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Lent to M' William Simpson A play called ' OZ/ramtt/^,' Another play called 

 Tamerlin,' both Tragedyes. 



July the 2"*^, 1720. Lent then to Robert Syckes, M' Sympson's man, the 

 Complete ffarrir." 



M? Novemb : the 6">, 1718. Lent then to M"' Hayford junior Willough- 

 bye's Oinithology. returned. 



ffeb : the 18, 1719. Lent then to Mr. Sympson the 'history of the Law of 

 England,' and the ' Analysis of the Law,' wrote by the same hand. 



Aprill the 25'^, 1720. Lent then to Mr. Sympson A manuscript of Uncle 

 Sach : of the fforest Lawes, &c. 



ffeb : the 8'^ 1720 [1721]. Lent then to Captaine Newton the 2'^ part of 

 Mortimer's ' book of husbandry.' 



M? I went from Renishaw August the 6lh, 1720. I returnd again to 

 Renishaw from Loudon Octob : the 26"'. 



?■? to my Daughter Betty towards Xmas Quarter, 3 : 19 : 4. 



M? our Evening Post mist July the 3<*, 1720. 



M? August the I3"> I left in Cozen Osbornes hands the Counter part of the 

 Assignment of M"' Poles Judgment. And a copy of the Receipt I gave to 

 Edward Pole. 



M? That in M"^ Clarks bill for my son ffrancis his cloaths there is charged 

 2 : 6 for gloves for my grandseun. 



[On February the 6">, 1 721, the writer's nephew Francis Sit well went to 

 London.] 



ffeb: the 23d, 1720 [1721]. Lent then to M" Sympson the abridgment 

 of my Ld Clarendons ' History of the Rebellione.' 



A good Receipt for a Quincey. 



Take a linnen Cloth, steepe it well in good grease, then fill it with hott salt, 

 and apply it to the place as hott as the Patint can bear it, and renue it when 

 its cold. 



M'? ffeb: the 6^\ 1721. I gave to my nephew ffrancis Sitwell, John 

 Cartlidge's his bond with him to London. 



M'? By the Accompts I gave in to the Parish att the last Account, which 

 was the 21^' of Aprill, 1721, for money received and Disbursed for the use of 

 the Schoole, it appears the receipts was 152 : o : o and the Disbursements 

 154 : 9 : 3 : so there is due to me 1:3:0. 



July 16"^, 1721. 



I have paid Charles Eaton, our foot post for his half years salary, due the 

 26"' of May, 1721 0:17:4 



Sent also at the same time by liim to M' Jonathan Slater for a year's pay for 

 the Evening Post, One Pound Six Shillings - - - - 1:6:0 



[These two last entries are in the hand of Francis Sitwell.] 



