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wife went to Bonsali, to John Raggs, to the christening of his 

 second child. 



" Then did fortune so favour my daughter Ester at my retourne, 

 that upon Apr. 9, 1679, I went with her to sarvis to a place called 

 Roulhorne, near Hardwick Hall, where she lived with one John 

 Hardwicke for the space of 2 years. 



" From thence I went along to a towne called Carlton, in 

 Nottinghamshire, where my daughter Anna lived. From that 

 place I brought her to one Mr. Horns, of Butterly, Apr. 13. 



" So having settled her there, I retourned hom againe, doing 

 severall workes of necessity, till at last the Injenere as I tould you 

 before, came to Youlgreave againe, being May 15, 1680. Then 

 did he begin with wheeles and trickes that summer ; but all did 

 worke no effect that I saw. So leaving him, as I came hom July 

 20, I set up 3 heapes of stones for hey-way markes betwixt 

 Matlock and Ashover, and about Aug. 2 I went to Youlgreave 

 againe to pay my grove [draining] charges, where I stayed all 

 night. The next day did Mr. Bourne and Mr. Daykine cum to 

 Youlgrave, and did informe me that Adam Cowlishaw was dead, 

 and tould me if I would make hast hom I might very well be 

 Clarke of y" Parish again, to whose words I gave heed, and hom I 

 went, and speaking to sum freinds, they did persuade the parson 

 to entertain me, which he did, so as I entred vpon the office 

 both of Clarke and Saxton August 6, 1680 ; and vpon the 9 day I 

 began to teach Scoole, and had many schollers for the space of 

 2 years. In which time I went little abroad, only at Crismus I 

 went to see my relations and friends, and what in seeing them 

 and gathering of my clark-wages, I spent that Cristmus ; and 

 Feb. 4 my son Leo and I, each of us, went with ' abourne ' 

 [a burden] of trees to Winster and Brassington, to one Mr. 

 Buxtons, who did very honestly pay me for them. 



" Then upon Feb. 24 I drest Edward Hall's orchard, of 

 Houmgatc. Then did my son Leonard desire me to suffer him to 

 take a journey to I>undon, which I granted ; and vpon Munday, 

 March 11, 1680, I went with him agatward for the space of 7 or 8 

 miles, and Ester with me. So when we parted, T went with Ester 



