THE DIARY OF EDWARD BAGSHAW. 87 



1747. Dec. 20 th "Mr. Bagshaw (Wormhill) made me a present of a fine 

 light coloured Wig." 



1748. /une 3 d " I sent Hal half a dozen shirts and stocks to London by the 

 Sheffield Carrier." 



June 8 th " I gave the Rev d Mr. Markland a note empowering him to sell 



the plate \v th I put into his hands in consideration of fourteen pounds wch 



I borrowed of him." 

 July 8 th " My dear wife had like to have been killed by a stone 



accidentally falling as she was at the Brook with a kit for water, but 



through God's good Providence she received no hurt." 

 June 20 th " This day Mr. Wormald and Ned set out for Yorkshire to his 



sisters. Ned is to go to Clifton to learn to write and cast accounts of one 



Mr. George Ramsden. Mr. Tho. Waterhouse is so kind as to send him 



thither." 

 Oct. 26 th "I set to J" Eyre Junior a room in the Vicarage House at 6 d a 



week. He is to teach children to dance 3 tymes a week, we began on y e 



24 th ." 

 Nov. lSt/i. " I preached at Wormhill Chappell morning and afternoon. I 



went to Wormhill Hall the day before." 

 Nov. 2.0th. "I returned from Wormhill to Castleton safe and well: D: G: 



Mr. Richard Bagshaw, at my leaving him, made me a kind present of 



u handsome black Coat, and a pair of black Breeches." 

 " G : Mr. Bagshaw's servants when I came away, 3s. 



1749. "August yt/i. Miss Bagshaw made my Wife a visit in y« afternoon, and 

 brought a handsome peice of Irish cloth from her Father for to make Ned 

 some Shirts." 



August 14///. " This day Ned set out from Hope with M rs Wormald and her 

 younger son for Yorkshire. Mr. John Wormald y e eldest son of my vtry 

 good friend Mr. Wormald was so kind as to recommend him to be book- 

 keeper to Messeurs Eamerson and Fountain Mercers in Leeds." 



Nov. 28th. " My wife sent Hal 3 pr of Stockings by y e Sheffield Carrier." 



Nov. 6th. " Given Mr. Waterhouse man is. when he brought his Masters 

 Galloway for me to go to Sheffield, but I was hindred from going by 

 a great snow falling y e night before." 



Dec. 2yd. "Given to the Church Singers, is." 



Dec. 2gth. " My daughter Polly came from Manchester to see us. She was 

 brought by Daniel Royse. She had a very pleasant journey considering 

 the time of the year. D : G :" 



I 75°- Jan. gth. "I received from Hal at London, a parcel of Holland to 

 be made into a dozen shirts for him : 



£ s. d. 



23 y ds . of Holland at 3s. 7d ^ 14 7 



17 yds. Irish at 22d 2 12 



£5 15 9 



