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
25_th_, _Sunday_.—Dined at Captn. Finch’s; drank tea at Mr. Malthus’s.
26_th_.—Dined at Mr. Duncumb’s.
27_th_.—Mr. R. Malthus and the Misses dined here, with Cath. and Mr. and
Mrs. Polhill, and Mr. S. Godschall.
28_th_.—Dined at Mr. Shurlock’s.
29_th_.—Dined at Mr. Thompson’s.
30_th_.—Mr. Duncumb and Mr. Thos. and Robt. Duncumb supped here.
31_st_.—Drank tea at Mr. Malthus’s. {44b}
_Sept._ 1_st_.—To Mr. Jenkins’, at Putney, and dined; home at 8.
3_rd_.—Took up Mr. Clutton, at Walworth, and went with him to Sir Peter
Burrell’s, {44c} at Beckenham.
1791, _June_ 9_th_.—Dined at Sir Charles Gould’s, with the directors of
the Equitable Society. Supped at the Coffee House, Brand, Turner, and
others.
_Sept._ 29_th_.—Dined at Sir Wm. Hillman’s, Lord Say and Sele, Mr.
Jenkinson, Mr. Fanshawe, sen.; drank tea at Mrs. Molyneux’s.
30_th_.—Sir William Hillman, Mr. Willis, Mr. Jenkinson, and Mr. Saml.
Dyson, dined here.
_Oct._ 16_th_, _Sunday_.—Dined at Captn. Finch’s, Mr. Onslow there.
23_rd_, _Sunday_.—Dined at Capt. Finch’s.
1792, _Jan._ 2_nd_.—Set out ground to widen Sherborne Lane. In the
evening rode to Capt. Onslow’s, at Ripley, and lay there.
3_rd_.—Breakfasted there, and to town in the Godalming coach.
_Feb._ 8_th_.—Dined at Edward’s, with Mr. Malthus and family; child
christened; whist, won 3_s._; paid nurse, &c., £3. 3_s._
18_th_.—To Lord Sydney, and with him to Frognal, and lay there.
19_th_, _Sunday_.—Returned at 2.
_March_ 1_st_.—Mr. Willis dined here; with him to the Antiquary Society;
supped at the Coffee House, Lord Leicester, &c., there.
_April_ 12_th_.—To Mr. Strode, at Loseley, and dined; to Mr. Webb, at
Milford, and lay.
1796, _Dec._ 14_th_.—My wife died about 5 in the afternoon; the most
affectionate of wives, tenderest of parents, and most sincere of
Christians; to her great prudence and discretion I owe the prosperity
with which God has blessed me.
24_th_.—Very hard frost. {45}
1797, _Feb._ 25_th_.—Dined at Edward’s, Mr. Godschall, senior, &c.;
Reginald christened; paid Edward Duncumb for a drawing of Combe Bottom,
£2. 2_s._; frame and glass, 10_s._ 6_d._
_March_ 21_st_.—Dined at the ‘Crown and Anchor’ (Antiquaries’ Club), Dr.
Hamilton, Sir Wm. Musgrave, Mr. Charles Townshend, Mr. Weston, Seward,
Brand, Ord, Lysons; tea at the Coffee House (Holyland’s) paid, for
dinner, 2_s._; tea, 11_d._
_Aug._ 14_th_.—In Southampton long coach to town at 6; breakfasted at
Alton; dined at ‘Catherine Wheel,’ at Egham; drank tea at Hatchett’s.
24_th_.—Rode with Edward to Mr. Jenkins’s, at Putney, dined and drank
tea. Home at 8.
_Oct._ 13_th_.—To Leatherhead to Mr. Cooper’s; to Shere; no dinner.
14_th_.—Dined at the ‘White Hart,’ Guildford; drank tea at Mr. Polhill’s
(Albury).
15_th_, _Sunday_.—To Albury Church; dined at Mr. Malthus’s.
22_nd_.—To Mr. Currie at East Horsley; dined and lay there.
_Nov._ 3_rd_.—To Mr. Austen’s; he died about 9.
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