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Selfe ; the dancing went on again and all stay'd till after one, Mr. Webbe and 

 Mr. Thresher all Night : I hope nothing was done but what will find pardon 

 through the Merits of our Blessed Eedemer. 



Thursday 4th. Bro. Selfe having some Venison sent him I was again invited 

 to dine there, where were Docf. Avery, Mr. W". Norris, Mr. Methuen, and Mr. 

 Jacob Selfe, also Mr. Brewer of Bradford y^ Lawyer, and Harris the Apothecary. 

 I stay'd with them 'till near ten. 



Tuesday, Janry. 1st, 1722. S'. "W"'. Hanham, Mr. Norris, Bro. Selfe, his 

 Son-in-Law — Methuen, and Son .Jacob, Mr. J°°. Thresher, Mr. Hunter, and 

 Mr. Jn°. Guppy din'd w'*". us besides many of the Female Sex, so our House 

 was fill'd ; all tarry'd till about 11; the Younger Sort danced and the elder 

 Drank Punch, &c., I fear a little too much, however all went on smoothly and 

 parted I think in good Humour. 



Wednesday 2nd. S'. W". Hanham, Mr. Norris and Mr. Thresher took Beds 

 w"". us last Night, the two former went hence this Morning, but the other is 

 yet here and spent the Day w"". us very gravely. 



Thursday 3rd. I din'd at Bro. Selfe's w*''. y* same Company as mention'd in 

 Tuesday's Article except old Mr. Norris, and besides them were there old Mr. 

 Thresher, and Brewer of Bradford the Lawyer, and Mr. Jacob Selfe, the same 

 Course was taken as at my House, and 'twas near twelve before the Company 

 parted ; during the whole time we had but little Discourse of any publick 

 Matters. 



Friday 4th. Mr. Jn". Thresher left us this Morning, after whose going no 

 Company was w'^. us more then our Family. 



Munday 7th. In the Evening Mr. Jacob Selfe was with me and his Nephew 

 Tho. they both stay'd 'till late yet had pleasant walking Home the Weather 

 being Frosty. 



Tuesday 8th. Mr. Harris y<^ Apothecary din'd w"". us and in y« Evening, 

 Mr. Webb of Farley was w*''. us about an Hour. 



Thursday 10th, I din'd at Jn". Beavens w*. eight Gent, besides this being 

 the Day appointed for that Purpose. Som Talk we had of the Proceedings of 

 the Parliament and of the Election that is now to be at Chippenham in the 

 Place of Mr. Rolt of Spy-Park who lately died at the Bath of the small- Pox.* 

 Some little jarring there was between Mr. Norris and Bro. Selfe as the Harmony 

 did not seem to be so pleasant between Beanacre and Lucknam as usually, the 

 two Gen*, of that Place going to Nonsuch all tarri'd till ten. 



Saturday 12th. In the Evening I walked to Broughton to see Mr. Horton, 

 who I heard had been much out of Order with a Cold : after staying w"". him 

 two or three Hours I had a pleasant walk Home in ye Frost. 



Sunday 1 3th. Our Service this Day was in ye Afternoon, when Mr. Hunter 

 preach'd on 2d. Tim. 2 and 19 Verse, where all my Family were excepting my 

 Mother who is not well in Health. 



• Edward Rolt, son and heir of Sir Thomas Rolt, Kt., of Sacombe Park, Herts, married Anne, 

 only surviving chUd of Henry Bayntun of Bromham, her brother John Bayntun (who married 

 Catherine daughter and coheiress of Dauntsey Brouncker, Esq., of Earl Stoke), having died S. P. 

 1716. Edward Rolt, second son of Edward and Ann, succeeded to his mother's estates as heiress of 

 the Bayntuns ; assumed the name of Bayntun in addition and before Rolt ; and was created a 

 Baronet 1762, aa Sir Edward Bayntun Rolt of Spye Park. 



