31_st_.—A man having taken a shop in Stoke, sometime ago, and selling goods vastly under the usual price, Mr. Haydon set up a shop against him, of whom I bought this morning four pair of gloves, at 7_d._ a pair; riding gloves, 9_d._; and a pair of other gloves, 8_d._ _Feb._ 2_nd_.—An hour after dinner, Miss Stevens came in. 6_th_.—This day being appointed for a public Fast on account of the great earthquake at Lisbon, to Middle Church. 9_th_.—I was bled this morning for the first time. Mrs. Martyr being about to inoculate Master Jacky, {9a} and I intended to be inoculated at the same time. Drank tea with Mrs. Wilpley, and read the new farce of ‘The Apprentice’ to her. Gave Mr. Haydon for three pair of white silk stockings, 7_s._ 6_d._ a pair, being 4_s._ a pair cheaper than common. 12_th_.—Turnpike meeting. We all dined and spent the evening at Mr. Flutter’s. Played at Pope Joan till 12. 27_th_.—This is evening, I, Master Jacky, and the maid were inoculated. {9b} _March_ 5_th_.—Master Jacky was taken with the symptoms, and did not come out of his chamber for a week. 7_th_.—I was quite easy this morning, when the smallpox began appearing; a restless night, a slight fever. 12_th_.—I was blind to-day, and continued so till the 16th. _April_ 2_nd_.—Master Jacky and I went for an airing round the course, in the chaise, to-day. 17_th_.—To Bramley, breakfasted at the ‘Jolly Farmer,’ paid for breakfast, 6_d._ 21_st_.—Walked with Miss Molly Flutter and Miss Parson, beyond Cross Lanes. 29_th_.—Drank tea at Mrs. Leeves’, with Miss Lavant and Miss More. Walked with them and Miss Leeves up Warwick’s Bench and part of Velvet Walk; then played at quadrille. Home 11. _May_ 1_st_.—Drank tea there again. Quadrille. 20_th_.—Richard the man went for a week to the Peasemarch to be aired; he catched the smallpox coming to us. Paid for a cheesecake for Jacky, 1_d._ 22_nd_.—War with France proclaimed at Guildford; the soldiers drawn up in arms, and with music went before the Mayor, &c. Went to see the wire-dancer; he tossed the straw very well, he laid a board on the wire and sat on it himself with three children and a dog in full swing; on the whole quite silly. 23_rd_, _Sunday_.—To Stoke Church, afterwards to the Bowling-green, and had a syllabub with Rawlins, Ford, Mellersh, Mersing, W. Parson, Hallomby, and Elkins. Walked up the Velvet Walk with them. 25_th_.—Sir Charles Howard reviewed his regiment in the Artillery Ground. With Parvish to the ‘White Hart,’ and gave him a bottle of wine, which I owed him for teaching me on the flute. _June_ 6_th_, _Sunday_.—To Lower Church; to the ‘White Hart,’ with Stares, Harbroe and Mellersh, had some cold tankard. Mellersh and I walked up Warwick Bench; and in the hop-ground at the bottom of Velvet Walk, met Rawlins and Ford, who went with us. 9_th_.—To the Assembly. Danced with Miss Fanny Yalden, who dances very well. Paid Assembly 2_s._ 6_d._; negus, 1_s._