Six north country diaries - The MAN & Other Families

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1721. Dec. 17th The City complains or petitions against
the Quarantine Act, thinking the king is thereby enabled to draw a
line about the town, and then they must starve, in this Ave follow
France, as well as in South-Sea, etc. The Deanry of St. Paul's now
in the CroAvn : Queen Ann sent to 'em to elect Dr. Hare—the prebends
used to chuse, tho onlv a few of them had that privilege.
1721. Dec. ISth. Writt'to uncle of Whickham
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I have paid the 207. towards printing the Arabic Testament to
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Mr. Heniy Hoare, to whom we were directed b}' bishop of London.
My uncle was so kind as to go along with me to his lordship, but
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we had no reason to conceive any great ho]3es of any thing from
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him. He, indeed, asked me if I had any preferment, and Avhen I
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told him I had not, and expected to hear more upon the head, he
'turned the discourse to something else.'
1721. Dec. 22nd. Mr. Ray getts but 1007. by uncle's death,335
which they said would l>e two. Bishop of London said Mr. Sharp was
a< melancholy man, and his freinds were against his living at Rothbury.
Malin Soresby gott into the Bubbles,^^^ and has ruined himself
abscondes, etc. Cousin Clark said he would write to Mi-s. A. Repington,
and added, joakiug—and ask lier if she wants a husliand, etc.
1721. Dec. 23rd. Writt on the 18th to Mrs. Eliz. Repington.
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Dear sister ... I was last week at Mrs. Vivian's and delivered the
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money and pattern of silk, and she intended to send it by the
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carrier as ujDon this day. I think my mind was absent from me
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(you know it is usual with men in my case) for I could not easily
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recollect whether the money was for the silk you sent for, or some
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gott before. But if you knew how much my thoughts are engaged,
'you would pardon me.'
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1721. Dec. 26th. Writt to mother also on 20th. I have been
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long upon my journey to London because I called and staid at
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Howley, where my aunt of Whickham's mother lives, and where
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my brother is courting My uncle wonders what Ijrother
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Rob337 naeans by thinking of being a custom-house officer—lie says
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he must necessarily neglect his trade, which is better, or else it's
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hai'd—he does not like such rambling heads.'
1721. Dec. 28th. Writt then to Mr. Salt 'I hope to
have a living shortly about 2 or 3 days journey from here, so desire
you'll keep those 50 books for me, uncle has seized most of the
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rest. Father will not like K. Tod, so am courting in Warwick-
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shire, etc. Writt to Mrs. Moor and Arch. Douglas, that they would
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dispose of houshold goods, but first give uncle an account what
'they could have for
'em.'
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The Diarist's uncle, Robert Thomlinson, D.D. , married Martha, daughter
of John Ray of Gomersal, and aunt of John Ray, vicar of Warden.
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The South Sea Bubble. Mr. Malin Sorsby was probably a son of Malin
Sorsby, rector of Ryton, 1679-1706.
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to, and afterwards married, Elizabeth, daughter of Edward Repington of
Almington.
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