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Page 64. Richard Thonilinson of Akehead, in 1680, purchased the rectory of Bromfield from Mr. Walter Calverley. Of. Arch. Acl. 1 ser. vol. ii. p. 174.

Page 108, note IGD. There was a family of statesmen at Akehead of the name of Rook.

Page 114, note 188. Mr. Francis Anderson, of Alnwick, married, Sept. 6, 1728, at Corbridge, Mrs. Sarah Todd, a kinswoman, apparently, of Thomas Todd, vicar of Corbridge.

Page 120. Sir John Ballantyne, in 1679, purchased the grain tithes of Crookdake from Mr. Walter Calverley, and in that way acquired seats in the chancel of Bromfield. Of. Arrli. Ad. 1 ser. vol. iv. p. 174.

Page 175, note 33. George Crow, brother of Robert Crow of Kiplin, married Anne, daughter of Anthony Salvin of Sunderland Bridge, died in the month of November, 1801, aged 44. His widow survived him until May, 1841. Cf. monumental inscription, St. Oswald's, Durham.

Page 214, note 196. Mr. Willey Reveley had travelled in Greece, and seems to have had some reputation as an architect, f'f. Nichols' Lifci-ari/ Atierdntcfi, vol. ix. pp. 148, 150.

Page 228, note 256. For ' He was father of William Hutchinson, F.S.A., the Durham historian,' rfarl ' Query, the father, etc'

Page 280, note 20. For ' married, 25 Nov., 1742, Mrs. Margaret Richard- son,' read ['Query, married, 25 Nov., 1742, Mrs. Margaret Richai'dson ; or was this lady second wife of James Scott, the elder?']

Page 295, note 3. Of Dr. Robert Anderson, a man of considerable literary attainments, who died at Edinburgh, 20 March, 1830, a memoir may be found in the Dictumarj/ of National Biography, f'f. Nichols' JAti'ranj Illustrations, vol. vii. p. 69.

Page 298, note 3. For 'Hannah, wife first of Robert Carr (and secondly of — Jolly) Mary and Anne,' read ' Hannah, wife of — Jolly. Mary married, 7 August, 1778, Robert Carr of Bowsden, and Anne.'

SIX NORTH COUNTRY DIARIES.

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TEEFACE

DIARY or JOHN ASTON

DIAllY OF CURISTOPIIER SANDERSON... PEDKiREE OF SANDERSON OF EGGLESTON .

DIAKV OF NICHOLAS BEE

PEDIGREE OF BEE OF DURHAM

DIARY OF JOHN THOMLINSON

PEDIGREE OF THOMLINSON OF BLENCOGO.

PEDIGREE OF GYLL OF BARTON

DIARY OF THOMAS GYLL

PEDIGREE OF BROWN OF ALNWICK ...

DIARY OF NICHOLAS BROWN

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PREFACE.

Of the diaries printed in tliis volume, the most important, iu every way, is the first. Written by John Aston, a younger son of the ancient family of Aston of Aston, in Cheshire, who was attached to the suite of Charles I. on his expedition tlirough the counties of York, Durham and Northumberland in the first Bishops' War of lGo9, the journal corroborates incidents mentioned in Edward Norgate's letters, written, from Newcastle and Berwick, to Secretary Windebank and others, as abstracted in the ('(i/e/ular of State Pajjers, Domestic for lUo9. To the members of the Surtees Society it affords further evidence of the then waste and poverty-stricken con- dition of the Border lands, enlarging the report sent to the Uuge and Senate of Venice in 1G17 by their Secretary Lionello, who stated that the country ' at a distance of from forty to hfty miles from the frontier, and especially the county of Northumberland, was very pour, uncultivated and exceedingly wretched,' a condition proceeding ' from the sterility of the ground, and also from the perpetual wars with which these nations have savagely destroyed each other ' {Calendar of State FajMi's, Venice, 1G15-1G17, p. 550).

The second diary, from which only extracts are given, is of the Commonwealth and Ilestoration period. The third, although of the period of the Great Eevolution, is singularly silent about that event. In the fourth diary, written by a young clergyman, who reveals his self-seeking propensities with art- less candour, are echoes of the Rebellion of 1715. The fifth is that of a sagacious lawyer, whose pithy and analytical com- ments on Durham people and events are always decided ; the sixth is that of an Alnwick attorney with personal tastes in- clining to sermons and to cock-fighting, who noted many domestic events concerning his family, his neighbours and his widespread connections.

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Tho editor desires to acknowledge his obligations: — To Sir Jonathan Backhouse, bart., for the fullest use of his contem- porary copy of Sanderson's diary; to Mr. F. C. Beazley, F.S.A., foi- collating' the proofs of Sanderson's diary with the original MS. in the possession of his kinswoman, Mrs. G. II. ("lover; to Mr. William Bell, for the generous gift of lirown's diary; to Mr. William Brown, F.S.A., for reading proofs and for other assistance; to Dr. C. C. Burman, for his liberal permission to print from the originals four letters of the Bev. Percival Stockdale ; to Mr. H. H. E. Craster, Fellow of All Souls, for some useful and appropriate notes; to Mr. F. W. Dendy, for reading the proofs and for valued counsel; to Mr. ("hailes Forster for help in constructing the pedigree of Thomlinson: to Miss M. T. Martin, for her accurate tran- scripts of Aston 's and Thomliuson's diaries from the originals in the British Museum and for collating the proofs of am- biguous passages with the MS. ; to Mr. Richard Welford, M.A., for reading the proofs and other valuable assistance; to Mr. H. M. Wood, B.A., for many extracts from Parish Registers to prove the accuracy of corresponding entries in the diaries and for other generous help : and to all others who have imparted information.

J. C. HODGSOX.

Alnwick, April, 191U.

THE JOURl^AL OF JOHN ASTON, 1639.'

INTRODUCTION.

In the British Museum there is a journal^ written during the first Bishops' War by an eye-witness to the events therein related, which, apparently escaped the observation of the late Dr. Gardiner when writing his monumental histon- of The Fall of the Monarchy of Chnrles I. nor has it been quoted by Professor Terry either in his Life and Campaigns of Alexander Leslie, or in his carefully written, paper on 'The Visits of Charles I. to Newcastle in 1633, 1639 and 1646-7 ' printed in the twenty-first volume of Archaeologia Aeliana.

John Aston, the writer of the journal, holding the office of ' Privy ■Chamber-man Extraordinary ' as deputy for his brother, may be identified, but not with absolute certainty, with John Aston, second son of John Aston of Aston in Cheshire, ' Sewer to Anne, Queen of James I.,' brother to Sir Thomas Aston, first baronet, a captain of horse in the service of Charles I. If this be so, the diarist was edu- cated at Braseuose College, Oxford, whei-e he matriculated on the 28th March, 1617, aged 15; and, according to his epitaph in the private chapel at Aston, he ' with great prudence and fidelity preserved the estate and evidences of the family from being ruin'd by sequestration and plunder during his life, which ended on the 1st of April, 1650.'

The quality and nature of the observations set down by the diarist show him to have been an observant and educated gentleman as well as the companion and associate of men of standing.

Aston's Journal may be carefully compared with the parallel Journal of the Elarl of Rutland, written in the months of March,

' Brit. Mus. Additional MS. 28,566.

■ The existence of Aston's Journal and its value and suitability for the present volume were pointed out by Dr. Gee and by Mr. H. H. E. Craster.

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April and May of 1639, printed in the Twelfth RejJort of the Histori- cal MSS. Cummission, Appendix iv. pp. 504-516 ; and also with Sir William Brereton's Journey through Durham and N orthuniberland in 1635, in Kichardson's Reprints of Rare Tracts.

Mr. Aston's armour comprised a cask, i.e., casque or helmet, a gorget, or defence for the neck ; a culet or culettes, the overlapping plates from the waist to the hip which protected the back of the knight as the tuilles protected the front of the body (here the term appears to apply to the front part as well) ; pauldrons or shoulder pieces in plate armour ; vambrace, or armour which covered the right arm from the elbow to the wrist ; cuisses or armour for the thighs, etc.

THE JOURNAL.

Iter Boreale. Anno Salutis 1639 et DissidicB intn Anglos etScotos. Iiichontum i*> Ap'ilis, Finitum 29" Jiinii.

My journey to Yorke to attend the king (as a privy chamber- man extraordinary) on the behalfe of my brother. Anno. 1639, April! 1st.

I went from Rissley, Sir Henry Willoughbie's'^ in Darbyshire, Aprill the 1st, beeing Monday, Anno. 16.39.

My brother delivered mee 100/. and sent theise servants with mee : Thomas Woollet, Thomas Millington, Arthur Heath, Francis Ridgate, a footman, and John Taylor to drive the cart with my carriadge of apparrell, amies and necessaryes.

I had three stoned horses, a, gray gelding, and two cart horses.

I had a cuirassier's amies for my selfe, close caske. gorget, back and breast culet, pouldrons, vambrace, left hand gauntlet, and cuisses, and a case of jDistolls and great saddle.

Tho. Woollet, Tho. Millington" and Arthur Heath had each of them for amies, back and breast and open head-piece, a carbine and belt and cai-tilage box ; and each of them a case of pistolls and great saddle.

John Taylor had a light cart with two wheeles covered over with red cloth, with my brother's scutcheons of arines wrought upon it, and two good horses to drawe it.

About 10 a clock I came to the castle in Nottingham (Mr. Malins) accompanied with my brother, and there wee met Mr. Heniy Brooke, and I entertained his footeman, Francis Ridgate. After dinner I parted with my brother.

This from Rissley is 06 miles.

Thence with my owne company I went that night to the Sw'anne, Mr. Ro. Deanes, in Mansfield, from Nottingham 12 miles.

Aprill 2. On Tuesday I baited at Blithe and lay that night at Mr. Leavet's, the White Hart, in Doncaster ... . • • 20 miles.

[April] 3. On Wednesday I baited at Ferrv Brigg and lay that night at Mr. Taylor's, poast master, at the Swanne in Tadcaster 19 miles.

' Sir Henry Willoughhy of Risley, a place some eight miles from Derby, was made a baronet in 1611: his daughter and coheir, Anne Willoughby, married for her second husband Sir Thomas Aston, hart.

[April] -i. On Thursday I came to Mr. Poole's house in the Ould-woorke* streete in Yorke, where I was billited my selfe and footman, and the rest of my men and horses at Mr. Atkinson's, the Elephant and Castle on Peasam Greene ... 08 miles.

Totall of the miles betweene Risslev and Yorke 65 miles.

DoNCASTAR. A ver}^ spacious faire church, but few monuments or matters remarkeable in it.

Onely this inscription I noted for the odd conceit, written round about a faire plaine marble on the north side : —

Howe, Howe, who is heere. I Robun of Doncaster. And Margarett my Phoere. That I spent, that I had. That I gave, that I have. That I lent, that I lost. Quo'd Robertus Byrks : who in this world did Reigne threescore yeares and seaven, and yet lived not one.

Yorke. A faire lardge cittie. Twenty-six churches in it. One whereof, the minster, is a very goodly edifice and exceeding lardge, and for lightsomenesse much excells Pauls. The greatest blemish of the building is that the roofe is of wood. The chapter house is a very faire round roome on the north side with faire painted glasse windowes, and pretty fantastique woorke i-ound the stone seates, which seeme to bee cut out in stone, but I beleive are onely plaister woorke.

Sir Arthur Ingram's house^ at the west end of the minster, the inhabitants beleive excells for a garden beeing set out with images of lyons, beares, apes and the like, both beasts and birds which, from the topp of the steeple, please the eye, but otherwise are showes onely to delight chilldren, the cheifest pleasure of his gardens beeing the neare adjacency to the towne wall, which aflfoords him meanes to cast severall mounts and degrees one above annother, the upmost veiwing the whole countrey on that side, and is of a great liberty extending half a quarter of a mile in length beyond Sir Tho. Ingram's,^ his next neighbour. His house is low, noe extraordinary building, but very commodious and stately and spacious enough though not suitable to his estate. Yet hee showed him selfe an honourable host by entertaining (during the time of the king's abode there) the lord generaU, the lord chamberlaine, the secretary of estate in his house, and the rest of the lords (that attended on the king) every day man}- of them at boord with him beside gentlemen and others.

The cittie is aboundantly stored with provision, yet because of

^ Aldwark is still the name of a street in York.

* Sir Arthur Ingram was knighted 16th July, 1621. His house must have been the house now known as the Treasurer's House.

" Sir Thomas Ingram was knighted 16th October, 1636.

the king's presence'^ and concourse with him, thinpes were inhaunccd above their usuall price much. Neverthelesse there were excellent ordinaries : ISd. the masters and Gd. servants, as at the Talbot (a very faire inne) especially. At Ousemans the poast master, the signe of the Dragon, for I2d. and 8d. ; at the Bell in Thursday-Markett, for Sd. and Gd., with many other places.

The king hath a meane pallaoe here, yet conveniently contrived, affording him an outer court, a. good square base court, a good guard chamber, privie cliamber, and presence with inner roomes, befitting his state, and a small garden. The cheifest of the king's pleasure heere was to ride downe into Clifton Yngs (or meadows) and have his nobillitie about him, and see his cavaliers on their brave horses, much more like the recreation of Hide Parke, than the fashion of Campus Martins.

To this cittie I came the -ith of Aprill, beeing Thursday, and there remained till the 27tli of the same moneth, beeing Saturday. The people are affable and free hearted, yet vaine glorious, and love to bee praised. In theire feasts they are very luxurious, and given to excesse ; but it may bee the occasion now made them to enlardge theire courtesies beyond their usuall boundes, otherwise they deserve the king's charactar of good people who the longer hee stayed the better they used him.

The beleife of the bishops was that the king once heere, the faction in Scotland, like a mist by the breaking forth of the sunne, would dissipate and vanish, but theire pollicy and confidence failed them, as the sequele shewed. For the Scots vanquished them at their owne weapon, and foiled them in the treaty, as tliey had affronted the king by taking amies. And heerein onely my lord of Cauterbuiy comes short of the Cardinall Richelieu, because hee did perfect and goe through with his design against the Kochellers, but his grace failed in his prediction, the event (I beleive) falling quite contrary to his expectacion.

This clergie poet gained a benefice for the ensueing coppie, because hee jileased the bishop's humour soe well. [A space is left for the ' coppie.'^

Aprill. Heere in Yorke during our abode, which was three weekes, wee were never disciplined, nor nmstered. Onely the 9th of this moneth wee were in Clifton Ings disposed in ranck and file and 806 our number observed, which came farr short of the king's expectacion or the list of his servants. The delay and necglect of training was excused, by the absence of many of the king's servants (which were daylie expected) and the want of armes and furniture, which those who were present, for conveniency and ease of carriadge had (as they pretended) sent by sea to New Castle and liarwick. But the true caust- (as I conceive) was the want of officers not yet

■ 'On March 30 the King rode into York.' (Jardiner, Fn/f of the

Monarch;/ of Charles /., vol. i. p. '2m5.

elected, and a hope the Scotsh would submitt, the king beeing soe farre advanced towards them, and then his purse might bee spared, and none entertained into pay, save onely the principall officers of the feild, whose owne estates might beare the chardge of the journey to Yorke. And had the Scots then come in I beleive none but Sir Jacob Ashley,*^ sergeant major generall, and those common foote souldiours and troupes of horse (which were not many) should have received pay for theire march to Yorke.

In Yorke citty was billited none save onely the king's servants and their retinue, which was done to avoyd disorder which common souldiours are apt to occasion in great townes where there is such meanes to licentiousnesse, and to ingratiate with the peojsle by delivering them from the wicked debauchery of such guests.

The horse were quarterd at Selbie upon Ouse, some 10 miles distant from Yorke, and the foote in the adjacent villages, and some of them intermixt with the horse, which bred some disorders and quarrells (yet without bloud-shed), there beeing ever an semulation betweene the horse and foote for presedency, and therefore not to bee quartered together, the auncient dispute still reviving, especially in their distemper with wine, the foote then not contented that common opinion should bee theire umpire.

[April] 22. About the 22nd I sent Woollet and the black stoned horse home when I found the chardge of soe many servants burden- some, and the humor of the king's servants not to answere the report of that profuse gallantry and equipage they were divulged^ to carry : besides the expedition, for ought men could then discover, was likely to bee tadious having the ambition of the bishops to foment the quarrell, beeing so zealous in their revenge that episcopacie was rejected in Scotland, as James and John were that theire Lord and Master was not admitted into the village of the Samaritans ; and as if the banishment of bishops out of Scotland had beene oequivalent to the rejection of our Saviour, there was noething now with them but forthwith to command fire and sword downe from heaven and consume them, but 'twas happy they were rebuked with Yee know not what manner of spirritt yee are of.

About this time the king went to Selby to veiw his horse in battell aray, and they were then (as was reported) about 700 at that village. At the same time, after the king's departure, there hap- pened a fatall disaster to one Mr. Dawney,!^ heire to 1,000/. per

» Sir Jacob Astley, knighted 17th July, 1624.

" Divulge = to proclaim publicly. Cf. Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor, III. ii. : 'I will divulge Page himself, for a severe and wilful Acteon.'

" Thomas Dawney, eldest son of John Dawney (who was buried at Snaith, 19th April, 1639, in the lifetime of his father), and grandson and heir apparent of Sir Thomas Dawney of Sessay, knight, who died in 1641. He was bap- tized at Snaith, 15th December, 1616, and was buried there 19th April, 16.39. His mother was Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Richard Hutton of Goldsborougli. Cf. Dugdale's Visitation of Yorkshire, ed. Clay, vol. ii., p. 334.

auuuiii ill Yorke-sbire. Hee, having received his education t'lum his grandfather, a man given to licentiousnesse iind excesse of drincking, did partici|>ate of his vic^3s, and having then surchardged hiiuselte with carowsiiig, amidst liis exercise and ryding of his horse, pulled him in his advancing backwards upon him, and received such a bruise as the next day ended his life, and begun his widdow mother's sorrows, wlio was a vertuous gentlewoeman, and lived near the place where I was lodged in Yorke.

[April] 27. I went from Yorke the 27th of Aprill, being Saturday, on which daj- there fell aboundanoe of raine, and made foule travelling over the forrest of Gawtrie which lies betweene Yorke and Topcliffe where I baited, being 17 miles from Yorke, there runns the river called Swale. That night I came to North Allerton, 7 miles further, and there lodged all night in a poore house, the towne beeing filled with troupers before mee. Yet I found indifferent accommadacion both for my selfe and horses, good meate for Gd. ordinaiy, and good provender beanes and oates for Sd. a peck. The dearest provision was beere at id. a small tiaggon, not a wine quart. But there had beeno all the foote (in their passage) quartered before us, w'hich occasioned that scarcity of drincke.

[April] 28. The next day beeing Sonday, I passed over the river Teeze at a foord which divides York-shire from the Bishoprick at a little villadge called Neesom.

Then I came to Dar[l]ington, 10 miles from Northallerton, where I baited and found the price of drincke encrease upon mee, Sd. for a riaggon not much greater than the former. This is a pritty market towne seated upon a hill over the river Skerne : hence I went to a small villadg 3 miles further, called Cottam, where I lodged all night in a meane house.

[April] 29. The next day beeing Monday, I came to Durham (11 miles), the bishop's sea of that diocesse, where he hath a goodly auncient castle for his habitation which was now taken up for the king, who came that same night to towne. ^^ The towne is pleasantly seated and environned with the river Weere, especially that part where the castle, cathedrall and prebends' houses stand, which resembles a horse shooe, beeing seperated from the rest of the towne (as it were) with the river, save onely one space to goe to those buildings like the distance betweene the two ends of the horse shooe.

In this towne are much gentiy, it beeing the London (as it were) of those north parts, which extend as farre as Barwick. The cathedrall church is very lardge, and by some ^equalled to Yorke, but more out of affeccion than truth, there beeing noe comparison, this comming farre short of Yorke for beauty and state, the two vast (i.e. too vast) pillars it hath serving better for pei^petuity than comeliness in architect, yet I believe the softness of the stone (beeing a red greets)

" Not on the 1st May as stated by Gardiner, Fall of the Monarchy oj iJharle.'i I., vol. i. p. -213.

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made the care of the founders to increase the size of the columns the better to support the fabrick for the benefitt of succeeding aages.

Heere roome beeing scarse, I was (as some others of his maiestie's servants) sent out of towne to bee lodged some 3 miles westward, tO' one Mr. Bro^\^le's house, a parson at a place called Flash^^ in Middle wood neare Beare-parke. Age and infirmitie had made him looke back from the plow, his function, and that vacation had cast his minde wholly upon his earthly plough, beeing a man devoted to Ceres^^ and onely solicitous after worldly business, yet both himselfe and wife (who was a good matronely woeman and of a more bountifuU minde than hee by much) were very hosi^itable to mee during my stay, providing good meate for mee and my servants at 3d. per meale, oates for my horses at 20d. a bushell, and hay for id. a day and night, and straw enough gratis.

From Durham his maiestie sent one of his servants, Sir James Carmithael,!* a Scottsh man, and one of his cupbearers, to the Scotsh with a message of mercy and acception in to his favour, if they would yet cease to bee obstinate and embrace his pardon. But they denyed their demanour to bee such as needed a pardon, which to embrace they must acknowledge them selves guilty, and insisted upon their former greivances for want of justice against their bishops, and their feares of innovations in religion : this aggravated the king's dis- pleasure and made him hasten with his army yet nearer, imitating the Divine justice (as noe doubt the bishops flattered him) which comes with leaden feete but strikes with iron hands. But (it seemes) the Scotts thought the allegory did not hold, and therefore meant to stand it out. And Dr. Morton, the bishop of Durham, the 5 of May beeing the day before the king's departure, thence preached in the cathedrall before the king against the rebellion and disobedience of subjects, a sermon (since printed)!^ confuting the insurrection of subject against their lawfull prince upon what cause soever by scripture and fathers.

Sir James Carmithaell's message. [A space is left.]

Newcastle. 1639. May 4. Saturday, the 4 of May, I went from Flash to Newcastle, 12 miles. There I was lodged at one Mr. Wm. Bouner's^^ house in the Side, a woollen draper, and my horses at a poore man's stable without the Newgate.

'- Flass in the chapelry of Esh, near Durham.

'^ Ceres was the goddess of agriculture.

'^ Sir James Carmichael was knighted 2nd July, 1632.

'* A Sermon preached before the Kings most Excellent Majestic in the Cathedrall Church of Durham upon Sunday, being the fifth day of May, 1639^ By the Right Beverewl Father in God, Thomas, Lord Bishop of Duresme. Newcastle, Robert Barker, 1639. The Bishop took for his text, ' Let every soul be subject to the higher powers.'

"' William Bonner, merchant, married at St. John's church, Newcastle, 17th November, 1635, Jane Henderson. In 1655 he was chamber-clerk of Newcastle. Brand, Newcastle, vol. ii., p. 196.

[May] 6. The king came to towne on Monday the 6th, was met upon the way about halfe a mile out of to^\^le with the lord generall's and lord lieutenant generall's troupes of horse, and by many of the servants in their souldiour's equipage on horseback, the king himselfe having left his cuach and mounted on horse back, soe entered the towne, and in the markett place, called Sand-hill, neare the South- gate, hee was attended by the maior and aldermen, and there the towne dark, Mr. Tho. Riddall^'' (in the recorder's stead, hee beeing^ then sicke) pronounced a gratulatory speech to the king, and in the name of the citty presented him with a purse of gould. Afterwards the king rode up and was lodged at Mr. Lyddall'si^ house in Pillgrim Streete, one of the alldermen, and the bells and ordinance from the walls, beeing about 26, ecchoed his welcome.

[May] 5. The Sonday before which was the 5th a proclamacion was openly read in time of Divine service in St. Nicholas church, proclaiming pardon to the Scotts, etc., if they would come in ■within 8 dayes, if not they must expect the king's wrath. Vid. proclamacion.

Now began the preparations to bee more warrlike, the numbers of souldiours to encrease, officers to bee chosen and discipline to bee used ; and all sounded now noething but blood and death, yet the Scots held their countenance still.

[May] 9. The 9th, being Thursday, the king and all his servants- were feasted at the maior's and some of the alldermen's houses. Wee of the privy chamber (with divers others) at Sir LyoneU Maddisou's.^9 And the king for a reward of their munificence, honoured the maior with knighthood, Sir Alexander Davison,20 a Salter by trade. And the towne clarke. Sir Tho. Riddall.

Tliis night, after the king had supped, Mr. Richard Egerton pre- sented himselfe and Mr. Tho. Egerton, his brother, in cuirassier's armes on horseback, and six horsemen in buffe coates and carbines.

This same day Sir Wm. Savill's regiment, Yorke-shire men, beeing 900 very able fellows, passed through the towne, and the king came downe to the court gate to see them march.

'" Sir Thomas Riddell of Fenham became colonel of one of the Foot regiments ; he died in exile and was buried in the church of St. Jaques at Antwerp in April, 165'2. Cf. new History of 2f 0)-thumher/aud, \ol. ii., p. 284; vol. viii., pp. 183-188 ; and Brand, Xewcnstle, vol. ii., p. 215?;.

'" Mr. Thomas Liddell of Newcastle, merchant adventurer, created a baronet in 1 642.

" Sir Lionel Maddison, merchant adventurer, mayor of Newcastle in 1632, died on the 18th of November, 1646, and was lionoured with a magnificent monu- ment in the church of St. Nicholas. C'f. Welford, Men of Mark, where a memoir may be found.

