100 Diary of Thomas Smith, Esq. 



where by Accident I met w">. Bro. Selfe and tarri'd about 2 Hours. 



Tuesday, 19th. I was all the Day at Home in much Business, setting things 

 in Order, for our to Morrow day's jnurniy, and some other Matters. Mr. Sadlier 

 of Devizes, call'd here this Morning : and Edmond Lewis was with me some 

 little Time, in the Evening, being sent in a Message by his Neighbour, Mr. 

 Horton, of Broughton. 



Wednesday, 20th. By Appointment about eight this Morn., I and my daugh''. 

 Betsy,took our journey towards Coz. Smith's, of Littleton,* and in our Way call'd 

 on my Mother, at Bath, (who yet continues ill), and took Peggy with us; we airiv'd 

 at our journey's End, about two, and found there (besides the Mas'^ and Mrs. 

 of the House, and my Coz. Robert Smith, the Nephew, which make the Family), 

 Mr. Horton of Broughton, his Wife and Daug''., Mr. Merewether, the Parson 

 of Foscot, and Miss Bennet, Sister to my Coz. Smith : After Dinner the Young 

 People play'd Cards, and so twas pretty late before we could go to Bed, Yet 

 without any Excess. 



Thursday, 21st. My Coz. Smith invited several of his Relations from Froom, 

 that din'd with us, and also his Bro. Law, Bennet, and one Mr. Salmon, with the 

 Company as mention'd Yesterday, and the Younger part of the Family, past the 

 Evening away 'with Dancing, which made it late before we went to Bed, and as 

 many as could be entertain'd, tarri'd in the House all Night. My Daugh''. 

 Betsy, by eating a peach was taken ill and forc'd to leave y^ Company. 



Friday, 22nd. All the Company that lodg'd in y^ House din'd there this 

 Day, and we went after Dinner to see the new Church there w"^. is not yet 

 finish'd, and we were entertain'd at my Coz. Smith's and the Parson's : some of 

 the Company left us and only those mention'd the first Day with Mr. Bennet 

 return'd to Littleton, and he left us soon after. 



Saturday 23rd. About 11 we set forward towards Home, having Mrs. Horton 

 in the Coach with us ; we call'd again at Bath and left Peggy, and at Brough- 

 ton with Mrs. Horton and came Home both well (Betsy being recover'd) at 5 or 

 there about. 



Sunday 24th. Mr. Fox preach'd this Morning on the 13 Verse of the 

 general Epistle of St. James as before on this Day fortnight is mention'd, and 

 Mr. Selfe of Broomham call'd here about 4 Afternoon in his Way to Bath, 

 being once more in pursuit of his ungodly Son. 



Munday 25th, In the Evening 1 was an Hour or two at Bro. Selfe's with 

 my Coz. Nicholas's eldest Son by his present Wife, the rest of the Day was 

 spent in my own Affaires at Home. 



Thursday 28th. Mr. Fox was with me some little time this Afternoon, and 

 Mr. Jacob Selfe favour'd me with his Company till near Nine, Mr. Tuck of 

 Goatacre being also with us. 



Friday 29th. Mr. Tuck continu'd w*''. me all the Day, and T was very Busie 



• ColUnson, in his History of Somerset, states thit Stoney Littleton Estate in Wellow parish, near 

 Comb Hay was sold about 1690 to Robert Smith of Frome Selwood, Esq., great grandfather of the 

 present (1791) John Smith of Comb Hay : who sold it in 1736 to Sir John Hugh Smith of Ashton 

 Court, Somerset. "Cousin John Smith" of Stoney Littleton, died June 26th 1748, in the 68th year 

 of his age. Anne his wife, daughter of Thomas Bennet, Esq., of Steeple Ashton, died January 24th, 

 1724, in the 38th year of her age. Mary Bennet, another daughter of Thomas Bennet and ulti- 

 mately heiress of the Family, married Robert Smith, L.L.D., who after the death of her brother, 

 Thomas Bennet, Jun., became owner of Comb Hay, and settled there. The estate has lately been 

 ■old by the Bepresentatlves of the Smith family. 



