Six north country diaries - The MAN & Other Families

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1718. June 20th. Dined at the hall. When Mi's. Mac^—dined
here last Sunday, uncle bid her eat, he would not spare it when he
came to her—a way of inviting himsielf, and so perhaps they took it.
York likely to be the greatest of all the three^it being the centre of
Great Brittain, since the union.
1718. June 21st. Mr. Graham kind with Barty Hedley's Avife,
has been long susjjected. A woman came and staid a night or two
he called his sister— people suspect it was his wife, and that he has
children. J. Alder^^' of the Peels no estate, worth very little, if his
debts were paid^— -Hugh Park must break sometime—says uncle—No
fault to his wife, but she loves rambling, etc.
1718. June 22nd. Graham said— -courted B. Haddon—asked who
said so—some of the children—replied it was a child, etc. Mr. Hall
made a noise as if some truth was in it and if it was known to uncle,
etc. They say she and Stephen Fletcher are marryed—Providence
sent her home in good time,-—^her mother dead.
1718. June 2.3rd. Stephen Fletcher in the country upon a. ramble
and in his frolioks—was in a house where they were veiy kind to him,
preparing some dinner-steaks—he offered some rudeness and she
struck him with knife, and cutt his nose and arm.
1718. June 24th. Mr. Colingwood, etc., at church on Sunday,
invited us next day—but it proved a windy blustring day and we went
not—thank God. Fainted in church — people veiy inquisitive that
day and next, how I was, etc. Uncle told me I might gett Mr.
Hall228 iq pYeach for me, etc., and so relax study a, little, in garden
sometimes or elsewherci— going to study so soon after meals the
occasion, etc.
1718. June 25th. It was this day I was not well—tedious and
uneasy day as other two Avei-e, etc. S. Lisle sent me my books from
Staunton—could not come himself as he intended—had been at Mr.
CowjDer's seeing K. Lorrain—so said Mr. Cbwper, and intended to
see
me.
1718. June 26th. Went to Alnwick—to Mr. Anderson's; they,
I beleive, and others imagined we Avent to see the daughter, etc.
Uncle told Camaby long since, I remember, Avhen he said they could
not hope for me, but his nepheAv, the merchant, etc.—as much as
insinuated that he Avas mistaken—^and then told the expedient (as
Mr. Carnaby said—that Mr. Anderson Avould never marrA' if I had
her) of getting all the money he was Avorth with her.
1718. June 27th. Went to see B. Grey—they say she is going to
be married—and the room prepared, etc. M. Anderson came up to
Mr. Brown's, over against our door—Mr. Camaby thought me not
keen, because I did not go to them—told him I Avould be as forAvard
as any Avhen I had a commission. Mr. NeAvcome says non-residence
is become an insuperable difficulty, and so advises me to take my
name out—Some design, I do not like that motion, etc.
-" Cf. Arch. Ae/., 3rd series, vol. \'. p. 20.
"' Mr. William Hall, vicar of Alwinton. {Query, was his Avife a daughter
of Mr. William Mitford, rector of Elsdon ?)