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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    what he say’d I did not hear. Afterwards he sent Will Clark to my Study Door, for a Character of him. And I answer’d I would give none: For he had not behaved himself, for me to give him a good one. Oct. 31 Mr Lucas, Mr Swarbrick, Sc T. Beal Hannah Beal’s Father Dined. I told Beal of his Daughter’s Foolish Match she resolv’d on.1 Nov. 1 Mr Johnson & Mr Nooth, the Two Principals of Close-Hall came from their Society conven’d by the Bishop’s [wish] to desire or order me to admit a Clause in my Lease executed by that Body Sept: 1, & brought to me Sept: 8, by the Principals, Seniors, & their Steward, to Stopp up my Door into Mr Pierce’s House: Otherwise they would go to Law with me; And the Bishop would joine with them in the Expense. I absolutely deny’d to do it. They own’d that the Clause (of having no Door into College-lane) was never inserted in any Lease to Mr Poulet, Mrs Poulet, nor any other that had it ’till Dr Chreyghton or Dr Lang had, who desired to have it: Neither was it in my last Lease which I surrenderd at my renewal of my Years in the Houses, Sc accepting of this. I said I could not imagine why the Bishop had such an Animosity to me, unless it was for my bestowing two Years Labour with Mr Prowse to prevail with him to Marry his Daughter. 3 I went to Bath, Sc Inned at Mr Shorts at the White Hart. In the Evening [I] went to Mr Harrison’s House. ... I stay’d not long; but afterwards went into Harrison’s Great Room, Sc looked on some losing their Money at the Ace of Hearts.2 4 I saw Mr Mills of Croiden in the Pump-room. He & I went to Mr Greenway’s, that I might speak with him about Vases which I had a mind to put on the Top of mine House, instead of the Rails Sc Ballisters now decay’d.3 11.e. with Charles Cook. 2 Bath was notorious for its gambling at this time. Harrison’s Rooms, afterwards Simpson’s, were on the South Walks. 3 Greenway was a well-known stone mason who in 1720 built the
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