Six north country diaries - The MAN & Other Families

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missed his "waj, took into a cave near him—he went into a corner,
and a company of beggars came, and drmik stoutly,—one said how
meriy they could he if they had a piper—he tuned up and away
they went. Mr. Hall's sister of Moncrage mistress to Ch. Howard^'S
—affects to be called Mrs. Howard.
1718. Sept. 1st. W. Miller in Edinburgh—some sparks that had
been drinking in his house and saw a. few fine hams^—left, one down
the chimney, he had half a. dozen to his belt, and some about his
shoulders—the I'ope broke, and he fell down—the noise waked the
Quaker—called his maid—she lighted a^ candle, and, seeing him
grinning in the armed chair, cried the devil, the devil, the devil !
he came down, lett the candle drop, at last asked him whence art
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thou"? etc.—he said 'Moloch, Ambassadour from the high, and
mighty Prince Beelzel>ub of Ban Molonium, come to make thee a
present of those hams, knowing very well that (thou) lovest swine's
flesh,'—he adjured him to be gone in the name of the Trinity, and
oi>ened him the door and so he walked of.
1718. Sept. 2nd. Writt by brother for John Clark to enquire of
Askew. W. Wood writt about the school here and uncle Richard's
children teaching—^to keep the dispose of 'em both for 10 days
and yet his taking either depends upon the issue of what we talked
of B. Grey. Mountebank and his fool, who was a black, going late
home in Yorkshire—missed their way, and light of a barn—found a
kettle, etc., 4 or 5 men came, and one spread a cloak and told their
money and divided it,—one said this is my share, another, this is
mine,—the black lept doAvn and said, but which is mine, gentlemen,
etc. !
1718. Sept. 3rd. Uncle says of Mr. Wotton's^'S book, as of the
City Mindos—the gates are so large, that the town may fly out at
them—the preface being as large as the book. Dr. Colin^"^ ii^
bishop Andrew's time, when punning was in fashion—being Margaret
Professor in CamlDridge, moderated—one Drake responded and Love
opposed—one said Vir colendissime to Colins Amantissime to
Love, and nequaquam to Mr. Drake.
the Cateran's Hole, a cave between Mr. Storey's property at Harehope and
Bewick. For a pedigree of Storey see new History of Northumberland, vol.
vii. p. 185.
-" Charles Francis Howard of Overacres, lord of the regality of Redesdale,
was son of Charles Howard and of Eleanor, his wife, daughter and coheir of
Sir Francis Blake of Twizell in North Durham, bart. He was baptised at Ford
on the 8th December, 1696, and was buried at Elsdon on the 22nd February,
1735 6. By Elizabeth, daughter of William Hall of Monkridge, he had issue a
son Charles, baptized at Elsdon on the 20th May, 1718, and other children.
Mr. Howard, by will dated 1 Nov., 1735, pr. at York 20 May, 1737, gave the
manor of Redesdale, the advowson of Elsdon and his lands there, to Frances
Norton, spinster, daughter of John Norton of Carlton, Yorkshire. The legitimacy
of his children is doubtful.
'' William \Yotton, D.D. , author of several learned works.
-' The Dr. Colin mentioned in the text may perhaps be identified with
Samuel Collins, D.D. (1576-1651), provost of King's College, Cambridge, whoin
1617 was appointed regius professor of divinity at Cambridge.