23_rd_.—To Sir John Evelyn, with him Colonel Evelyn and young Mr. Budgen. {25a} To the ‘Hatch’ to dinner; Mr. Evelyn, Mr. Godschall, {25b} Mr. Bridges, Mr. Steere, Mr. Spence, {25c} Mr. Courtenay, and Mr. Walsh there; left at 7; paid for dinner and wine, 4_s._ 6_d._ _Aug._ 6_th_.—To Wotton Hatch to dinner. Mr. Evelyn, Mr. Bisshop, Mr. Godschall, Mr. Deane, Mr. Carr, Mr. Spence, Mr. Courtenay, Mr. Walsh, and Mr. Hull. {25d} 9_th_.—To see the fireworks on the good news: Russians and French defeated. The Judges came in the evening. 11_th_.—The assizes finished. 13_th_.—To Mr. Brewer’s; at whist; home by 10; won 7_s._ 6_d._ 14_th_.—My wife brought to bed this morning, about five of a boy. Paid Mr. Burdett, 10_s._ 6_d._; midwife and nurse, 10_s._ 20_th_.—To Wotton Hatch. {25e} Mr. Talbot, Mr. Spooner, Mr. Bridges, Mr. Walsh, and Mr. Spence. Home about 8. _Sept._ 3_rd_.—Being wet, did not go to Wotton Hatch. 10_th_.—My wife sat up for company. 11_th_.—Company again. _Oct._ 1_st_.—To Wotton Hatch: Mr. Budgen, {26a} Mr. Godschall, Mr. Tucker, {26b} Mr. Talbot, Mr. Dormer, Mr. Steere, Mr. Courtenay, Mr. Kerr, Mr. Spence, and Mr. Spooner. 22_nd_.—With Sir John Evelyn to Milton Court: held court there. Mr. Evelyn with us. To Wotton at 6; danced till past 10. Colonel Evelyn, Mr. Harcourt, the butler, Miss Mary Evelyn, Miss Clark, Miss Duncumb, and three maids. I danced with Miss C. and Miss D. 28_th_.—Paid for a thing to hang my wig on, 1_s._ 2_d._; a hutch for the child, 8_s._ _Nov._ 26_th_.—Went to town; spent the evening at Mr. Adderley’s chambers with him and Miss A. 27_th_.—Jenkins came, and stayed till 12. 28_th_.—With Boughton and Jenkins; they stayed till 1. 29_th_.—Home in the Portsmouth fly. Thanksgiving for taking Quebeck. _Dec._ 1_st_.—Illumination for Sir Edward Hawke beating Conflans. 13_th_.—Ford, Mellersh, and Vincent the clergyman sent for me to the ‘White Hart’ to play at whist. 1760, _Jan._ 14_th_.—At 6 to the ‘Red Lion’: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Russell, Mellersh, and Ford; home at 11. 15_th_.—Lord Onslow sent for me to dinner; home at 8. Paid Mr. Wilpley bleeding my wife, 2_s._ 6_d._ _Feb._ 11_th_.—On Upperton’s mare to London; dined with Adderley at the ‘Feathers.’ At 5 to Covent Garden, ‘Comus,’ singing by Miss Brent. To Clare’s for half-an-hour; then to the ‘Angel’; Jenkins came at 10, stayed till 12. _April_ 13_th_.—Paid a man going beyond Ripley to get some leeches to bleed the child. A labourer in the garden one day, 1_s._ 3_d._ _July_ 7_th_.—To the Club at Wotton Hatch; reckoning, 4_s._ 6_d._ 28_th_.—Mrs. Norwood and my wife drank tea with Mrs. Hole. I went to the Green till past 8. Englestoft came after; played backgammon till near 11. _Nov._ 14_th_.—Between 6 and 7 to the ‘White Lion’ by invitation from the Mayor on the King of Prussia’s success. Stayed till past 11.