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" Saturday, 26th. Mr. Grafter opens his cook- 

 shop. 



"Sunday, 27th. Began my MS. book, 'Errata in 

 Past ; or, Mistakes of Authors,' observed by myself in 

 the perusal of books ; noticing my own ' History of 

 Gravesend' first. In the evening visited Mr. Grafter 

 to see his new toy and cook-shop at New Tavern, which 

 I prognosticate will not answer, but get him in debt. 



" Monday, 28th. Appears the first fine day this year. 

 Old Mr. Spencer from Chatham called, and I gave him 

 a direction to Mr. Manning, to inquire for his son (I 

 believe a special pleader) who is very fond of heraldry, 

 and who has made a search after the family of Selby of 

 Bucks, of which family young Mr. Spencer thinks he is 

 heir! 



et Wednesday, ZQth. Bought four pink conchs for 

 5s. of Ogleby. 



" Thursday, May 1st. Elm-tree just in green, but 

 leaves not expanded. Heard that Mr. Miller, living at 

 Bristol, near the river, was a collector of shells. 



"Friday, 2nd. A gentleman called (I believe a 

 clergyman), who said Mr. Streatfield (I believe the late 

 high sheriff) is making a collection for the ( History 

 of Kent/ by illustrating Hasted with portraits, MSS., 

 &c. The gentleman is fond of fossils, minerals, &c. 



" Saturday, 3rd. Received a letter from the Rev. 

 Mark Noble of Barming, with an enlarged pedigree 

 and notes of the Robinson families, now of Densto.n 

 Hall, Suffolk, and formerly of Gravesend, Kent. Also 

 a letter from Mrs. Noble to thank me for some orchis 

 I sent her, among which was a lizard orchis now rare 

 in Great Britain. 



" Sunday, 4th. Had a sad cold and inflammation 



