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where was besides his own Family, Mr. Ash, late of Woolly, and Mr. Methuen, 

 and The. Gale : my Stay there was about 2 Hours. 



Tuesday 2nd. My Coz. Whitchurch's eldest Daughter came here about 2 

 this afternoon with intent to stay w"'. us some Days : and in the afternoon also 

 Mr. Horton, of Broughton was here with Miss Bennet, and his own Daughter: 

 likewise Mr. Hunter our Curate was here. 



Thursday 4th. In the Afternoon I went to Broughton to Mr. Horton's with 

 my young Family with me, and tarrying 'tiU the Evening w"". the Mas*' of the 

 House. Mr. Hunter, our Curate, and Mr. Mawkes, Miss Horton, and Miss 

 Bennet, came to Shaw with my Daughter and Miss Whitchurch. 



Sunday 7th. We this Day attended Mr. Hunter's Sermon, the Afternoon, on 

 the 6 Verse of y^ 6th of St. Matthew, and afterwards was at Mr. Guppy's for 

 an Hour w'h. Bro. Selfe, his son Jacob, and young Somner of Seend. 



Munday 8th. Both my Sons left me this Morning, the one for Oxford and 

 the other for Marlborough. We had no Company this Day. 



Tuesday 9th. About the middle of the Day I had a Servant from Mr. 

 Wallis at Beanacre to desire me to come there : so accordingly at 4 I went, 

 and found him there, and Mr. Lucas Selfe and one Rolphe, a noted Anatomist, 

 and also was with them one Aland of Trowbridge, I think a Lawer that marri'd 

 a Relation of Sister Selfes : the last mention'd did not stay long, and I left them 

 about eight. 



Wednesday 10th. After Dinner the Gentlemen above mention'd from 

 Beanacre visitted me, and Mr. Jacob Selfe from Melkesham : they tarri'd till 

 ten or after. 



Thursday 11th. This Day was our Club Dinner at Melkesham, the number 

 there was twelve, viz : ten of our own Neighbours ; and the Lord Castlehaven, 

 and Mr. Rolphe before mention'd. We all tarri'd till pretty late, and drank 

 much Punch and October, but amongst it had but very little talk of Publick 

 Matters, which indeed is purposely avoided. Some mention was made of the 

 Parliam'., y'. met Tuesday last, and what was like to be done by them. 



Friday 12th. I was at home with my Labourers all the Day, neither having 

 nor being fit for Company or Business thro. Yesterday's ill Doings, which 

 require pardon from the Almighty and MercifuU Being. 



Saturday 13th. Mr. Hunter preach'd this Morning on the 17th Verse of the 

 S*. Chap'', of Ecclesiastes ; at our Return from Church, found Mrs. Spackman 

 ''of Bristol, who left us in ye Evening. 



Munday 15th. Capt". Selfe caU'd on me in the Morning by appoint*, and we 

 went to Mr. Horton's of Broughton, who was just before gone with Mr. Lucas 

 Selfe, Mr. Wallis, and the Professor of Anatomy to Holt Wells,* where we 

 came to them, and after tasting the Waters there, went to do the like at a Well 

 of Mr. Horton's by Broughton-Wood, and so to Dinner with that Gent, where 

 my Daughter Peggy was before with Miss Bennet and Miss Horton. She stay'd 

 all Night and I till near ten. We had also Mr. Seymour and Mr. Webb with 

 us at Dinner ; the former of the two left us before Night. What news was 



* The medicinal spring at Holt attracted much attention in the early part of the 18th century. 

 The proprietor was Edward Lisle, Esq., of Moyles Court, Southampton. "A brief account of the 

 Holt Waters containing 112 eminent cures," was written hy H. Eyre, " sworn purveyor to her 

 Majesty for all mineral waters," printed by J. Roberts, London, 1731. A copy is in the Library of 

 the Society. 



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