.
1718. May I'Otli. Stejjhen Fletcher drunk again tliis day, came
tti Whickhaui. drive (.'*/r) his horse upon the terrass, hurra'd at dinner,
call for l)randy. etc., but did not call my aunt jade, bich, whore, a.s
ho did aunt Keed and Mrs. liulmer yesterday—but called her my
dear, and they John and Bob. He went to uncle Reed for more
l)randy and raisins, and drove his horse into the shop. He had been
as familiar at Mr. Baker's, leapt over their fore-gate, etc.
1718. May 21st. B. Maddon told me she heard that brother
courted N. Fay—I could not believe it, nay, durst be sure it was not
so. Aunt Reed has six silver spoons and some table-linnen of uncle
John. Monsieur Louire's recantation of what he had said in favour
of bishop of Bangor,2i2 by his or Pellanere's^i^ instigation—signing
a paper, the contents of which he did not understand well, because
English, etc.
1718. May 22nd. Brother Richard and uncle Reed affronted that
uncle John should talk of their breaking, building castles in the air,.
etc.—they had asked him to view the writings about the mill they
have purchased, but would not go with him, but pretended Ijusiness
—least {sir), if he went, he should claim tlie credit of doing all himself.
One, Mr. Shepheard. hanged for a design to kill the king—he died
like a hero.-^'*
1718. May 2:3rd. Mrs. Baker said she heard I was courting Sir
G. AVheler's daughter—vei'y good woman. Uncle John begins to
shrink back to Mr. Colingwood's daughter, but uncle Robert teazesliini
Avith Flanders mare. W. Wood says she huffed by fanner's
daughters. Andrew Burton at Baker's—was much with him—he
shewed me Shepherd's speech and told me the affair about him.
1718. May2ith. Uncle promised Mr. Mitford^is that I should
exchange witli him for a week, and the day was fixed—he repented
before night—and said now he thought on it, his horse would not
stay alone—so silly his reason.—Uncle Robert spoke to me about
telling Mr. Mitford this, as we went by—I)ut I was so angry, that
I would not putt uncle John in mind of it, etc.
1718. May 2rjth. Gave brother a guinea to pay my debt.s—
crown for cane-head ;
gloves Avashing, lOs. ; and Gd. behind for saddle,
etc. Mitford a pretty place—castle at it. Brother promised to send
me some wine he had. Dined at Robert Snowdon's, the first Sunday
-'-Benjamin Hoadly, D.D. (167t)-17()l), apjminted bishop of Bangor in
171."), and successively bishop of Salisbury and Winchester, whose writings and
doctrine gave rise to the so-calle .John Sheppanl.
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Mr. Michael Mitford, vicar of Edlingham.