84 THE DIARY OF EDWARD BAGSHAW. 



Feb. 1st. " Molly Hall brought us from Mr. Richard Bagshavv, of Wormhill, 

 y e night before a fine peice of Brawn. Mr. Bagshaws Family came to 

 Castleton." 



Feb. 1 2/k. " Gave Ellis Needham 2 d when he brought me a Present of Spare 

 Rib, Chine, and Hog-puddings from his Uncle." 



March \yk. " I read a Brief in y e Church." 



March 24. " I received half-a-pound of Chocolate from Mr. Wormald by 

 way of Sheffield." 



April $th. " Rec d of Nat: Greaves, for washing the Surplice, ios." 



April \2th. " Mrs. Bagshaw (of Wormhill) and her eldest daughter drank 

 Tea with us." 



May i$th. " I read a Brief for Cheam Church in the Co. of Surrey." 



May 29. " After evening Prayer I and Neddy went down to Hope and 

 drank Tea with Mr. Wormald." 



May 30th. " Being Edall Wakes I went to Crowdenlee Booth and dined 

 with Mr. Fox. of the Yate, and drank Tea with Thorn is Creswell, of the 

 same booth: Neddy and Isaac Hall went along with me." 



June T,rd. " Mr. Waterhouse gave me a Guinea, out of w ch he desired me to 

 give Hal five shillings. Mr. Wormald gave me half a Crown to give 

 Hal." 



June 4///. " This day Hal set out for Manchester, in the John Mills, 

 to learn to write of one Mr. Saxton, Writing Master : He is to account 

 and learn ye art of Book-keeping. My very good friend, Mr. Water- 

 house, Attorney at Law, of Sheffield, was so kind as to send him thither 

 at his own expence, and pay for his teaching and board. Lord, let me 

 never forget thy great Goodness towards me, in raising such a generous 

 benefactor w n my fortunes were low." 



June 27th. "My family dined at Mr. Wormalds, at Hope, it being their 

 Wakes. The Vicar of Hathersage dined there, and some other compan y." 



June 29/7/. " Mr s Holt went from us to Heafield, by whom I sent a Letter to 



Lady Betty Warren, at Stockport, in Cheshire." 

 June 30///. " I went to Tiddeswall and dined w th Mr. Markland, it being 

 yr wakes ; Little Neddy and James Booth went with me." 



July wth. " I sent 2 Letters, one to my Cosin Rudings, at Westcotes, in 

 Leicestershire, and one to my Cosin Bagshaw, Chaplain to Bromley College 

 in Kent." 



July 1 2th. "I received from Mr. Waterhouse, of Sheffield, a Basket of 

 Garden Stuff for a present ; paid the Carrier 3s. for bringing it." 



July 13th. " I and Polly went to Tiddeswell, and dined at Mr. Marklands. 

 I there drew a note on my Cosin, the Rev. Mr. Thomas Bagshaw, of 

 Bromley, in Kent, for a Legacy of twenty pounds left me by my Cosin 

 Acton, who died in April last. He left me a broad peice of gold, and a 

 Locket of my Fathers and Sisters Hair; I writ a Letter to my Cosin Bag- 

 shaw." 



