The Literary History of the Adelphi and Its NeighbourhoodBrereton, Austin
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The Literary History of the Adelphi and Its Neighbourhood
Brereton, Austin
Adelphi (London, England) -- History; Literary landmarks -- England -- London; London (England) -- History
_March 20, 1667._--So to the New Exchange, where I find my wife.
_April 5, 1667._--So by coach to the New Exchange and Mercer's.
_April 17, 1667._--My wife being sent for by me to the New Exchange, I
took her up, and there to the King's playhouse.
_April 25, 1667._--Thence by coach to my Lord Treasurer's, and there
being come too soon to the New Exchange, but did nothing.
_May 13, 1667._--I away to the New Exchange, and there staid a little.
_July 5, 1667._--To the New Exchange to buy gloves and other little
errands.
_July 13, 1667._--After dinner my wife and I to the New Exchange, to
pretty maid Mrs Smith's shop, where I left my wife.... I home by coach,
taking up my wife at the Exchange.
_July 17, 1667._--Then by coach, set my wife down at the New Exchange.
_July 26, 1667._--I then abroad with my wife and left her at the New
Exchange.
_August 10, 1667._--To the New Exchange, to the bookseller's there,
where I hear of several new books coming out.
_August 12, 1667._--Then walked to the New Exchange, and there to my
bookseller's, and did buy Scott's _Discourse of Witches_.... Thence I
to the printseller's over against the Exchange towards Covent Garden,
and there bought a few more prints of cittys.
_August 16, 1667._--Thence to the New Exchange with my wife, where at
my bookseller's I saw _The History of the Royall Society_, which, I
believe, is a fine book, and have bespoke one in quires.
_August 20, 1667._--Thence, with my Lord Brouncker to the Duke's
Playhouse (telling my wife so at the 'Change, where I left her).
_August 21, 1667._--My wife and I mighty pleasant abroad, she to the
New Exchange, and I to the Commissioners of the Treasury.
_August 27, 1667._--My wife and I, with Sir W. Pen, to the New
Exchange, set her down.... Having done here, I to the Exchange, and
there find my wife gone with Sir W. Pen.
_September 16, 1667._--So parted at the New Exchange, where I staid
reading Mrs Phillips' poems till my wife and Mercer called me.
_October 2, 1667._--Then by coach to the New Exchange, and there met my
wife and girl.
_October 28, 1667._--Calling at the New Exchange, and there buying _The
Indian Emperour_, newly printed.
_January 2, 1668._--I took my wife and her girl out to the New
Exchange, and there my wife bought herself a lace for a handkercher,
which I do give her, of about £3, for a new year's gift, and I did buy
also a lace for a band for myself.
_January 17, 1668._--So home, and there alone with my wife and Deb. to
dinner, and after dinner comes Betty Turner, and I carried them to the
New Exchange.
_February 21, 1668._--Thence with Lord Brouncker and T. Harvey as far
as the New Exchange.
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