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South gate the attorney) leaving his freehold and 

 leasehold property to Mrs. Goodewe. The witnesses 

 to the will were Mr. Southgate, Mr. R. Pocock, and 

 Mr. Southgate's clerk. At this house was a man 

 who said he had had a violent bruise from a shower 

 of stones which fell from the sky near Northfleet 

 Green ; and I was given two, but on looking at them, 

 I found them not the sort of stones which, fall from 

 the sky, which are called meteoric stones, and all of 

 which, abound with much iron. Such, wonderful stones 

 may be seen at Mr. Sowerby's, in Mead's Place, South- 

 wark, and in other museums. I think this man's name 

 was Goodewe, and that he told me a lie. 



" Saturday, March 2nd. Fine day. Mr. Millen paid 

 with my money the rent to Christmas. 



" Sunday, 3rd. Fine day. Tortoise-shell butterfly 

 seen, and I hear that young robins fledged were flying 

 about Knockholt on February 14th. 



" Monday, 4th. Fine day. Employed in printing 

 bills for sale at the Globe Auction Room. 



" Tuesday, 5th. Fine day. Went to London by 

 coach and visited Mrs. Baxter, called at the Egyptian 

 Hall, and slept at the Black Bear, Piccadilly, where I 

 met with Mr. S. from Eton Wick, who knew well a 

 Mr. Pocock residing thereabouts, and promised to lend 

 me books about paintings in the vicinity of London. 



" Wednesday, Qth. Wind S.W. Rainy day. Settled 

 with Mr. Langdon : visited Exeter Change. Drank 

 with Mr. Giles in Clare Market, aud heard of a remark- 

 able low tide this day, when a man walked across the 

 river. Slept at the Bull Inn, Holborn. 



" Thursday, 7th. Rainy, wind strong west. Left a 

 jaconot and two other birds with Mr. Ryals, but to 

 have two back preserved. Came down by the boat 



