Diary of William Bray [8]
and Col. Webb, dined here. {48}
31st.--To Captain Brodrick's, {49} and dined; Lady Midleton's, and Sir Francis Vincent there.
1768, Sept. 9th.--To Neville Court, and had the nerve in both ears cut for the toothache, and received relief in an hour.
1769, Oct. 11th.--To New Inn {50} till dinner; at 4 again till 6.
19th, Sunday.--To Church; to the Buffalo Coffee House for an hour; paid for wine, 6d.
22nd.--Sir Joseph Ayloffe, Dr. Ducarrell, and Mr. Astle dined here.
March 7th.--To the House of Commons till 3.
10th.--To the House of Commons till 4.
May 15th.--Dined at Lord Onslow's; to the race. {51} I paid his servants, 4s.
16th.--With Mr. Powell, curate of Abinger, to the race.
July 30th, Sunday.--Mr. Woods came to tell me that Mr. Sturt {52} died yesterday. To Dorking to Mr. Budgen, Mr. Talbot, and Mr. Scawen.
Aug. 28th.--Meeting of Mr. Smith's trustees. I was appointed clerk and treasurer, in the place of Mr. Sturt.
Oct. 16th.--In a chaise with Mr. Jenkins to Reading. {53}
1770, July 27th.--Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Adderley, and Mr. Pacey dined with me. To the Percy Coffee House for an hour; won 15s. {54}
Aug. 4th.--We set out at 6 with Mr. Jenkins and Mr. Adderley to Shere; dined at Cobham; saw Claremont and Painshill.
5th, Sunday.--To Church; afterwards by Lonesome {55} to Leith Hill.
6th.--To Lord Aylesford's house and garden (Albury Park).
Sept. 6th.--Lord Talbot, at the request of Mr. Gray and Mr. Sacker, gave me the place of Clerk of the Verge. I was sworn in this day.
Nov. 19th.--To New Inn: to Mundy's Coffee House; {56} reckoning, 3s.
20th.--At 6 with Ford to the Turk's Head Coffee House; whist; home at 2; reckoning, 6s.; won 10s.
21st.--Mr. and Mrs. Ford drank tea and supped here; Jenkins and Mersey supped; whist, won 2s. 6d.
23rd.--To the Percy Coffee House; home at 10; reckoning, 1s, 9d.; won, 15s.
30th.--To the Percy Coffee House; reckoning, 2s. won 18s.
1771, Jan. 1st.--At Shere {57}; drank tea and supped at Mr. Botham's.
3rd.--Dined at Mr. Godschall's.
6th.--Walked to Sir Frederick Evelyn's, and dined.
April 12th.--To Wood Street to see a horse; rode the horse to Islington; paid for it, 25 pounds 4s. {58}
Nov. 5th.--Dined at the Percy Coffee House, and stayed till 10; whist; lost 1 pounds 3s. 6d.
Dec. 2nd.--To the Percy till 10; won 18s.
1772, Jan. 23rd.--Paid admission fee at the Antiquary Society, 5 pounds 5s.
Feb. 28th.--Dined at Mr. Penneck's {59}: Sir Joshua Reynolds, Dr. Stebbing, Mr. Lort, and Mr. Astle. At half-past 5, with Mr. Adderley, to Drury Lane: 'Much Ado about Nothing,' Mr. Garrick.
April 6th.--With Jerkins to the meeting of the Laudable Society; dined there; dinner, 5s.
Aug. 24th.--Set out with Mr. Jenkins in a postchaise for Wales.
27th.--Being the races at Hereford, could get no chaise, but got horses, and rode to Monmouth.
31st.--To Llandilo, an excellent inn, and dined; and Mr. Pennoyre Watkins telling us the ford at Llandovery was dangerous, lay there. Whist with him; won 12s.
1773, July 24th.--Rode to the Downs; saw part of a great cricket match.
26th.--Dined at Mr. Godschall's: General and Mrs. Evelyn and Colonel Molyneux there; drank tea with Mr. Berwick.
Oct. 31st, Sunday.--To Church; to Mr. Talbot (of Chart Park), and dined; drank tea at Mr. Tucker's {60}; lay at Mr. Kerr's.
Nov. 13th.--With Jenkins to Covent Garden: Macklin played Macbeth.
1774, June 7th.--Rode with Mr. Jenkins by Highgate, &c.
9th.--Rode with Mr. Jenkins by Stamford Hill, &c.
10th.--Rode with Dr. Osborn to Dr. Price, {61} Newington Green.
24th.--Rode with Mr. Penneck and Mr. Austen to Mr. Walpole's, Strawberry Hill; saw that; {62} dined at the 'Toy,' Hampton.
Dec. 7th.--Dr. Solander and Omiah, the native of Otaheite, Mr. Pennock, and Mr. Planta {63} dined and drank tea here.
8th.--To Drury Lane: 'The Country Girl.'
1775, Sept. 28th.--To the 'King's Head' at Derby, {64} and lay.