"Sir Alexander Davison, merchant adventurer, mayor of Newcastle, 162t) and l()38, was mortally wounded at the siege of Newcastle on the 19th October, 1644, and was buried in the cliurch of St. Nicholas on the 2!)th of the same month. Cf. Welford, Men of Murk. New f/islori/ of Xorthiimherhaiil, vol. viii., p. 298, note 3.

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[May] 10. The 10, beeino: Friday, 70 horse which, came out of Isforfolke at their owne chardge conducted by Sir Wm. Druiy, and intended for the sersnce of my lord generall, were in requitall of the affeccion his countrey men showed him, honoured with the company of the lord generall him selfe and divers noblemen, and his owne company fetched them in to towne.

And the same day 5,000 men marched through the towne belong- ing to the lord generall, lord lieutenant generall, and the master of the ordinance.

[May] 11. The 11, beeing Saturday, was the first generall muster of the privy chamber men and others of his maiestie's neerest servants. Then our captains were chosen and wee afterwards were 'disciplined.

The Lord Chamberline was colonell or captain generall. The Lord Caniarven, lieutenant colonell. Sir Fluke Huncks, serjeant major. Sir Henry Hungett,-^ quartermaster.

Mr. Bevill Greenevill,^^ captain lieutenant to the Lord Chamberlaine's company. Mr. Fretzwell, cornet. Captain Barker, one corporall. Quere the other.

Mr. Gilbert Byron, captain lieutenant to the Lord Carnarvon.

Mr. John Carey, comet. Two corjDoralls.

Sir Foulke Huncks, captain over a troupe of carbines, Mr. John Mason, captain lieutenant. Mr. Robert Sands, coronet.

Sir Ralph Hopton, captain over a company of carbines. Mr. Jo. Hall, captain lieutenant. Mr. Neale Mackworth, coronet.

Sqviire Heale,-^ captain over a company of carbines.

Mr Bamfield, captain lieutenant.

Mr. Clement Martin, coronet.

The Lord Philip Harbert, captain over a troupe of carbines. Captain Tho. Cam, captain lieutenant. Mr Carleton, coronet.

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-' Sir Henry Himgate was knighted 20th April, 1619.

^- This name is altered from Sir Frederick Conwallis (s^c). Sir Bevil •Grenville was knighted 23rd June, 1639.

-^ Sir John Hele was knighted at Berwick, 23rd June, 1639.

-' Here is crossed through ' Mr. Beavall Greenvile, captain over a troupe of carbines.'

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The band of tjentleiuan pensioners. 25 William Earle of Salisbury, captaine. Greor<re Lord Goring, lieutenant, al)sent. Sir Edw. Capell, stiindardbearer, vice Lord Goring. Mr. Tho. Wynne, clarke of the cheque. Sir Ellis Hicks-^' bore the standard.

[May] 20. The 20th, beeing Monday, all the privy chamber men and other of his niajestie's nearest servants (the pensioners excepted, who were ever in a band by them selves) mustered and exercised in a feild neare the towne, and the king came on horse- backe to behold us. When the horse were cast into battalia, there were six cornetts flying in the head of the troupes. Two squadrons of gentlemen cuirassiers in the middle, flanckd on each hand with 2 squadrons of carbines ; and the king was much pleased with the sight, and rode by every troupe, and by him selfe or the captaine's published his pleasing acceptacion of our affeccions to serve him ; and to our troupe, the Lord Carnarvon, our commander, delivered the king's contentment to see us in this familiar complement, that the king commended his service to us, with thankes, and that hee received soe much delight in viewing us that wee must all meete againe the Wednesday following : but I believe his lordshipp de- livered the message accordinge to his owne expression, and not from the king's mouth. This battalia of horse of the king's servants and theire attendants, I guesse not to be above 400, for wee were never above 10 in rancke and vi. deepe.

[May] 22. The 22nd of May, beeing Wednesday, wee were (by command the former day) to have shewed our horse againe, and beene disciplined, but some occurrences chandged those orders and wee were that day commanded by sound of trumpet to accompany •our cornet and march towards Barwick.27

The king had heere received some intelligence of a defeate the Scots liad given Marquisse Huntley about Aberdene, that they had surprised 3,000 amies sent to him by the king and some moneys in the towne, and that tliey had carryed the marquisse prisoner to Edenburgh Castle. Tliis, or some such relation was brought the

" Instituted in 1509 and now styled the Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms.

'-" Sir Ellis Hicks was knighted 23rd September, 1635.

-' In Hollar's rare and highly interesting engraving of ' The Severall Formes How King Charles his Armey enquarterd in the feilds being past New Castle on the march toward Scotland, Anno Domini 1639,' it is shown that five out of seven regiments of troops lodged on Bockenfield-moor, near Felton, on the 21st of May, that six regiments were quartered on Rock-moor on the •J2nd of May, that the whole seven regiments were quartered near Detchant wood, Belford, on the 23rd of May, and that lliey were (juartered on Goswiok moor from the 24th to the 27th of May, on which latter day ' they inarcht away to the Grand Leaguer ' [between the villages of West Ord and Hornclift'e]. This print is reproduced in the new History of Xorthumber/und, vol. i. p. 400. In theGough Collection in the Bodleian, vol. xxv. fol. 59, there is an early engraving entitled ' A Mapp of King Charles his Campe or Leager in the North,' which forms a pendant to Hollar's print.

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king to Mr. Lyddall's house in New-Castle by a Scottsh gentleman sent by a younger sonne of Marquisse Huntley's (the eldest beeing taken prisoner with his father) in the disguise of a fidler, and lest this plot should be discovered the marquisse's sonne, who sent him,, within 3 dayes after made an escape out of Scotland by boate and came himselfe, and, as was reported, besought the king hee might have the conduct of some souldiours and hee would conquer his ennemies, but this was thought some Gibeonitish guile, and little credited by those who heard noe other of it than as before. Whetlier this were the truth of the message, and how it was relished by the- king and counsell I cannot affirme.

But wee were soddainly (as before) commanded towards Barwicke, and that Wednesday night. May 22nd, I came to Stannington, three miles short of Morpit, and nine miles from Newcastle, and my buisines of preparation for the journey beeing not wholly finished, it was late in the afternoone before I set out, soe I began my journey just when the sunne sufferd an ecclipse ; ite was darke and misty before I came to Stannington, and the way beeing pesterd^s with troupers, made mee stay and seeke a lodging in this poore villadge, it was not superstition stayed mee, though rumors beeing then uncertaine, and our departure soddaine, there wanted not those who construed this ecclipse as an ominous presage of bad successe to the king's affaires.

Stannington. This was a very meane towne, and with much diffioultie I got such a lodging at one widdow Gayles as was there to bee expected, soe meane and unoleanely as it made mee first feele the smart of backbiters in this journey.

Yet the villadge was remarkable for two accidents lately happen- ing, the one fatall to it selfe, by the necgligent dischardge of a car- bine (by one of the Lord Newport's horse troupe there billeted) out of a high window neare the eves of a thatched house. The powder of the panne taking fire in the thatch was undiscavered till by strength of the winde it grew to an unquencheable fire and wholly consumed 7 or 8 dwelling houses, whose mines at my beeing there did lamentably witnesse the truth of it.

The other accident was not soe pitifull, but rather pleasing to see justice executed upon soe malicious a malefactor. It was this : — Some of Sir Jacob Asheley's^^ regiment were quartered about South Sheilds neare New Castle, and there were courteously used by a bayliffe of Sir Nicholas Tempest's (whose demeasnes^o adjoined to their quarter) but they ill requited his pitty of them, with stealing his cattle and other outrages, which moved him to complaine to their colonell, who having severely punished the offendours, it begot such

-^ Pestered = crowded, clogged, incumbered. ' The calendar is filled not to sa.y pestered with them, jostling one another for room, many holding the same day in copartnership of festivity. ' Fuller, Worthies of England, c. 3.

^^ Ashley = Astley. Sir Jacob Astley was knighted 17th July, 1624.

'" Flatworth. 6/. new History of Northxtrnherland, vol. viii. p. 341, note 3^

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a rancour in one of tlieir heai-ts, that hee onely to please himselfe with an unchristian and unprofitable revenge upon the steward, fvred with his match a tjreat stake of his master's hay (valued by report at 40/.). This villaine, when hee was found out, was on Monday, the 20th of May, whiles all the army marched by, executed upon a new gibbett newly erected for him at tlie south end of Stannington towne, framed of some of the burnt timl>er of the fired houses, and this inscription fixed on the poast : 'for willfull and malicious burning of a stack of hay.' This was the first exemplary justice done in the anny, and noe question but this and the strict martiall lawes published in printe, was a bridle to base mindes onely a,wed with feare of punishment.

[May] 23. The 23, beeing Ascension day, his majestie stayed at New Castle to receive the communion, and in the afternoone hee came to Anwick,^^ where the earle of Xorthumberland hath an auncient castle and a great royalltie, but the castle was two ruinous to receive the king^^ • i^ge therefore lodged at the abbey, Sir Francis Brandlin's, and Mr. Henn- Percy, who supplyed the •earle's stead, lodged in the castle, and had a peculiar command given him (if I mistake not), of 300 horse raised by his brother.

I came to Anwick this afternoone, which was 15 mile, and heere, because the king was now neere Scotland, it was thought fitt there should bee a watch about the court, and, which souldiours affirme not to be usuall, there was a horse guard and sentinells placed just at the court gate. But this was rather to please the privy chamber men, who, because of their nearer attendance and extraordinary •expence this journey, sought the first honour of watching the king's person, before the pensioners, who challendged it, and then stood in competition with them, and because the pensioners were designed to watch the king's pavillion when hee came to Gosswick, where the army was then set downe, the privy chamber men earnestly pressed for it, and were admitted to their owne trouble to keepe an unnecesary watch heere, and the Lord Chamberlaine's squadron began halfe of them that night, and began likewise to breake dis- cipline, there happening a quarrell betweene Mr. Edw. Terringham

^' On May 23rJ the King himself set forward to his first halt at Alnwick. Terry, Life and Campaigns of Alexander Leslie, p. 63.

^- The above description may be compared with what was written bj- one who accompanied the Duke of Cumberland's army in 1745 : — ' After I liad fully surveyed these ruins [of Alnwick Castle] by walking round the walls, I found it was formerly the most strong building (both as to a castle as well as a palace) that I ever saw. All around the battlements is full of effigies which the weather and great length of time has now quite defaced. The grand port, or gatewaj', as you enter, is as strong as any I have seen in Flanders, with everything belonging to modern fortification. In the garden there remains a most curious and plentiful fountain with many spouts (which still j-ield water) and several otlier old and ingenious contrivances amidst a great many vaulted walls now in ruins, as is the chapel.' — Journey throuijh Part of' Kn<jland an<l Scotland along irith the Ar7ny under the Cominnnd of H. 11. H. the Duke of Cumberland. By a Volunteer, p. 47, second edition, London, 1747.

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and Mr. Thinne, who, because Mr. Terringham liad drawne his sword upon Thinn's man for loosing his horse (in the court of guard) and giving him unmannerly language, Thinne came in to the defence of his man, and the difference grew hot betwixt them, and when the watoh was broke up, Terringham, by the king's command, was com- mitted all day to the court of guard, not because hee was most in fault (as was supposed), but that hee beeing the king's auncient servant, and having gotten well in his service, Avould increase an affront from soe meane a fellow to a quarrell, or rather to wine popular applause Avith the extraordinary privy chamber men, who received noe beniiitt by the court and yet were put to such expence, for that if they should receive but just checks, it would bee enough to breed discontent in them, over whom the king was allready not causelessly jealous, that they had noe great zeale to serve him in this quarrell for the pride and unlimited power of bishops. And the ill order in billiting the extraordinarie servants, the chardge and trouble they were put too for their carriadges, and the generall disregard they found, together with a consciousness of their ignorance in martiall discipline, and the little care taken to instruct them, thef insufficiency of those officers that should doe it : the great bruite^^ of the ennemye's strength and theire able commanders, did beget a distrust in most, and a murmure in others, which noe doubt tooke a deepe impression in the clergie, who were vigilant spies over all men's words and actions in this journey, and noe question rendred an account to their metropolitan how the pulse of the king's powor did beate, and accordingly the councell given was either more sharpe or more remisse, and at last finding theire dignity (as they thought) betrayed, they feared a greater mischiefe if they had refused to bee soe deceived, as in the end they were.

[May.] The 24th beeing Friday, the Lord Carnarvon's troope was commanded away to Belford,^^ 12 mile, and were noe sooner come thither but were sent for back againe by Sir Henry Hungett, our quarter master, which bred confused thoughts in many to conjecture the cause. Some thought the Scotts had made an inroade into the countrey and were not fari^e of, and therefore the king would not adventure us soe farre onwards, and weaken liis personall guard ; others mentioned a great defeate given to the king's partie, they knew not well where ; yet theise were mutterd with some confidence, as though

■'' Bruit = a report, rumour.

'" 1745. From Alnwick ' our next day's march was to Belford twelve miles, a poor, small thoroughfare post-town having only one house for the reception of travellers. . . . Hereabouts we frequently saw countrymen plowing with four couple of oxen and one of horses, the ground being so hard and stonj'^ does here commonly require ten and twelve cattle, as also in many parts of Scotland we saw the same. . . . This place was so small that we were obliged to be cantoned all over the adjacent villages. . . .' — Journey fhrongh Part of England and Scotland along ivith the Army under the Command of H.R.H. the Duke of Cumberland. By a Volunteer, p. 48, second edition, London, 1747.

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they were secretts not fit to bee divulfj^ed. Some repined and tooke it as an ill presage wee should turne our Ijacks to our ennemies, and make a shaniefull retraite upon the hrst advancing neere them : but the greatest ennemy wee could heare of (at our retourne that night to Anwick) was hunger, which liad soe assaulted the campe then at Gosswick, that there was a mutine in the army for want of bread, and if wee had gone on it was feared wee should have sufferd with them and emboldned theire disorder with our companie. This was probably the occasion of our command back, because wee mett divers cait loades of bread the dayes following goeing to the army from New Castle, Morpitt and Anwick and all the county about, which carriadges, with the king and campe's remoovall before, soe overlaboured the couu- trey's cattell that many of them dyed, and the rest were soe feeble and the people soe unwilling to come in upon summons (knowing how they were abused by the master waggoner, who would sometimes send out warrant for 500 carriadges when hee wanted but 200, making his protitt by the rest), their allowance beeing but 2d. a mile, that the king was constrained to st-ay a day longer at Anwick than hee intended for want of carriadges.

[May] 24. This night after our retourne from Belford, beeing 12 long mile, and an exceeding hot day, to please us for our paines, and to repaire our lost honour by our retraite. which made it 24 miles, wee were graced with the like needlesse watch of his majestie's jjerson which my lord chamberlaine's troupe had the night before, and it was as Wellcome to us and our beasts as a new onset to allready beaten souldiours, but ' obedience is better than sacrifice.' The quarrell (I thinke) relished soe ill, that every petty sufferance to unwilling mindes fequalled Hercules twelve labours, and were thought unmercifull exactions.

In the church at Anwick I could not but wonder that the painted frame of his majestie's armes over the quire doore, beeing for noeth- ing considerable, and having the earle of Bedford's armes^^ on the inside, should carry this inscription underneath them :

Sumptihus Eduardi Comitis Cognomine Bedford Cnndita prceclari sunt hcec insignia clara.

On Saturday, the 25th [May], the king went from Anwick to Gosswick where the army lay encamped in the feild. The king's pavillion was pitched, but hee lay in a little house, Avhere the widdow of Sir Robert Hamilton^e lived, after whose decease it was the inherit-

" The Earl of Bedford, as farmer of the great tithes belonging to the chapelry of Alnwick and parcel of the possession of the abbey of Alnwick, had liabilities for the maintaining of the chancel and therefore had corresponding privileges.

"' Margery, daughter and coheiress of William Swinhoe of Goswick, married first, her kinsman William Swinhoe, and secondly. Sir Robert Hambleton of Ber- M-ick, knight. On the 8th of August, 1637, Sir Kobert Hambleton and Margery his wife joined with her two sisters in conveying the manor of Goswick, etc., to James Fawcett, gent. Cf. Raine, North Durham, p. 185.

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ance of one Fossett, a London taylour. Heere the pensioners watched his majestie both this night and Sonday night, and boasted much they had the preheminence to keepe the first wa.tch in the army, whereas that honour the privy chamber men had : it was but a formallity .graunted to please them with, and neither of use nor reputation.

It should seeme the king's designe was to have set downe with his army heere, it beeing neare the Holy Island, a.nd to have had the command and pleasure of his shipps for his security upon any exigent. But this resolve was soone alltered, for on Monday the army broke up and marched to Barwick, the king himselfe goeing before in the morning. 3'' Had they remained there the Scotts would little have regarded the king's forces, and would have wearied him soone out with the expence, and kept them selves quiet at home : besides, Barwick was a place of strength, and was newly fortify ed and furnished with a garrison, which, if it should bee attempted, could receive noe present succour from the king's army, 5 miles distant on the sea shore, where there was noe possibility of attempting anything, the Scotts beeing unable to performe ought at sea. Theise, or some such consideracions, 'twas likely caused the campe remooved thither where it was last pitched, beeing a place where Barwick and it might best mutually assist each other, and resist the intentions of the Scotts by defending the river Tweede.

The 27th of May, beeing Monday, Sir Francis Kinaston,^^ Mr. Willbraham, Mr. Crew and my selfe came from Anwick, and went towards Gosswtck, thinking there to finde our troupe and receive orders for our quarter, but upon the way wee received notice the king and the army were dislodged and gone for Barwick, that our troupe was quartered in a poore base villadge where was noe accommadacion either for man or beast. Soe Mr. Willbraham, Mr. Crew and my selfe tooke a liberty (not lawfull indeed for souldiours under government, but that wee saw it practized by others) to provide for our selves, and Sir Francis Kinaston beeing to waite that night, went for Barwick where the king was : and wee found out a house neare Gosswyck (where my lord generall had had his owne quarter), one Mr. Haggerston's of Haggerston, 18 miles from Anwick. It was a house indeed, and naught els, for the master of it, fearing least the army beeing to encampe thereabouts, would, like an inundation, sweepe all his stocke and provision away with it, for prevention hee had wholly dissfnrnished his house, and left it empty and naked both of furniture and foode, and him selfe and family were retyred to Barwick, and hee had put himselfe in the earle of New Castle's troops, yet hee was a man reported to have 7 or 800/. per annum. At his house hee had left 3 or 4 servants, and they denyed us any entertainement, pretending their house was taken up by the king's doctor of physick ; yet upon further importunity, with civill demeanor wee enquired Avho the

'' 'On the afternoon of May 27 Charles arrived at Berwick.' Terry, Life <ind Campaigns of Alexander- Leslie, p. 64.

" Sir Francis Kynaston was knighted January, 1618,9.

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doctor was, and understood it to bee Turner the court buffoone, wee went up to visitt him, and made knowne our straite, and prayed his interest as a knowne truest to the sen-ants for our accoumiadicion. Hee lying: on his sick bed did intercede for us, Avhich, Avith our owne eaniest sollicitacion at L-^st obtained us that faA'our, that Mr. Willl)raham and my selfe were admitted to ly in the same jioore Ijed and nasty sheetes which my Lord of Aiimdell's stew^ard had formerly hiyen in (how- lonp: w-ee knew not) but by their sent it minfht have Ijeene his cooke or scullion rather, for their smell and uncleannesse w-ould affoord us but little rest : yet Mr. WilUn-aliam would needes iroe into bed, and Mr. Crew as a greater privileire had little Jeffen-e's bed and foule sheetes to liimselfe. Beeing thus satisfied for lodging, our next care was for victualls : the house would affoord us none, and to buy any in that or any other villadge was a bootelesse hope, the whole army having devoured all the store thereabouts. Some tents there were yet standing at Gosswick, and Mr. Willbraham and my selfe, having the sharpest appetites, repaired thither in hopes to get somewhat to stay our stomacks. and, beeing devided, I met with Sir Ellis Hicks and Mr. Butler and Mr. Slater, who tooke me into their tent and gave mee a joint of roast mutton out of their stoare ; I came then to Mr. Willbraham to shew- him how wee had sped, and wee thought our selves not meanely fortunate ; yet afterwards wee mended our commons, for wee found the king's kitchin tent standing, and there wee stored ourselves Iwtli for ourdinnei-, supper, and l)reakfast the next morning, more constant meales than souldiours usually have. In the meane time Mr. Crew, taking care for his horse, shewed more of his mercy to his beast than Dr. Turner-'^ did to one of his sei^vants, a footman, who lay then gasping for life in the stable over head in straw, and Mr. Crew had like to have set his horse on topp of him, w-hom his master (though he were a physitian) tooke noe charitable care for, neither sent him any thing to comfort him in that languishing paine, till hee was cryed out to by the servants of the house, and then it came too late, hee breathing his last about an houre after wee came in, having poysoned him selfe (as they conjectured) with ill dyet and corrupt ■water, and his master tooke as little care to give him a decent or christian buriall. This w-as a poore meane house with thick walls (somewhat ca.stle like) and a flatt roofe, from wlience that evening, the Holy Island beeing nigh, wee descried many sayle of shipps put into the harbour and salute the castle with their ordinance.

The 28 [May] beeing Tuesday, wee went downe to Gosswick tii see where the campe was pitched. It was neare the sea shore, upon a plaine heath ground most part of it, and of a spungie turfe, which would have beene very discommodious to the souldiours had they continued there in rainy w-eather : they had cast up noe trench heere, because of their short stay and that they were designed for annother place.

^ Qn^ry, Dr. Samuel Turner who died 1647.

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Hence wee went to view the Holy Island, and about 10 a clock, when the tyde was out, wee rode over to it and divers walked on foote into it.

It is about 5 mile in compasse, a levell ground with a short greene swade ui^on it, noe part of it tilled nor affoording any thing but conies. Just at our comming those shipps wee sawe last night, beeing 20 sayle under the command of Marquisse Hammilton (halving beene with him at Duni Fryth with 5,000 land souldiours), heere landed 2 regiments of foote. Sir Simon Harecourt's, and Sir Tho. Moreton's 24 ensignes, who in the island stood to their armes and musterd, and soe soone as the tyde was a little more withdrawne, marched away towards Barwick. There were more shipps and more souldiours (as they tould us) which were gone to the Feame Islands nea^re adjoyning and within sight, where, as they report, are those foule they call Solom Geese, which at the time of the yeare flock thither in such multitudes they cover the ground, and bring infinite plenty of sticks with them to build theire nests with, and such as build upon the rocks will lay their eggs upon the edges of such precipices that if a man take it up, hee cannot possibly lay it where hee had it, but it will fall ; the reason (as they affirme) is because the burd layes together with the egg a gummy matter, which after it lies a while covered with her foote (for soe they hatch them and not with their bodies as other burds doe) it growes stiffe and fastens the egg where it was layde.

In this island is a small villadge, and a little chappell. There is yet remaining the mines of a faire church very like the cathedrall at Durham, both for the stone and manner of building. It was conse- crated to St. Cuthbert, who, for his holy life, obtained a miraculous gift to the island, that about 9 a clock every Sonday the water should bee soe lowe, that the inhabitants of the countrey that parish to that church may come dry shod to jDrayers and retourne before it flowe againe, and it happens soe noe day of the weeke besides : but upon enquiry I was tould it Avas but a superstitious tradition, and noe truth. This church and buildings were demollished by the Earle of Sussex since the beginning of King James his reigne, to whom the .government of the isle was given. There is a pretty fort in it, which upon this occasion was repaired and put into fox'me. There are 2 batteries on it, on the lower stood mounted 3 iron peeces and 2 of brasse, with carriadges and platform es in good order. On the higher was one brasse gunne and 2 iron ones with all ammunition to them. There are 2-i men and a captain kept in pay to man it, the common souldiours have 6f7. per diem, and the captain [a space is Jeff here]. Tlie captain at our beeing there was Captain Rugg,*° knowne com-

'" Robei't Riigg apparently succeeded his father-in-law, Henry Jones, 'Deputy Captain of Norham and Island-shire,' who died in 1629. He was buried at Berwick, September 6, 1647. Of- Raine, North Durham, p. 164. See also account of Holy Island by (Jibert Blakhal, quoted in Proceedings of Newcastle Society of Antiquaries, 3 ser. vol. iii., p. 294.

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mouly l)y his (rreat nose : hoe had heene captain there under the earle of Sussex divers yeares, yet now hee was not solel}- tnisted but had Cajitain HodLie Ihadshaw joyned him. Hee gave us such cour- teous wellconie as his poore habitation would affoord.

[May] 28. Hence wee went to Barwick the same nifrht, 1)eeing G mile, and found the towne soe thronged that wee had much adoe to get lodging. The king was yet in towne at an ould ruined house of his owne called the Castle, but his privy counsell, I believe, were jealous of his safetie there, or els of disorders in the campe if his majestie were not present in it.

[May 30.] Soe upon the Thursday following, beeing the 30th of May, the king's pavillion was pitchd, and hee himselfe went to lodge in the army, and continued in it from that time till it broke up.

