46 THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF LEONARD WHEATCROFT. 



doughters came to see me, but still, I went no ways from hom but 

 about my Clarices concearns. 



" In 1682, Jan. 12 I planted Thomas Bower of Gorse-hall 

 [a fine old stone house in the valley opposite Knot Cross] an 

 orchard. In that yeare my daughter Elizabeth's Dame dyed. 

 Then was I at an ' on plus ' to seeke for another for her. And 

 vpon Feb. 28, I went to Chasterfeild faire, where I lighted upon 

 another dame one Mary Jenings to whom I bound her for 

 2 years, and sowne after she dyed, then my doughter came 

 hom almost halfe a yeare. Then I went to see my doughter 

 Anna at Glapwell, where I stayed grafting and planting for the 

 space of 3 dayes. 



" Then came I hom, and being perswaded by my neighbours 

 that I would take upon me to teach a scoole, so I did, beginning 

 May I, '83, and vpon May 26 I went w' my son David to 

 Chesterfeild to be a Tayler w' one Will. Webster, w* whom he 

 stayed one yeare. This was on Sep. 8 in the yeare 1684. 



" After that I followed my occasions at hom, till at last I, not 

 finding myself well, I sent to my souns at Lundon desiring to see 

 them before I dyed. So according to my desire and their 

 mother's, they came down to vs August 15, 1685. Then all the 

 rest of my children com from their servises to give them the 

 meeting whom they had not seen in 4 years time. 



"So after they had rested awhile with me and told me all their 

 trauills and adventures and cheared up their parents Mournfull 

 sperits, we all concluded to go to our brother Robert Hawley's to 

 a Wakes which was there at that time, Sep. 4. 



"After that, Anna went to live at John Thweates July 6, 1685, 

 where she stayed for one yeare. 



"Then did my doughter Betty goe to live with one Catrin 

 Balme for 2 years. She was hired Oct. 26, 1685. And David 

 was hired againe by my son Leonardus to one Samuell Higgins 

 a London Taylor for 2 years Dec. 30, 1685. This year being 

 Feb. 27, my son Leo and I went to Hather-seige where we 

 beheld the grave where they say Little John was buried, which 

 is 14 foot in length. After that we came to behould the famous 



