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she had equally with her father, she was considered one of the 
- most accomplished young ladies in Europe. She understood six 
_ languages—english, latin, german, french, spanish, and italian. 
She died unmarried. It was in this year 1774, May 15, as the 
diary records that he dined at Mr. Dilly’s in the Poultry with 
Messrs. Edward and Charles Dilly, Dr. Johnson, Mr. Boswell, 
Arthur Lee, Miller of Batheaston, Dr. Lettsom, &c. Boswell has 
told us how he thus brought together these two men, saw them 
seated side by side, and saw Wilkes finally triumph over Johnson’s 
- *“surly virtue” and heard him declare he was much pleased with 
_ Wilkes’ company. ‘The well known story has just a local interest 
as we now know that Miller of Batheaston was present. Again, 
4th Dec occurs the entry,—Dined at Mr. Dilly’s in the 
Poultry with Mr. Miller of Bath, &c. 
In 1776, saturday Dec 7, he again left Prince’s Court at ro. 
Travelling in two post chaises, himself and Miss Wilkes, 
and two servants Henri and Berton, the party reached 
Cranford bridge at 114 and the Castle at Salt Hill at 
13. At Craaford bridge gave the postillion 4/-, 
horseler 1s, expenses there 2s. Horses to the Castle 
at Salt Hill 10 miles, 15s, horseler 1s, drivers 3s. Lay 
at Salt Hill. 
8th Dec <A nosegay for Miss Wilkes, 1s. Salt Hill bill 
#A:13: 10, servants 5s. 2d., horseler and boots 1s. 6d. 
Left Salt Hill at 9, came about 114 to the King’s Arms 
at Reading 18 miles, four horses from Salt Hill to 
Reading £1 : 7,—horseler 1s, driver 3s. ; from Reading 
to the Castle at Speenhill 17 miles, arrived there at 2. 
Horses 41: 6,—horseler 1s, drivers 3s. Dinner bill 
8s. 6d. To the Castle at Marlborough 19 miles, 
Al: 10,—drivers 3s. 
oth Dec Monday. Bill at Marlborough £1 : 8 : 7, servants 
5s, horseler 1s. To the Bear at the Devizes 14 miles 
4#1:2,—drivers 3s. Thomas Lawrence at the Bear, 