Barwick: — Hath beene the ould partition wall betweene the two kingdomes, and, since the union, King James cashierd the garrison and slighted the woorkes, much against the mindes of some English, especially one. Captain [a space is left here], who wrote a witty dis- course how necessary it was to maintaine a garrison still there, and did allmost prophecy the rebellion of the Scotts in future times. The scituation heereof is readily knowne by all : it stands on the further side Tweede, and hatha stone bridge leading to it of 15 arches. The haven, at high water, will receive a shipp of great burden, but 'tis a towne of noe trade, because it affoords noe commodities for transporta- tion ; fishing is theire best, but they wholly necglectit, except onely for salmon, which is veiy plentifull. The sea lyes oj^en to them to the east, and, flowing up two or three miles above their bridge, is a good defence to that side of the towne. Tlie building is veiy meane, yet it hath good stoore of houses in it, and one poore chapiJell on the north east side. It had a faire church in it but, during the enmity betweene the two nations, it was taken downe, for feare of battering, and this chappell built of the materialls and some part of the walls. There was aunciently a castle on the north west side of the towne, but King James bestowed it on the earle of Dunbarr,'*^^ who began to build a stately house in the very place wjtere the auncient ca.stle stood, out of its ruins and left it unfinished. The seate seiTes properly for a defence to the towne .still, and soe it was now used, there loeeing two bulwarkes made upon the side walls by filling their inward parts with earth, on the one was three iron peeces mounted, on the other two. The castle hath a very deepe dry ditch about it and a gate over it leading into it out of the towne.

The walls of the towne were not soe slighted but that with small

the fort, who is as famous for his generous and free entertainment of strangers, as for his great bottle nose which is tlie largest I have seen.' Brereton, Joiiniei/ through Durhmn and Xorlhuntlier/auil in the year 16.35, p. 33.

^' Cj. 'Notes on Berwick Castle and the Modern Owners thereof,' by William Maddau, History of the Berwickshire Xaturalist-^ Club, vol. xix., p. .348.

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cost they were now made very strong and usefull, and received to fit- ting purpose good store of cannon (and might well have beeiie furnished with more if neede had required). Upon the line comming from the Lord Dunbarr's house was one iron peece.

The Mary Gate northward had two iron peeces over it, a great chamber in the mouth of it, and a little distance fi'om the gate was a new redoubt, four square, made with jDallisadoes round it, and a continull watch of musquetiers lay in it.

On the same line tending towards the east was annother bulwarke Avith three iron peeces planted on it.

Furtlier eastward annother little bulwarke with three iron peeces.

On the same line eastward a watch tower.

By it a little bulwarke new raised, with three iron peeces on it.

Next that a great bulwarke with seven iron peeces on it.

Next to that, allmost due east, seven brasse peeces whereof two were very faire gunns.

The Cow-gate, three small brasse peeces in the mouth of the port.

On the bulwarke by the windmill, on the same line, seven iron peeces.

On the corner bulwarke, south east, eight iron peeces.

The Shoare-gate southward.

The Bridge-gate southward.

On the great bulwarke, south west, neare the great gate called New-gate, seven iron peeces.

Besides the walls that encompasse the towne there runns a line within, acrosse from the watch towre north east to the New-gate south- west, which is very strong and hath good batteries on it.

The totall of all the cannon upon the walls and in the ports were, besides the murdering peece, ^^ fifty-six.

The government of this towne was now committed to the earle of Lyndsay, who had a. strong regiment of 2,500 men and good able captaines to command, besides which the Earle of New Castle with allmost 200 horse was quarterd in the towne, and kept watch day and night upon the bound*^ roade a mile or 2 out of towne.

When the king was at Yorke, the Scotts were suspected to have a plot to surprise Barwick ; soe the' earle of Essex, with Sir Jacob Ashley, went speedily downe, and tooke the trained men of the bishoprick, and a regiment of Yorke-shire men, under the command of Sir Charles Vavisour and Sir Wm. Pennyman, and put them into the towne, and left Erneley'*'* commander over both regiments, lieutenant- colonell to Sir Jacob Ashley.

The Scotts abjured any such designe, intending ever (as they alleadged) noething but their owne defence.

All theise souldiours in the towne, and the army fast by, inhaunced the price of meate exceedingly', yet there were l'2d. and 18c/. ordin- aries at first, wliere was reasonable good provision, but after -a little

^' A great gun. '' Cf. p. 31, ;jo.s/, note 61.

" Sir Michael Ernley, knighted 27 July, 16-29.

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while soe much company frequented them, nnd they were soe sharkd*^ upon, they were forced to lay them do\vne, and I was constrained to dyett with my landlord at the rate of 9d. per meale. His name was Btu'p^es, a dyer : hee and his wife were very pure, and in tlieir discourse would ever justitie the Scotts. I beleive hee was of their covenant, and soe were most of the towne, though they durst not openly shew it, there beeing noe reproach soe shainefull as to call them Coven- anters.

They have two preachers in tlieir towne, Mr. Dury,'*'^ a Scottshman, and Mr. Jemmet.^" an Ensrlishman. Mr. Dury, by preachinfr obedi- ence to the higher powers since the beginning of the troubles, had soe irritated his freinds and countreymen, that hee durst not goe amongst them ; and hee was generally hated in towne, and rebuked as one that sought after a bishoprick, which they abhorred.

[May] 29. The 29th day of May, Mr. Crew, Mr. WilllH-aham and my selfe went to Harcley,*^ a small villadge westward from Barwick, where the Lord Carnarvon had cliosen our quarter for us, but I found the place soe incommodious that I retourned to Barwick, wliere I intended to abide, having got a toUerable accomodation there. I came through the campe home.

The Campe. It was pitched upon an ascending ground over the river Tweede westward, three miles from Barwick, betweene the villadge West Ourd a little short, and Harcley,^^ our quarter a little beyond it, whence some called the place Harcley feilds, others West Ourd. The[y] entrenched themselves in a semi-circle, the river serving for a trench to all the north part. The trench was in most places four foote broad and eight foote deepe, accounting the height of the parra]>et, and the circumvallacion was esteemed in the whole to bee about three miles, some sayed five. There were three avenues, one towards Barwick, one somewhat higher to the south line, and one towards Harcley. The quai-ter master generall was one Captain Charles Flood, soone to Captain Braithwaite Flood in the Low Countreys. Hee was but a young man and, some thought, much too greene for such an employment, beeing onely studious in the mathe- maticks, and affecting the name and laude of an engineire. Many condemned his choice of ground and manner of encamping soe wildly, one regiment so farre distant from annother, but whetlier they spoke out of judgement, or the discourse of others that had knowledge, I cannot guesse, but sure I am, some as ignorant as my selfe, would take

" Shark = to fawn upon for a dinner. Ogilvie's Dictionat-y.

'• Gilhert Dury, vicar of Berwick, 1613, died 1662.

*' John Jemniat, a native of Reading, lecturer of Berwick, 1637-1641. Afterwards vicar of St. Giles', London. ('/. Scott, Benricl-, p. 356.

'" Now HorncliflFe.

" The encampment was at ii place callcil the Birks, between West Ord and Homclitfe, locally pronounced Horcley.

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upon them to finde fault. The king, it may be, intended a greater supply of men, and soe hee left rome (sic) to take them into the leaguer, by command. Though the place were very fitt to o^Dpose the ennemy, yet it was ill furnished to protect our owne men, affoording them noe manner of shelter against weather, the oountrey round about beeing champaigne ; but it was a sommer leaguer and there- fore sujaposed the cold ground was ease enough for them ; but it was, most of it, where the souldiours lay, plowed ground, and sowed with barley, which, when wet came, continued very foule a long time and made many of them, those especially that came lately from sea, to fall sick and dye.

On the north side of the banck, over the Tweede, was the king's pavillion pitchd, and round about it the noblemen's tents and the gentlemen's of the privy chamber and others.

To the west of the pavillion was a battery (upon a rising hill), where Avere planted two peeces of brasse cannon, one whereof was the waniing peece.

To the eastward, on the other side of the pavillion, was annother battery without the trench of the campe, on a hanging bancke over the Tweede right against a foord, whereon were three peeces of brasse.

Yet it was thought the hills on the other side the river might have commanded our campe.

Right before the king's pavillion, somewhat to the westward, under a hanging banck, was the lord generall's tent and his regiment.

To the eastward of him was the lord lieutenant-generall.

And beyond him, neare the avenue towards Barwick, was the master of the ordinance and all the artillerie, which were 24 fine feilde j^eeces of brasse, all new cast for this expedicion.

The sergeant major generall was pitched [a space is left here].

THE OFFICERS OF THE FEILDE.

The King's Majestic present.

The earle of Arundell, generall.

The earle of Essex, lieutenant generall.

Tlie earle of Neiuport,^o master of the ordinance.

Sir Jacob Ashley, Serjeant major generall.

Sir William Brunckard, commissary generall of the infanterie.

The earle of Lyndesey, governour of Barwick.

The Lord Willoughbie, colonell of his majestie's leife guard.

Mr. Henry Wentworth, lieutenant colonell.

Sir Nicholas Slaning,^^ sergeant major.

Sir Charles Vavisour, captain lieutenant.

•''" Mouiitjoy Blount, Earl of Newport.

*' Sir Nicliolas Slanning knighted 24th August, 1632.

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THE BNQUARTERINQS OP THE HORSE.

The earle of Holland, jjenerall of the horse, quartered at

Fishrigg, to the east from the campe. Colonell Goring, lieutenant generall. Commissary Willmot, commissary generall. The lord generall's horse quartered at Noriim. Squire Heale with a troupe of carbines at [a space is left here^. Lord Camavon's troupe at Harcley. Lonl Chamberlaine's at Barwick townes-end. Sir Ralph Hopton, a troupe of carbines at Ourd. Sir Fulke Huncks, a troupe of carbines at [a space is left here]. The pensioners at Chesswick.

The fii-st thing was done after the sitting do^vne of the campe, the lord generall was sent forth with [a space /■« left here^ horse to pro- claime the king's proclamacon, which the Scotts would not heretofore give way, should bee proclaimed, and this was proclaimed at Dunce on Monday the 3 of June, but most of the inhabitants of best quallity, seeing such a power comming, were retyred further into the countrey, and those that were left, for feare, received it with acclamacons of joy and their prayers for the king. This gave a great alarm into the countrey.

The 3rd of June, beeing Monday, I watched (together with others of our troupe) the king's jiavillion, and wee kept our court of guard about a stone's cast of, one the edge of the banck over the river, from whence by turnes wee were taken, two at a time, to waite in the privy chamber, with each of us a pistol! ready S]>annd and cocked, for an houre. In the morning wee waited on the king whithersoever hee rode. That morning hee went through the foard in to Scotland to a little villadge called Packston,^- right against the campe, to veiwe those feilds, intending to make a trench and redoubt to lay some men in on that side. There went over witli him the Lord Lieutenant-generall, the Serjeant Major-generall, Sir Foulke Huncks, and Lieutenant-colonell Sydenham.

Wee used to set our watch about 6 a clock with prayers, and then every one retyred at his pleasure till 9, that the warning peece ■went of. And in the morning, when diana^^ beate up, wee were released againe till his majestie came abroad.

The oth of June, beeing Wednesday, the order beeing not settled for our watching, wee were commanded to attend, and then devided the squadron, and cast lots which part should watch that night. It fell to the squadron where I was to bee dismissed, soe I was ryding home about 6 a clock, and there was presently a generall

»* Paxton.

" Dean or diana, a trumpet-call, or drum-roll at early morn. X.E.D. .

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alarme through the campe. The Scots were discried from our quarter pitched on a hill neare Dunce, soe all the souldioui's stood to their amies ; but about 9 a clock, the king and the amiy were better quieted, soe there was noe command layed upon us to attend, onely my selfe was inforced to bee there all night in Mr. Hin ton's tent, because I could not get out of the army. Some thought the king knew of their intention to come thither long before, but would suffer it to come as a soddaine alaram to the campe to try their courage and affeccons, which, as the same poUiticians saved, his majestie began now to distrust, but theise were clerg}-. I know not how well the king was satisfyed, but hee was as inquisitive and curious as might bee and came to the bulwark© with his perspective, and there stood veiwing and counting the tents a long while, and was followed with his nobles and courtiers, as all amazed and wondring at the approach of the Scotts, the king having sent them word they should not come within 10 miles of his campe.

[June] 6. The 6 of June wee showed our selves in compleat amies in the feilds neare the campe. The king went forward with his trench on the other side Tweede, yet altered his designe from the first intention for the fashion of the woorke, and made a strong home woorke of it and kept watch in it every night, but never manned it, neither was it wholly finished before the paoificacion. And now for the king's better passage they made a bridge over Tweede with boates.

It was supposed the lord generall's goeing with such a power of horse to Dunce, made the Scots come soe soddainely downe, fearing least the king should fall in with fire and sword uppon them, and therefore the(y) pitched soe neare to prevent it.

In the Whi(t)son weeke, I remember not well what day, the lord generall of the horse, with \_a space is Jeff here] horse and 1,500 foote commanded by Lieutenant-colonel Ernley and Cromewell, went into Scotland to Kellsoe, to descry the army, and what further intentions there were I know not, but the horse over went their foote soe farre, the weather beeinw exceeding hott, that thev found themselves en- gaged to the whole Scottsh army, and had beene ruled by some hott heads amongst them, it was thought they had been cut of, ere theire foote could have come up to them, and when they had come, theire march was so long, and they soe weary, they could have given them noe assistance. Soe the lieutenant general. Goring, and Commissary Willmot, perswaded my Lord Holland to retrait, which consideracions, and the king's command by letter to that purpose, caused them to retire.

Then the Scotts began to seke the king, but, with their woonted justificacion, neither craving his pardon nor acknowledging any offence.

[June] 6. On Thursday in Whitson weeke they sent the Lord Dumfarlin, a young man, sonne in law t'o the Lord Morton, with a letter to the lords and a peticion to the king.

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'The peticion

* To the king's most excellent niajestie the supplicacion of ' his majestie's subjects of Scotland.

' Humbly shewing, ■ That where the former meaiies used by us, have not beene ' effectua.ll for the recovering your majestie's favour, and the peace ' of this your majestie's native kingdome,^* wee fall downe againe *at your majestie's feete, most humbly supplicating that your ' niajestie would l)ee graciously pleased to appointe some few of the ' many worthy men of your majestie's kingdome of England wlio are ' well affected to the true religion and our common peace, to heare ' by some of us of tiie same affeccion our humble desires, and to make

* knowne to us your majestie's gratious pleasure ; that as by the ' providence of God wee are joyned in one island, under one king, ' soe by your majestie's great wisedome and tender care all mis- ' takings may be speedily remooved, and the two kingdomes may ' bee keeped in peace and happinesse under your majestie's long and

* prosperous raigne, for which wee shall never cease to pray as be-

* comes your majestie's faithfull subjects.'

The Letter to the Lords.

Wherein it is observable theire ill effeccion to the Lord Arundell, lord generall, believing him to bee a papist, therefore they leave him out in the endorsement of their letter and super-scribe it

' To the right honoiu-able the earle of Holland, generall of ' the cavallerie, and others of the English nobillity and ' counsellours about his niajestie.

' Most noble lords, ' Although wee have beene labouring this long time, by our sup-

* plicacions, informacions and missives to some of your lordships, to ' make knowne to his niajestie and the whole kingdome of England ' the loyalltie and peaceablenesse of our intentions and desires, and ' that wee never meant to deny his niajestie, our dread soveraigne

* native king, any power of temporall and civill obedience, yet contrary 'to our expectation and hopes, matters to this day growing worse ' and worse, both kingdomes are brought to the dangerous and ' deplorable condicion wherein they now stand in the sight of the

* world. In this extremity wee have sent to his niajestie our humble 'supplicacions, Ijesides which wee knowe noe other meanes of pacifi-

* cacion, and doe most humbly and earnestly intreat that it may bee 'assisted by your lordships (if it bee ])ossible), by a meeting in some ' convenient place of some firme and well aft'ected men to the re-

" It is .seldom lememhered that King Charlea I., whost- 'Martyrdom ' was for so many cenerations commemorated in the Church of England, was not only a Scotsman, Dy birth, but a Presbyterian in his early training.

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* foniied religion and to our common peace ; that matters may ' bee accommodated in a faire and peaceable way, and that see ' speedily and with such expedicion as that through further delayes ' (which wee see not how they can bee longer endured) our evills

* become not incurable.

' We take God and the world to wittnesse, that wee have left noe ' meanes u.nessayed to give his majestie and the whole realm of ' England all just satisfaction, and that wee desire noething but the ' presei'vation of our religion and lawes ! If that fearefull consequence ' shall ensue which must bee very neare, except they bee wisely and ' speedily prevented, we trust that shall not bee imputed unto us, who ' till this time have beene following of peace, and who doe in every ' duetie most ardently desire to shew our selves his majestie's faithfull

* subjects and

' Your lordship's humble servants,

' Rothesse. Lothian. ' Lyndesay. Lowdown. ' Douglas. Homes. ' James. Alexander.

'Lentian (5^c).Brus. 'Dunce, 6 June, 1639.'

Immediately upon his comming to campe the Lord Dumfarling was brought to the king and humbly on his knee presented the peticion to his majestie and the letter to the lord of Holland. I know not with what acceptation the king received him, I was not by.

But the same night the king retourned this answere by Sir Edmond Verney, knight marshall :

' The king's majestie having read and considered the humble sup- ' plication presented unto him by the earle of Dumfarling, hath com- 'manded mee to retourne this answere. That whereas his majestie 'hath published a proclamacion to all his subjects of Scotland, 'whereby hee hath given them full assurance of the free enjo^dng of 'the religion and lawes of that kingdome, as likewise a free pardon ' upon their humble and dutifull obedience, which proclamacion hath 'hitherto beene hindered to bee published to most of his majestie's ' subjects, therefore his majestie requires for the full informacion and ' satisfaccion of them, that the sayed proclamacion bee publikely read ; ' that beeing done his majestie will hee pleased to heare any humble ' supplicacion of his subjects.'

[June] 7. This message delivered, the next day beeing Friday, and the 7th of June, the king's proclamacion was read in the Scotsh campe.

Things were then prepared for a meeting, yet all watches and former dilligence were kept.

[June] 10. The 10 of June, beeing Monday night, it came to my tume amongst others to watch, and in the morning wee waited on

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the king over the Tweede to his new trench, it beeing his usiiall custonie by 5 a clock eveiT morning to ride over thither, and round about the canipe.

The same afteinioone come the Lord Rothesse, Lord Dumfarling, Lord LowdiMi, and Sir AVilliam Douglasse, sherift'e of Tivydale, as commissioners from the Scotts, to treat with whom the king should appointe, about the differences and mistakes betweene them.

The king, notwitlistanding their secret dislike of the lord generall, commanded the meeting to hee in his tent and his privy counsell in generall (there present with him) to treate with them, and hee him- selfe came in person to the counsell table. Onely the Marquisse Hamilton and duke of Lenoux absented themselves both from this meeting and all that ensued.

The first receiving of the Scotts (as they reported in the army) was noething gracious from the king but with frowning and disdaine, as men of rebellious intentions, yet upon their humble demeanor and dutifuU speech and addresse to his majestic, hee began to let fall his anger and enter into the buisines : soe they were dismissed for that time.

[June] 13. On Thursday, the 13th, the same persons came againe to the lord generall's tent and brought Mr. Alexander Henderson, the prolocutor of their assembly, with them.

[June] 15. The 15, Saturday morning, they came againe, and Sir William Douglas was absent. Then they dined with the lord generall, and kissed the king's hand, and concluded upon certaine propositions of paciticacion.

[June] 18. On Teusday, the 18, they mett againe and brought the articles signed by their principall covenanters and they were allsoe to bee signed by the king and his councell.

I remember at first (it was sayed) they desired to bee excused for not comming to the canipe upon the king's princely word for their safetie, but they desired to have it in writing under his hand and signet, before they would adventure. During the treaty, ^entlemeue of both armies went every day to visit each other's campe, and they used one annother like countreymen and fellow-subjects lovingly and freindly.

[June] 19. On Wednesday the 19th I went to the Scotsh army. It was pitched upon a hill called Dunce-law^s (because it is the exe- cucion place) neare Dunce on the north side. It was a place of extra- ordinary advantage, beeing very steepe, and soe not easily to bee assaulted, thougli they were not entrenched, (and because wee were, they imputed it to us for a dishonour). On the topp of the hill it was somewhat levell, yet not without an easie descent round about. The army lay round the hill, soe that they made a front every way, and

"^ For a graphic description of the Scottish encampment on Duns-law, see Terry, Life and Campaiijiif of Alexander Leslie, p. 72.

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the conveniency of the ground by theire general! 's direction affoorded them very commodious hutts, and dry, by making the roofe upwards, and the doore downe the hill. Theire Generall Lessley was very courteous to all the English, and at the laird of Aton's^^ house (a small house built of stone somewhat in forme of a castle) neere the campe where hee lay, hee dined as many of the English lords and gentlemen as were tliere betime and could sitt at his owne table ; and there was a side table for other gentlemen that came in later, and still as" one company had dined annother sate downe, and they had very goode meate and great plenty, as allsoe of wine, beere, and ale ; and at his own table after dinner hee had a great banquett. There dined with him the earle of Northampton and the earl of Westmore- land, and divers of the king's servants. Immediately after dinner the lord chamberlaine came to the campe, and Generall Lessley went to meet him, and conducted him up to the campe, with much ceremony betwixt tliem, both ryding bare a great way. The generall was much admired by souldiours for his judgement in encamping and the good discipline of his men. It was a very graceful! sight to behold all the army soe united together in such a ground, and all the souldiours standing to their amies, theire drumme beating and colours flying; and though one ride often round, yet hee could not without curious observation tell when hee had compassed them, which was a good pollicy of Lessley to beguile men's view, which could not bee satisfied of their number, till as now they had freedome to ride amongst them and goe into their hutts, where they (sic) better sort entertained the English courteously, but the ordinary souldiours would looke very bigg with laughing countenances, as imagining Avee were happy in the peace, otherwise wee had smarted for it. They were, as Lieutenant- colonell Sydenham informed mee, 92 colours ; I endeavoured to have tould them but could not (because of the circular ryding I could not tell where I began nor ended). Most guessed them to bee about 10 or 12,000 at the most, accounting the Highlanders, whose fantastique habitt caused much gazing by such as have not seene them heerto- fore. They, were all or most part of them well timbred men, tall and active, apparrelled in blew woollen wascotts and blew bonnetts. A paire of bases of plad, and stockings of the same, and a paire of pumpes on their feete : a mantle of plad cast over the left shoulder, and under the right arme, a pocquett before for their knap- sack, and a paire of durgs^'' on either side the pocquet. They are left to their owne election for their Aveapons ; some carry onely a sword and targe, others musquetts, and the greater part bow and arrowes, with a quiver to liould about 6 shafts, made of the maine of a goat or colt, with the haire hanging on, and fastned by some belt or such like, soe as it appeares allmost a taile to them. Theise were about

'^ The words, ' Laird of Duiise, a Hume,' are written in the margin of the document.

*' Dirks, an early use of the word. Cf. N.E.D.

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1,000, and had bafjfg-pipes (for the most part) for their warlick instruinentvS. The Laird liuchannan was theire leader. Theire ensignes had strange devices and strange words, in a language unknowns to mee, whether their owne or not I know not. The ensignes of the other Scotts had the St. Andrew's crosse in which this word : ' Covenant for Religion, Crowne and Countiy.' The Generall Lessley's ensigne had for his device a bible, crossed through with two scepters, and a crowne set upon it, with this word, Tuemxir legihus et arm is jure dirino et civil i. Hee had a very strong and souldioiu'- like guard from the doore of his house a great way in lengtli, in 2 divided tiles, much more stately and secure than our king, all thinges in soe good equipage. After the Lord Chamberlaine had viewed the army Lessley z-etourned with him to his house, and there enter- tained him with a great banquett : all the Scotts much affecting the lord chamberlaine, because they found him their friende, and ready to incline the king and councell to pacification in favour of what the Scotts desired. The conhdence of the Scotts in theire cause, and ex- perience of their generall, was of much more value to them than theire strength, for of their 12,000 souldiours theire was not one that had any defensive armes, not soe much as a head peice, and as for their -offensive weapons, their musquetts were many of them burding peeces, and their pykes but halfe ones, and very many young boyes amongst them to mannage them. Indeed the campe was not easy to bee assaulted, and the plaine round about the hill for a mile or two was soe strewed with great stones naturally, that art could not have made a better defence against our horse (wherein was our greatest strength), and to helpe them more, the generall caused eveiy musquetier, instead of a rest, to carry a short staffe shod with iron at both ends to stick sloaping into the ground for pallisadoes against our horse : but all theise preparations and great lookes upon one annother ended in a treaty, and soe upon the 20th of June the Scotsh army broke up.

And upon the 22 of June, beeing Saturday, the king retourned to Barwick and the army was dissbanded, onely theire wa.s retained a garrison of [a space left here] in Barwick under the command of [a space left here].

And another garri.son in Carlile of [a space left here] under tlie command of [a space left here].

[June] 21. The 21, beeing Friday, I came from Banvick and lay that night at one Carr's, in Anwick, where formerly I had layen.

[June] 22. The next day the 22, and Saturday, I came to Xew- ca.stle and lay at one Bambridge's.

[June] 23. The 23, Sonday, I went to Durham and lay at one Midcalfe's.

[June] 24. The 24, Monday, I went to a place called Caterick and lay at the poast master's.

[June] 25. The 25, Teusday, 1 came to Rippox first, where there is u cathedrall church subordinate to Durhajii, and built very like it.

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Our countrey man, Dr. Dod,^^ is deane thereof. This to^vne is famous for spurs : the best woorkeman now is one Harman, and two brothers called Portars. One Warwick was accounted the best woorkman, but hee is now remooved to Burroughbrigge. This night I lodged at Ripley.

