Extracts from the Diary of William BrayBray, William
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Extracts from the Diary of William Bray
Bray, William
Bray, William, 1736-1832 -- Biography; Great Britain -- Court and courtiers; Great Britain -- History -- Stuarts, 1603-1714
4_th_.—Rode to Mr. Jenkins, at Hampstead.
16_th_.—Mr. Manning supped and lay here.
17_th_.—With Mr. Manning {38} to Ansted Camp; he dined and lay here.
18_th_.—Dined at Mr. Pollen’s; drank tea at Mr. Polhill’s (Albury).
23_rd_.—Mr. and Mrs. Shaw and Mr. Polhill drank tea here.
24_th_.—To Colonel Clarke at Stanestreet, and breakfasted; dined and
supped at Mr. Duncumb’s.
25_th_.—To Loseley, and breakfasted; dined at the ‘White Hart’ with the
Club.
_Sept._ 14_th_.—To Mr. Page {39a} at Cobham to breakfast; to Shere to
dinner.
15_th_.—General Evelyn, Mr. and Mrs. Lomax, and Mr. Duncumb dined with
us. {39b}
16_th_, _Sunday_.—Dined at Mr. Godschall’s.
17_th_.—Breakfasted at Wotton; dined at the ‘King’s Head,’ Epsom.
1782, _Feb._ 10_th_.—Walked to Hampstead; dined at Mr. Jenkins’s; thence
walked home with him. {39c}
_March_ 31_st_.—My brother and I drank tea at Capt. Finch’s (Albury
Park).
_Sept._ 15_th_.—Breakfasted at Lord Grantley’s; dined at Mr. Shurlock’s;
drank tea with my brother; to Wotton, and lay at Sir Frederick’s.
1783, _June_ 7_th_.—Set out at 7 for Shere; breakfasted at Epsom; dined
at the ‘White Horse,’ Dorking {39d}; paid for breakfast, 1_s._; barber,
6_d._; horses, 10_d._; at Dorking, dinner and wine, 3_s._ 8_d._; horses,
1_s._
_July_ 3_rd_.—To Harrow speeches {39e}; breakfasted at the ‘King’s Head,’
dined with Dr. Heath.
_Dec._ 30_th_.—Mrs. Evelyn and Hugh dined here.
1784, _March_ 11_th_.—To the Antiquary Society; supped at Holylands
Coffee House, with Mr. Gough {40a}, Mr. Ord, Mr. Turner, Dr. Hamilton,
Mr. Grose, Dr. Nash, and others.
22_nd_.—To Bath by coach, set out at 4, arrived at 8.
_July_ 24_th_.—Rode with Mr. Topham {40b} to Tunbridge Wells; Mr. Gough,
Mr. Ord, and Mr. Brooke, in a chaise; we all saw Knowle, and dined at the
‘White Hart,’ Sevenoaks.
_Aug._ 19_th_.—Dined at the Club at Dorking; Duke of Norfolk, Sir Wm.
Gray, &c.
_Dec._ 26_th_.—At home; physick. {40c}
1785, _Jan._ 3_rd_.—Mr. and Mrs. Polhill and nephew, Mr. and Mrs. Duncumb
and John Duncumb dined here.
4_th_.—Edward and I rode to Sir Fredk. Evelyn’s; dined at Mr.
Godschall’s.
5_th_.—The tenants dined here.
6_th_.—Edward and I rode to Mr. Polhill’s, and dined.
7_th_.—Edward and I dined at Captn. Finch’s; Lady Aylesford and two
daughters, Captn. Edward Finch, and Mr. Morden there.
_Feb._ 19_th_.—To Drury Lane; ‘Macbeth’ Mrs. Siddons.
_June_ 26_th_ (_Sunday_).—Edward and I walked to Albury Church; dined at
Mr. Polhill’s; with him in his chaise to Shere Church; {41a} went to
Captn. Pitt’s; {41b} drank tea at Sir Frederick’s.
_July_ 13_th_.—Attended the Sessions; dined with the Justices at the
‘White Hart;’ lay at Loseley.
14_th_.—Breakfasted with Mr. Mellersh; dined at Loseley; drank tea at Mr.
Shurlock’s.
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