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June8th。——Mr。JenkinsandMr。J。Martyr{71}dined。 9th。——ToGuildford;dinedatMr。Martyr’s;Mr。JenkinsandMr。 Hawesthere;tothehorserace。 10th。——GeneralEvelyn,Mr。Dyson,andCaptainWilliamsdined;tothecourse。 July19th,Sunday。——ToChurch;walkedintheMuseumGardenswithMr。Austen。 26th,Sunday。——ToChurchatShere;dinedatMr。Duncumb’s;drankteaatMr。Godschall’s。LordandLadyOnslowandMr。andMrs。 Onslowthere。 1780,Jan。16th。——InachaisetotheSpeakeratWonersh,anddined; toLoseleyintheevening。 27th。——AntiquarySociety,suppedwithMr。WaddiloveatMundy’sCoffeeHouseinMaidenLane;paid1s。 Feb。8th。——ToDruryLane,withMrs。GardinerandPolly,’PlainDealer’and’Fortunatus。’ March28th。——ToGeneralEvelyn’s,andbreakfasted;toTurnpikemeetingatGuildford;dinedatthe’WhiteHart,’withMr。PageandCaptainOnslow;toLoseleyandlay。 April2nd。——DinedatMr。Lomax’s。 15th。——BreakfastedatMr。Lomax’s;rodewithhimtotheHurtwood。 17th。——Totherace。 18th。——Do。 June6th。——LordMansfield’shouseburnt,upallnight。 Nov。22nd。——DrankteawithMr。Jenkins。TotheRollsCoffeeHouse,andsupped;quadrille。 Dec。11th。——Mr。andMrs。EyreandMr。andMrs。Meuxsuppedhere; quadrille。 1781,Jan。8th。——EdwardwenttotheGuildfordBall。 11th。—TothefirstmeetingoftheAntiquarySocietyinSomersetHouse;suppedatCoffeeHouse,withMr。Gough,Mr。Topham,&c。 March22nd。——ToKingstonAssizes;dinedwiththeGrandJury;Mr。 Budgen’scausetried。 May11th。——SuppedatMr。Meux’s;whist,won9s。 June16th。——ToSirEdwardEvelyninPiccadilly,andwithhiminhisphaetontoLeatherhead。 July2nd。——WithDr。OsborneinhiscoachtoMr。RiceatTooting,anddined。 Aug。3rd。——ToMr。JamesatEnfield,andlay。 4th。——RodetoMr。Jenkins,atHampstead。 16th。——Mr。Manningsuppedandlayhere。 17th。——WithMr。Manning{72}toAnstedCamp;hedinedandlayhere。 18th。——DinedatMr。Pollen’s;drankteaatMr。Polhill’s(Albury)。 23rd。——Mr。andMrs。ShawandMr。Polhilldrankteahere。 24th。——ToColonelClarkeatStanestreet,andbreakfasted;dinedandsuppedatMr。Duncumb’s。 25th。——ToLoseley,andbreakfasted;dinedatthe’WhiteHart’withtheClub。 Sept。14th。——ToMr。Page{73}atCobhamtobreakfast;toSheretodinner。 15th。——GeneralEvelyn,Mr。andMrs。Lomax,andMr。Duncumbdinedwithus。{74} 16th,Sunday。——DinedatMr。Godschall’s。 17th。——BreakfastedatWotton;dinedatthe’King’sHead,’Epsom。 1782,Feb。10th。——WalkedtoHampstead;dinedatMr。Jenkins’s; thencewalkedhomewithhim。{75} March31st。——MybrotherandIdrankteaatCapt。Finch’s(AlburyPark)。 Sept。15th。——BreakfastedatLordGrantley’s;dinedatMr。 Shurlock’s;drankteawithmybrother;toWotton,andlayatSirFrederick’s。 1783,June7th。——Setoutat7forShere;breakfastedatEpsom; dinedatthe’WhiteHorse,’Dorking{76};paidforbreakfast,1s。; barber,6d。;horses,10d。;atDorking,dinnerandwine,3s。8d。; horses,1s。 July3rd。——ToHarrowspeeches{77};breakfastedatthe’King’sHead,’dinedwithDr。Heath。 Dec。30th。——Mrs。EvelynandHughdinedhere。 1784,March11th。——TotheAntiquarySociety;suppedatHolylandsCoffeeHouse,withMr。