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July 8. 1778. Mrs. Molineux, Mr. Richard Peirce of Bath, and 
others, dined with him in Prince’s Court, and August 
19 he dined at Sir John Elliot’s at Kensington Gore 
with Mr. and Mrs. Oliver of Bath. 
As the season came round again, in— 
1778. Saturday, Dec. 19, he left Prince’s Court at 9, and arrived 
at the Castle at Speen Hill at 6. Lay there. 
20th. Left Speen Hill at 7 day break, arrived at Bath at 4. 
Dined and lay at Miss Temple’s, No 5 Galloways 
Buildings, but not in the same rooms, the others being 
occupied. 
The journey was thus done in two days only, travelling nine 
hours a day. 
His first call was at Alfred House where there was trouble by 
reason of Mrs. Macaulay’s marriage. The doctor was at the 
coffee house. Afterwards he sent a dinner invitation for friday, 
but as Wilkes was engaged for that day it was altered to saturday. 
This day arst he,— 
Dined at major Molesworth’s with Mr. and Mrs. and Miss 
Molesworth, dean Brocas, Mr. O’Callaghan, &c. 
This trouble on Mrs. Macaulay’s marriage was very severe. 
She being gone ten thousand particulars were told of her, of her 
insolence, capriciousness, and even abandoness. The Doctor 
was much congratulated on his deliverance. Some letters, which 
were supposed destroyed, now came to light and the Doctor 
determined to publish them. Cruttwell, who had received 
instructions to that effect being in London, called on Wilkes 
and, in the course of chat, gave him this information. It 
would seem the letters were given to the maid to burn, but 
she preserved them. As Wilkes—even Wilkes—considered 
some passages which Cruttwell repeated to him too gross for 
the public eye he determined if possible to stop the publication 
and get the letters suppressed. Mr. W——-nl y S and Mrs. 
A. were shown in most odious colours, and the female historian 