[June] 26. The 26, Wednesday, I came to Bradford, a towne that makes great store of Turkey cushions and carpetts ; heere I lay all night in pravate man's house, a tanner, who sometimes gave entertainement to travellers. The wett weather kept mee heere all this day and a good part of the next.

[June] 27. The 27, Thursday, I came to Hallifax, a pretty well built towne of stone, and consists much of clothiers, to encourage whose trade was graunted that priviledge of heading, by the towne law, any malefactour taken (as they say) hand-napping,^^ back bearing, or confessing the felony. Theire heading blocke is a little out of towne Avestward : it is raised upon a little forced asoent of some halfe a dozen stepps and is made in forme of a narrow gallowes, having two ribbs downe either side post, and a great waightie block with riggallds'50 for those ribbs to shoote in, in the bottome of which blocke is fastned a keene edged hatchet ; then the block is drawne up by a pulley and a cord to the crosse on the topp and the malefactor layes I his head on the block below ; then they let runne the stock with the hatchet in, and dispatch him immediately.

Heere is one of the fairest innes in England called the Crosse, because it stands right against the Crosse (I think), now kept by a widdow woeman, one

[June] 28. The 28, beeing Friday, I came to Mr. Holywell's, in Manchester.

[June] 29. The 29, Saturda}^, I came to Aston. Laus Deo.

There is a prettie church at Hallifax, wherein I found this epitaph on their quondam parson. Dr. Favor :

Jo. Favor, LL.Doct. medici peritiss. et hujus ecclesice pastoris vigilantissimi epitaphiiini .

Corpora et cegrotant animce, f remit undique rixa. Scilicet orha suo turha Favore jacet ; En pastor medicusque ohiit, jurisque peritus. I neqiiere in coelis qui mod 6 saJvus erix.

''^ Thomas Dod, D.D., dean of the collegiate church of Ripon, was chaplain of Charles I., and successively held the preferments of rector of Astbury and of Malpas, prebendary of Chester and archdeacon of Richmond. He was buried at Malpas 10th Feb., 1647/8.

^° The proper phrase is handhabend and backberand, i.e., carrying in the hand or on the back.

"" Riggot = a narrow channel. Wright, EmjIUh Dialect Dictionary.

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And the dark of the church there thouirht hee had done well too, when hee wrote this following of his wife and sonne :

' An epitaph^i upon Ester late the wife of Edmond Breare- clift'e of Halyfax who died Jun 16, 1629, [and] upon Favour their sonne who dyed Mar. 5, 1628, and were heere under buried.

' Heere rest three saints, the one a little brother ' The Favour of his scarce surviving mother, ' Then shee expir'd and bore unto her toome 'An unborne infant coffin'd in her woombe.'

In passing betweene Bai-wick and Dunce over the bouude'^^ roade, there is close upon it, Mornington,^^ a small towne Sir James Dowglasse his (sic) and bee hath a prettie house by it, which was uUmost right against our campe.

\eere the roade betwixt it and the Tweede is Etherington,^* or Cawe Milnes,*^^ a small little house remarkable for noethiug, but that (as I was tould) it was taken from the Scotts the same day that Cales^^ was lost.

Next there is the hall of Comelidge^^ (as they call it) little better than a good farmer's, yet it is the habitation of a laird : and well it may bee accounted stately comparatively with husbandmen's houses, which resemble om" swine coates ; few or none of them have more stories to their building than one, and that veiy low and covered usually with clodds of earth : the people and habit are suitable to their dwellings. Theire woemen (who at this present were onely visible) goe without linnen, clad in a kinde of white flannion, and petti-coate bodies, and upon there heads a kercher with the corner behinde hanging loose and unpinnd.

I was with my landlord, where I lav in Barwick, at a place called Fleck, "^^ where a prime kinsewoeman of his, the Lady Williamson, a

" These two epitaphs have been collated with the originals, still remaining in Halifax church, by Mr. E. W. Crosslej', who has publislaed a valuable volume dealing with the monumental inscriptions of Halifax.

'- Berwick-bounds-road, still periodically' ridden by the Mayor and Corpora- tion of Berwick, when they ride the bounders.

" Mordington, the first parish in Scotland to be enteied on leaving the liberties of Berwick.

■•' Edrington (still locally pronounced Ethrington) in the parish of Mord- ington.

" This name survives in Cadderstanes, close by. '® Calais.

''■ Cumledge, a small estate on the Whitadder, two miles from Duns.

"'' No such place as Fleck is now known, nor is it noted either on Font's or Armstrong's m;ip of Berwickshire. The small estate of Oxendean was held by a family named Authinleck (Scottish pronunciation Atlieck) in the ISth century, and there is a wood near by called Flecks or Flecksie to this day. L\v iii/. Mr, John Ferguson.

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liincolne-shire woman lived. It was neere Dunce and the Scotsh army, and hither my landlord carryed his wife and my selfe, as an espeoiall favour, to the topp of his kinred to bee entertained, but wee found noething woorthy that name. The lady was now the widdow of a Scotsh knight, a very meane homely woeman, and in a house liker a dungeon than the dwelling of a laird (as it was). Shee was wrapped in a plad mantle to hide a poore tatterd gowne. There were two red haird gentlewoemen, her daughters (I take it), with her as homely apparrelld as herselfe. And there wee had a cupp of poore smoakie drinke, and a livery napkin, much like a postillion's livery, indeed, for cleanliness ; and when wee came into the parlour out of the ladie's towre, where shee lodged, there was hanging a couple of muttons, lately killed, and the roome was soe smoakie I could not endure to stay in't. My landlord was ashamed of his wellcome and our entertainement. The greatest vertue I obseiwed in the lady was her fervent zeale to the covenant, which shee affirmed was soe backed with G-od Almightie's immediate blessings that hee had manifested himselfe in miracles to confirme them in their stout defence and maintenance of his truth. One was, when the crowne, scepter and other regall ornaments were remooved from Dalkeith to Holy-rude house (whence they were taken when the Lord Marquess Hamiltoun, as his majestie's commissioner lay there), God Allmightie (as they carryed them in solemme manner) marched before them in a pillar of a cloude. Annother was, when tliey were in great want of bulletts there was accidentally discovered a hill of stones that were naturally round and fittly served some for muskett and some for pistolls. And a third was, though all those men had layen there a moneth, or six weeks, en- camped, yet never any of them had so much as a. finger aked during the time. Theise reports shee utterd with great zeale and faith, as commonly woemen are credulous, and vehement upon what they place their affeccions ; but I believe there was few of those reports true if they had been examined : it was but passion in the lady whicli made her, and many thousands more, believe such lying fables : it beeing the onely way to winne weake woemen and the vulgar, who are commonly more superstitiously than judicially devout.

Scotsh Coines.

One penny English — a shilling Scotsh. Twenty pence English — a pound Scotsh.

Small Coines of Brasse.

Bothwells — vi. make a. penny English. Placks — 3 make a penny English. Atchinsons — 3 make two pence Englisli.

Thirteene pence halfe penny Englisli, is a Scotsh marke ; but they account the Scotsli marke thirteen pence English and one of their placks.

Halfe marke Scotsh — sixepence English and an atchiiison.

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The quarter of an English tliirteene pence halfe penny, called in Scot a -iO-penny piece, and is in value 'id. English and a plack.

The halfe of that is called a 20-pennY piece and is \d. oh. English and a, both well.

Scotsh Liquid Measure.

A pinte English — a mutchskin Scotsh. A quart English — a choppin Scotsh. A pottle English — a pinte Scotsh. A gallon English — a quart Scotsh.

Dry Measures.

A fortpeck — the fourth part of a peck. A peck English — two gallons 2 quarts and 1 pinte. A kennion is 4 pecks. 2 kennions is a bushell. 2 busliell is a bowle. A last, by water, is 16 bowles ; by land, but 15 bowles. 15 bowles land measure beeing sequall to 16 bowles water measure.

At Yorke, 8 gallons make a bushell. a bushell.

At Durham 12 fralloiis make

The number of miles I went in my journey into the North.

					Miles
From Rissley to Nottingha To Mansfield	m				6 12
To Doncaster					20
To Ferribrigg					19
To Yorke					8
To Topcliffe To Northallerton					17 7
To Dar[l]ington					10
To Cottam					3
To Durham ...					11
ToFla.sh					^
To New-Castle					12
To Stannington					9
To Morpitt To Anwick ...					3 12
To Belford					12
To Anwick back againe					12
To Belford back againe					12
To Gosswick					7
To Holy Island					3
To Barwick ...					6
To the Scotsh Camjje					9
To Barwick back againe					9
To Anwick ...					21
To New-Castle					2\

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To Durham ... To Kirke Merrington To Peiroes-brigg To Cateriok-brigg To Caterick-towne To Rippon ... To Rippley ...

Summa miUiarum

Miles. 12 5 9 7 1 5 6

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To Poole To Bradford . . . To Hallifax ... To Battens . . . To Rochdale To Manchester To Aston

"' No number is given.

SELECTIONS FROM THE DIARY OF CHRISTOPHER SANDERSON OF BARNARD CASTLE.'

INTRODUCTION.

As may be seen by referring to the accompanying jDedigree, Christopher Sanderson, the diarist, was bom at Barnard Castle in the year 1617, being the third son of Philip Sanderson, a substantial haberdasher in that town. Whether he followed his father's occupa- tion is unknown, but he married young and became wealthy, was made a justice of the peace for the county of Durham, purchased an estate at Eggleston in the year 1659. and entered his pedigree at Dugdale's Visitation in 1666. By his three marriages he had a numerous family and was able to give three of his sons a university education.

As a justice, he was one of those who vmsuccessfully withstood Bishop Cosin's resolution to withdraw the privilege granted to the county of Durham during the Commonwealth of returning to Parlia- ment knights of the shire and bur^esses.-

' The manuscript diarj' entrusted to the Editor by the owner, Sir Jonathan Backhouse, bart. , had been transcribed and made ready for the printer, when it wais pointed out that in 1906 Mr. F. C. Beazley, F.S.A., had contributed to the twenty-second volume of the Genealogist a paper entitled ' The Diary and Pedi- gree of Christopher Sanderson of Eggleston,' carefully prepared from an original MS. in the possession of Mrs. G. R. Clover.

On comparing the versions the Editor found himself convinced that the last mentioned copy was the older of the two.

After consulting Mr. Beazley it was resolved to print those entries only which relate to events of public interest, to refer the readers to the afore- said volume of the Genealogist for the Sanderson family register and to omit the register of the weather which occupies a full half of the diary.

The Editor desires to record his obligation to Mr. Beazley who, with great kindness, has collated the proofs with Mrs. Clover's NIS., which has been followed when the readings of the two versions digress.

'•' Cf. Hutchinson, Durham, vol. i. p. 540.

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The Egglestone estate, acquired from Toby Ewbank of that place, by deed dated 25 January, 1659, was settled on the marriage of the diarist's eldest son, Ctithbert Sanderson, with Frances, elder daugh- ter of William Fielding. The trustees of the settlement, which is dated 21 June, 1670, were : Christopher Musgrave, esq., Basil Fielding, gent., Francis Sanderson, merchant, and William Aubone, merchant. The property was sold 31st January, 1726, by the diarist's grand-son, Cliristopher Sanderson, to Robert Coatsworth, described as 'brother and heir of William Coatsworth deceased,' who had advanced the large sum of 7,0571. 15s. 8d. on account of the vendor.

The diarist was father of Robert Sanderson, Avho, after being educated at Brignal school and at St. John's college, Cambridge, became first assistant, and afterwards joint, editor of Rymer's Foedera. Robert Sanderson also published a volume of Original Letters of William III. He was clerk of the Chapel of the Rolls and usher of the High Court of Chancery, and in 1727 succeeded to Armathwaite castle under the will of his elder brother William. He died at his house in Chancery Lane on the 25 December, 1741, and as he gave the family estates to a grand-son of his sister, Margaret Milburn, it is probable that the male descendants of the diarist had already failed.

f

Phil

.ESTON.

Ipril, 1607 ; proved 1608 (a). =

on of

<" buried ti\i

Reginald Sanderson of London (g), merchant and citizen.

Other issue («) (/).

of

U/ Oci w N pn lis: I Fran Da

(b)

^^^} itherine, Margaret, baptised 12th August,

of [Wil- 1619 U>) ; buried 24th March,

Fielding 1621 '2 (6).

artforth, Mary, baptised 14th Oct., 1621

I. god- (/-) : buried 2nd Feb., 16267 {>>).

16th Eleanor, baptised 24th No-

1672 S vember, 1622 (h) ; married

ied 8th first, 11th October, 1646,

1688 ; Thomas Gifford (or JeflFrey) of

at Eg- (Jateshead {/*)(;/), and secondly,

(a). William Webster {g).

^"♦^Hcis Sanderson, *?^Srn 21st, baptised f^^Uh May, 1647 (a)

\''rge Sanderson, ]y^Tn 14th (a), bap. I'Vsed 15th Janu-

este.

hib

J, 1648,9 {!,). ^

Chris 167 Ma

Catherine, born at Wyck- liffe, 25th June, 1645 (a) ; married William Aubone of Newcastle, alderman, and died in London, 24th August, 1685 («). 4^

Hannah, born 7th Sept., 1650 (a) : died 15th (a), buried 16th Oct. 1652 (/>)

ine, 1679 {!>) ; married Thomas Wrightson {{). Jrd November, 1681 (h) ; married Robert

C^jHames Sanderson, * , born at Eggleston \^}. 19th December, i«f 1664 («); edu- ^"^ cated at Charter-

„i. house and at St.

C'i"st John's College,

f^?f Caiub. ; matricu-

t^}. lated 24th Aug.,

16^^* 16S.3.

7 JJosepli Sanderson,

^^ ]: twin with James,

f^ ^ born 19th Decern - lane ,jj.r^ jjjg4 („j . ^f

'*"*' St Jolin's College. I""**!' Camb. ; matricu- ^"•■1 lated 3rd April, ^^^ 1683.

A daughter, born and died 6th8ept., 1654 («) (l>).

Margaret, married at Eg- gleston 22nd Septeml)cr, 1679 (a), Henry Milburn of Newcastle, -i-

Doroth}', was 5 years of age in 1666 (g) ; living 15th October, 1686 {a) ; married [before 11th

June, 1687 Fielding

('<), and secondly] Ed- mund Norton {h).

Elizabeth, sixteenth child, born at Eggleston, 21st May, 1666 ('»); died 30th («), buried 31st March, 1667 (r).

(a) Di

ale, i'isilntion of Durham, 1666.

er, Familiae ilinorum Ventium, vol. iii, p. 872.

'■em Notea and Queries, p. 165.

v£^l.iFORNlfe»

SANDERSON OF BARNARD CASTLE AND OF EGGLESTON. Bartholomew Sanderson of Loupe, co. Durham {3), and of Baruard Castle ; will dated 28th April, 1607 ; proved

(«). = .

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Philip Sanderson of Barnard Castle {if), died 22nd February, 1657^8 = Phillis, daughter of Thomas AUenson of Reginald Sanderson of Other

(a) CO : will dated 10th February, 1656/7 ; proved at the Preroga- Barnard Castle ((/), died 20th (a), buried London (g), merchant issue

tive Court of Canterbury, 1658 (a). 21st October, 1673 (6). and citizen. («)(/).

Bartholomew Sanderson of Kirkby Stephen (jf), baptised 30th October, 1614 ((.) ; dated 29th

Nov

proved, 1663, at Car- lisle (a). 4- Francis Sanderson of Danzig (7), baptised 30th December, 1615 [I,); living 1676 {h).

1, Christian, dau. : of Cuthbert Thursby of Woolliouse ((/), baptised IStli December, 1617 (ft) ; married 4th March, 1640/1 (a) (/.) ; died 29th («), buried 3l8t March, 1653 {h).

I : Christopher Sanderson of Barnard Castle and of F.ggleston, baptised 14th September, 1617 (ft) ; was 48 years of age when he entered his pedigree at Dug- dale's Visitation of Durham, 16th August. 1666 (</) ; buried in Kggleston chapel, Uth May, 1693 (A).

I I I 2, Margaret, daugh- = 3, Catherine, Margaret, baptised 12th August, ter of Robert Web. dau. of [Wil- 1619 (ft) ; buried 24th .March, ster of Hartlepool, liam] Fielding 1621/2 (ft), afterwards of Start. of Startforth, Mary, baptised 14th Oct., 1621 forth, married at occurs a god- (ft): buried 2nd Feb., 1626/7 (ft). Langley hall, 15til mother, 16th Eleanor, baptised 24th No- September, 1653 Jan., 1672/3 vember, 1622 (ft); married {«); died 10th (a), (rf) ; died 8th first, 11th October, 1646, buried at Eggles. April, 1688 ; Thomas Gilford (or .Jeffrey) of ton, ) 3th February, buried at Eg. (Jateshead(ft)(</), andsecondly, 1667/8 (c). gleston (a). William Webster (</).

Cuthbert Sanderson of Eggles. . ton, born at Woolhouse, 6th December, 1641 (a) ; bap- tised 12th of the same month (ft) ; was 24 years of age in 1666 (<;) ; died Ist April, 1690 {h) ; inventory of personal estate, 10th April, 1690, ex- hibited at Durham.

Frances Fielding, marriage settle, ment, 21st June, 1670 ; had admin, istratiou of her husband's person- alty. May, 1690 ; died 27th April, 1695, aged 44 (/).

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Philip Sanderson of Barnard Castle, ba|)tised 19th June, 1643 (ft) ; of St. John's College, Camb. ; matriculated loth June, 1659 ; entered at Gray's Inn. 15th November, 1662 ; died Uth (a), buried 13th June, 1684 (ft).

Christopher Sanderson, born 2(!th June, baptised 13th July, Cuthbert Sanderson, 1671 (c) i of Queen's College, Oxon. ; matriculated 12th under age 1685

May, 1687 ; sold Eggleston, 31st January, 17'26. (ft).

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Catherine, born at Wyck- liffe, 26th June, 1645 (a) ; married William Aubone of Newcastle, alderman, and died in London, 24th August, 16S5 (a). .^

Hannah, born 7th Sept., 1650 (a) ; died 15th (a), buried 16th Oct. 1652(ft).

Anne, baptised 19th June, 1679 (ft); married Thomas Wrightson (>). Christiana, baptised 3rd November, 1681 (6) ; married Robert Dobson (f) (of Durham).

Ann, daughtei of Georgf Dale (i), mar. ried secondly, 28th October, 16S6, Thomas Wycliffe (ft)

July, 1723 (!-).

I I Francis Sanderson, born 21st, baptised 26th .May, 1647 (a) (ft).

Sanderson,

Uth (a), bap.

tised 15th Janu-

27 th ar>', 1648/9 (ft), -i.

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James Sanderson, born at Eggleston 19th December, 1664 (a.) ; edu- cated at Charter- house and at St. John's College, Cauib. ; matricu- lated 24th Aug., 16S3.

Joseph Sanderson, twin with James, born 19th Decem- ber, 1664 (a); of St John's College, Camb. ; matricu- lated 3rd April, 1683.

Christopher, born	Dorothy, =	William Sander- =	Elizabeth,
4th (3), baptised	daughter	son of Forcett,	dau. of
nth March,	of John	Vorks, 1688; of	William
1655/6(ft); buried	Tempest	Old Durliam,	Howard
30th November,	of Old	1698; purchas-	of Corby
1656 (ft).	Durham,	ed Armathwaite	(ft) ; oft.
Christopher Sand.	mar. at	castle, Cumber-	«.p.
erson, baptised	Gawthorp	land, in 1712;
16th March,	13th Jan.	died 5th Sept.,
1658/9 (ft) ; was	1686/7	1727, at Kentish
7 years of age	(a) : oft.	Town (ft); bur.
in 1666 (9) ; died		in Red Lion.
at Great Strick-		fields burial
land, Westmor-		ground (ft); will
land, 27th Feb-		dated 3rd July,
ruary, 1671/2 (a):		1725 ; proved
buried in Eggles-		at York, Ist
ton chancel (a).		March, 1728/9.

Robert Sanderson of Lon- = don, clerk of the Chapel = of the Rolls ; born at = Eggleston, 27th July ~ (a), baptised 4th August, 1663 K) ; of St. John's College. Camb. ; matricu- lated 3rd April, 1683; joint editor of Rymer's Foedera, etc. ; succeeded to Armathwaite castle in 1727 ; died at his liouse in Chancery Lane, 25th December, 1741 ; buried in Red Lion-fields burial

f round ; will dated 5tli )ec., 1741 ; proved at London same year (a).

(4) Eliza- beth, dau. of Richard Hicks of London, to whom her husband gave Arma- thwaite for life ; died 26th March 1753, aged 48 (a).

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A daughter, bom and died 6th Sept., 1654(a) (b).

Margaret, married at Eg- gleston 22nd September, 1679 (a), Henry Milburn of Newcastle, -i,-

Dorothy, was 5 years of age in 1666 (g) ; liWug 15th October, 16S6 (a); married [before 1 1th

Jime, 16S7 Fielding

{ft), and secondly] Ed- mund Norton {h).

Elizabeth, sixteenth child, born at Eggleston, 21st May, 1666(a); died 30th (a), buried 3l8t March, 1667 ic).

(a) Diary of Christopher Sandci the (.lentalofjiHt, 1906, vol. . {b) Barnard C'antle Uciji'ittrs.

, printed in (c) Middltton in Teesdale Registers. , pp. 17, 73. {d) Start/orlh HajiMers.

(/) Monumental Inscription, Eggleston old chapel.

(y) Dugdale, Visitation of Durham, IdQG.

(h) Hunter, Familiae Minorum 6'e7i(mj?t, vol. iii, p. 872.

((') Northern Notes and Queries, p. 165.

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DIARY.

Memorandum, that I was married the Ith day of March, 1640, to Christian Thursby.^

Lieute. -general Oliver Cromwell came into Barnard Castle upon Tuesday, the 2-tth day of October, 1648,^ and w^ent to Richmond the next day. There went out of Barnard-castle to nieete him and ridd before him into the town, and soe conducted him into his lodgeing and presented him witli burnt wine [and] short cake : — Anthony Martindale. Matthew Stodart, Cuthbert Raine, Robert Hutton, Francis Huchinson, William Hutton, Morgan Rowlandson, Thomas Heslop, Samuell Martindaile, George Dayle, John Lively, William Wharton.

Memorandum, that in August, 1648, when the kinge's party marched through Baruard-castle, I htcro Rcpht ft'cl vcy god adn found ell the acualeers.^

Memorandum, that upon the 25 October, 1648, I was taken by a warrant from George Lilburne^ and bound over to answer the first jale delivery' or assize.

Memorandum, that I was taken the second time, 1648, by George Whittield, quarteraiaster to Captain Adam Shipson," upon Satm-day evening, the 10th February, 1648/9.

It is to be i-emembered that the year 1652 was an extraordinarie drie summer and harvest in which, yeare the 29 of March was a greatt eclipse of the sunne ; I see stars betwixt ten and eleven [o'Jclocke in the morneing. Itt was soe diy a yeare that att the 28 day of October verey manie wells had little or noe water in them, and people went dry-shod over the Teese, and noe come to be gott in at the 29th of August about Barnard-castle that yeere.

Tuesday, the 29th of March, 165.'). It is to bee remembred that my deare wife. Christian Sanderson, departed this life in Barnard

' A pedigree of Tlmrsby of Woolliouse, near Barnard Castle, is given in Surtees, Durham, vol. iv. part 1, p. 95.

' 'On October 14 [1648] Cromwell was at Carlisle. After a short delay he marched into Yorkshire where he took up his quarters at Knottingley. ' Gardiner, Civil Wai-, vol. iii. p. 493. He was at Pontefract on the 9th November. Carlyle, Cromirell's Letters, letter Ixxiv.

• I heard Ralph Fel say, God confound all cavaleers. C7". Mr. l'\ C. Beazley's paper, Genealogist, vol. xxii. p. 2"i.

• For some notices of Captain George Lilburn, see Surtees, DnrluDii, vol. ii. pp. 21, 178, 179, 388.

• Adam Shipperdson of Monkwearmouth, second son of William Shipperdson of Bishopwearmouth, bore a captain's commission under Cromwell. Cf. Surtees, Durham, vol. i. p. 114.

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DIARY.

Memorandum, that I was married the 4th day of March, 1640, to Christian Thursby.^

Lieiite. -general Oliver Cromwell came into Barnard Castle upon Tuesday, the 24th day of October, 1648,'^ and went to Richmond the next day. There went out of Barnard-castle to nieete him and ridd before him into the town, and soe conducted him into his lodgeing and presented him with burnt wine [and] short cake: — Anthony Martindale, Matthew Stodart, Cuthbert Raine, Robert Hutton, Francis Huchinson. William Hutton, Morgan Rowlandson, Tliomas Heslop, Samuell Martiudaile, George Dayle, John Lively, William Wharton.

Memorandum, that in August, 1648, when the kinge's party marched through Barnard-castle, 1 htcro Rcpht ffcl vcy god adn found ell the acualeers.^

Memorandum, that upon the 25 October, 1648, I was taken by a warrant from George Lilburne^ and bound over to answer the first jale deliveiy or assize.

Memorandum, that I was taken the second time, 1648, by George Whitfield, quartennaster to Captain Adam Shipson,' upon Saturday evening, the 10th February, 1648/9.

