THE DIARY OF EDWARD BAGSHAW. 85 



July 29///. " I and my eldest Daughter went to Tiddeswell, and dined with 

 ■Mr. Markland. I received a Legacy of Twenty pounds, w<* was left me 

 1-y my Cosin Acton, lately deceased. The money was returned by Mr. 

 Lawrence Crosland, of Tiddeswell : She left me, likewise, a Broadpeice 

 wch was given her by my father when he entred on y« 77th year of his age. 

 It was sold for two and twenty shillings and twopence: I drank Tea in 

 y- afternoon w» Joseph Hatfield, Woolen draper, of whom I bought a 

 new Coat." 



August 1st. "I went into Peak Forest and dined w*» Mr. Rose,* it being 

 y e Wakes. Ned went along with me. My daughter and sister went there 

 the day before." 



September 7 t/i. " A new Fair was opened at Tiddeswall, w<* proved a very 

 good one." 



August 14//,. -This day ye Rev. Mr. Prescot, my old acquaintance at Xt. 

 Church Colledge, in Oxford, came from Buxton to dine with me. He is 

 Prebendary of Chester, and Rector of Waverton, about four miles from 

 Chester : by whom I sent a Letter to my Cosin Lancaster, at Chester." 



August iSt/i. "I set out from Castleton for Manchester." 



August 19///. " I set out from Manchester to Chester, and took my son along 

 with me. I got safe to my Cosin Lancaster, in Pepper Street." 



August 251/1. "I set out from Chester and got to Manchester." 



August 26th. " My son and I set out from Manchester and got to Castleton 

 y' night: D: G:" 



August 31st. " My son and I dined at Oaks."+ 



September i 4 t/i. ' I went to Oaks, near Norton, in Derbyshire, and took my 



eldest son along with me." 

 Sept. 2$th. " I preached at Norton Church, morning and afternoon." 

 Sept. 2?t/i. " I and my son returned to Castleton. D : G :" 

 Oct. 6tL " This day Hal set out for Manchester to go to M' Saltan's 



y« writing-marter. Given Hal when he went away 4s. 6J." 

 Oct. 8f/i. " Pi John Lommas for his horse, which I hired for my son to go to 



Manchester, who got safe thither the 6 th inst., 2s." 



" I received a very kind letter from the Rev. Mr. Haddon, Rector of 



Warrington, in Lancashire, in answer to one I sent him, when I solicited 



him for a place in his family for one of my daughters." 

 Oct. iSt/i. " My wife made nine Gallons of Elder Wine." 

 This last entry is immediately succeeded by the following 



■ ' Jonathan Rose held the Peculiar of Peak Forest Chapel from 1728 to about 

 the middle of the century. See Churches of Derbyshire, vol. ii., PP 280-1? 



T the Oaks in Norton parish, came into the Bagshaw family in 171c by 

 Henry Gilf ° M ' ^"'^ Ba ^ h ^ o[ H ^°W. «ilh the heirls of 



