Six north country diaries - The MAN & Other Families

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gett me a living, was weary of this—would propose it to uncle
Eobert when we came there.
1718. Sept. 11th. Should have gone to Clennell this day, but
misty or misling rain and he would not. I only was invited, he
invited himself, and yet he could not lett me go—these things provoking.
Mr. Percival Clennell-^^ good humoured and kind to me.
1718. Sept. 12th. The story of a. decayed gent, educating his
son at the university of Padua in Italy—he improved well, but they
were so mercenary, that they would not give him his degree for want
of money—his father provoked, borrowed money, went and jiretended
a nobleman was come to town in haste—^after preferment and wanted
a degree—to go by the name of Dr. Martin — gave a purse of gold
23utt in an ass next day into schools with the diploma, and the habit
of a doctor, etc.
1718. Sept. 13tli. Dean Montague-^^ a. harmless man— if he
has meat and cloths and ease, he concerns himself little more with
the affairs of the world. He has a neice, a handsome woinan, too,
drunk too plentifully at a christning, beshitt and spued—kissed
captain—he conveyed her into the dean's coach and home.
1718. Sept. l-lth. The bishop of Durham's lady once paying a
visit to the new mayor—while her coach stood at the door, some putt
a ball of hair full of lice into the seat—they nm up her back and to
her neck, forced to strip—the bishop would give 407. to know the
person—they suspected Alderman [bIanJc~\, but he denied it.
1718. Sept. 15th. Went to Newcastle—W. Wood came to ask
uncle's advice and the school, but was not received with so much encouragement
as he expected, and so said not much of it to him, but
resolved to continue with my brother. Letter came to him from
Alnwick, enclosed in one to me, and a particular messenger—Jane
imagined it was upon my business with M. Anderson, -^^ and so would
others, etc.
1718. Sept. 16th. John Ord runs back with uncle Robert, will
not lett him have part of the purchase as he had it—tho it was
purely upon his motion that he bought it—says it is for his son
Ralph. Uncle says it is because he wanted money to advance, for
Mr. Ord all along intended him it, and talked of his friend Robert
in the purchase— -till of late uncle not being able to raise money, and
not proposing the mattei'—John has thought of disposing it
otherwise.
1718. Sept. 17th. They resolved we should return and not so
much as pay a visits—to shew resentments. Uncle Robert telling- this
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Mr. Percival Clennel was a barrister practising in Newcastle : he died,
unmarried, on the •23rd June, 1743.
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The Hon. John Montagu, D.D. , son of the earl of Sandwich, was master
of Trinity, Cambridge, and dean of Durliam from 1699 until his death 23 Feb.,
1727, aged 73.
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1698/9. Jan. 2nd. Mary, daughter of Francis Anderson of Clayport,
baptized. Alnirick liegisters.