It is to be remembered that the year 1652 was an extraordinarie drie summer and harvest in which yeare the 29 of March was a gi-eatt eclipse of the sunne ; I see stars betwixt ten and eleven [o'Jclocke in the morneing. Itt was soe diy a yeare that att the 28 day of October verey manie wells had little or noe water in them, and people wemt diy-shod over the Teese, and noe come to be gott in at the 29th of August about Barnard-castle that yeere.

Tuesday, the 29th of March, 165o. It is to bee remembred that my deare wife, Christian Sanderson, departed this life in Barnard

* A pedigree of Thursby of Woolhouse, near Barnard Castle, is given in Surtees, Durham, vol. iv. part 1, p. 95.

' 'On October 14 [1648i Cromwell was at Carlisle. After a short delay he marched into Yorkshire where he took up his quarters at Knottingley. ' Gardiner, Civil War, vol. iii. p. 493. He was at Pontefract on the 9th NovemlDer. Carlyle, Cromitell's Letters, letter Ixxiv.

* I heard Ralph Fel say, God confound all cavaleers. (.7. Mr. F. C. Beazley's paper, Henealogist, vol. xxii. p. 2.'>.

* For some notices of Captain George Lilburn, see Surtees, Durham, vol. ii. pp. 21, 178. 179, 388.

■ Adam Shipperdson of Monkxsearniouth, second son of William Shipperdson of Bishopw earmouth, bore a captain's commission under Cronnvell. Cf. Surtees, Durham, vol. i. p. 114.

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Castle, in William Wharton's house, and was interred in Barnard Castle church the 31st day, in the pue-, or stall, where my father sitts. Mr. George Sanderson^ preached her funerall sermon.

It is to be remembred that my second wife was called Margarett Webster, daughter to Robertt Webster of Hartenpoole, merchant. Wee were married at Langley Hall at my cossen Gab. Jackson's upon the 15th day of September, 1653, and that night went to Harten- poole.

Monday, February the 10th, 1667, my deare wife Margaret departed this life at Egleston, and was interred in Egleston chappel in the quire the 13th day. Mr. Timothy Tully^ preached her funeral sermon ; his text was out of Romans viii., 10, which shee named her selfe.

There was above four hundred red deer in T'easdale-forest at Rood-day,io 1673, but the winter following being such a great snow, they were all lost to betweene forty and fifty.

Sunday, the 18 of Januaoy, 1673/4, the moon being in the last quarter that night, was oast away upon the coast of Northumberland thirty nine saile of shippes, whereof sixteen did belong to Newcastle and Sheels, and those of their best shippes.

1671 ... If great quantity of rye and other grain had not come in at Newcastle and Stockton, undoubtedly we had had a great famine in WestmorlaJid and Cumberland, Bishoprik, Northumberland, and the North Rideing of Yorkshire. Not many oats were reeped and got in to the barn before St. Luke day, but the most out then, and some barley to sheare after St. Luke's day.

In all the wells about the market, place in Barnard Castle at the 17 of October, 1676, there was not water in them sufficient to serve for the steeping of their big for malt. I was at Raby the 16, and the pipes in the castle were dry and did not run any water. On the 17 of September Mr. Robert Branthwait's wife did cast herself of Pend- ragon castle^^ and broake her back and some of her limbes, and within two days dyed.

November 12, 1676, being Sunday, Mr. Francis Tunstall's^^ house, in a high chamber, over the dineing-room, there being about 23

* Mr. George Sanderson was the Commonwealth, or intruding, vicar of Gainford.

« Timothy TuUie, M.A., vicar of Middleton-in-Teesdale, 1660-1700. He married, 10th December, 1650, Elizabeth Hutton of Streatlam ; Proceedings of the Newcastle Society of Antiqiiaries, vol. viii. p. 222.

'" Holy-rood-day, or Exaltation of Holy Ci'oss, is on the 14th of September.

" The castle of Pendragon, or Mallerstang, is in the parish of Kirkby Stephen in Westmorland.

'- Mr. Francis Tunstall of Scargill and WyclifFe, who was 28 years of age in 1665, married Cecily, daughter of John Constable, Viscount Dunbar ; their second son, Cuthbert Tunstall, assumed the name of Constable on succeeding to the estates of his uncle, William, fourth Viscount Dunbar. Cf. Harrison, Yorkshire, p. 301.

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persons at devotion, a dormer fell down and hert most of them all. Mrs. Tunstall had her leg-ges broken, and she died on the Satturday sennet at night aftenverds.

March tlie 22nd, 1678, Christopher Hawden,!^ the attorney, and Edmond Bunny,i4 ^^ ^h^ smith house, Wakefield, were drinking hard ; and in the evening they went into the back side, and how they quarrelled is not knowne, but Hawdon was runne almost thorrow and came (sic) fell down betwixt doors, and lived but about two or three hours, and Bunny had two or three wounds of him in the breast and lived till Monday at night.

October 15, 1680, my daughter, Margartt Milburne, was brought to bed of her first child in Newcastle in son Aubone's house, and was called Henry. Mr. Newton and sonne Aubone, godfathers, and sister Jane Robson, godmother. ^^

Friday, the 5th May, 1682, the Glocester friget, wherein tlie Duke of Yorke was goeing for Scotland, was runne upon Lemonds Sands . . . ; there was three persons of quality drowned, and about 130 seamen, and severall of the duke's officers drowned. After the duke was gone out of her, she rouled into 15 fathoms water and presently after sunke downe.^^

Thursday, July 27, 1682, Mr. Brokell dyed and Mr. Chapman entered July 30th, being Sunday, and preached. i"

Parson Roberts died at Rumbald-kirke the 6th September, 1682.

" There was a family of the name of Hawdon at this period in the city of Durham, some member of which was called Christopher. Cf. Register of Dur- ham Cathedral, ed. White, p. 40. Surtees, Durham, vol. iv. part 2, p. 149.

'* Query, Edmund Bunny of University College, Oxford, and of Newland, in the parish of Wakefield, born circa 1622. Cf. Hunter, Familiae Minorum Gentium, vol. ii. p. 610.

'^ This boy was apprenticed to his godfather and uncle, William Aul)one of Newcastle, mercer, on the 1st December, 1696, was admitted free of the Merchants* Company on the 3rd February, 1707, and died circa 1715. Among the other issue of the marriage of Henry Milburn with Margaret Sanderson wtTe Mathias, Samuel, Thomas, Jonathan, Dorothj% afterwards wife of Christopher Mickleton, and Hannah, wife of John Jackson, all of whom, save Tliomas, were alive and were mentioned in the will of William Sanderson of Armathwaite Castle, dated 3rd July, 1726. William Milburn, the grandson of Mai'garet Milburn mentioned in the text (son of Thomas), was of Lincoln's Inn, barrister-at-law and recorder of Carlisle, and succeeded to Armathwaite Castle in 1753, on the death of his great-uncle Kobert Sanderson's widow. The Milburn arms are over the door of the castle.

" ' James sailed on 3rd May [1682] to fetch home his duchess from Scotland in the Gloucester frigate (a ' third rate '). The Gloucester was wrecked on the Yorkshire coast, with great loss of life. James was afterwards accused of having taken particular care of liis strong-box, his dogs, and his priests, while Legge with drawn sword kept off the other passengers.' Memoir of James II., Dictionary of National Biography. The Leman sands are south of the Yorkshire coast.

'■ John Brockell (of St. John's College, Cambridge, matriculated, 9tli May, 1662. aged 18), perpetual curate of Barnard Castle from 1673 until his (Uath. He was succeeded by John Chapman, who was presented to the vi< arage of Wycliffe and died in 1703.

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Parson Hiltou^^ was inducted to the said parsonage the ... of October, being Sunday, and preached ; his text the I Corinthians, iv. 1. After, he had a great feast, and many invited. He brought his wife first to Rumbald the 9 of November, 1682 ; she got a fall,, of horseback, after she was over Egle.ston bridg, going up the banke» and hurt her head. Hee fell sick the next day, at afternoon, and dyed there on Tuesday, being the 14 of November, 1682.

My Sonne in law, William Aubone,^^ was elected alderman at Newcastle, Monday, the 11 of June, 1683.

Friday, ye 6 Feb. 1684/5, King Charles the 2nd died at Westmin- ster between 11 and 12 in the forenoone. The duke of Yorke spoke these words following ye same aftemoone, ' Now the Crowne is de- scended upon mee, I doe declare never to alter the government as is now established in Church and State, and I will sacrifico f^ last dro|) B^ ffl-f blood te maintaine ye protestant religion, and, as farr as in mee lyeth, I will follow my late brother's example,' and more not here sett down.

The same day at 4 in the afternoon he was proclaimed king in London; and att Durham, Wednesday, the 11th of February; and at Auckland, Thursday, the 12th of February; at Darlington, Mon- day, the 16th February ; and at Barnard Castle, ye 18th of February, 1684/5.

My daughter, Katherine Aubony, sailed in the Pink, Friday, the 23rd July, and was nine or ten days at sea.

August 24, 1685, my daughter, Katherine Aubony, then beeing Mrs. Mairis of Newcastle, dyed in London, in the forenoon, in a flux of rume that ohoaked her in her throat ; begun about 10 a olocke, and dyed about 12. She was shamefully neglected by her husband's sister, Besse White (alias Eliott), that wente to London to attend her : she had but the opinion of one surgeon.

Deane Thomas Musgrave^o dyed about ye 26th March, 1686, and Sr. Joseph Cradock^i dyed Sunday forenoone, being Easter-day, ye 4th April, 1686.

"* Alexander Hilton, son of Lancelot Hilton, was curate of Denton, 1674- 1682. Of. Longstaffe, Darlington, p. xxxix, and also Hilton pedigree, No. VI.

" William Aubone, son of Thomas Aubone of Newcastle, master and mariner, apprenticed 25th April, 1655, to George Dobson of Newcastle, mercer, admitted free of Merchants Company, 16th Aug. 1665 ; alderman of Newcastle, 1683 ; mayor, 1684 ; died 29th September, 1700. Among the names of his successive apprentices entered in the books of the Company of Merchant Adventurers, were (his nephew) William Aubone, 1688, and his wife's nephews, Henry Millnirn, 1696, and William Milburn, 1700.

-" Dr. Thomas Musgrave of Queen's College, Oxford, fifth son of Sir Philip Musgrave of Edenhall, bart. , rector of Whitburn, 1675-1686; prebendary of the third stall in Durham Cathedral, 1675-1686; dean of Carlisle, 1684-1686; died, 28th March, 1686, aged 46, and was buried in the north aisle of Durham Cathedral, where there is a monument to his memory.

'■' Sir Joseph Cradock, knight, commissary of the archdeaconry of Richmond, father of Dean Musgrave's second wife, was buried at Richmond on the 16th (?) April, 1686, aged 81.

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1686, July 29, I went that day to the assizes at Durham with Sir William Bowes^^ in his ccnicli. And I went Saturday tlie last of July to Newcastle, and stayed till Monday ; dined at Justice Carr's and Ciinie and layed at Streateham castle all night, and got home the next day.

Jan. 13, 1686/7, being Thursday, my sonne William was marryed at Galthropp haips \vith cosen John Tempest's daughter. Mis. Dorithy, and came to me at Barnard Castle the 0th of Febniary following.

May the 2nd, 1687, my grandchild, Christopher Sandei'son,24 sett forwards for Oxford betwixt 9 and 10 in the morning. His father went along with him, and for a servant Pinkeney junir>r, and returned the 14th of June.

July 27, 1687. Sir Richard Shuttleworth died at Gawthtrp in the smale-pox on Wednesday moraing.^s

■'■' For a pedigree of Bowes of Streatlani see Surtees, Durham, vol. iv. part 1, p. 107.

■' Gawthorp in Whalley was the seat of Sir Richard Shuttleworth, whose wife was also a dau^'hter of John Tempest of Old Durham.

After his first wife's death, William Sanderson married Elizabeth, daughter of William Howard of Corbj^ but had no issue by either marriage. About the year 1712, he purchased Armathwaite Castle in Cumberland, and at his death was seised of property at Whorlton, Aldborough, etc. His will, dated 3rd July, 1726, with a codicil added 14th May, 1727, was proved at York on the 1st March, 1728 9. After making provision for his wife and others, he gives his real estate at Armathwaite in Cumberland, Aldborough, Yorks, the manor of Whorlton and lands of Whorley-hill near Barnard Castle, to his brother Robert with successive remainders over to his nephews Milburn. He gives the residue to Dame (Catherine Shuttleworth in token of grateful remembrance and affection.

Lady Catherine Shuttleworth made her will on the 19th Aug., 1727, and gave all her personal estate in trust for Mathias Milbm-n of Armathwaite, gent., and William Milburn, son of Thomas Milburn deceased. The will was proved at York, 1st March, 1728,9.

•* Christopher Sanderson, son of Cuthbert Sanderson of Eggleston. esq., of Queen's College, Oxford, matriculated 12th May, 1687, aged 15. Foster, Alumni Oxoniensts.

Cuthbert Sanderson of Eggleston, died 1st April, 1690, and on the 10th of the same month an inventory of his personal estate was taken, amounting to £114 r2s. 4d., chiefly of farming stock ; and administration of his goods was

Granted at Durham in Ma\- of the same year to Frances Sanderson, the widow, he was buried in the chancel of the old chapel of pjggleston, near the com- munion table, and the following epitaph can still be read.

HERK I.VKS FRANCES SANDERSON RELICT ' TO CVTH : SANDERSON I ESQ. WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE THE 27 OF Al'. ] 1695 -tTATIS SV.*: 44 \ VXOR CASTA PARENS KELI.X | MATRONA PVD... , SARA VIRO MVNDO MARTHA ! MvRIA DEO '

TWO CHRISTIANS | VNDER THIS ARE LAVD ] THE ONE STILL LIVES | THE OTHERS DEAD ' CHRISTIAN SANDER | SON BORNE 25 IAN I 1678 DIED THE 21 | OF

1685 !

-'* Sir Richard Shuttleworth, married, July 28th, 1684, Margaret, daughter of John Tempest of Old Durham ( KirLmtrrington Register) and was therefore a brother-indaw of the Diarist's son William.

U'hitaker, HiMory of Whallrij. p. 340, notes a popular story which had lingered to his time, apparently of Sir Richard Shuttloworth's father, ' that the ages of himself, his lady and oldest child did not exceed thirty-one years.'

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April 8, being Sunday, 1688, my wife Katherine^s dyed; and was buryed in Egleston chapel under the comunion table the T'uesday following, and was carryed to church by Sir William Bowes, Mr. John Bowes, Mr. Edward Hudleston, Mr. John Dale, Mr. Thomas Watson, my Sonne Mr. Thomas Wickeliffe, and my four sons, Ciithbert, William, Robert and James. And all had aJamood scarfes, three yards apeece, and Mr. Chancellor Tully^'' had likewise a scarfe, and all the gentry had sweet-meats.

Wednesday, the 25 of July, 1688, Robertas and James did rise out of bed and went and lay out. On Thursdayith evening Robert came in, and James came not in till Friday night, and they both gave their promise under their hands never to do the like but to abhorre drinking ; which writing I shall keep as a recognission against them if ever they doe the like again.

-* She was the Diarist's third wife and apparently a daughter of William Fielding of Startforth and sister of Israel Fielding of that place. If this were so, father and son married sisters. See Fielding pedigree in Harrison's York- shire, p. 392.

-' Mr. Thomas Tullie, chancellor of Carlisle, 1683-1727, and also dean from 1716 to his death in January, 1726/7.

-'^ A youthful escapade of the future archaeologist and learned joint editor of Rymer's Foedera, already mentioned in the introduction. According to the Dictionary of National Biography, he married four times. He died, s.p., 25th Dec, 1741. By his will, dated the 5th Dec, 1741, and proved at the Prerogative Court of Canterbury on the 29th of the same month, he gives the castle, manor and estate of Armathwaite, his lands at Whorlton and at Aldbrough, etc., to his wife for her life, and then to his great-nephew William Milburn of Lincoln's Inn. Cf. Mr. Beazley's paper on the ' Diary and Pedigree of •Cliristopher Sanderson,' Genealogist, vol. xxii. p. 82.

DIARY OF JACOB BEE OF DURHAM.

INTRODUCTION.

Jacob Bee, whose diary is printed in the following pages, was a native of the city of Durham and wa^ baptized in the church of St. Margaret, Crossgate, on the 19th of June, 1636, as son of Nicholas Bee, whose marriage with Margaret Ussie, widow, had taken place in the same church on the 15th of June, 1624. Breda skinner and glover, there are suggestions in the diary that at one period of his life he may have kept an ale-house : at all events he did a little brewing, the ' grains ' being sold by his wife after each brewing. He was possessed of a stable and loft which were let oflf to one William Drury. When about twenty-two years of age he married Elizabeth Rabbet, the banns of marriage being published in the market place at Durham on the 28 of January 1657/8. What is known of his family is set out in the accompanying pedigree.

He did not prosjDer in business, and at the age of 65 he became an out-pensioner of the hospital of Sherburn-house. Dying in 1711, he was buried at St. Margaret's in Durham on the 11th of January of that year.

It i.s not known whether the original diary exists, but happily a small edition consisting, it is said, of only twenty copies, was printed for private circulation by Sir Cuthbert Sharp. One of these copies is in the possession of the editor. It comprises only thirty- three octavo pages, issued in a plain paper cover.

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BEE OF DURHIM.

Janet Haslebe, mar- ried 12th June, 1621 (a).

Nicholas Bee of the = Barbara Ussie, widow, mar-

parish of St. Margaret, Durham.

ried

15th June, 1624

Ralph Bee, bap- tised 31st October, 1627 (a).

I Jacob Bee of Cross- = Elizabeth Rabbet, banns

gate, Durham, bap- tised 19th .June, 1636 (a).

of marriage published in the Market Place, 28th January, 1657/8 {a).

Barbara, bapt. 5th March, 1629 (a).

Elizabeth Harason, mar- i== Nicholas Bee of Durham, —

afterwards of Garrigill in the parish of Alston, bap- tised 22nd July, 1658 (a).

Tied	5th	July,	1681
{«);	died	10th	April,
1684 (6).

Ann Bee, mar- = Richard Coul- ried •25th No- son of Gilli-

vember, 1704 gate, Dur-

(6). ham.

Jacob Bee, bapt. 24th April, 1664

Jacob Bee, baptised 23rd May, 1689 (a).

Margaret, baptised 23rd October, 1692 (a) ; married, 7th June, 1720, John Robinson (a).

Thomas Coulson of Gilligate, = Ann Durham. I

Richard Coulson.

Ann Coulson.

Elizabeth Coulson.

Richard Coulson of Durham, mason.

Mary, wife of Dryden,

horse breaker.

Susan, married a*. Scotch pedlar.

(«) Registers of St. Margaret's, Durham,

(b) The Diary.

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DIARY.

1681. 5 Sept. John Phillipson, taylor, and Katherin Rowell {married], with a hiwles minister at Newca'stle.

1682. 27 March. John Maddison's child Margaret went out of Durham to Newcastle for London to be toutcht for the evill.

1682. April. Two great floods of watter upon Wednesday and Tliursday, being the 26th and 27th of April.

The first day that men and women servants presented themselves to be hired in Durham markett was the 6th day of May, 1682.

1682. 31 May. Betwixt 11 and 12 at night, was a very fearfull thunder, with flalshes of fire, very tirrible.

1682. 28 July. Captain Thomas Featherston, of Stanhope hall, ■depaj-ted this life, being Friday, at night about 11a clook.^

1682. 15 Aug. A blading stare appeared.

1682. 6 Sept. Mr. William Witherington, one of the bead-men of Abby church [died]. 2

1682. 28 Sept. . . . Sofly, sone to Richard Sofly, was borne, being Thursday : and Elizabeth Dobinson was her midwife and the first that ever she [had] laid.^

Anthony Fewster became not well the 1st of February, 1681/2 .... and was not well again the 2;3rd October, 1682.

1682. 20 Nov. Being Munday this yeare and a great wind which blew one half of the west end of a window in Abby church.^

1682. 20 Nov. William Ross, junior, departed this life.s

1682/3. 5 Jan. Mr. Wilson commonly called Judge Wilson [died].6

1682/3. 14 Jan. The watch gave over in Cross-gate.

1682/3. 25 Jan. A sad cruel murther comitted by a boy about eighteen or nineteen years of age, nere Ferryhill, nere Durham, being

' 1682. 30 July. Thomas Fetherstonehalgh, esquire of Stanhopliall, buried in linnen. Stanhope RegiMers.

He was a knight of the shire for Durham, 1679 and 1680.

-' 1682. 6 Sept. William Witherington of the Palace Greene, headman, buried. Registers of St. Osica/d's, Durham.

' 1682. 3 Oct. William sou of Richard Softly baptized. Registers of St. Margaret's, Durham.

* Cf. Longstaffe on 'The Stained Glass of Durham Cathedral.' Arch. Atl. 2 series, vol. vii. p. 125.

* 1682. 20 Nov. William Rose, bur. Registers of St. Margaret's, Durham. ' 16S2/3. 7 Jan. Mr. Cieorge Wilson, attorney, buried. Registers of St.

Oswald's, Durham.

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Thursday, at night. The maner is, by report: — When the parents ■were out of dores a young man, being sone to the house, and two daughters was kil'd by this boy with an axe, having knockt them in the head, afterwards cut ther throts : one of them being asleep in the bed, about ten or eleven yeares of age : the other daughter was to be married at Candlemas. After he had kil'd the sone and the eldest daughter, being above twenty yeares of age, a little lass, her sister, about the age of eleven yeares being in bed alone, he drag'd her out in bed and killed her alsoe. The same Andrew Millns alias Miles, was hang'd in irons upon a gybett nere Ferryhill upon the 15th day of August, being Wednesday, this year 1683.'^

1682/3. 12 March. Mr. Anthony Smith, once a Member in Parliament, in Oliver's time [died].^

1683. 11 April. Francis Shaw,^ servant to Thomas Skinner [died] very suddenly, being vei-y well the Munday before in my house. — Jacob Bee.

1683. 6 June. Margaret Richardson, the midwife [died].i° William Fawcett, mow-maker [died] in the gaoll in Durham. ^^

1683. Two men fought a prize in the New Place, upon a stage — - Swainston and Wood — but Wood wounded Swainston with back sword, although Swainston got the better.

1683. 21 July. William, Lord Russel beheaded in Lincolns In- feilds, being guilty of a conspring {sic), against the king, as was supposed. 12

The day before was hang'd, drawne, and quartered Captain Walcott, Mr. Hone, and Mr. Rouse, being Friday.

1683. 3 Aug. The assisses begun, and such an inundation of watter that the judges was forcet to come down Gillygate, and come in about 8 at night, and read their commission. Judges names, Jones and Strut. ^^

' 1682/3. 26 Jan. John Brasse, Jane Brasse and Elizabeth Brasse, the son and daughters of John Brasse of Ferryhill, all three murdered in their father's house, by one Andrew Mills, and were all three buryed. Kirk Merring- ton Registers.

* 1682/3. 13 March. Mr. Anthony Smith, mercer, templo, buried. Registers of St. Nicholas', Durham.

He was member of parliament for the City of Durham in the parliaments of 1654 and 1656. Cf. Hutchinson, Durham, vol. ii. p. 45.

' 1683. 12 April. Frances Shaw, buried. Registers of St. Margaret's, Durham.

'" 1683. 7 June. Margaret, wife of George P^ichardson, cordwainer, buried. Registers of St, Nicholas', Durham.

" 1683. 7 June. William Fawswett, buried. Registers of St. Osivald's, Durhain.

'2 Cf. Macaulay, England, vol. i. p. 268. Trevelyan, England Under the Stuarts, pp. 423, 424.

" Query, Chief Justice Jones, who was dismissed by James II. in 1686, and Baron Street, who truckled to the king in the same year on the question of the Dispensing Power. Cf. Macaulay, England, vol. ii. pp. 81, 84.

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1683. 22 Aug. Jane Hutchinson, daughter to Richard Hutchin- son (Ti-inidan Dick) [married] to one Kitchen. i*

lt)8.'5. 9 Sept. A thanksgiven day was keep throughout England for the preseiTcing the king from a horrid plot by Presbiterians this year.^^

1683. 15 Sept. There was a man, a glasier by traid, came from Gateshead and stood in the pillery in Durham about one hour and one half (his name was Simpson), for taking a brib from one . . . a quaker.

1683. 18 Sept. Seven bouohers should have play'd at foot-ball with seven glovers, being Tuesday, this year above, and my man Christopher went without leave to plav. [And stay'd out all night, the 16 day of March, 1683. ]i6

1683. Sept. . . . Mr. Ixobert Wilson of Cambridge is but 5-4 yeares of age, and Jacob Bee and Robert Wilson of Durham, singing man, did lay a wager of three quarts of ale that the said Robert Wilson is not 54 years of age.

1683. 14 Oct. Bett Thompson was churcht at Ryton church, her month was out the Sunday before.

1683. 18 Nov. Duke Errington drunk 6d. : and six pence owne by his wife.

1683. 11 Xov. Mai-gret Kirkhouse, daughter to Henry Kirkhouse [married] to Henry Brittan, servant to the esquire of Xewton.

1683 4. 8 Jan. Robert Hilton, esquire, justice of the peace in Westmorland, came to Durham and lived in tlie Coledge : he died very suddenly, having been abroad at supper the night before, and went very- well to bed the night before.^"

'1683/4. 29 Feb. Richard Hutchinson, son to Richard Hutchin- son, comonly called little Dick [died].^^

1683/4. 2 March. Mr. Thomas Butterry, attorney at law [married] to Elizabeth Browne, Richard Browne's daughter, the sexton of Framwelgat church.

