Six north country diaries - The MAN & Other Families

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About 15 yards of the spire of Darlin^on church was taken down
the beginning of this suiniuer in order to he rebuilt, being much
daniniaged by the lightning in 1750 and was rebuilt by Robert
Nelson, a nuison of Melsonby, for 120/.
1752. June 2.3. J}y this day's post an account came that the
bishop of Durham^o^ ^[q,^ .^^ Bath on Tuesday last, the IGtli inst., and
this afternoon the dean and chapter, as guardians of the spiritualtys
sede vncante entered on and took possession of the register's office
belonging to tlie Spiritual Court, the register, Mr. Trotter, attending
them ; and about 6 the great bell in the Abbey tolled a short space on
the account of the bishop's death. (He was carried from Bath to
Bristol, and buried tliere on the 19th or 20th.)
1752. July 5. Died of the small pox at Bishop Middleham, Mrs.
Speaniian, wife of George Spearman, esq. She was a daughter of
Ml*. Sneyd of Staffordsiiire and a veiy agreeable woman. ^'^-'^
1752. Sept. 2. My cousin, Hunter, was electrified on his lips
and cheeks by Mr. Dixon, a surgeon of Barnard Castle, and by that
means and a little instruction he was able to speak some words,
which he had not been able to do ever since he was deprived of the
use of his tongue by a fit of the palsy on the 19th of May, 1751.
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The words he was able to speak were hiw, saw, so, no, yes, as, was,
me.' I hope by the means of electricity he will be restored to the
use of his speech.
About 2nd of September the wife of Mr. George Barkass, daughter
of my cousin, Frank Richardson, ^04 eloped with one Xewby, a butcher,
of Ferz'v-hill, and carried away with them several household goods
from Ferry-hill and went on board a ship at Shields bound for
London.
1752. Oct. 23. In coming from Biddick this afternoon I alighted
fi'om my horse near Lambton and in mounting him the saddle slipped
and I got a fall, but, thanks be to God, I received no hurt.
On Tuesday, November 7, Dr. Johnson of Hui-worth, cut a wen,
or cancerous tumor, from oflf the face of Mr. Neale, rector of Croft,
which weighed 8 ounces. He was more than an hour in the operation,
and the patient underwent it with steadiness, and is in a hopefull
way of recovery. He lost little more than an ounce of blood.
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'Bristol. June 20. Yesterday the corpse of the late lord bishop of Diirli am
was brought from Batli to tlie palace, from whence it is to be carried this day
about 4 o'clock in the afternoon to the cathedral and interred next to the
remains of Dr. Bradshaw, formerly bishop of this diocese, contiguous to the
bishop's throne in the chancel of tlie churcli, when the choir service is to be
performed.' yenr.ftst/e Courant, 23rd June, 17o2.
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1752. July 8. Anne, wife of George Spearman, esq., bxuied. Bishop
Middleham Registers.
""1741. July 21. Mrs. Richardson, wife of Mr. Francis Ricliardson of
Ferriers-hill (sic) buried. Kirk- Merriviiton Heglsters.
1752. Jan. 1. Mr. Francis Riciiardson of Ferry-hill was buried. //)/'/.