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which show this is the most forward year I ever re- 

 member ; it being also very heavy and fine. In coming* 

 home last night I saw a glow-worm shine brightly : 

 they appear about July 10th. In the evening Mrs. 

 Colepepper (wife of the elder Mr. Colepepper) called 

 who claims to be, and who I believe is, the heir to the 

 Leeds Castle estate, late in possession of Martin and 

 Fairfax, and now in possession of a Mr. Wykeham to 

 know what information I could give her respecting 

 deeds and other papers belonging to the family ; but 

 five or six years ago, when I could have given much, 

 her husband, in an abrupt manner, said he wanted none 

 of my assistance ! for he had employed an attorney, 

 who now appears to have done nothing ! 



" Thursday, I8th. Fine and warm. Innumerable 

 numbers of Irish labourers about, more than I ever 

 remember, owing to their great distress for want 

 of food in Ireland. Mr. Preston's E/ider called, and 

 I gave him an order, the music to be sent on sale 

 or return, and he is not to call for a twelvemonth. 

 The Partridge, East India ship, returned home and 

 passed the town. Heard a child of Mr. Childs, car- 

 penter, Northfleet, fell down a well and was killed. 



" Sunday, July 2lst. Mr. and Mrs. Leadbetter and 

 family (the famous animal stuffer) called on me, and 

 said Lord Darnley had a condor, or large vulture, which 

 he stuffed for him, and that the large horn owl was 

 worth three guineas. Lord Darnley bought one last 

 week of Macdonald, a fisherman, for about half the 

 money, which, was bought by Macdonald for fifteen 

 shillings out of a smack from Norway. 



" Monday, 22nd. Mr. Lloyd gives a lecture on 

 astronomy in the theatre house to about fifty auditors. 



