THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF LEONARD WHKATCROFT. 55 



a i2-part of a new tacker, called by the name of ' Shelldon 

 mere.' 



"Then, coming to Wensley and meeting with a company of 

 Miners, I bought another 12-part of one Antoney Pidcocke. 

 Then I rested at home till I went to my Brother William's, at 

 their Wakes, where I was 2 nights. 



"And, unexpected, my son Leonardus came from London, Aug. 

 23, 1700, who stayed with me till Sep. 9, in which time he bought 

 that hous and land which I sould, which was to the vallew of 

 one Hundred and 20 pounds, which was great joy to me and all 

 my neighbours and Relations. 



"Then resting myself at horn till Mar. 16, I went to Winster 

 againe, where I bought part of a ' Grove ' of Mr. Hand. And how 

 it will prove, you shall know hereafter. There I stayed at my 

 brother's 4 dayes ; and about June 20 my daughter Hester came 

 down from London to se me, who at that time was very lame, but 

 she brought me an ointment which gave me much ease — Blessed 

 be God! 



[With these significant words Leonard concludes the history of 

 his life and pilgrimage in the year 1701. He was then in his 

 74th year. The writing at the end of his MS is very little inferior 

 to that at the commencement ; but, as the writing is fairly uniform 

 throughout, the whole of it must have been compiled towards the 

 end of his days, from his previous notes and collections. 



The journal from this point is taken up by Titus.] 



"Jan. I, 1706, my ffather died, and I supplyed his place in his 

 absence, 4 years before [this date] . 



" I began to teach school in that house which is called ' Twitch- 

 bank,' and was there a year, 1699 ; and then I tought in 

 Solomon's parlor, i yeare and a halfe. Then at Towndrow house, 

 in Ashover, for 2 years and a halfe; and, in the mean while, a 

 school was built just above, by Mr. Will. Hodgkinson, of Overton, 

 in 1704, and I taught in it a quarter of a year before any other 

 schoolmaster came ; and then came one William Heald, who 

 was borne at Wootton, near Ashbourne, l)ut had taught 

 school at Darley 8 years. He had 20^ a year, and I had 



