Diary of William Bray [9]
for a grey horse, five years old, 15 guineas.
27th.--Paid labourers planting firs in the Hurtwood, 1 pound 12s. 3d.; stakes, &c., for fencing, 2 pounds 17s. 3d. {66}
Aug. 23rd.--To Loughborough, with Mr. Jenkins.
1777, Oct. 30th.--To Loseley to breakfast; to East Horsley, and dined at Mr. Fox's; supped at Mr. Duncumb's.
31st.--General Evelyn and Mr. Lomax dined.
Nov. 19th.--Paid Mr. Chaubert, for monument in Shere Church, 6 guineas. {67}
Dec. 21st.--Paid Mr. Lomax, for half an acre of land, 7 pounds {68}
1778, Jan. 16th.--To Leicester; dined with Mr. Parr, {69} and supped; whist; lost 3s.
Feb. 26th..--To the play with Miss Catherine Adee and Kitty: 'School for Scandal' and 'The Quaker.'
March 19th.--Antiquary Society; supped at the 'White Hart,' with Mr. Gough, Mr. Lort, Mr. Grose, and Mr. Topham. {70}
April 25th.--Lord Midleton came; rode with him to Pitland Street; he and Mr. Lomax dined.
June 8th.--Mr. Jenkins and Mr. J. Martyr {71} dined.
9th.--To Guildford; dined at Mr. Martyr's; Mr. Jenkins and Mr. Hawes there; to the horse race.
10th.--General Evelyn, Mr. Dyson, and Captain Williams dined; to the course.
July 19th, Sunday.--To Church; walked in the Museum Gardens with Mr. Austen.
26th, Sunday.--To Church at Shere; dined at Mr. Duncumb's; drank tea at Mr. Godschall's. Lord and Lady Onslow and Mr. and Mrs. Onslow there.
1780, Jan. 16th.--In a chaise to the Speaker at Wonersh, and dined; to Loseley in the evening.
27th.--Antiquary Society, supped with Mr. Waddilove at Mundy's Coffee House in Maiden Lane; paid 1s.
Feb. 8th.--To Drury Lane, with Mrs. Gardiner and Polly, 'Plain Dealer' and 'Fortunatus.'
March 28th.--To General Evelyn's, and breakfasted; to Turnpike meeting at Guildford; dined at the 'White Hart,' with Mr. Page and Captain Onslow; to Loseley and lay.
April 2nd.--Dined at Mr. Lomax's.
15th.--Breakfasted at Mr. Lomax's; rode with him to the Hurtwood.
17th.--To the race.
18th.--Do.
June 6th.--Lord Mansfield's house burnt, up all night.
Nov. 22nd.--Drank tea with Mr. Jenkins. To the Rolls Coffee House, and supped; quadrille.
Dec. 11th.--Mr. and Mrs. Eyre and Mr. and Mrs. Meux supped here; quadrille.
1781, Jan. 8th.--Edward went to the Guildford Ball.
11th. -To the first meeting of the Antiquary Society in Somerset House; supped at Coffee House, with Mr. Gough, Mr. Topham, &c.
March 22nd.--To Kingston Assizes; dined with the Grand Jury; Mr. Budgen's cause tried.
May 11th.--Supped at Mr. Meux's; whist, won 9s.
June 16th.--To Sir Edward Evelyn in Piccadilly, and with him in his phaeton to Leatherhead.
July 2nd.--With Dr. Osborne in his coach to Mr. Rice at Tooting, and dined.
Aug. 3rd.--To Mr. James at Enfield, and lay.
4th.--Rode to Mr. Jenkins, at Hampstead.
16th.--Mr. Manning supped and lay here.
17th.--With Mr. Manning {72} to Ansted Camp; he dined and lay here.
18th.--Dined at Mr. Pollen's; drank tea at Mr. Polhill's (Albury).
23rd.--Mr. and Mrs. Shaw and Mr. Polhill drank tea here.
24th.--To Colonel Clarke at Stanestreet, and breakfasted; dined and supped at Mr. Duncumb's.
25th.--To Loseley, and breakfasted; dined at the 'White Hart' with the Club.
Sept. 14th.--To Mr. Page {73} at Cobham to breakfast; to Shere to dinner.
15th.--General Evelyn, Mr. and Mrs. Lomax, and Mr. Duncumb dined with us. {74}
16th, Sunday.--Dined at Mr. Godschall's.
17th.--Breakfasted at Wotton; dined at the 'King's Head,' Epsom.
1782, Feb. 10th.--Walked to Hampstead; dined at Mr. Jenkins's; thence walked home with him. {75}
March 31st.--My brother and I drank tea at Capt. Finch's (Albury Park).
Sept. 15th.--Breakfasted at Lord Grantley's; dined at Mr. Shurlock's; drank tea with my brother; to Wotton, and lay at Sir Frederick's.
1783, June 7th.--Set out at 7 for Shere; breakfasted at Epsom; dined at the 'White Horse,' Dorking {76}; paid for breakfast, 1s.; barber, 6d.; horses, 10d.; at Dorking, dinner and wine, 3s. 8d.; horses, 1s.