1684. 3 April. Old Mrs. Morland, Justice Morland's wife [died].i9

" See entries snh 29 Feb., 16S3 4 ; 12 Feb., 1692 3 ; 9 March. 1698 9.

'^ The Rye-house Plot. C/. Trevelyan, England Under the Stuarts, p. 420.

'" Christopher again misconducted himself on the 14th July, 1684.

'• 1683 4. 9 Jan. Robert Hilton, esq., on Wednesday, buried. Durham Cathedral RtfixMers. He was of Helton-Bacon and Murton, and married, 2nd Nov., 1647, Mary daughter of John Hilton, baron of Hilton in the Bishopric. Cf. Longstaffe, Darlinrjlon, Hilton Pedigree, No. II.

" 1683 4. 1 March. Richard Hutchinson, buried. JRegisteri of St. Mar- garet's, Durham.

" She was baptized 8th Feb., 1623/4, at St Oswald's, as ' Thomazine, daughter of Mr. George Martyn, gent.,' her god parents being Mr. John Calverley, Mrs. Dorothy Craddocke and Mrs. Margaret Heethe ; and wa.s married at the same church 10th May, 1642, to 'Mr. John Morland.' She was buried 4th April, 1684, and her husband was laid beside her on the 27th January, 16S7 8, being described in the register of burials as 'John Morland, Esq.' liegisters of St. Ostoa/d's, Durham.

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1684. 10 April. Elizabeth Bee, wife to Nicholas Bee [died] in •child birth. 20

1684. 1 May. Richard Williamson, commonly called Lapper, or Lapthorn [married] to Jane Ingham. -^

1684. 2 May. Mary Coats was drowned besids Keepier, being Friday morning about two, as was sujDposed.

1684. 14 May. Mrs. Sarah Hodgshon, Nick Hodgshon's wife, •silversmith [died].-^

1684. 15 May. Old William Maddeson, John Maddeson's father, Mr. Jefferson's ostler [died].

1684. 18 May. Mr. Lee, an exciseman, lay at Robert Cornforth's [died] in the small pocks. ^^

1684. 14 July. Christopher Maskall was soe dnnik that he spew^'d all his cloths and hatt, cravate, and lay all night in the entry. August 16. All night out, and got in at the side of the little house.

Stephen Taylor did agree with Elizabeth Bee for one bushell of granes, eavery brewing, at 3d. per bishel, beginning the 18th July, 1684.

1684. 10 August. Thomasin Adamson, old Parson Martin's daughter, Cholerton's wife [died].-*

1684. 13 Aug. John Raw of Bearparke dyed of a broken legg at Plawsworth.25

1684. 9 Sept. Was a generall muster for the traine bands of Bishopprick, being Tuesday and Wednesday : very rainy day.

1684. 28 Sept. John Richardson, senior, and maltman and tanner in Framwelgate, departed this life being Sunday this year,

-" 1684. 10 April. Elizabeth, wife of Nichellas Bee, buried. Registers of St. Margaret's, Diirham.

"' 1684. 1 May. Richard Williamson and Jane Ingram, married. Begisters of St. Margaret's, Durham.

"^ 1684. 15 May. Sarah, wife of Nicholas Hodgson, Thursday, buried, Durham Cathedral Registers.

1712. 9 Sept. Nicholas Hodgson of St. Nicholas parish, silver-smith, buried. Begister>i of St. Oswald's, Durham.

-^ 1684. 19 May. Mr. George Lee, exciseman, templo, buried. Registers of St, Nicholas', D^irham.

^* 1684. 10 Aug. Thomason, wife of Robert Adamson, clerk, Sunday, buried. Durham Cathedral Registers.

Old Parson Martin was probably a member of the family of Martin of Durham, whose pedigree is given in Surtees, Durham, vol. iv. pt. 2, p. 149.

The Robert Adamson named in the text has sometimes been confused with Mr. Robert Adamson, M.A., vicar of Chollerton from 1662 until his death, when he was buried in his own church, 27th Jan., 1688 9. In the Chollerton Registers are several entries relating to his family, from which it appears that he married his first wife, Margaret, on the 14th of August, 1648. The baptisms of their children, born before going to Chollerton, are as follows : — Robei't, baptized 1 Sejjt. , 1650; Esther, baptized 16 May, 1654; Sai-ah, baptized 20 Dec, 1655 ; Richard, baptized 29 May, 1657.

"'" His name does not appear in the pedigree of Rowe of Plawsworth given in Surtees, Durham, vol. ii. p. 20.3.

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being excoinunicated and buried in his nwne garden at Caterhouse, near Durham ; being denyed by the Bishopp to bury him in the church, it being his desire. Tlie grave was opened in the quire but shut up again by orders as above : buried the 29th. ^^

1684. i Nov. A foot race wa« runn betwixt Fairebearnes, a butcher, and a countrey-man called John Upton, and runn upon Elvitt- moore, the hardest run that ever any did see. The countrey-man wone upon hard tearmes, being runn soo nerely that scarce any could judge, when they had but one hundred yards to runn, whether should have it.

1684. 18 Nov. Francis Middleton [married] to a woman out in Hellgate.

1684. 29 Nov. [Died] Doctor John Sudbury, Dean of Durham, being Satturday, at night, about 10 a clock at night, and was hurried upon the Weilnesday after. 2"

1684. 7 Dec. [Died] a boy called Richard Beaverly : Ralph Hutchinson, joyner and baker, his wife, beeing his whole aunt.

1684. 25 Dec. [Died] John Etherington, shoemaker, and sear- geent for AL-. Mayor concerning the toles.-^

1684/5. 17 Jan. John Boitow departed this life, and 'twas re- ported, that he see a coach drawn by six swine, all black, and a black man satt upon the cotch box. He fell sick upon't and dyed, and of his death severall apparations appeared after. ^9

1684/5. King Charles the Second departed this life the 6th day of February, being Friday this yeare, dj-eing in a distemper called an apoplexey. James, his brother, was proclaimed at Durham upon Wednesday the 11th of February, 1684/5, king of England, Scotland, France and Ireland.

1684/5. 28 Feb. Ann Allinson, Thomas Allinson's daughter, skinner [married] to a country boucher.

1684/5. 12 March. Sir Richard Lloid^o and Mr. Montague was

-* He heads the pedigree of Richardson of Caterhouse, given in SiU'tees, Durham, vol. iv. pt. 2, p. 145. See entry 18 July, 1690, post.

^ 1684. 3 Dec. John Sudbury, Deane of Durham, buried, Durham Cathe- dral Registers.

A blue slab on the north aisle of the quire of Durham Cathedral has the followiug inscription : —

(Juicijtiid mortalt hahiiit heic deposuU in spe beatae re.mrrectiouis Johannes Sudbury S.T.P. pietate, eruditione, antiquis moribus, ijravitate, infeyritate ntae et sanclae canitie, vir vere venerandn.'<, qui in /unestissiinis Maynat liebellionis tem- poribui magno animo et inconcussa in regem jidelitate multa perpessus. Regno et ecclesia Xuminis /aro)-e restauratis, praebendnrius primum Weslmonasteriensis^ dein decanus Dune/mensisj'actus, eo munertper annos viginti duos et quod excurrerat integre cum laiule fundus. Decessit anno aelatis LXXX, safutis MDCLXXXI V. Abi lector et aetemitatem cogita.

■' 1684. 26 Dec. John Heathrington, sergeant, templo, buried. Ilegisters of St. Xicholas\ Durham.

••1684/5. 17 Jan. John Borrow, buried, flegistersof St. Nicholas', Durham.

'" Sir Richard Lloy<l, second son of Amlrew Lloyd of Aston, ShrDpsliire, was a fellow of All Souls, Oxford, and admitted to Gray's Inn in 1655. He was

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chosen burgesses for the citty of Durham, being elected without opposition

1684/5. 16 March. Lampton and Byrely was chosen for knights of the shire. ^^

1685. 28 March. [Diedj Gregory Welsh, porter to the bishopp of Durham, Nathaniel Crew.^-

1685. 23Ai3ril. [Died] Mr. John Whitti, a popish taylor, being very vexatious to the taylors in Durham.

1685. 28 April. Judith Sherewood [married] to a taylor of Hex- ham, being the king's coronation day.^^

1685. 7 May. An old man fell of horse-back and kild himself© the day before in Kenton longing, called by the name of John Bell.

1685. 8 May. Mr. Price, shooemaker and brandy-seller, was drowned near Pelley Leases, being Friday this year, by accident.^*

1685. The first parliament that ever satt in King James the second's raigne, was upon the 19th day of May.

A man called John Omsby stood in the pillory, the space of one hour for taking a wrong oath.

1685. 20 June. [Died] James Fairelesse, second sliper.^^

1685. 15 July. The duke of Monmouth was beheaded. ^6

1685. 9 Oct. [Died] Mr. Thomas Jefferson, late post master.^^

1685. 24 Nov. Doctor Dick Smith was married to Pegge Wappe.'^*^

1685. 2 Dec. John Markarty was slaine at Stranton the 2nd day of December, being a baliffe.

made Spiritual Chancellor of Durham, 16th Dec, 1676, and, in the following month, was knighted. He represented the City of Durham in the parliaments of 1679, 1680, 1685, and after holding many preferments died 28th .June, 1686, aged 52, and was buried at St. Bennet's, near Paul's Wharf. Gf. Foster, Ahimni Oxonieiises, etc.

Mr. Charles Montague represented Dui'ham City in the parliaments of 1685, 1695, 1698, 1700, 1701, and 1710.

^' Mr. William Lambton was chosen knight of the shire in 1685, 1688, 1695, 1698, 1700, 1701 and 1710. Air. Robert Byerley was chosen knight of the shire in 1685 and 1688.

^- 1685. 29 March. Gregory Welsh, iemplo, buried. Begisters of St. Nicholas's, Durham.

^^ 1685. 23 [sic) April. Edward Kell and Jude Sherwood, married. Bfrji. sters of St. Marfjaret's, Durham.

^* 1685. 9 May. Thomas Price, spent by water, buried. Registers of St. Nicholas , Durhajn.

^^ 1685. 21 June. James Faireless, cutler, templo, buried. Registers of St. Nicholas', Durham.

^* Of. Macaulay, History of England, vol. i. p. 621.

^' 1685. 10 Nov. {sic). ^ Mr. Thomas JeflFerson, mercer and postmaster, buried in the chancell. 'Registers of St. Nicholas', Durham. (f. Siirtees, Durham, vol. iv. p. 156.

•'** 1709. 13 Aug. Margaret, wife of Mr. Richard Smith, surgeon, buried. Registers of St. Oswald's, Durham.

1732. 3 May. Mr. Pilchard Smith, surgeon, buried. Ibid.

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1685. 21 Dec. John Morland. junior, called King John, dejiarted this life. ^3

1685. L'9 Dec. Mr. Stau:ge entred upon the post place. 1685/6. 17 Feb. [Died] Mrs. Thirkeld of the Ross and Crowne.^o

1686. 27 March. [Died] Mr. Conyers, high sheriff for the county Palliutin of Durham. ^^

1686. 2S March. [Died] Mr. Musgrave, prebind of the cathedrall chui'ch of Durham, being Palme Sunday. ^^

1686. 26 April. Nann Bee went to school, being Munday.^^

1686. 8 June. Matthew Wright and Elizabeth Bryan [married], and a great deale of thunder and raine.

1686. 31 Aug. Magdaliu Barnsfather and John Hold-my-stafe, alis Smith [married].

1686. l Sept. [Died] Captain Thompson, muster-master.

1686. 1 Dec. [Died] Simon Browne — Oyster Simon. ^4

1686/7. 16 Jan. Thomas Wade, fidler, was married to a. Londoner, a widow. 45

1686/7. 21 Feb. Robert Wood got a misfortune by a leg that was either streen'd or broken.

^' 1685. 22 Dec. Mr. John Morland, being a parishoner, buried att St. Oswald's. Registers of St. Nicholas', Durham.

1685. 22 Dec. Mr. John Morland, of the parish of St. Nicholas, mercer, bui"ied. Begistera of St. Osimifd's, Durham. He was baptized at St. Oswald's, 1 March, 1645/6, and some notice of his parents may be found on p. 47, supra.

*" 1685/6. 20 March (sic). Anne Thurkeld, widow, ie7nplo, buried. Begi- sters of St. Xicholas', Durham.

*' 1686. 29 March. Nicholas Conyers, esquire (and Hye Sherife for this county) of Biddick, buried. Houghton-le-Spring liegisters.

His epitaph, at Houghton-le-Spring, describes him as 'chief of the family of the Con jers of the house of Boulby in Yorkshire. '

' Truth, faith, and justice, and a loj'al heart. In him show'd Nature, which in most is Art." He died at South Biddic, aged 57. He bore as arms, azure a manch or rfebruised by a bend compony ermine and gules, Conyers of Boulby, impaling Lambton and Frevill of Hardwick, his wife being Jane, daughter of Sir William Lambton, knight.

*■ 1686. 30 March. Thomas Musgrave, D.D., buried. Durham Cathedral RegiMern.

On a blue slab in the floor of the north aisle of Durham Cathedral is the following inscription: — 'Here lyes interr'd Thomas Musgrave D.D., Dean of Carlisle and late prebendary of this cathedral. (He was the 5th son of S"^ Philip Musgrave of Hartley Castle in the county of Westmorland, bart. ) who dj'ed the 28th of March 16s6 in the 47th year of his age. He first marrj-ed Mary the daugliter of S"^ Thomas Harrison of Allerthorpe in the county of York, K'., by whom he had issue Margaret. His 2nd wife was Ann the daughter of S' Joseph Cradock of llihcmond in the said county, K'.' See p. 40, auprn.

" The diarist's grand-daughter.

" 1686. 1 Dec. Simond Browne, templo, buried. liegisters of St. Nicholas', Durham.

*M686 7. 16 Jan. Thomass NVaide and Honor Franklin, married. Registers of St. Margaret's, Durham.

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1687. 3 April. Sir John Duck had his comissiou for barronet from London, being Sunday this year, came by post.**^

1687. 27 April. Magdalen Snadden, wife to James Snaden, did hang herselfe in a hanke of yarn.

1687. 23 May. Nick Bee went from Durham to Richmond, being Munday this year.

1687. 10 Dec. Mr. Salvin of Owton, was brought to Mr. Hall's house, being there cliappell, and was hurried. ^^

1687/8. 4 Jan. Mrs. Hutchinson — Mrs. Raw's mother — departed this life, being 103 years of age.^^

1687/J. 11 March. [Died] Major John Conj^ers of Chester in the Street.49

1687/8. 12 March. Ann Bee went to Mrs, Nelson's school.

1688. 29 May. [Died] Thomas Binnion, the major's sergiant.^" 1688. 10 June. The supposed Prince of Wailes was borne, being

Sunda}' this yeare.^^

1688. 10 July. [Died] John Simpson of Bayley— fatt John.si^ 1688. 2 Oct." Little Dick Hutchinson departed this life.52 1688. 14 Oct. [Died] Mr. Captain Blackston in Elvet.^s 1688. 18 Dec. Captain Byerly and Mr. Lambton was chosen

knights of the shire. ^^

*'' The life of Sir John Duck may be compared with that of the more famous Whittington, Lord Mayor of London. Born about the year 1632, of unknown parentage, he served John Heslop, a butcher in Durham, and on the 30th of Jiily, 1655, married his master's daughter, Ann, at St. Nicholas' church, Dur- ham. During the remainder of his Ufe everything prospered that he put his hand to. Attaining great wealth, he was made a knight on the .... and on the 19th March, 1686/7, a baronet. After founding an hospital at Lumley, he died, x.p. on the 26th Aiigust, 1691, aged 59 years, and was buried in St, Margaret's Church, Durham, under a stone bearing an epitaph in Latin. He gave his great wealth to his widow, on whose death, on the 14th December, 1695, it came to her nieces, Elizabeth Heslop who married George Tweddell, alderman of Durham, and Jane Heslop who married, first James Nicholson of Durham, cordwainer, and secondly Richard Wharton of Durham, attorney.

" 1687. 10 Dec. Mr. Thomas Salvin of Owton was buried in this parish church. Registers of St. Oswald's, Durham.

He was the second son of Bryan Salvin of Butterbj', was eight years of age in 1666, and resided at Owton in the parish of Stranton. See pedigree of Salvin of Croxdale, Surtees, Durham, vol. iv. p. 119.

^* 1687/8. 5 Jan. Jane Hutchinson, widow, buried. Durham Cathedral Reg.

^•' John Conyers of Chester Je-Street, second son of Sii- John Conyers of Hor- den, second baionet, was baptized at Easington 26 Sept., 1622, and was buried at Chester, 1 8 March, 1 687/8. He left (perhaps with other) issue a son and a daughter. Cf. Surtees, Durham, vol. i. p. 29.

^ 1688. 30 May. Thomas Binyon, sergeant, buried. Registers of St. Nicholas', Durham.

^' Cf. Macaulay, History of England, vol. ii. page 359.

*'" 1688. July 10. Mr. John Simpson, buried. RegistersofSt. Maryle Boio.

" See p. 47, supra.

^^ 1688. 16 Oct. Mr. Robert Blakeston, buried. Registers of St. Ostuald's.

" Mr. Robert Byerley of Midridge Grange, in the parish of Heighington, was knight of the shii-e for the county of Durham, 1685, and in the Convention

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And GenrLre Morlaiid^^ and os(|uire Liddle^^ of Newton was chosen bur<2:esse.s for the citty of Durham, the 19th day of the same year.

Cuthbert Younger got a poor hiss in Ralph Fisher's shop and did something to her.

1688/9. 10 Jan. A new ellection for burgesses were Mr. Morland, Mr. Liddle and Captain Tempest, but the two first were chosen bur- gesses. Captain Byerly and Mr. Lambton^' was chosen knights of the shire the next day.

1689. Three great floods of water on Durham, about St. Luke day [18 Oct.] which exceeded all the floods that had been these many years.

1689. 8 Dec. [Died] Mrs. Ann Stott, slim Tyme's wife. 5"

1 689. 26 Dec. Margaret Brown (Oyster Peg), and John Thompson [married], being St. Stephen's day.

1689. 20 Dec. A figure of a comet appeared about three-quarters of an hour after four at night, the first appearance was in the form of a iialf-moon, very firie, and afterwards did change itselfe to a firye sword and run westward.

1689/90. 28 Feb. Nedy Stoot was married.

1689/90. 3 March. An election for burgesses for Parliament was chosen ; Moreland and Tempest was chosen without any opposition.

The knights of the county was chosen the 10th March ; Sir Robert Ekien^^ and esquire Lambton chosen without opposition.

1690. 31 March. [Died] Mr. George Barkas, attorney at law, clarck to every mayer in Durliam dureinsf his time.*''^

1690. 10 April. [Died] Mr. Francis Crossby, junior, being attor- ney at law and merchant.^^

1690. 16 June. Thomas Bell and Francis Kirkley [married], and the said Francis bore a child 29th June.

Parliament ; subsL-ciuently, he repre.sented Knaresboi'ough in no le.ss than nine parliaments between 169.') and 1713. .\ pedigree of Byerley is given in Surtees, J>Hrham, vol. iii. p. 313.

^' Mr. George Morland was the son of John Morland named above, and was baptized at St. Oswald's, 13 Feb., 1642'3. He may be identified with that Georu'c Morland, esq., justice of the peace, who was burieil at the same chui'ch, 26 March, 1711.

^' Mr. 'I'bomas T^iddell of Xewton, near Durliam, second son of Sir Thomas Liddell of Kavenswortli, 2nd baronet, tlied unmarried and was buried at Lames- ley, 2:^ August, 1701. Surtees, Durham, vol. ii. p. 213.

*• Mr. William Lambton of Lambton was knight of the siiire for the county of Durham in the parliaments of 16S5, 16SS, 1690, 1695, 1700, 1701 and 1710.

'^ 1689. 9 Dec. Margaret, wife of Mr. Timotiiy Stott, buried. Durham Cathffhn! Regiilers,

" Sir Robert Eden of Windlestone was created a baronet, 13 Nov. 1672, and died in 1 720.

"" 1690. 1 Ajiril. (Jeorge Barkas, Notary Public, buried. Durham Cathe- dral I{f(ji'<ler.<.

"' 1690. 11 April. Mr. Francis Crosby, jun., buried at St. Oswald's. Rtrf/is/ers o/ St. N^irholns' , Durham.

1690. 11 A])ril. Mr. Francis Crosb}', jun.. of the parish of St. Nicholas, buried. RujiMtrs of St. Oswald's, Durham.

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1690. 18 July. Mrs. Richardson, wife to John Richardson, junior, maltman, departed this life at Stockton, and was hurried in Katter- house garden with her husband. "^^

1690. 19 July. Memorandum that the bishopp of Durham came to Durham, being Satterday, and went away for London the 23rd after, being September, Tuesday.

f690. 27 July. [Died] drunken Peg Hutchinson. 63

1690. 12 Oct. [Died] Mr. Roger Blackston, virger in the cathe- drall of Durham. 64

1690. 17 Nov. Richard Watson brought his wife to Durham from Yorke.

1690. Mr. William Wilson in the Bailey was drowned the 27th day of November and was found the 7th of December, being Sunday this yeare, near Cbcken Boat, and was buried that night in the Ninne Alters,65

1690/1. 9 Feb. A sudden fire in Thomas Marshall's whin stack, being burnt all to ashes about 10 and 11 at night.

1690/1. 17 March. [Died] Thomas AVilkinson of the House of Correction, weaver. ^6

1691. 1 June. Barbary Williamson, comonly called Lapper, was marred to a collier.

1691. 3 June. Nick Bee went to see.^^

1691. 26 Aug. Sir John Duck, bart., departed this life, being Wednesday, at night, and was hurried upon Monday after, being the 31st of August. 68

1691. 19 Dec. William Peareson, glover, comonly called Laird Peareson, being Satterday, [died] about 6 of the clock at night : and made his will the 15th day. 69

*- She was Anne, daughter and coheir of Thomas Atkinson of Caterhouse. Cf. Surtees, Durham, vol. iv. pt. 2, p. 145.

^^ 1690. 25 (?) July. Margaret Hutchinson, buried. Eegisters of St. Mar- garet's, Durham.

" 1690. 13 Oct. Mr. Roger Blakeston, buried. Begisters of St. Mary in the South Bailey, Durham.

''MeOO. 7 Dec. William Wilson, LL.B., Spiritual Chancellor, buried. Durham Cathedral Registers.

1690. 7 Dec. Mr. William Wilson, most unfortunately drowned, 27 Nov. found, and buried in the Cathedral. Begisters of St. Mary -le- Bow, Durham.

He was Registrar to the Dean and Chapter of Durham, and married a daughter of Marmaduke Allenson, thus becoming kinsman by marriage of Dean Granville. Some of his correspondence is printed in The Bemains of Denis Granville, D.D., Dean and Archdeacon of Durham. Surt. Soc. Publ. No. 37.

"' 16901. 18 March. Thomas Wilkinson, weaver, buried. Begisters of St. Nicholas', Durham.

*' The Diarist's son.

"" 1691. 31 Aug. Sir John Duck, baronet, a parishioner, buried in the chappel of St. Margaret's. Jtegisters of St. Nicholas', Durham.

1691. 31 Aug. Sir John Duck, knight and baronett, buried. Begisters of St. Margaret's, Durham.

'•' 1691. 20 Dec. William Pearson, buried. Begisters of St. Margaret's, Durham.

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1691/2. 15 March. Mrs. Hall, Mr. John Hall's wife, the tanner iu Framwelgat'e, she hang'd herself.

1692. A quarterly pole in King William's time, being in the year 1692. May 9 ; paid 2*'. the first payment.

1692. 17 May. George Jackson, master usher to gramer schole, was married to a countrev woman."''

1692. 23 May. [Died] Mr. Ralph Heath, he being blind. -i

1692. 4 June. [Died] Mr. Thornton, our Dean's (Doctor Cumber's) wife's brother. "-

1692. 16 June. Isabella Hunter, late of Crossgate, was supi^osed to drown'^ herself late at night, and was found and hurried the 20th of June.

1602. 23 July. [Died] Mr. John Hubbuck, postmaster, junior.^*

1692. 26 July. One Norman, Mr. Swinbum's steward, and Bett Dury [married].

1692. 26 July. Two young men wa.s drowned above New Bridge, Marley and Chilton by name, one a painter, the other a shoomaker, Arthur Riddley's man.'^

1692. 15 Sept. [Died] Michael "Welch, the bishopp's porter. '^'^

Bett Lamb dyed the same day, at night.

1692. 1 Nov. Mr. Hamond Hendry brought his brid through Durham. '^'^

1692. 29 Nov. John Dent, barber, and one Bell was married.

1692. 22 Dec. Robert Meabm-ne was killed by the fall of a peece timber. '^s

•" 1692. 17 May. George Jackson and Jane Grinnell married. litgistera of St. MaryareVs, Durham.

George Jackson was second master or usher of Dui'ham School under Riidd.

•' 1692. 25 May. Mr. Ralph Heath, buried. Registers of St. Maryaret's, Durham.

'- 1692. 6 June. Robert Thornton, clerk, rector of Bolden, buried. Dur- ham Cathedral Registers.

