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of the 92nd Regiment, lying in Jamaica, called in, and 

 bought some paper previously to his going out 

 in the ship, Captain Popplewell. He promises to 

 collect curiosities for me. 



"Saturday, llth. Two brent geese brought me, 

 shot in Burnham River, Essex. They cost 2s. 6d. the 

 couple. Length two feet, breadth three feet six 

 inches. Sally's sweetheart, James T., with all his 

 religion, very drunk ! 



" Sunday, 12th. Sally's sweetheart called to make 

 an apology. I heard he was drunk at the meeting ! 

 So much for his religion ! Four wild swans seen. 



" Monday, ISth. Heard that Mr. Parker had been 

 brought down from London and buried at Milton. 

 This man kept the Prince Regent, and before it 

 the New Tavern, which his father had kept. 



" Tuesday, 14<th. Had a beautiful duck brought 

 me, shot at Lower Shorne : it was called a Merganser, 

 otherwise in the books a sheldrake ; weighed 2J Ibs., 

 length 2 feet, width 2^ feet. It breeds in Sheppy 

 Island. In the year 1820 this day was the coldest. 



" Wednesday, loth. Mr. Evans' sale began, where I 

 bought a mattress for 10s., and ten cloths for 2s. 6d. 



"Friday, 17 'th. Mr. Evans' sale continued and 

 ended. His whole effects raised above 704Z., which 

 was more than supposed by 200L 



" Saturday, 18th. Snow on the ground. Fetched 

 my lots away from Mr. Evans' sale to the amount of 

 41. 7s. 6d., and among them found one printed by 

 Franklin, at Philadelphia, 1744. The ' Encyclopaedia 

 Britannica ' of Edinburgh, in twenty volumes, fetched 

 17/. 17s. from Mr. Barber, Gravesend. Hasted's twelve 

 vols. 8vo, with Views in Kent, the folio plates, 81. 2s., 



