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at the nose, with every sign that I should be ill. Stayed 

 within doors, and read over two or three times the letter 

 and communications of the Rev. Mark Noble on the 

 Robinson families, which have taken several branches ; 

 and his research for names has been most laborious. 

 He is a valuable friend, and has kindly promised me 

 his assistance in any of my literary pursuits. Mrs. 

 Sarah Noble, his wife, is fond of gardening and botany. 

 So is a daughter of theirs, settled in Staffordshire, a 

 complete botanist. Another daughter is a Mrs. Cress- 

 well, a widow with two children. Colonel Sims's wife, 

 and a daughter unmarried. 



" Monday, bth. A gentleman from near Tunbridge 

 called, and bought a chalk fossil, and confirmed that Mr. 

 Streatfield, near Bromley, was collecting and making 

 illustrations for Hasted's Kent, as before mentioned. 



" Tuesday, 6th. Received a letter from C. Clarke, 

 F.S.A., saying he had made a collection of MSS., for 

 my ' History of Gravesend/ and requesting me to come 

 to town for them on Thursday next, to Nassau Street, 

 Oxford Road. He said the Cottonian MSS. contained 

 nothing about Gravesend. Mr. Dunbar of the Middle 

 Temple called, and promised books. Wrote letter to the 

 Rev. Mr. Noble, Barming, to thank him for his pedigree 

 of the Robinsons, and to Mr. C. Clarke, F.S.A., saying 

 I would meet him in London on Thursday. Mr. 

 Craf ter called and said a serious charge had been made 

 against him (by Wm. Webster) to Major Kelly; 

 all of which appears to arise from malice by Mr. 

 Webster, a shopkeeper, because Mr. Crafter has set 

 up a shop next door to him. I have always found 

 Mr. Crafter ready to do good. 



" Wednesday, 7th. Mr. Crafter called, and said Mr. 



