Six north country diaries - The MAN & Other Families

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gloves washing—.shall oiuiuire—desired my brother to ask him again
and pay him.
1718. June 13th. Uncle said he should be afraid to venture me
in the family of Colingwoods—this was the day after I had signified
my dislike of her to Mr. Hall—fancy he had told him. Duml) man
said I was to be married in a very short time — pointed towards
Alnwick or near that way—the letters were M. P. a.s far as I could
tell—and to have a hatt full of silver—to write letters to her or she
to me—seemed melancholy sometime upon the occasion, l)ut know
not what he meant.
1718. June 14th. Shoes sent and will not fitt me—brother had
not spoke about them to James. Told mother that Mr. H. tatled I
feared, and beware what she said, etc. Father will send me Suttleton's
bow. They will send us butter when we want. Lettice above
three weeks since—before we had any lamb. Pease in bloom two days
since—the second crop. Tlie first that were so^^Tl in February have
been in bloom but a week.
1718. June 15th. Wind as loud and violent now as it was any
time in winter— -Writt to namesake, told him bishop of Ca"rlisle was
in Ireland, scarce a possible communication between him and us, at
least not under eight or ten weeks time or twelve, etc., and then
probably the place might be disposed of—Uncle had not a mind to
troul:)le him upon such uncertainty—for the obligation will Ije as
great, if the bishop write, whether it be disposed of or not.
1718. June 16th. Mr. Proctor, etc., dined here yesterday. Veal
old kept—so last Sunday, and one of Durham and W. Clennell with
us. Brother sent me sparagrass and vine—he says the cane was
done before my letter to contradict it arrived—but I like it well.
1718. June 17th. Went to Morpeth. Mr. Farington preached,
churching in houses a contradiction in terms. We should, like the
compass, keep fixed to one point—tiiith—and the winds may sometimes
turn to us, yet we must never turn to them. But to me it is
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a small thing to be judged of man's judgement.'
1718. June 18t]i. Ai-chdeacon asked one— if he had a licence,
they called John Brown instead of me, or I should have been examined,
why I had not a licence, and yet uncle has taken no care of it,
Mrs. Lawson had a very pretty riding habit on. Mrs. Simcoe, now
Dowson, had her footman following her in Morpeth.
1718. June 19th. I find it is the best way for a man that has not
much merit of his own, to many into a family tliat ha.s—what makes
FaiTington so considerable at Durham (that he should now preach,
etc.), but his being the sou of Dr. Ellison,--^ preliendaiy there. Went
to Ryle, all abroad—I was glad of it.
Nathaniel Ellison, vicar of Newcastle, and prebendary of Durham, had
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issue three sons and seven daughters. Three of the latter married clergj'meu,
viz., Jane, baptized 21 April, 1692, wife of Hugh Farriiigton, rector of Klsdon
and lecturer of All Saints, Newcastle ; Isabella, wife of Rev. Mr. Robinson ;
and Anne, wife of William Simcoe, vicar of Woodhorn. (Y. Surtees, /inr/iam,
vol. ii. p. 79.