On a tablet in the Nine Altars is the following inscription :—' M.S. Hie 'jacet Robertus Thornton, A.M., til. & haer. Gul. Thornton de Newton in com. ' Ebor. arm. & Alic. ux. ejus, Socius Coll. D. Magd. Oxon & I'ector de Bold", qui obiit Junii iv. An. Dom. mdc.xcii. Pos. A.C. soror. char. An. mdcxcv.'

" 1692. 20 June. Isabella Hunter, buried. Registers of St. .Margaret's, Durham.

•' 1692. 21 July. Mr. John Hubbock, postmaster, templo, buried. Regi- sters of St. Nicholas', iJurhani.

" 1692. 27 July. Robert Marley, painter, and Robert Chilton, cordwainer, were drowned beside the New Bridge, 26 July. Registers of St. Osmafd's, Durham.

'" 1692. 16 Sept. Mithaell Welsh, cordwainer, templo, buried. Registers of St. Xicholas", Durham.

'' Mr. Hammond Henih'y was an attorney and resided at Shiiiclitfe, his cliildren being baptized at St. Oswald's : at which cliurch his widow was buried, 30 Januarj-, 1742 3. Registers of St. Osu-ald's, Durham.

'" 1692. 23 Dec. Robert Meabiu-ne, carpenter, buried. h'egiMtrs of St. Oswald's, Durham.

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1692/3. 2 Feb. William Rooksby, Bet Conyers' husband, of Sunderland, saylor, his boy was borne. '^^^

1692/3. 12 Feb. Frances Hutchinson, Dick of Tiymdon's wife, [died] at night about ten and eleaven."^

1693. 4 April. Nick Bee went for Sunderland for sea.

1693. 13 May. Mr. George Tweddall and Bett Heslop [ma.n-ied].8»

1693. 3 Sept. Mr. Frappart, a Dutchman, was hang'd at Durham gallows for killing Mr. Xewton.

1693. 14 Aug. [Died] old Mr. Henry Lambton of Lambton, being Munday, and was hurried upon Friday after. ^^

1693. 10 Oct. Sir Christopher Conyers was brought through Durham. 82

1693. 16 Nov. [Died] Mr. Ellis, the king of the beggers.s^ 1693/4. 29 Jan. [Died] Mr. Archdeacon's wife.s*

1693/4. 25 Feb. [Died] My Lord of Durham's porter, MitohoU by name. 8^

1694. Another quarterly pole.

1694. 16 Sept. Lord [? Laird] Atkinson of Canny-wood-side, some supposed to be killed by Ralph Maddison of Shottley Brigg, which after was hang'd for the murther.

1694. 28 Dec. Queen Mary departed this life, being Friday. 1694/5. 6 March. [Died] Mrs. Margaret Coulson, Pexell Padman's

delilay.^6

1695. 25 April. Robert Young's sonn [married] to Pegg Dunce. 86*

"" 16923. March 23. Thomas, son of William Roxby of Sunderland, baptized. Bishopweamiouth Begt-ifers.

•''16923. 20 Feb. Frances, wife of Richard Hutchinson, buried. Registers of St. Ma7~garet's, Durham. See supra, p. 47.

^ 1693. 13 May. George Tweddell and Elizabeth Heslopp, married. Registers of St. Nicholas', Durham.

" Mr. Henry Lambton of Lambton, died at the age of 79, and was suc- ceeded by his son, Mr. William Lambton. See p. 50, sup7~a.

^- 1693. 12 Oct. Sir Christopher Conyers of Hordon, buried. Easington Reg.

He was the second baronet and was succeeded by Sir John Conyers, third baronet, the eldest son of his first marriage.

"' 1693. 18 Dec. {sic). Mr. Robert Ellis, buried. Registers of St. Oswald's.

" 1693 4. 1 Feb. Anne, wife of Archdeacon Booth, buried. Durham Cathedral Registers.

She Mas daughter of Sir Robert Booth, Chief Justice of Court of Common Pleas of Ireland, and first wife of Robert Booth (a younger son of the first Baron Delamere), archdeacon of Durham and subsequently dean of Bristol. Harl. Sac. Regixter Series, vol. xxiii. p. 107.

** 1693/4. 26 Feb. Richard Mitchel, the Bishop's porter, buried, t Durham Cathedral Registers,

^ 1694/5. 6 March. Mrs. Mary Padman, wife of Mr. Pexall Padman, buried. Registers of St. Nicholas', Durham.

1714. 22 Oct. Mr. Pexel Padman of St. Nicholas Parish, an attorney, buried. Registers of St. Osu-aUVs, Durham.

"'" 1695. April 25. Thomas Young and Margai-et Burrell, married. Registers of St. Mary le Boir.

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1695. 11 June. Mr. George Dixon and Betty Gray [married]. ^^ 1695. 11 Oct. Ursula Best was s.niotherc'd in a sand hole. 1695. 11 Nov. Sir William Bowes and Lambton was chosen. '^^* 1695. 30 Oct. An ellection supposed to be on the day above,

Montague, Liddell and Blackston, l)ut Blackston declined of and stood

noe pole ; Liddle and Montague chosen.

169*5. 9 Nov. Charles Hudson's two twins was born.^^

1695. 14 Dec. My Lady Duck departed this life, being Saturday, in the morning, and hurried the 18th day.*^^

1696. 28 April. Lawyer Davison of Elvet, and dyed Yer\' sud- dainly at Hardwick.^o

1696. 3 May. Thomas Jackson, Madam Duck's coachman, and Margaret Walton [married]. ^^

1696. 1 June. Mrs. Tunstall [died] and was buried in Pexell Dent's yard.

1696. 7 June. Thomas Nattrus [married] to Nann Wood's maiden, being Trenity Sunday. ^^

1696. 9 July. Justice Ellison of Heberon Hall was married to Esquire Liddle's daughter, at Witton Gilbert. ^^

1696. 23 July. Nann Richardson went from Durham.

1696. 6 October. Edward Hodgshon and Barbary Younger [married], being both computed to be aged liO.^*

1696/7. 14 Feb. Thomas Pecton, sadler [married] to Doll Wilkinson. 95

*■ Ml'. George Dixon of Akeley-heails, and of Durham, attorney, sometime town-clerk of Durham. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Robert Grey of Durham, alderman, who was buried on the Gth June, 170S. He married secondly, 2 Feb., 1709, Sarah, daughter of Francis Johnson of Newcastle, and he was buried at the Cathedral, 3 June, 1738. Cf. Durham Cathedral Ihqixters, ed. White, p. 120.

**•" The 30th October was the election for the city of Durham and the 11th November was that of the county.

** 1695. 26 Nov. Margaret and Anne, daughters of Charles Hudson, baptized. Ilegisters of St. Marcfaret's, Durham.

"" 1695. 18 Dec. Lady Ann Duck, a parishioner, buried at St. Margaret's. ffegistei-'i of St. Xicho/n.t\ Durham.

1695. 18 Dec. Madam Duck, buried. RegUters of St. Margaret's, Durham.

^ 1696. 29 April. William Davison, esq., buried. Ji'egister.sof St. Oswald's, Durham.

°' 1696. 3 May. Thomas Jackson and Margret Walker ("ic), married. Registers of St. Nicholas", Durham.

•- 1696. 7 June. Thomas Natteress and Elizabeth Raine, married. Regi- sters of St. Margaret's, Durham.

*' 1696. 9 June (sir). Robert Ellison, esq. , and Elizabeth Liddell, married. Witton (I'i/liert Registers.

Mr. Robert Ellison of Hebburn, was ba])tizcd at Jarrow, 29 Maj-, 1665 : his wife was Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Henrj^ Liddell, liart., of Ravenswortli.

•' 1696. 6 Oct. Edward Hodgshon and liarbary Younger, married. R'gi- sters of St. Margaret's, Durham.

'■* 1696/7. 14 Feb. Thomas Pecktou and Dorothy Wilkinson, married. Registers of St. Margaret's, Durhan.

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1696/7. 8 March. [Died] Mr. Salvin :— Duck's Salvin.se

1697. 2 May. John Cock, quaker, and Ann Gardener his wife [married]. 9^

1697. 15 May. [Died] Alixander Hume, Mr. Mickelton's gard- ener, Peg Todd's husband. ^^

1697. 8 August. Nann Spenceley and a Newcastle man [married]. 99

1697. 30 Oct. The peace with the king of France and the king of England was proclaimed in Durham, and a day of thanksgiving and rejoycing was the 2nd day of December.

1698. 4 April. John Smith of Ash was murthered and thrown into a coal pit, being Munday, at night. ^°°

1698. 24 Aug. Another quarterly jDole.

1698. 16 Dec. [Died] Nann Browne alis Nan Clatt.ioi 1698/9. 17 Jan. [Died] Mr. William Frizell, Lard Frizell of the

Swan. 102

1698/9. 9 March. [Died] Margret Hutchinson, in Framwelgate, little Dick's wife.ios

1699. 23 April. Upon St. George's day there fell haile in and about Durham that was estemated to be, by report, five inches about, some reports seven, and some four, but I am sure they were three inches and more.

1699. 1 May. Straight Peg White and a miller [married]. 1°^ 1699. 13 July. [Died] old Bess Garie.ios

'" 1696/7. 11 March. Nicholas Salvin, gentleman, buried in the chancell of St. Oswald's. Registers of St. Nicholas', Durham. Cf. St. OswakVs Begisters.

He was one of the younger sons of Gerard Salvin of Croxdale by his second marriage with Mary, daughter of Bryan Bellasis of Morton-house ; he was uncle of Thomas Salvin, who died December, 1687. See supra, p. 52.

"' 1697. 2 May. John Coxford and Anne Robinson, married. Begisters of St. Margaret's, Durham.

^"^ One of the family of Mickleton of Durham and of Crook-hall. See Surtees, Durham, vol. iv. p. 140.

'* 1697. 8 Aug. William Harrison, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and Anne Spenceley, mariied. Begisters of St. Margaret's, Durham.

'"" ' John Smith jun"^ the son of John Smith of Esh was buried the 7th day of Aprill 1698 ' [the following words by the same hand in faint coloured ink have been added later] ' who was found in Brandon, or Pinkney house, wall pitt dead and sor(e) wounded in his head and robed of all his moneys on Munday at night being the 4th day of Aprill '98. ' Esh Begisters.

'"' 1698. 17 Dec. Widow Browne, a poor woman, buried. Begisters of St. Margaret's, Durham.

"•- 1698/9. 16 Jan. William Frizell of Crossgate, cordweyner, buried. Re- gisters of St. Margaret's, Durham.

'"' 1698,9. 10 March, Margaret Hutchinson of Framwellgate, widow, buried. Registers of St. Margaret's, Durham.

'"* 1699. 3 {sic) May. John Kirkley, Crossgate, yeoman, and Margaret White, married. Registers of St. Margaret\i, Durham.

'"' 1699. 15 July. Elizabeth Garie of Crossgate, a poore woman, buried. Regiders of St. Margaret's, Diirham.

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1699. 1 Aug. [Died] George Bullock, bellows-blower in Abby organs, being Lamas-da.y.^0^

1699. 7 Aug. [Died] Captain George Baker, he was Master of Sliereburue Hospital. i^"

1699. 9 Oct. [Died] old Mrs. Naylor.

1699. :\0 Oct. [Died] John Sanders, Mr. Lampton's coachman, being slaine by the coach.

1699. 15 Nov. Bess Gray and a tinker [married]. ^o^.

1699. 25 Nov. [Died] Doctor Cumber, Dean of Durhami09 ; and that day Jacob Bee broke his arm.

1699. 2 Dec. [Died] Magdalen Hold-mv-stafe, alies Smith.iio 1699/1700. 13 Jan. [Died] my Lady Burton. m

1699/1700. 9 March. [Died] Josei:»h Hutchinson, butcher, called English Joseph. 112

1699/1700. 16 March. [Died] Siball Grieve, one of the bead- women of the P[a]lace-gi'een.

Our Bishopp Crew's lady was buried. ^^^

1700. 23 July. My Lord Bishopp Crewe was maried to Madam Foster. 11^.

1700. 5 Aug. Mr. Henry Young of Witton upon Weer [died] very

'*'' 1699. 2 Aug. George Bullock, buried. Durham Cathedral Kefjisters.

"" Mr. George Baker of Crook-hall, born 1654, was buried at Lanchester on the nth August, 1699. .See Surtees, Durham, vol. ii. p. 358. He was certainly not Master but maj' have been deputy-master of Sherburn Hospital.

"* 1699. 15 Nov. John Smith and Elizabeth (Jray, Crossgate, poore, mar- ried. Reijisters of St. Margaret's, Durham.

"" Thomas Comber, son of James Comber, was born at Westerham, Kent, 20th March, 1645 6, and was educated at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, MA., 1666; D.D., 1678. After holding preferments in Yorkshire, he was made Dean of Durhatn, 15th June, 1691. He was the author of sundrj- books and tracts, enumerated by his grandson, Thomas Comber, in Memoirs of Dean Comber, London, 1799.

"" 1699. 3 Dec. Magdaline, wife of Jo", Smith of Crossgate, poore, buried. Registers of St. Margaret's, Durham.

'"1699 1700. 14 Jan. Dame Elizabeth Burton, buried. Durham Cathedral Registers.

A daughter of Dr. Cosin, Bishop of Durham, She was married no less than four times, first, to Mr. Henry Hutton of (ioldsborough, county York ; second, to Sir Thomas Burton, knight ; third, to Mr. Samuel Davison of VVingate ; and lastly, to Mr. Isaac Basire. (;/'. The Registers of Durham Cathedral. Harl. Soc. Publ., Register Series, No. 23, p. 109 ".

"-'1699 1700, 10 March. Joseph Hutchinson, butcher, buried. Registers of St. Xichotas', Lurham.

"^ Bishop Crew's first wife, Penelojie, daughter of Sir Philip Frowde, knijiht, and widow of Sir Hugh Tint (mar, lie. •Jnd December, 16!tl). She died on the 9th of Marcli, 1699 1700, and was buried at Stene, Northampton- shire. As the widower was then over sixty-six years of age, he put otf no time but married again four mouths later. Cf. Registers of Durham Cathedral, ed. White, p. 47.

"* 1700. 23 July, Nathaniel, Lord Crew and Madam Dorothy Forster, married. Durham Cathedra/ Itegisters.

' Madam Foster' was Dorothy, daughter and (with her sister Frances, wife ■of Thomas Forster of Adderston) ultimately coheir of Sir William Forster of

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suddenly, as he was goeing to Newcastle to accompany Mr. Wilkinson, he being the High Sheriffe of Northumberland, being Munday, and was hurried at Chester-in-the-Street.

1700. Upon the 9th of August, 1700, my Lord Bishopp Crew came from Augkland with his lady, his second wife, and was mett with a veiy great company, both gents, tradesmen and others, besides every street in his way to the castle, the streets and windows were see (sic) clad with people 'twas almost innumera.il : all the trads' banners was displayed : the mayor and aldermen was there.

1700. 6 Sept. One Hutchinson, butcher, that had bought a horse in the market, fell from his horse and was killed and never spok more.-*^^^

1700. 7 Sept. A servant that belong to Esquire Claverind's, [as] he was coming from the lyme-kilne, fell down dead in Claypath, and never spok more, being Satterday this year.

1700. 18 Oct. [Died] William Dury, junior, and newsmonger.

1700. 27 Oct. Bett Moody and a Scott [married]: great shoore of snow fell when she came from church.^^^

1700. 17 Nov. Thomas Wood, fidler, and a servant of Dr. Burnet [married].!!'^^

1700. 16 Dec. [Died] Mr. John Massom, he a little melancholy. i^^ 1701/2. 14 March. The Princes Ann of Denmark was proclaimed

Queen of England, in Durham, with great triumph by the bishopp and the prebends and Mr. Mayer and aldermen, and great numbers of other people, being Saturday.

1701. 27 March. [Died] Mary, wife of Thomas Watson, mayson. Old Lapper died the same day.^i^

1701. 14 April. [Died] Mrs. Shaw, once Mr. Foster's widow, organist. ^^9

1701. 18 May. [Died] William Belley, called ' sackless Willy.'i^o

Bamburgh, knight. Bishop Crew, in 1709, purchased Bamburgh and other estates of his wife's family, sold under order of the Court of Chancery for the payment of accumulated debts, and by his will gave them to trustees for charitable uses.

"' 1700. 7 Sept. Oeorge Hutchinson of Trimdon, butcher, slain in the Hallgarth Street by a fall from a horse. Begistcrti of St. Oaivald's, Durham.

'"* 1700. 27 Oct. John Bowey and Elizabeth Mowdy, Crossgate, married. Megistera of St. Margarefs, Durham.

"°» 1700. Nov. 17. Thomas Ward and Jane Bawling, married. Registers of St. Mary It Bow.

"■ 1700. 17 Dec. John Massam, buried att the Abbay-garth. Begisters of St. Nicholas', Durham. Cf. Cathedral Degisters.

"* 1701. 27 March. Mary, wife of Thomas Watson of Framwellgate, mason, buried. Begisters of St. Margarets, Durham.

"" 1677. 29 Nov. Alexander Shaw and Ellenor Foster, married. Durham Cathedral Registers.

1701. 16 April. Ellenor Shaw, wife of Alexander Shaw, buried. Ibid.

1701. 15 April. P^lenor, wife of Alexander Shaw, organist, was buried at the Cathedral. Begisters of St. Osivald's, J)urham.

'-" 1701. 19 May. William Belley of Framwelgate, labourer, buried. Begisters of St. Margaret's, Durham.

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1701. 7 June. Mathew Mayson, we<aver, and William Belley's •daughter, Cliristebell bj- name [married] : sackless Willey.

1701. 10 July. John Parken, dyer, and an Aukland lass [miu-ried].

1701. 22 Aug. Fardenando Foster, of Baml)rough, esq., was killed in a duel by Mr. Fenwick.^^i

1701. 7 Sept. Thomas Hugall departed this life and supposed to I)e slaine by Mr. Lackenby and Mr. Dixon, apotliecaries.

1701/2. 11 Jan. The supposed marriage of Francis Middleton, barber, junior, and Ann Richardson.

1701/2. 11 Feb. Old Ann Comvn, 97 veares of age and more, depai-ted this life. 122

1702. Shereburn-house. At Christmas last, 1701/2 (sic), there was one year's sallery due, and I got 16?. : and at our Lady-day after, there was 10s. due, and I got os., and that is all I got for 21. 10s. ^23

1702. 29 April. [Died] Mr. Bonney, once steward to my Lord Scarbrough, haveing gott his death bv the stroak of a horse on the belly. 124

1702. 3 May. Bett Richardson — Scotch Bess — [married], her sis- ter ; Lillus is her name.i^s

1702. 4 June. George "Williamson, glover, having been at Auck- land and had gott drunk, fell of horse back and kil'd himself, and died betwixt twelve and one at night upon Corpus Christv day : buried -Ith June.i26

1702/3. 5 Jan. [Died] Ann Johnson, William Johnson's wife, tanner, who went from Durham for debt.i27

"' Mr. Ferdinando Forster, youngest and last surviving son of Sir William Forster of Bamburgh, knight, was baptized 14 Feb., 166970, and was murdered at Newcastle by John Fenwick of Rock, who was lianged for the crime. His sister, Lady Crew, as the last survivor of the family, in the year 1711 set up in Bamburgh chancel a ' monument to the memory of her dear brothers as the last respect that could be paid them for their true affection to the cliurch, the monarchy, their countrey and tlieir sister. '

'" 1701/2. 3 Feb. Anne Comyn of Crossgate, widow, buried. lieijixterx of St. MarrjareVs, Durham.

'-' Dr. Crew, Bishop of Durham, writing to Sir Richard Lloyd, 26th June, 1684, states that the Master of Sherburn Hospital ' is as great an almoner as tlie Deane of Durham, there being tiiirty-two almsmen in his disposal!, sixteen whereof are allowed fourty shillings yearely and to live where they please, the other sixteen are sufficiently provided for within the Hospitall.' Ittmahii^ of Dean Granville, Surt Soc. Publ. No. 37. p. 185.

'-' Query, of the family of Bunny of Newsham. See pedigree, Surtees, Durham, vol. iv. part 1, p. 41.

'-* 1702. 3 May. John Gill and Lilias Dods. married. liegisters of St. Maryarft's, Durham.

'•'* 1702. 5 June. George Williamson, glover, slain by a fall from his horse between Sunderland Bridges, liegisters of St. Oswald's, Durham.

'-' 1702/3. 7 Jan. Ann Johnson, Framwellgate, buried. Hegisters of St. Margaret's, Durham.

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1702/3. 13 Feb. Mr. John Chutroh, attorney-at-law, departed very suddenly, being well that day, being Satterday this yeare.^^s

1702/3. 20 Feb. [Died] Mr. John Middleton, lawyer and Recorder. 129

1703. 23 June. [Died] Long Tbm the taylor.i30

1703. In the year 1703 there was such a hay haiwest and come harvest as noe man then liveing could ever remember such annother for goodnes and soon ; for scarse a shower of raine in the wining of hay, and few in reaping the corne, but none to do any hurt, and all gett in before Michaelmas or a little after.

1703. 23 Dec. [Died] Mr. Thomas Richardson, commonly called 'London Thom.' 131

1704. The first time that any cocks fought in Madam Softleye's new erected pitt, was Easter Munday the 17th of Aprill.

1704. 29 April. Old James Peacock, a currier by trade, and a great begger, departed suddenley in the cloisters. 132

1704. 19 May. Mr. Burton, schoolmaster to the gramar schoole, was married to Madam Fenwick.i33

1704. 5 Aug. Bonet Bess dyed. 134

1704. 25 Nov. Richard Coulson and Ann Bee [married]. 135 1704/5. Upon St. Paul day [25 January] was a very faire day,

but a very violent frost.

1705. 31 March. I wrote a paire of indentures for Mr. Leeson. 1705. 14 April. I began with William Wood to shave, and

shaved one moneth.

'™ 1702/3. 14 Feb. Mr. John Church, templo, buried. Registers of St. Nicholas', Durham.

'-" 1702/3. 21 Feb. Mr. John Midleton, councillor att law, templo, buried. Registers of St. Nicholas', Durham.

Cf pedigree, Surtees, Durham, vol. iv. pt. 2, p. 168.

"° 1703. 24 June. John Binyon, taler, buried. Registers of St. Nicholas', Durham.

'^'1703. 24 Dec. Thomas Richardson, buried att St. Margaret's. Registers of St. Nicholas', Durham.

1703. 4 {sic) Dec. Thomas Richardson of the City of Durham, buried. Registers of St. Margaret's, D^irham.

'^' 1704, 30 April. James Peacock, buried. Registers of St. Nicholas', Durham.

133 1704. 18 May. Mr. Nicholas Burton and Lady Fenwick, married. Durham Cathedral Registers.

Mr. Burton was of Christ College, Oxford, where he matriculated in 1691 : lecturer of St. Nicholas and rector of St. Mary-le-Bow, Durham ; and Head- master of the Grammar School from 1699 to 1713. Madam, or Lady, Fenwick, his second wife, was the widow of Sir Robert Fenwick of By well, knight, and daughter of Sir Richard Graham of Norton Conyers, bart. Mr. Burton was buried 1st July, 1713, and she on the 3rd November, 1744. Registers of St. Mary le Boiu, Durham.

"^ 1704. 6 Aug. Elizabeth, wife of Christopher Wall, shoemaker, of Cros- gate, buried. Registers of St. Oswald's, Durham,.

"■'' Tlie Diarist's grand-daughter.

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1705. 1-1 May. Sir Henry Billesses, esquire Conyers, George Skerfeild stood a pole for ineinl)ers oF Parliament, but Skerfeild gave up. 13^.

1705. G May. Thomas, son of Thomas Wilkinson, comonly called Fish, married.

1705. 5 June. Thomas Dent was married to a Sunderland woman. '^^"

1705. 5 July. Mr. John Rowe [died] la-(s)t night, by a fall from his horse: too sudden an accident. ^^^

1705. Sir William Blacket departed this life at London and came to Durham 28th December, being Friday this yeare, and was buried at Newcastle the 29th after. ^39

1706. 11 April. Bett Kirkhouse and one Laverick [married]. i^" 1706. 7 June. [Died] Elizabeth Wrangham, of the Bull's Head. 1706. 22 Sept. Nan and Jane Surtees got two paire of mufs ;

wch. makes six paire of gloves, three paire of mufs, and one paire for Mr. Surtees ; gloves in all 2s., mufs 9^^.

William Surtees came six weeks before Lamas this year.

1706. 7 Oct. Jane Surtees began to write.

1706. 10 Oct. Jane Lamb went from Durham for London, and Peg Bee went to her service the day before.

1706/7. 27 Feb. [Died] Anthony AUinson, Black Cock.i^i

'** Sir Henry Bellasis of Brancepeth, knight, and Mr. Thomas Conyers had represented the city of Durham in the previous parliament. The name of the third candidate was not Skerfiekl but Sheffield. He was a tanner in the city of Durham, and polled 73 votes against 148 for Conyers and 129 for Bellasis. Sharp, Knighfs untl Burffes.sea of Durham, p. 37.

"• 1705. 5 June. Thomas Dent and Mary Allinson, Bishop Wearmouth, married. Itefjintern of St. Mnrfjaret'ii, Durham.

'" 1705. 7 July. Mr. John Rowell (s/c), buried. Becfisters of St. Afary in the South Bailey, Durham.

