82 THE DIARY OF EDWARD BAGSHAW. 



Barter, in preference to the exchange of money, was evidently 

 then very usually resorted to in country places. The following are 

 instances : — 



1742 "Ellis Hall brought me from George Bridoup of Thornhill Car 13 

 Pecks of Malt in exchange for 16 Pecks of Barley w ch I sent him." 



" Received of Ellis Hall 2 Load of Coals for which he is to have 

 the Dust and Meal Sieves (refuse of Oat grinding)." 



The entries, however, which possess the most interest are those 

 that partake of the Journal or Diary character. We give a 

 selection of these in chronological order : — 



1742. " March 26. I went to Chappell in the Frith, and there had a com- 

 mission to enquire into y e value of an estate in yt parish, purchased by 

 Mr. Needham of one Mr. Mosely, of Selby in Yorkshire. He is to pay 

 for it ^470. I sent a Letter to Mr. Montague, Secretary to y e Governors 

 of Tiddesvvall post, and an answer to y e Queryes duly attested by ye Com- 

 missioners. The Commissioners names were these — Rev. Mr. Markland, 

 Vicar of Tiddeswall, Rev. Mr. Hatfield, Vicar of Hathersage, Rev. Mr. 

 Wormald, Vicar of Hope.* We dined at J n Halls, a Publick House 

 in Chappell." 



May 20. " This day Peggy set out for Dr. Poching at Burton near Lough- 

 borough in Leicestershire. G : my Daughter when she went away ^1. 

 Ellis Hall of Gooshill went along with her : Borrowed of Mr. Needham t 



twenty shillings." 



May 23;'./. " Ellis Hall of Gooshill returned from Burton to Castleton, where 

 he left my daughter on ye 21 st instant safe and in good health. D : G. + 



"I preached at Eyam for Mr. Seward, § Rector, and staid there ye 

 whole day. Mr. Wormald supplying my place at Castleton in the after- 

 noon." 



Attgitsl wth. "I received from Mrs. Crosland half a pound of Green and half 

 a pound of Bohea." 



* Edward Markland was Vicar of Tideswell from 1735 to 1776 — Charles 

 Hadfield was Vicar of Hathersage from 1 739 to 1788 — Thomas Wormald was 

 vicar of Hope from 1732 to 1764. See Churches of Derbyshire, vol. iv.. 

 PP- S°S 7- 



+ From other entries we find that his friend Mr. Needham was of Chapel- 

 en-le-Frith. He frequently had loans from him, usually of 2s. 6d. 



+ "D: G.," that is, the abbreviated form of the pious sentiment, "Deo 

 Gratias," — Thanks be to God — is of frequent occurrence throughout the diary. 



$ Thomas Seward was rector of Eyam from 1739 to 1790. He was an 

 author and a man of some literary repute in his day, but was perhaps better 

 known as the father of Anne Seward, the poet and biographer of Dr. Darwin. 

 She was born at Eyam on Christmas Eve of the year (1742) in which Mr. 

 Bagshaw took the duty as here recorded. 



