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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    Jan. 8 16 17 Feb. 10 12 1 His 21s. 6d. I went to Tom Parfit’s to hear the Sound of Mr Hill’s new Harpsichord, ... I visited Mrs Hooper & stayed with her while she took a vomit. Jack1 ran away from me when I began to chastise him for absenting himself from Dinner-time till Candle¬ lighting from my Business in the Elaboratory, and then when I sent him with a Prescription to Mr Cupper my Apothecary for not returning again till past 8 at night. Mr. Evans came from the Chancellour to offer me to prosecute Sam Hill, for his irregularly Marrying my daughter to Mr. Burland with a License that was invalid in the Cathedral-Church of Wells, either by suspending him 3 years according to the Canon, or preventing him from a License to preach at Shepton Montague, the Bishop having only verbally allowed him the Advantage of doing so which on this rascally practice he is very much inclin’d to discontinue. . . . Jack Watts Mother came to talk with me about him, and I gave my Consent he should go whether he would, and I would take no notice of his obligation to serve me 7 years more which are to come of the 10 years he was bound to live obediently with me. Mr, George Mattocks came to prevail (in vain) with me to pay for renewing Mr. Burland’s Interest in the Land he has of my Lord Clifford. ... I was at our Musick-Meeting, at the Organ, after it was made by Mr. Swasbrook a note Lower, was the first time play’d on: We bargained with Mr. Swasbrook to give him for that, and putting in a Bassoon-stop, and a Hoboy one into the Organ in Close-Hall—35 Guineas at 21s.2 I sent by my Wife to Mrs. Burland her Money in my Hands: namely 30^-15s; And the Interest of the 30^ for an year—305=3i^-i5S-ood; And also her old Gold [1 Scepter Jacobus, 1 simple Jacobus, 1 Carolus, 1 Half Jacobus, 1 Half Elizabeth, 1 Forraigne Pice of about 12s, 1 Crownpiece, and a Meddal left her by her Grand¬ mother Daw.] All in her Silver-wrought Purse. ipprentice, Jack Watts. 2 Per guinea the rate was often ►wing to the bad state of the coinage.
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