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
{7c} A lad of nineteen.
{7d} Mr. Duncumb was Rector of Shere. His father had purchased the
advowson from Mr. Edward Bray, and was a connexion by marriage.
{8a} Mr. Wilpley was what was then called an Apothecary.
{8b} Mr. Emily was his cousin, their grandfathers having married the
daughters of Vincent Randyll, of Chilworth.
{9a} Jacky was Mr. Martyr’s son. He was called to the Bar, and lived at
Guildford to an advanced age.
{9b} The medical charge for the inoculation was £4 4_s._
{11} He had very little to do at Mr. Martyr’s. In the summer he was
often at the Bowling-green, and took long walks with his friends, male
and female. It was not required that any married lady should join the
walking parties.
{14a} A Hessian regiment was quartered at Guildford for some time.
Their band was a great attraction.
{14b} An attorney at Guildford. Grandfather of the Rev. John Chandler.
{14c} Being of age and out of his articles to Mr. Martyr, he went to
London, and took lodgings there. Mr. Adderley, of New Inn, received him
in his chambers for instruction in his profession, but his attendance
there was not regular.
{15a} Mr. Jenkins was in Mr. Adderley’s office, and afterwards entered
into partnership with Mr. Bray. Mr. James was also in the same office.
{15b} He went to his French master for some months, an hour at a time;
not regularly.
{16} About this time he bought many books, all at low prices, at stalls
and auctions.
{17a} Playing at cards almost every night, and always for coin, he had a
purse on purpose.
{17b} Whilst at Guildford he lodged at Baptist’s for 7_s._ a week. He
dined at the ‘White Hart,’ for 10_d._
{18} He sold this stock to pay £23. 12_s._ 6_d._ for Viner’s ‘Abridgment
of the Law.’
{20a} He visited Miss Stevens almost every day, but he was not much less
in other society than formerly, and he was seldom alone at any time of
the day or evening.
{20b} Daughters of Dr. Adee, a physician, who afterwards went to Oxford
and practised there.
{21a} He went to the morning service on Wednesdays in most weeks,
usually to the Middle Church.
{21b} Mr. Webb was Solicitor to the Treasury. This appointment is now
given to barristers.
{21c} He only paid 10_d._ for his dinners (without wine) at the ‘White
Hart’ and the ‘Tuns,’ and 6_s._ a week for his lodgings in the town.
{22a} Miss Adee and Betsy Stevens were the bridesmaids.
{22b} Mrs. C.’s was the lodging Mr. Jenkins had taken for him in
Lothbury.
{22c} He left a particular account of his expenses on his marriage. The
following are some of them:—
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