Six north country diaries - The MAN & Other Families

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'reflecting on Amington^^^ and missing your company— "alas!"
'thought I, "why might not I stay for ever," etc. On Saturday
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night, because it is the custom in our country to drink health to
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our wifes and mistresses, I called for some sack and drank your
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healths—but my gi-eif is that I cannot be silly, etc. On Sunday
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I was at Dunstable church, where I saw some fine ladies, but alas !
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I took no pleasure in their beauty. I thank God I had no mis-
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fortune, but my horse gott a cutt by the ice. I could not gett
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coach to London on Ttiesday or would have writt then. Brother says
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that your father did tell him that he might command the 1,000/.
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at marriage by the writings, as Mr. Parker can attest, and cousin
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Clark says he heard one of the trustees for mother's joynture say,
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that they would pay the 1,000/. down, if you please, and that is all
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I suppose that brother means. Pray be pleased to give me a line
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and lett me know what brother says. Recollect your self whether
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you have not a right to the 1,000/. at marriage. Service to father
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and thanks, etc. I will give him a line, when I gett any thing
that will answer the expence of a letter. Service to Mrs. N. and a
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1,000 thanks to you both for all favours, etc. Service and thanks
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to Mrs. Davidge. I design to send you so^me oysters soon. Pray
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take no notice to your father of what brother and cousin Clark
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said in this affair, perhaps they did not intend I should speak of it.'
1721. Dec. 8th. Writt yesterday to brother
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I desire you Avill not speak to any about my affair with Mrs. N.
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1,000/. in hand to you is better than 4 or 5 in reversion, etc. I
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tell you this and yet I'm loath to tell you it, for I could, with all
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my heart, wish you to her, and yet I should wish you to ready
money, because it will be to your advantage. If you have leisure
pray send me the preliminaries exactly between you and
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Mrs.
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expect
Repington in
from Mrs.
every particular,
N.—I think she
that I may know Avhat I may
is mine by her father's leave,
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but say nothing. Lett me have some account of your partnership
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with uncle Reed. I would w^rite to uncle the doctor, but have not
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news to answer the expence. Prey return me my 50/.'
1721. Dec. 9th. Mr. Preistman says K. Tod is married, and they
talk at Wigton thai? we would have married, but father was not
willing. Will's wafe as bad as her sister, Jos. Ritson's wife of
Standingstone.
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Query, Amington, otherwise Almington, in Warwickshire, where resided
Mr. Edward Repington, whose daughter Elizabeth became the first
wife of the Diarist's brother Richard.