July 3rd.--To Harrow speeches {77}; breakfasted at the
27th.--Paid labourers planting firs in the Hurtwood, 1 pound 12s. 3d.; stakes, &c., for fencing, 2 pounds 17s. 3d. {66}
Aug. 23rd.--To Loughborough, with Mr. Jenkins.
1777, Oct. 30th.--To Loseley to breakfast; to East Horsley, and dined at Mr. Fox's; supped at Mr. Duncumb's.
31st.--General Evelyn and Mr. Lomax dined.
Nov. 19th.--Paid Mr. Chaubert, for monument in Shere Church, 6 guineas. {67}
Dec. 21st.--Paid Mr. Lomax, for half an acre of land, 7 pounds {68}
1778, Jan. 16th.--To Leicester; dined with Mr. Parr, {69} and supped; whist; lost 3s.
Feb. 26th..--To the play with Miss Catherine Adee and Kitty: 'School for Scandal' and 'The Quaker.'
March 19th.--Antiquary Society; supped at the 'White Hart,' with Mr. Gough, Mr. Lort, Mr. Grose, and Mr. Topham. {70}
April 25th.--Lord Midleton came; rode with him to Pitland Street; he and Mr. Lomax dined.
June 8th.--Mr. Jenkins and Mr. J. Martyr {71} dined.
9th.--To Guildford; dined at Mr. Martyr's; Mr. Jenkins and Mr. Hawes there; to the horse race.
10th.--General Evelyn, Mr. Dyson, and Captain Williams dined; to the course.
July 19th, Sunday.--To Church; walked in the Museum Gardens with Mr. Austen.
26th, Sunday.--To Church at Shere; dined at Mr. Duncumb's; drank tea at Mr. Godschall's. Lord and Lady Onslow and Mr. and Mrs. Onslow there.
1780, Jan. 16th.--In a chaise to the Speaker at Wonersh, and dined; to Loseley in the evening.
27th.--Antiquary Society, supped with Mr. Waddilove at Mundy's Coffee House in Maiden Lane; paid 1s.
Feb. 8th.--To Drury Lane, with Mrs. Gardiner and Polly, 'Plain Dealer' and 'Fortunatus.'
March 28th.--To General Evelyn's, and breakfasted; to Turnpike meeting at Guildford; dined at the 'White Hart,' with Mr. Page and Captain Onslow; to Loseley and lay.
April 2nd.--Dined at Mr. Lomax's.
15th.--Breakfasted at Mr. Lomax's; rode with him to the Hurtwood.
17th.--To the race.
18th.--Do.
June 6th.--Lord Mansfield's house burnt, up all night.
Nov. 22nd.--Drank tea with Mr. Jenkins. To the Rolls Coffee House, and supped; quadrille.
Dec. 11th.--Mr. and Mrs. Eyre and Mr. and Mrs. Meux supped here; quadrille.
1781, Jan. 8th.--Edward went to the Guildford Ball.
11th. -To the first meeting of the Antiquary Society in Somerset House; supped at Coffee House, with Mr. Gough, Mr. Topham, &c.
March 22nd.--To Kingston Assizes; dined with the Grand Jury; Mr. Budgen's cause tried.
May 11th.--Supped at Mr. Meux's; whist, won 9s.
June 16th.--To Sir Edward Evelyn in Piccadilly, and with him in his phaeton to Leatherhead.
July 2nd.--With Dr. Osborne in his coach to Mr. Rice at Tooting, and dined.
Aug. 3rd.--To Mr. James at Enfield, and lay.
4th.--Rode to Mr. Jenkins, at Hampstead.
16th.--Mr. Manning supped and lay here.
17th.--With Mr. Manning {72} to Ansted Camp; he dined and lay here.
18th.--Dined at Mr. Pollen's; drank tea at Mr. Polhill's (Albury).
23rd.--Mr. and Mrs. Shaw and Mr. Polhill drank tea here.
24th.--To Colonel Clarke at Stanestreet, and breakfasted; dined and supped at Mr. Duncumb's.
25th.--To Loseley, and breakfasted; dined at the 'White Hart' with the Club.
Sept. 14th.--To Mr. Page {73} at Cobham to breakfast; to Shere to dinner.
15th.--General Evelyn, Mr. and Mrs. Lomax, and Mr. Duncumb dined with us. {74}
16th, Sunday.--Dined at Mr. Godschall's.
17th.--Breakfasted at Wotton; dined at the 'King's Head,' Epsom.
1782, Feb. 10th.--Walked to Hampstead; dined at Mr. Jenkins's; thence walked home with him. {75}
March 31st.--My brother and I drank tea at Capt. Finch's (Albury Park).
Sept. 15th.--Breakfasted at Lord Grantley's; dined at Mr. Shurlock's; drank tea with my brother; to Wotton, and lay at Sir Frederick's.
1783, June 7th.--Set out at 7 for Shere; breakfasted at Epsom; dined at the 'White Horse,' Dorking {76}; paid for breakfast, 1s.; barber, 6d.; horses, 10d.; at Dorking, dinner and wine, 3s. 8d.; horses, 1s.
July 3rd.--To Harrow speeches {77}; breakfasted at the