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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    (March 25 th, 1709 to March 21st, 1710) I7°9 Mar. 25 This Winter just past was the most Cold & Snowey that ever was remembered by any one. The greatest snow (when I went to Pill) was Jan. 24. Apr. 27 Prescribed for 5. Saw out of my Garret Window Cox hangd at Stookley Hill with my little Telliscope. Bp. Ken at the Palace. May 2 On ye Commission for ye Tax. Took the Oathes. Dined at ye Star with Mr. Hughes, Westley, both the Elringtons. 17 I weigh’d my self at Charles Taylor’s and I weighed 214 lb | which was more by 16 lb. J than I weigh’d [blank] years agoe. At the Musick-Meeting where no Stranger was. Supp’d & Danc’d at Mr. Keen’s, till half an hour after one, with Mrs. Keen. 18 I visited Mr. Young’s Child, at Somerton, where there was still a very great Flood occasion’d by a Storm of Rain with Thunder & Lightning very dreadfull, that fell Monday last there, & all along by Masson, Shir- born & the Places adjacent with that fierceness for about 6 hours time that the like had never been seen by any Man; It so overfilling the Rivers that Kingsmoor was even this day (when I rode in sight of it) all over cover’d very deep with Water; & many Houses were beat down, 8 at Masson. Such a weight of Water broke out of the River & ran into Shirborn Church that it beat down many seats, & broke up the Pavement of the Church all over & was reckon’d to have done in that Town 5000-^ dammage. There were Hailstones that fell in Immensurable Quantities, said to be 6 Inches in the Circumference. Mr. Shirley measured one of 3 Inches & half. The Thunder was incessant. I lodg’d at Charleton at my Brother Farwel’s. There fell on Mon¬ day no Rain at Wells, and there was very little Thunder heard. 5i
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