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Mrs. Methuen and Miss Harvey : afterwards Tho. Gale was w**", us some time, 

 Young Tho. Beaven and Priest of Bath, the latter stay'd but very little time 

 and came to my House : we were treated with Punch and other Liquors, and I 

 think not much to Excess. 



Saturday 4th. The Day was spent at Home : Priest left us in the Afternoon 

 and in the Evening my Son John came (with the Messenger that went Yesterday 

 for him) from Oxford : he is grown in Stature but how much improved in 

 Understanding some further Conversation must discover. 



Munday 6th. I went by Invitation to Lucknam to dine on Venison with the 

 Gentleman lately arriv'd there. Bro. Selfe, his Son Jacob, Mr. Goddard of 

 Eudly, Harvey of Calne^the Lawer, made the whole Company, and a Clergyman 

 in the neighbourhood nam'd Tayler. Afterwards Mr. Lewis the Parson of 

 Cullern came in, and two Gent, of Bristol, the one a Clergyman whose name is 

 Rogers, the other's name T have forgotten : the two last with those that din'd, 

 except Mr. Harvey, Mr. Tayler and Mr. Goddard tarri'd all night. My Mother 

 return'd to Bath this Day being good part of y' time She was here very 

 Angry. 



Tuesday 9th. I din'd at John Beavens, being the Day of meeting of several 

 Gent, by appointment, viz. S^ Wm. Hanham, S^ James Long, Mr. Seymour, 

 Mr. Talbot, Mr. J"". Thresher, Mr. Methuen, Bro. Selfe, Mr. Norris, Mr 

 Horton and Mr. Amb. Awdry, of Chippenham, Mr. Jacob Selfe was with us 

 after Dinner. Some Discourse we had of some few mean Persons being taken 

 up for conspiring against the Government, &c., but the chief talk was of 

 accidental Subjects, most part of the Company tarri'd till after Sun-set. 



Friday 10th. My Bro. Selfe having Venison sent him, made Invitation to 

 Mr. Norris, S'. W". Hanham, Mr. Thresher, Jun^, Mr. Jacob Selfe, Mr. Brewer 

 the Lawyer, and my Son John, who all din'd with him, and most part of the 

 Company tarri'd till Nine or after I think without any Disorder. 



Tuesday 14th. I was invited to dine with Mr. Talbot, where also din'd Mr. 

 Norris and S'. William Hanham ; my Bro. Selfe also was expected there but 

 did not come, so Mr. Sadlington made up the Company and all tarri'd till 

 Evening. 



Thursday 16th. A little before Dinner, young WiU. Whitchurch my Kins- 

 man of Frome, came to see us and tarri'd the Night. 



Friday I7th. There being a petty Sessions held this Day at Trowbridge; I 

 din'd there with the two Justices, Methuen and Cooper, and Mr. Highland of 

 Bradford, made the whole Company. My Business was to complain of the 

 Badness of the high-ways, and I tarri'd till about 7, and at my coming Home 

 found Priest the Organist, with the Gent, last mention'd. 



Munday 20th. After Dinner I and John went to Bro. Selfe's by Invitation, 

 where we met Mr. Talbot, Mr. Wallis, and Mr. Lucas Selfe; likewise Mr. 

 Selfe of Broomham was with us. We tarri'd 'till near ten without any 

 Disorder. 



Tuesday 21st. This Afternoon I went to see Mr. Seymour, who not being at 

 Home call'd on Mr. Awdry, and tarri'd w"". him and his son till Evening. 



Thursday 23rd. I din'd at J°°. Beavens with the Gent, last mention'd ; at 

 our meeting there except Mr. Seymour, and in whose place were Mr. Wallis 

 and Mr. Lucas Selfe, we were scarcely so good Husbands as last time, almost 



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