The diary of a west country physician, A.D. 1684-1726 / edited by Edmund Hobhouse.

  • Morris, Claver, 1659-1727.
Date:
1934
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Credit: The diary of a west country physician, A.D. 1684-1726 / edited by Edmund Hobhouse. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Herefordshire; & the rest of the Hogshead were then V put in the Wine-Cellar under the stairs. Nov.21 I upped to let Coggin of Somerton in about 4 a clock with one Anchor of (Brandy) which I bought of him which weight 87 lb, of which 14 lb was allowed for the Caske. He brought in also 3 Anchors more & left them in my Inner Cellar.1 28 Visited Mrs Randall of Cherriton, at Holebrook. Captn Nat: Farewell & his wife, two of the Mr Bowers of Yewern, & Mr Randall, & Mrs Logan were there. I Lodg’d at Holebrook. I playd Tables with Captain Farewell of Holebrook. Oct. 7 It being the day appointed for the Session of Sewers at Wells, I went at half an hour after Ten to the Assize- Hall: Mr Cockeril also press’d to have his Amercement in his Manour of Huntspill, of 5L which the Jury had after his Work being Presented at one Session; Re¬ turn’d at another, & order’d to be levied by another, remitted. . . we return’d to the Bench; Where Mr Cockerel applying himself to every Commissioner, earnestly strove for an order from the Court to Traverse the Indictment, & to try in the Sessions of Bridgewater of the Sewers whether the keeping the Rhines cleans’d belong’d to him or another; upbraided us with want of Justice; & declar’d that his Estate was in this County worth 10000L, and he had a better in another; And he would spend all he had in this County in the vindica¬ tion of his Injury. I with most of the other Commis¬ sioners Signed an Order for enlarging the wideness for the passing of the Water through Basing-Bridge 10 Feet more in breadth, & 2 Feet more in Depth. 30 John Bird fitted a Sprin[g]-Jack for my Harpsichord with the Addition I had contrived. . . . About 10 in the Morning [at] Mr Keen’s Desire I went into his House to see his Wife who was very Weak. He press’d her to have Medicines prescrib’d. She utterly refused it; And said it was to no purpose whilst he sunk her Strength so often by his Ill Usage of her. Then he 1 No doubt this was smuggled liquor, probably brought up from the Dorset coast. Brandy is shown by symbols.
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