Six north country diaries - The MAN & Other Families

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would have nothinc: done without liim. She called liini on her
death-bed and would give all (which was 800/.) if he would gett any
to write a new will—but grand-father would not, that was enough,
would not rob the heir, so« the other half went with the estate.
1717. Aug. 2;}rd. It is was one Kej'nolds that went to convert
his brother, a papist at St. Omers, and was converted himself, and
his brother to, us. There is no rain in Egypt, but great dews, the
river Nile overflows yearly in June for near forty days ; if it be below
15 cubits, they will have a bad year and liarren, if 16 or 17 it will
be fruitfull. Cambden.
1717. Aug. 2-lth. Buchanan telling King James he was going,
etc. He asked him whither ; where king's flesh is venison, says he
to heaven. The Empress in love with Sir John Jennings ;^3 -when he
transported her to [sjjace left], they were in a great storm and boats
could not land her, but he ventured in with a third rate ship into the
harbour, which was never known before: shee writt in the cabin
upon the window:
— 'Dear Jennings, I shall never see thee more.'
Uncle John ascribes uncle Robert coming in at Newcastle entirely
to his interest, it was the greatest thing that ever he did, having the
mayor's son for a competitour.
1717. Aug. 25th. Dr. Atterbury^^ used to steal his master
Busby's peaches ; he missing them, sett liis man to watch—and
Atterbury coming, pulled a peach and held it up and published the
banns of marriage between his lips and it, and there was any that
knew any impediment, etc., the man told Dr. Busby^^ this,—he
pulling down his briches published the banns of matrimony between
the rod and his brich, etc. Atterbury forbid the banns—the doctor
laughed and said 'hang him, an unlucky rogue,' and so dismissed
him. Dr. Busby once examining in geography asked one Tiesdal«>.
(who lives now near Whitehaven) how many poles there were ; he
knew not, but asked Atterbuiy, who was next him, who told him
three—
" which '— are they,' says the doctor— '— ' the north-pole ' which
the next ' the south-pole ' ; well, there's two, but where's the
'
third,' says the doctor—
" the niay-polc in the Strand,' replyed
Tiesdale, as Atterbury prompted.
1717. Aug. 2Gth. Uncle would not give Mr. Dulapp a glass of
his strong beer nor cherry-brandy—tho he had saved his life. AVent
with Mr. Brown to Mr. Park's at Warton^^—several old towers there-
" Admiral Sir John Jennings (1664-1743), who in March 1713 escorted the
Empress from Barcelona to Genoa, when slie presented him with her picture
set in diamonds. Cf. JJtctionary of National Biography.
^'
Francis Atterbury, D.D. (1662-1732), the notorious bisliop of Rochester,
some time dean of Carlisle.
Richard Busby (1606- 169')), the famoushead-masterof Westminster School.
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" Mr. Gilbert Park of Warton was baptized at Rothbury, on the '20th
October, 1689, being the eldest son of .lolm Park, the representative of a fi*mily
of the smaller gentry, seated at Warton for some generations. He married at
Morpeth, 5 September, 1712, Jane, daughter of George Wilson of Ulgham, by