1776, April 3rd.--Paid subscription to the Laudable Society, 2 pounds 12s. 6d. {65}
May 3rd.--Paid
31st.--To Captain Brodrick's, {49} and dined; Lady Midleton's, and Sir Francis Vincent there.
1768, Sept. 9th.--To Neville Court, and had the nerve in both ears cut for the toothache, and received relief in an hour.
1769, Oct. 11th.--To New Inn {50} till dinner; at 4 again till 6.
19th, Sunday.--To Church; to the Buffalo Coffee House for an hour; paid for wine, 6d.
22nd.--Sir Joseph Ayloffe, Dr. Ducarrell, and Mr. Astle dined here.
March 7th.--To the House of Commons till 3.
10th.--To the House of Commons till 4.
May 15th.--Dined at Lord Onslow's; to the race. {51} I paid his servants, 4s.
16th.--With Mr. Powell, curate of Abinger, to the race.
July 30th, Sunday.--Mr. Woods came to tell me that Mr. Sturt {52} died yesterday. To Dorking to Mr. Budgen, Mr. Talbot, and Mr. Scawen.
Aug. 28th.--Meeting of Mr. Smith's trustees. I was appointed clerk and treasurer, in the place of Mr. Sturt.
Oct. 16th.--In a chaise with Mr. Jenkins to Reading. {53}
1770, July 27th.--Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Adderley, and Mr. Pacey dined with me. To the Percy Coffee House for an hour; won 15s. {54}
Aug. 4th.--We set out at 6 with Mr. Jenkins and Mr. Adderley to Shere; dined at Cobham; saw Claremont and Painshill.
5th, Sunday.--To Church; afterwards by Lonesome {55} to Leith Hill.
6th.--To Lord Aylesford's house and garden (Albury Park).
Sept. 6th.--Lord Talbot, at the request of Mr. Gray and Mr. Sacker, gave me the place of Clerk of the Verge. I was sworn in this day.
Nov. 19th.--To New Inn: to Mundy's Coffee House; {56} reckoning, 3s.
20th.--At 6 with Ford to the Turk's Head Coffee House; whist; home at 2; reckoning, 6s.; won 10s.
21st.--Mr. and Mrs. Ford drank tea and supped here; Jenkins and Mersey supped; whist, won 2s. 6d.
23rd.--To the Percy Coffee House; home at 10; reckoning, 1s, 9d.; won, 15s.
30th.--To the Percy Coffee House; reckoning, 2s. won 18s.
1771, Jan. 1st.--At Shere {57}; drank tea and supped at Mr. Botham's.
3rd.--Dined at Mr. Godschall's.
6th.--Walked to Sir Frederick Evelyn's, and dined.
April 12th.--To Wood Street to see a horse; rode the horse to Islington; paid for it, 25 pounds 4s. {58}
Nov. 5th.--Dined at the Percy Coffee House, and stayed till 10; whist; lost 1 pounds 3s. 6d.
Dec. 2nd.--To the Percy till 10; won 18s.
1772, Jan. 23rd.--Paid admission fee at the Antiquary Society, 5 pounds 5s.
Feb. 28th.--Dined at Mr. Penneck's {59}: Sir Joshua Reynolds, Dr. Stebbing, Mr. Lort, and Mr. Astle. At half-past 5, with Mr. Adderley, to Drury Lane: 'Much Ado about Nothing,' Mr. Garrick.
April 6th.--With Jerkins to the meeting of the Laudable Society; dined there; dinner, 5s.
Aug. 24th.--Set out with Mr. Jenkins in a postchaise for Wales.
27th.--Being the races at Hereford, could get no chaise, but got horses, and rode to Monmouth.
31st.--To Llandilo, an excellent inn, and dined; and Mr. Pennoyre Watkins telling us the ford at Llandovery was dangerous, lay there. Whist with him; won 12s.
1773, July 24th.--Rode to the Downs; saw part of a great cricket match.
26th.--Dined at Mr. Godschall's: General and Mrs. Evelyn and Colonel Molyneux there; drank tea with Mr. Berwick.
Oct. 31st, Sunday.--To Church; to Mr. Talbot (of Chart Park), and dined; drank tea at Mr. Tucker's {60}; lay at Mr. Kerr's.
Nov. 13th.--With Jenkins to Covent Garden: Macklin played Macbeth.
1774, June 7th.--Rode with Mr. Jenkins by Highgate, &c.
9th.--Rode with Mr. Jenkins by Stamford Hill, &c.
10th.--Rode with Dr. Osborn to Dr. Price, {61} Newington Green.
24th.--Rode with Mr. Penneck and Mr. Austen to Mr. Walpole's, Strawberry Hill; saw that; {62} dined at the 'Toy,' Hampton.
Dec. 7th.--Dr. Solander and Omiah, the native of Otaheite, Mr. Pennock, and Mr. Planta {63} dined and drank tea here.
8th.--To Drury Lane: 'The Country Girl.'
1775, Sept. 28th.--To the 'King's Head' at Derby, {64} and lay.
1776, April 3rd.--Paid subscription to the Laudable Society, 2 pounds 12s. 6d. {65}
May 3rd.--Paid