THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF LEONARD WHEATCROKT. 5 1 



First I went to my brotlier Samuells, then to Solomon Sheldons 

 who married my sister Mary May 6, '93. Then to my sister Sarah 

 Chadwick's, where I had not beene of 5 years before. This was 

 July 4, 1693. 



[We must remember that Leonard was now 72, and a widower, 

 and as his accident confining him to his home so long, occurred 

 between October, 1692, and the following May, he must have 

 greatly enjoyed the needed change, and the society of his brothers 

 and sisters.] 



" My next travill was to Winster to see brother Robert Hawley. 

 There I stayed one night July 7, 1693. 



" Againe, Aug. 21, Brother William, Brother Samuel, and myself 

 and several more of my Relations to the number of 25, met at one 

 of my Relations near Shefeild, whose name was Edw. Gill where 

 we was rarely entertained. The next day to Shefeild, there were 

 we all " sivily " [? civilly or similarly] merry with more of our rela- 

 tions for the space of two dayes. And after our retourne I stayed 

 'about hom maney dayes trauelling no further than oure next 

 market townes, in which time (which was no less than one whole 

 yeare), both I, and all my Relations ' I praise God,' were in good 

 health. In that year did my doughter Sarah as a seruant go to 

 live with her vnckell William Wheatcroft, and Titus and I kept 

 house togather in 1694 till June 26, 1695. ^In^ost 2 yeares. 

 Blessed be God we lived very quietly togather, and he ordered 

 all things very handsomely both within doors and without. 



[A very pleasing tribute to the worth and kindness of Titus. He 

 was for some years the clerk and village schoolmaster, and was 

 deeply imbued with religious principles, but whilst possessing his 

 father's talent and ability, had less of his parent's buoyancy of 

 spirit, and love of society and change.] 



" And after Sarah came hom, I had more liberty, and Titus 

 too, to walke abroad to se our friends and Relations. 



[One for Titus, and hvo for himself.] 



" In the interim, I was desired of sum Jentellmen to cum to 

 Tupton to discours with one Ouldham, who professed himself to 

 be a poet, and was one who had writ several! verses not only 



