Six north country diaries - The MAN & Other Families

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1718. Dec. 3rd. Wlieii cousin Hobinson came here, they missed
their way, and lody;ed at one Hog's of Falilee.-"" He dined after
Avith uncle and said he would send the bams a little cheese, and did.
James Kobson, alluding to this (when this Hog was telling Sir
AVilliam Hlacket of his being cited, etc., and an excommunication
came out against him) said, never '
fear, you'll come of well enough
for another old cheese.
1718. Dec. -1th. A prebend of St. Paul's fallen vacant, and the
bishop says it is not worth his freind's acceptance, meaning my uncle
Eobert. The word.s and seal in my certiticat, scratched out as not
usual, by uncle Whickham. I writt it by uncle John's directions.
1718. Dec. 5th. Another appointment with Mr. Farrington and
he disappointed them—but said he was at the Mi-s. Bulman's coffeehouse,
tho no lx)dy saw him, at 2 of clock, and uncle and Mr. Ord
went within a quarter after two and could hear nothing of liim. Mr.
Douglas declines being an arbitrator for him. and he has applied to
Ch. Clark and, some say, he declines.
1718. Dec. 6th. Uncle Robert says he will take care of my
Letters Dimissory, etc. Writt to him that advised us to scratch
out the bishop of Carlisle's name and putt in London-deriy's, and
so to change the date—but I had rather be at the cliarge of new
ones, than lie guilty of a thing which to me (to say no worse of it)
looked mean—what if the difference of hand-writing should be taken
notice of, etc.—lioped he would conceal it, if he did not approve of
finding fault or censuring the proceedings of
.
1718. Dec. 7th. Report that the second son of Sir \hlan1i\ is
courting Dol. O^lingwood—Mi's. Alder was saying so to Mr. Potts.
Brother talks of going along with us, etc. Dr. Bisse sett in pillory
-—carried in a coach—one cjime by and said he was a villain, Imt the
mob had like to have murdered liim—nothing thrown at him.
1718. Dec. 8th. Writt to Dr. Wood—the physicks I had read,
Rohault and Gassendus^is and Globe and Collins—in these had tutor's
help and explications—aftenvards left to our selves—sujiposing the
rudiments or foundation laid, we were to make the superstructure
our selves. The rest I read as I mett with them, and had occasion.
1718. Dec. 9tli. Told him how we were asked whether
c^^urted Mrs. Al. Ord under some circumstances of disadvantage,
some or (a/