50 THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF LEONARD WHEATCROFT. 



[This song does not appear among the selections in volume 

 xviii. of \h\s Journal, but it is in Leonard's MS. It has no par- 

 ticular merit, but is rather roisterous, and full of contempt for 

 those who had made sport of his romantic undertaking.] 



" That yeare also was my second son John wed to a widow in 

 London. Her name was Anne .... Dec. 22, 1691. 

 Upon New Years day after, I went to brother Hawleys to the 

 christening of his child Dorathy (the fourteenth child). 



"In the yeare 1692, my son Leonardus and Hester came from 

 London to see me, for they had never been since their mother 

 died. So in sorrow they came to the place of their birth. They 

 came Aug. 7, and upon Aug. 26 we went to see my doughter 

 Anna at Barwick in Elmet in Yorkshire, where we found all very 

 well and in good health, blessed be God for His mercies to vs all, 

 but we did not retourne hom till Aug. 31. Then I went with 

 Hester as far as Mansfeild towardes London which was Sep. 19, 

 1692. The same day was brother William wed to one Jane 

 Butler of Chesterfeild. 



" After that I receved a leter from London that my son John's 

 wife was brought a Bed of a doughter whose name was Catrina 

 Oct. 19, 1692. 



" Sowne after, my owne Mother fell sick. She then had beene 

 blind above 4 years. She dyed Mar. 12, 1692. She was of 

 age fourscore and eight. She had 9 children — 6 sonns and 

 3 doughters, and when she dyed she was mother to 6 of them, 

 and Grandmother and Greatgrandmother to fourscore and 3. 



" Not loung after, I had occasion to go from hom, and coming 

 late, lousing my way fell down a rocke of stone, broake my head 

 in 3 places, and broake 3 of my ribs. There I lay all night, very 

 lickly to dey, but it pleased God after a loung sickness and sore 

 sides, I recovered againe. In the meane time my doughter Anna 

 sent for her sister Betty to be with her when she lay in. She went 

 to her April 4, 1693. And Anna was brought a bed of a 

 doughter May 12, 1693, whose name was called Elizabeth. 



" And when it pleased God I did recover of my fall, I was 

 resolved to jorney againe and to vizit all my brothers and sisters. 



