208 Biary of Thomas Smith, Esq. 



Sunday 3rd. Mr. Hunter preach'd this Morn, on 31st of 1 Cor. 7 Verse, the 

 rest of the Day spent withoiit any distui'bance. 



Munday 4th. I was at Bro. Selfe's this Evening 'till near ten, in Company 

 with Mr. Jacob Selfe and Mr. John Guppy, besides the Mast', of the House and 

 his Son. My Mother went to Bath. 



Thursday 7th. I din'd at John Beavens, 1 1 Gent, being there besides; two of 

 which were strangers that came w'^. Mr. Talbot,* viz., his Bro.-in-Law Mr. 

 Mansell 2°'^. Son to L''. Mansel, the Name of the other I know not ; we were 

 not very irregular and had very little Talk of any publiek Matters ; came home 

 about Nine. 



Friday 8th. In the Afternoon Mr. Horton was here with his Daugt'. and 

 Miss Bennet some Hours, the rest of the Day privately. 



Saturday 9th. About 11 a Servant from Mr. Goddard of Swindon came w**". 

 a Letter to request me to come to Swindon, and from thence to go with him 

 to London, I being appointed a Trustee in some Matter that cannot be perform'd 

 without my taking that journy ; so having dispatch'd the Messenger, the 

 remainder of the Day past w"'out Company and in providing for my journey. 



Sunday 10th. Our Sermon this Afternoon was by Mr. Hunter, preach'd on 

 the 1 Ver. of 13 of the Epistle to the Hebrews, besides which attendance I was 

 in privacy at Home all the Day. 



Munday 11th. My young family went to Breakfast at Broughton, where 

 they stay'd 'till the Evening : however after Dinner Mr. Methuen, Bro. Selfe 

 and his Son came to see me in the Afternoon and tarri'd tiU Even. 



Tuesday 12th. After my Breakfast, just as I was taking Horse for Swindon, 

 Mr. Methuen, his Lady, Mrs. Crane, and Miss Pontin, came in their way from 

 Beanacre ; however I pursiied my joiirny and came to Mr. Goddard's about 3, 

 where I took my Lodging. 



Wednesday 13th. After our Breakfast, the Gent, of the House being afflicted 

 w*. the Gout, I with the Lawyer Greenway, took the Air w^'out him in the 

 Coach, when I had dispatch'd my Servant and Horses Home : we had with us 

 at Dinner Mr. Anthony Goddard and Mr. Hipsley, as also Yesterday, the latter 

 indeed being out of the House ; we spent our time together truly sober enough, 

 one Home a Lawyer being w"'. us some part of the time in the Evening. 



Thursday 14th. After Breakfast and dispatching some Matters relating to 

 the Business of my journy, I with the Lawyer beforementio'nd, took our journy 

 towards Newbury in Mr. Goddard's Chariot, where we came about 5, and met 

 there one White a Clergyman, and one Popplewell of the same Function, the 

 one being to resign a Living in Mr. Goddard's Gift, but purchased by him in 

 my Name, and which I am by Mr. Goddard's Direction, to present to the other. 

 The Person to resign seem'd to be in much Confusion and Disturbance, the 

 Reason I know not ; so the Evening past not very pleasantly. One, of whom 

 Mr. Goddard purchas'd the Perpetuity of the Living, which is the occasion of 

 my journy, being w'''. us good part of the time.f 



* John Ivory Talbot of Laeock Abhey, MP. for Ludger&hall 1714, and for Wilts ill two first Par- 

 liaments of Geo. II., manied Mary, daughter of Thomas Lord Mansel of Margam, in Glamorganshire. 



+ In 1711, Robert Popplewell succeeded to the Rectory of Draycott Foliot : he resigned it 1722, 

 and Thomas White was presented to it ; patron Thomas Smith, Esq. The patron by whom Robert 

 Popplewell was piesented, is stated as William Bryan of Hodson, in the parish of Chiseldon, Gent. 

 Wilts Institutions sub ann. 