"" Sir William Blackett of Newcastle and Wallington, created a baronet 23rd Jan. 16.S4 5. M.P. for Newcastle, 1(58.^, in the Convention Parliament of 16S9, and also in 1695, 1698 and 1705 ; died when in London attending on Par- liament, M'as brought down to Newcastle and honoured by a puljlic funeral in St. Nicholas' Churcli. Cf. Welford, Mtn of Mark, vol. i. pp. 302-305.

"• 1700. 14 April. John Laverick and Elizabeth Kirkhouse, married. Registers of St. Mar<iartt'-<, Durham.

'*' 1706 7. 28 Feb. Anthony Allinson, cordwaiuer, buried. IleijiMerH of St. Nicholas', Durham.

THE DIARY OF THE REV. JOHN THOMLINSON.*

INTRODUCTION.

The writer of this journal, which is now printed for the first time, was the Rev. John Thomlinson. He was the eldest son of Mr. William Thomlinson of Blencogo, in Cumberland, who held there some patrimonial propei-ty increased in extent apparently rather by the thrift and acquisitiveness of his two brothers than his own. John Thomlinson was bom at Blencogo on the 29th of September, 1692, was baptized at the parish church of Bromfield, the rectory having been acquired by the family in 1680, and was educated at Appleby under Mr. Banks, and at St. John's College, Cambridge, where he matriculated 29th October, 1709. He was ordained deacon by his uncle's friend and countryman. Dr. John Robinson, Bishop of London, on Letters Dimissary from the Bishop of Durham, in the year 1717, apparently on Trinity-Sunday, on the title of a curacy, at Rothbury, to his uncle, Mr. John Thomlin- son. At Rothburj' he remained until after his uncle's death, which occurred on the 23rd of May, 1720. It does not appear how he drifted down to Leicestershire, in which county he was presented to the rectory of Glenfield, married the sister or daughter of his patron, Mr. James Winstanley of Braunston, and died at Glenfield on the oth of February, 1761.

On a sheet of paper pasted into the volume (folio 2), there is written in an eighteenth or early nineteenth century hand, ' This ' strange diary seems to have been kept by a young North-country ' man, of the name of Thomlinson, a student at Cambridge, just ' entering into Holy Orders. It affords a lively picture of the sordid ' and selfish views of the writer and of his friends for his advancement, ' in seeking for a rich wife, and the shameless traffic and trifling ' with the feelings of many women in this pursuit. There are many

* Brit. Mus. Additional MS. 22,560.

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' tilings that illustrate the domestic manners of the time, and some ' anecdotes of Dr. Bentley and the proceedings at Cambridge, not ' without interest.'

Thondinson l>egins the diary with the statement that ' I kept a ' journal at Cand)ridge, but in loose papers, and thought to tran- ' scribe it here, but found it not woi-th the labour, so only took an

* extract of most material things.' etc. Although it has been decided, after much consideration, not to print in this volume the entries — occupying almost a third part of the MS. — ^made before he took orders, originally written between 1715 and the 10th of June, 1717, a few extracts shall be given.

' 1717. April 1. Uncle John is against my going into orders at ' London, and my having a new Master of Arts gown. He prefaces ' his letter with "Frugality is a virtue in the richest persons," etc.

' 1717. April 8. A young spark being a great gamester was ' called to an account, etc. He said they were his almanac, the ' four suits put him in mind of the four seasons of the year, there

* are as many cards as weeks in the year, as many court cards as ' months and as many spots as days. ^Vlien he looked upon the

* king and queen they putt him in mind of his allegiance, the ten ' of the Ten Commandments, the nine of the Nine Muses, the eight ' of the Eight Altitudes, the seven of the Seven Liberal Sciences, ' the six of the six days he ought to wox-k, the five of the Five ' Senses, the four of the Four Evangelists, the three of the Trinity, ' the two of the Two Sacraments, the ace of One God. His master

* said, " but you have forgotten the knave " ; he said that put him ' in mind of his worship's infonner.

' 1717. April 20. Heard that Jno. Crow with several others ' were taken up at Newcastle, and the conventicle was dispersed. ' The newspaper called him one of the deacons. John never dis-

■ covered that he went to a conventicle. . . . An order from the ' government to enlarge Mr. Crow, etc. People about Newcastle ' complain lamentably of their grievances suffered from the soldiers ;

■ they say they must he ruined if they continue long.

' 1717. April 24. . . . Charles told me a story of a strange ' young gent, in Northumberland that courted and mamed a lady ■' near Hexham, and was afterwards found to l)e a woman.

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' 1717. May 5. A bill in the House to make Sunderland a. port. If it pass, will spoil Newcastle's coal trade. The town has petitioned against it. When it was debated in the Privy Council, a gent, said the people of Newcastle were the most unreasonable people in the world, they had gott a bar across their river and will lett no ships go out or come in but whicli and when they please : — meaning Tinmouth Bar.

' 1717. May 15th. The stoiy of my grandfather's) keeping his coffin in his bed-chamber for six years ; applauded as a piece of extraordinary christian courage. . . . '

'1717. June 2. Mr. Baker made Rivers read a recantation- condemned as pragmatical. It is a pity the welfare of young gentle- men should so much depend upon the caprice and humour of such — otherwise such things should not be submitted to. Uncle John's mis- fortune was his praying for King James before his sermon, but the dark telling him of it when he came down, and that the congregation took notice of it, he told 'em it was a mistake, and so read a prayer for King George, so that they could not make any thing of it.

1717. June 3. Mr. Lodge come to Magdalen. He says my uncle Reed inviting General Wills, Stanwix and other officers to dinner and Mr. Cowlin, saying grace, they ordered him to retire, which my uncle

submitted to — my uncle much blamed for it Received

express command to go into Orders.

Iling in dexter hand a spear in hcnd point i property at Blencogo circa 1624 (/). Richardl; in 1691 a trustee of the = Isabel (n)

R 1 c h a r cjnlinson of Blencogo, born 1657 = M a r e a r e born "illaseil the rectory and advowson I ,lip

July. 16jd in 1680 (ni) ■ to whom his

(./)(/«); ditlin gave his real estate at Blen- young. 6th March, 1743, aged 86 (»).

t

ed

7th iMarch,

1749, aged

84 (i).

Richard aughter of John niercl Gomersal, bap- Nove; Birstal, 13tii prentps (o) ; married 1681, Ardsley, near Newcfch April, 1702 : mittei Whickham in ConipiKi year, 16th 1693 r, 1769 (o) buriee

Mary, wife of

Isabel, wife of Ralph Reed of Newcastle (n), alderman and merchant adventurer.

Catherine, mariied first Joseph Robinson of Blen- cogo, and secondly, Thomas Grainger of the same place [n). wife of Clark.

Richardrhomlinson of Hadiscoe, Norfolk, died unmar- iNewci; admmistration of his personal estate, 27th pro veruary, 1747/8 (?0. ,"i^n

John Tlion;a, born at 1,1 ber, 169in John's (if culated r . aged 17 cs of Roth Glenfiek 1761 ; di

aged 69

Prerogat bury, 6fn^^ ("), The Dia^jarried Uanter-

Wilham Thomlinson [i), apprenticed 8th March, 1721, to his brother Richard- admitted free of Merchants' Company' 30th April, 1729 (d) ; partner with Ids brother Richard ; died unmarried circa 1737 (d) ; buried at St. Joiin's, Wapping (^); will proved at the Prerogativi Court of Canterbury, 4th February,

Isabel, wife of Proctor Robinson of Carlisle, alderman (i). 4

Catherine, wife of Matthew Robin- son of London, attorney (?). 4.

John Thoii- of Wark- died I3(arch, 1813, aged 31 1

John Thoit ^= Anne

died s.pi Covent (\

Plumbe

James Thomlinson, died in infancy, 12th June, 1746

Catherine, wife of Oliver Cary, clerk in orders in).

[wife of Samuel Wyndowe, captain

!m ? ^'"son,.ln/,..-1e/.2ndseries,vol.xv,i).,340.

('') ^ « edigree of Thomlinson in Jackson Library

(<•) 'i Carlisle. ^'

i'i) 1> ainter, FamUin' Minorum O'rnfiuni, vol. iii

(^) /' p. 892.

THOMLINSON OF BLENCOGO.

Arms : Per pale (pla

Edward Tuomlinson, stated to have been a younger son of Anthony Thomlinson of Gateshead, pnrchased property at Blencogo circa

John Thomlinson of Blencogo, living November, 1636 (n). ^= Jane (71)

Richard Thomlinson of Blencogo, of full age 1645 (;i) ; [born at Aikhead, parish of Wigton, 8th May, 1625 (m)]; in 1691 a trustee of the will of Walter Calverley of Calverley {m).

II bend point 1624 [I).

Richard, John Thomlinson, clerk in orders, of Emmanuel =

born 21st College, Camb. ; born 1651 (n) ; vicar of

July, 1646 Bromdeld ; rector of Rothbury, 1678, until

t/)(»i);died his death, 23rd May, 1720 (e) (/) .5.;j. ; will

young. dated 12th February, 1719 20.

: Mary Kelson of Rose-castle, kins- woman of Rainbow, bishop of Carlisle (n) ; died 30th October, buried at Rothbury, 2nd Novem- ber, 1710, aged 70 (e) {/).

[ William Thomlinson of Blencogo, bom 1657 = Margaret

{m) ; purchased the rectory and advowson [ died

of BromfieH in 1680 (w) ; to whom his 7th March,

brother John gave his real estate at Blen- 1749, aged

cogo ; died 6th March, 1743, aged 86 (i). 84 (i).

I Richard Thomlinson of London, = merchant (n), baptised Sth November, 1665 im) ; ap- prenticed 16th November, 1681, to Robert Roddam of Newcastle, boothman ; ad- mitted free of Merchants' Cotnpany, lOtli January, 1693 id) ; died circa 1726 ; buried at Navestock, Essex.

I Frances, daugh- Robert Thomlinson, clerk in orders, of Queen's = ter of John College, Oxon. ; matriculated from St.

Turvin of In- Edmund's-hall, 22nd March, 1685/6, aged 17

ner Temple ; (/j); rector of Brockley, Somerset, 1695; lecturer,

bond of mar- St. Nicholas', Newcastle, 1695 (m) ; vicar of

riage, 2nth Eglingham, 1709; rector of Whickhaui, 1712;

April, 1709, prebendary of Chamberlain Wood St. Paul's,

he 39, she 26 1719 ; died ^ p. 24th March, 1747/8 (cj) (h) 'the

(n). youngest of ten children and God's providence

was my inheritance ' (e).

: Martha, daughter of John Ray of Gomersal, bap- tised at Birstal, 13th July, 1668(0); married at East Ardsley, near Leeds, Sth April. 1702 : died at Whickham in her 102nd year. 16th December, 1769 (o) (0.

MM

Mary, wife of

Isabel, wife of Ralph Reed of Newcastle {n), alderman and merchant adventurer.

Catherine, married first Joseph Robinson of Blen- cogo. and secondly, Thomas Grainger of the same place (n).

wife of Clark.

I Richard Thomlinson of Newcastle and of Cley, born 1710 [n] ; Newcastle Merchants' Company by patrimony, 28th Septeiiibt proved 29th November, 1743 (»)■

dmitted free of =: Anne, 1737 id) ; will I Will

■ l. Whickh,

ilaughtei

John Tliomlinson of Hadiscoe, Norfolk, died unmar- ried ; administration of his personal estate, 27th February, 1747,8 (n).

John Thomlinson, clerk in orders, born at Blencogo 19th Septem- ber, 1692 (a) ; educated at St. John's College, Camb. ; matri- culated 29tli October, 1709 (r), aged 17; M.A., 1717; curate of Rothbury, 1717 ; rector of Glenfield, Leicestershire, 1722- 1761 ; died Sth February, 1761, aged 69 (A) ; will proved at the Prerogative Court of Canter- bury, 6th March, 1762 (u) ; The Diarist.

Catherine.	Elizabeth
daughter of	daughter of Edwan
James Win-
Stanley of	Repington
Braunston,	of Aming

(i) ; worth {().

I

; Ricliard Thomlinson of Newcastle and = Anne Maria,

of London, merchant (/) ; afterwards only child

of Wallingford, Berks, ironmonger of John

in) : apprenticed 24th February, 1711, Wing of

to his uncle. Ralph Reed of Newcastle, I W a 1 1 i ug -

mercer ; admitted free of Mer- , ford, Berks

chants' Company, 6th March, 1721 (i). id) ; admitted free of Hostmen's

Company, 6th May, 1723. |

I !

William Thomlinson (i), apprenticed Sth I March, 1721, to his brother Richard; ; admitted free of Merchants' Company, 1 30th April, 1729 (d) ; partner with his | brother Richard ; died unmarried circa \ 1737 (d) ; bui-ied at St. Jolm's, Wapping i (1) ; will proved at the Prerogative I Court of Canterbury, 4tli February, 1737/8 (n).

William Thorn- Robert Thomlinson (i) of Boston, New England (71).

linson (?) of youngest son ; died In Antigua, in 1758, unmarried

Wallingford (i) ; will proved at the Prerogative Court of Canter-

in). 4, bury, 29th January, 1740,1 (n).

John Thomlinson of Blencogo, died 13th December, 1765, aged 31 {;j).

: Anne Plaskett wortli, and aged 70 ( p).

Tied, secondly, 17th January, 1782 (</), John Law, D.D., vicar of Wark- successively bishop of Clonfert, Killala, and Elpliin ; she died 13th March, 1S13,

I I

Isabel, wife of Proctor Robinson of Carlisle, alderman (»). i^

Catherine, wife of Matthew Robin- son of London, attorney (i). -i/

I

Raines Thomlinson, died in infancy, 12th Jime, 1746

John Thomlinson of Blencogo, and of Brisco-hill, = died 8.p. (71), aged 50; buried at St. Paul's, Covent Garden, 22nd November, 1811.

: Sarah Penelope died

14th May, 1843, aged 64

William Thomlinson, lieut.-col. = Anne ISth Light Dragoons, died 1810 I Plumbe {'0- (n).

Catherine, wife of Olive Cary, clerk in order

, died 24tli Febru

Catherine, niecf Royal Drag<

and coheir [wife of Samuel Wyudo ons].

((<) 1).:,

(e) //.„

(7) Mm

(y) \yiiic!:hu7H liegiaters.

nson's diary.

/.,/(„'« CoUef/e, Camh. M'^reJiajit Adventurer

utul Inscription, Rothbury.

(/,) Mnuii

(,) M„n.

U) /"■"'".

(/.) Monu

(/) Kmtl

mental Inacriptic iiMCntal Inacriptic Held Rfi'mln-s. .mental Inscriptic notice of Dr.

Ad. 2nd series, vol. x, p. 80. (m) Family Relationships of Rev. Robert The

linaon,.-I)Y/i..4e/.2nd (w) Pedigree of Thomlinson

Carlisle, (o) Hunter, Familuv. Minoriun Oenti

p. 892. ( p) Monumental Inscription, Carlisle cathedral {!]) Si. Paul's UeyKtei-s, Covent Garden.

ies,vol.xv,p.:)40. Jackson Library,

vol. in.

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THE DIARY.

1717. July 24th. Writt to S. Lisle,i told him I should be glad

to be near Mrs. W n, for uncles seemed inclined to have

marrved. Told him I had the same opportunity of hearing of the v\-ars abroad ; but there might be many skirmishes and battles among the polemical divines, statesmen and critics at home, which I might be ignorant of, if he would not acquaint, etc. Crosby told Fenwick^ a stor}' of Clennell,^ etc. — Paper-mills.

1717. July 25th. Read prayers for Mr. Fenwick^ — g^ory should be read as with an w, father as if it was fawther. Observed we contradict our selves in pronunciation of some words — Adrimelech with the penultimate long, Abimelech — short. C. Franc, writt that Wat : nor he had either money or credit. Walter has kept his coach, many years, and so saved little. Uncle Richard cleared 1,000/. per annum entirely. -_

1717. July 26th. A plate, cost 3 guineas or more, run for by wain-) horses or cart-horses, for the encouragement of the coal-pitt-men, etc. J Uncle sett fine iirns at his gates, 4 foot higli,^ — a plint, bell inverted"^^ and fluted at the top, a little ball at the top, etc. His house has ashlevMront and inistic coins — every room 12 foot high — and stone Cornish. Urns sett up; 1, plint; 2, neck, same as that under balls; 3, the urn ; 4, tlie lid of the urn, fluted at top ; 5, a round ball of stone — 5 or 6 inches diameter.

1717. July 27th. A Roman Catholic and Geneva-man being friends and endeavouring to convert one another, the arguments of each proved so strong and effectual, that they changed sides, the Roman turned to his religion, and so reciprocal.^ Masons work generally for 4d. per foot.

1717. July 28th. Mr. Ralph Jennison," — his own hair had

' Samuel Lisle, son of the Rev. John Lisle, minor canon of Durham, was baptiaed at Durham Cathedral, 1 Feb., 1691 2, matriculated at St. John's Col- lege, Cambridge, 3 May, 1709, B.A. 1712, M.A. 1716, B.D. 1724.

- Probably George Fenwick, son of the Rev. William Fenwiok, vicar of Hallaton in Leicestershire (second son of Claudius Fenwick of Brinkburn), who matriculated at St. John's College, Cambridge, 4 May, 1705.

' Probably Tlionias Clennell, son of John Cleniiell of West Lilburn (and of Clennell), who matriculated at St. John's College, Cambridge, 19 .June, 1710.

' Probably the Rev. Cuthbert Fenwick, rector of Morpeth, 1691-1740.

* Ai/t/ey = ashlar. ' See p. 75, post.

' Probably Mr. Ralph Jenison of Newcastle and of Wolsington, who died in March, 1722, aged 56, when he was succeeded in the latter estate l)y his son Mr. Ralph Jenison the younger. Cy. Surtees, JJnrhani, vol. iii. pp. 322, 412.

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THE DIAEY.

1717. July 24th. Writt to S. Lisle,i told him I should be glad

to be near Mrs. W n, for uncles seemed inclined to have

uiarrved. Told him I had the same opportunity of hearing of the wars abroad ; but there might be many skirmishes and battles among the polemical divines, statesmen and critics at home, which I might be ignorant of, if he would not acquaint, etc. Crosby told Fenwick^ a stoiy of Clennell,^ etc. — Paper-mills.

1717. July 25th. Read prayers for Mr. Fenwick* — g^ory should be read as with an w, father as if it was fawther. Observed we contradict our selves in pronunciation of some words— Adrimelech with the penultimate long, Abimelech — short. C. Franc, writt that Wat : nor he had either money or credit. Walter has kept his coach many years, and so saved little. Uncle Richard cleared 1,000/. per annum entirely. _^

171 7. July 26th. A plate, cost 3 guineas or more, run for by wain- \ horses or cart-horses, for the encouragement of the coal-pitt-men, etc. J Uncle sett fine urns at his gates, 4 foot high,^ — a plint, bell inverted"^^ and fluted at the top, a little ball at the top, etc. His house has ashley^-front and loistic coins — every room 12 foot high — and stone Cornish. Urns sett up; 1, plint; 2, neck, same as that under balls; 3, the urn ; 4, the lid of the urn, fluted at top ; 5, a round ball of stone — 5 or 6 inches diameter.

1717. July 27th. A Roman Catholic and Geneva-man being friends and endeavouring to convert one another, the arguments of each proved so strong and effectual, that they changed sides, the Roman turned to his religion, and so reciprocal."^ Masons Avork generally for 4d. per foot.

1717. July 28th. Mr. Ralph Jennison," — his own hair had

' Samuel Lisle, son of the Rev. John Lisle, minor canon of Durham, was baptiaed at Durham Cathedral, 1 Feb., 1691 2, matriculated at St. John's Col- lege, Cambridge, 3 May, 1709, B.A. 1712, M.A. 1716, B.D. 1724.

- Probably George Fenwick, son of tlie Rev. William Fenwick, vicar of Hallaton in Leicestershire (second son of Claudius Fenwick of Brinkburn), who matriculated at St. John's College, Cambridge, 4 May, 1705.

' Probably Thomas Clennell, son of John Cleniiell of West Lilburii (and of Clennell), who matriculated at St. John's College, Cambridge, 19 .June, 1710.

' Probably the Rev. Cuthbert Fenwick, rector of Morpeth, 1691-1745.

^ AiliUy = ashlar. * See p. 75, po^t.

' Probaldy Mr. Ralph Jenison of Newcastle and of Wolsington, who died in March, 172'2, aged 56, when he was succeeded in the latter estate by his son Mr. Ralph Jenison the younger. Cj. Surtees, JJurham, vol. iii. pp. 322, 412.

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bastard laid to him — the woman was in Newgate, he and another gent, went thro the common room where she was 2 or 3 times, she happenning to say he was a. pretty gent., the other asked her what then, had she anything to say to him, did she know him ? She said no, etc. He, or :.ome of that name used frequently to gett drunk, and being sensible to what dangers, etc., he then exposed himself, gave his man power to take his spurs, sword, and whip from liim— Mr. Fenwick was once there when he delivered sword and spurs, but prayed his man John to lett him keep his whip — John would not, they strugled a, little, but the master surreudred, and said John was a hard hearted fellow — ^he likewise prayed he might ride his own horse home; 'no,' says John, 'then you will leave me,' 'no indeed I wo' not,' say he^ — however John would not, and so he mounted John's galloway and called him hard hearted, etc.

1717. July 29th. Uncle John*^ gave uncle Robert^ only a calf's head to dinner and pluck, when he first carryed his wife^^ thither — his wife had not one shilling to command from one year end to another. Mr. Metcalfe being ill sent up for his daughter — he asked her if she had not a respect for his nephew, for so he heard, if she

* John Thomlinson, second, but eldest surviving, son of Richard Thomlinson of Blencogo, was born chra 1651, either at Blencogo or in the parish of Wigton. He was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and, after being ordained, became vicar of Bromfield, Cumberland, the advowson of which church was purchased by his father. In 1(378 he was preferred by Dr. Rainbow, bishop of Carlisle, to one of his best livings, at Rothbury, which rectory he held until his death. His wife, Mary Nelson, is said to have been a near kinswoman of Bishop Rainbow. Husband and wife are buried in the chancel of Rothbury, where there is a monument bearing the following inscription : ' Near this monument lyeth the body of the truly virtuous matron Mary wife of John Thomlinson, rector of Rothbury, who departed this life, Oct. 30, 1710, aged 70 years. Also on her right hand is interred the hodj of the said Rev. John Thomlinson, a worthy benefactor to this parish, who was rector above 41 years, who departed this life May 23, 1720, aged 69 years.' On a neighbouring tablet are commemorated Mr. Thomlinson's benefactions to the school of Rothbury, to the school and almshouse at Wigton and to the vicarage of Wigton. John Thomlinson's will is dated 12 Feb., 171920.

■' Robert Thomlinson the youngest of the ten children of Richard Thomlin- son of Blencogo, was educated at St. Edmund Hall and Queen's College, Oxford, matriculated 22 March, 1685/6, aged 17, B.A. 1689, M.A. 1692, ordained by Dr. Louth, bishop of Oxford, was successively rector of Brockley, Somerset, lecturer of St. Nicholas', Newcastle, vicar of Eglingham, rector of Whickham and prebendary of Chamberlain Wood in St. Paul's Cathedral. The two last preferments he held until his death, at Whickham, on the 24th March, 1747/8, aged 79. His benefactions to Allonby chapel, Whickham and Belling- ham schools, and the founding of the Thomlinson Library at Newcastle, are set out by the late Rev. E. H. Adamson in Arch. Ael. 2nd series, vol. x., p. 80, and by the late Mr. William Shand in Arch. Ael. 2nd series, vol. x., p. 59 ; xv. 340.

'" The Rev. Robert Thomlinson married, at East Ardsley, on the Sth April, 1702, Martha Kay, daughter of John Ray of Gomersal, and aunt of Mr. John Ray, vicar of Ward on. She was baptized at Birstal on the 13th July, 1668, and living to exti'eme old age died at Whickham on the I6th December, 1769. Cf. Hunter, Familiae Aflnorum Gtiitium, vol. iii. p. 892.

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had she must toll hiiu and he would settle soniethinfjj on her and gett 'em married ; she innocently confessed, at which he exalted his cane and threatened her sadly.

1717. JulyJiOth. Uncle said, when I told him what Charles Richard (sic) said of Farrington's catechetic lectur (ate) in St. Nicolas, and of people's oinuion aljout his brother supplyin<jj him with ser- mons, that he did not believe that, but he had heard vsome say that his father left two boxes of sermons, one to him and another to his brother — his father a pretty jjood preacher. i'^

1717. July 31st. Justice Dalavil's daughter man-yed to a joyner — supposed to be gott with child by soldiers, officers were much there — Brig. Honywood veiy great there — the father would soilie- times tell with pleasure of his dallying and playing with his daughter. Uncle John has spoke to Bishop of Carlisle^^ about his daughter — Uncle Robert believes: — if I do not like her, aunt thinks he will be for her of Alnwick. i^

1717. Aug. 1st. Went to Newcastle — dined with Mr. Mayor^^ — he has the best wine (Margou) that ever mayor treated with ; made one in the parade to the town-hall to drink the king's health, with waights^^* before us, etc.

1717. Aug. 2nd. Cowlin's sentence (Modesty is a paradox in Majesty, etc.), which was so much extolled, I found in South's sermon^s — Writt to Su — n, told — I was so much obliged I could refuse nothing, etc.

" The Rev. Hugh Farrington, Fellow of St. John's, Cambridge, held the rectory of Elsdon and the lectureship of All -Saints, Newcastle, from 171") until his death, 3 Sept.,