88 Diary of Thomas Smith, Esq. 



and return'd to Melkeshatn to John Glasse's where were Bro. Selfe and the two 

 Jacob Selfes, * and in some little time after Mr. Jerom Awdry came in who is 

 willing to serve the Office of Church Warden on omt Request the next Year, to 

 W"^''. Purpose we met and so consequently had much talk of Parish Business. 



Saturday 17th. I was at Home all the day and Watty -f came from Marl- 

 borough in y^ Evening. 



Sunday 18th. Mr. Pierce preach'd this afternoon on the 3 Verse of the 15th 

 of Proverbs, all my family being present. 



Tuesday 20th. My Tenant Gibbs was all y' Company I had w"". me this day 

 who came in a little after my Return from a Walk to Daniels Wood.| 



Wednesday 21st. Early this Morning I went to Beanacre and from thence 

 w**". Bro ; Selfe to Laycock, from whence we went with Mr. Talbot in his Coach 

 to Marlborough to the 3 Timns, where was appointed a meeting of the Gent, 

 of the County to name a Person thej' thought proper to succeed Mr. Hyde in 

 Case of his Death or otherwise declining to stand Candidate for this County, 

 he being both antient and infirm. There was a considerable Number met at 

 the Place appointed and being inform'd Mr. Hyde was indifl'erently well in 

 Health at this time, came to y'^ Resolution that in either Case above mentioned 

 Mr. Goddard of Swindon should be the Person to stand in his Place, after 

 which we came back to Lacock and supp'd there, afterwards to Beanacre where 

 also I stay'd some little time so y' twas near two before I came home. 



Thursday 22nd. My Tenant Brookman and his Son in Law Fussell came 

 hither last night, so y'. I could not speak with them 'till this Morning, and 

 having discours'd our Business they went hence ab*. 11. The rest of y* Day 

 I was very private w"". my own family. 



Friday 2.3rd. This day, saving attending the Church Service, was spent 

 privately at Home. 



Saturday 24th. I had but little or no extraordinary Business this day ; only 

 in the afternoon I discharg'd my Serv'. J"". Acreman, he being to leave my Ser- 

 vice to-morrow. 



Sunday 25th. I and my two Girles attended all the Divine Service both 

 Morning and Afternoon. Mr. Fry preach'd in y'' Morning on the 6 Verse of 

 24th of St. Luke's Gospel. 



Munday 26th. Jacob Poulsom came yesterday to my Service, his Wages £3 

 per an. This Morning having Watty with me I call'd on my Mother at Bath 

 who is now down in the Gout, and leaving him there went forward on my 

 journy to Glaston ; but the weather proving very bad, as much Rain and Hail 

 with Thunder and Lightning, I took up my Quarters at AVells. and had with 

 me (who T met by accident) one Stonage a Tyler, who does my work for me at 

 Norwood, an Hour or Two. 



Tuesday 27th. As soon as I could move from my Quarters I went to Glaston 

 but first to Norwood,§ where my Ten'. Brookman came to me and went with 

 me to Glaston where I reckon'd with him and Seald Leases for the Estate for 

 7 Yrs. from Lady-day last, and having sever', other Persons in Business, after 



* Jacol) Selfe lived at Place House, once the Residence of tlie Brounckers. He died 1730. The 

 house has lately been pulled down. 



+ " Watty," Walter Smith, second son of the writer, bom 1706. 



t The Daniels family removed from Melksham parish to Preshute, near Marlborough. 



5 Norwood Park, near Glastonbury, belonged to Mr. Smith ; afterwards came to the Nealcs, 



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