Gough{78},Mr。Ord,Mr。Turner,Dr。 Hamilton,Mr。Grose,Dr。Nash,andothers。 22nd。——ToBathbycoach,setoutat4,arrivedat8。 July24th。——RodewithMr。Topham{79}toTunbridgeWells;Mr。 Gough,Mr。Ord,andMr。Brooke,inachaise;weallsawKnowle,anddinedatthe’WhiteHart,’Sevenoaks。 Aug。19th。——DinedattheClubatDorking;DukeofNorfolk,SirWm。 Gray,&c。 Dec。26th。——Athome;physick。{80} 1785,Jan。3rd。——Mr。andMrs。Polhillandnephew,Mr。andMrs。 DuncumbandJohnDuncumbdinedhere。 4th。——EdwardandIrodetoSirFredk。Evelyn’s;dinedatMr。 Godschall’s。 5th。——Thetenantsdinedhere。 6th。——EdwardandIrodetoMr。Polhill’s,anddined。 7th。——EdwardandIdinedatCaptn。Finch’s;LadyAylesfordandtwodaughters,Captn。EdwardFinch,andMr。Mordenthere。 Feb。19th。——ToDruryLane;’Macbeth’Mrs。Siddons。 June26th(Sunday)。——EdwardandIwalkedtoAlburyChurch;dinedatMr。Polhill’s;withhiminhischaisetoShereChurch;{81}wenttoCaptn。Pitt’s;{82}drankteaatSirFrederick’s。 July13th。——AttendedtheSessions;dinedwiththeJusticesatthe’WhiteHart;’layatLoseley。 14th。——BreakfastedwithMr。Mellersh;dinedatLoseley;drankteaatMr。Shurlock’s。 1786,Jan。7th。——EdwardandIrodetoGuildford,andtheninachaisetoPepperharrow,andlaythere。ToChurchatPepperharrow。 Chaisecame。IdinedatMr。Webb’s;drankteaatMr。Manning’s,andlayatthe’WhiteHart,’Guildford;Mr。Mellershsuppedwithme。 June6th。——Guildfordraces。Veryunwell;didnotgouptotheDowns。 July14th。—ToTooting,andheldacourt;dinedanddrankteaatMr。Rice’s。{83} Aug。2nd。——ToEatonBray。{84} 31st。——ToCanterbury。 Dec。28th。——DinedandlayatMrs。Tucker’s,SirHenryandLadySt。 John;{85}whist,won9s。 1787,Jan。10th。——ToQuarterSessionsinBorough;dinedwiththeJustices;whist,SirJosephMawbey,{86}Pardon,Lawson,andothers,till10,won10s。6d。 Aug。28th。——Dinedathome。MissMalthus,andMissMenzies,Mr。R。 Malthus,{87}andMr。JohnDuncumb,dranktea。 29th。——DinedatMr。Godschall’s;Mr。andMrs。PolhillandMr。 Wollastonthere;whisttill10;won8s。 30th。——DinedattheClubatDorking,SirFredk。Evelyn,&c。;paidfordinner,4s。6d。 31st。——Setoutat6;breakfastedatEpsom;homeat1;paidforbreakfast,1s。;baitofhorses,1s。 Oct。26th。——DinedatMr。Godschall’s,between8and9;receivedbyexpressMrs。Oglethorpe’sdeath;sentforachaisefromDorking; setoutat2,gottoRussellStreetpast7{88};breakfasted;toMr。Sharp{89},withhimtoCranham。 1788,June9th。——DrankteaatMr。Ruding’s。{90} 10th。——WithMissAdees,MaryandCaroline,toVauxhall;homeat12。 Aug。25th。{91}——Mr。andMrs。Shurlockdined。 26th。——DinedatMr。Taylor’s。 27th。——Mr。Godschalldinedwithus。 28th。——ToMrs。Haynes,anddined。 29th。——Mr。Prickett,Mr。Woodroffe;andMr。T。Duncumbdinedwithus。 30th。——ToReigate,andlayatthe’WhiteHart。’ 31st。——DinedwithMr。Barnes;toMr。Fanshawe,{92}andlay。 Oct。24th。——WealldinedandsuppedatMrs。Malthus’s;whist,won3s。6d。 1789,Feb。10th。——CouncilattheSocietyofAntiquaries;{93}totheHouseofCommons。 April28th。——DrankteaatMr。Malthus’s。 29th。——DrankteaatMr。Shurlock’s。 30th。——DinedatMr。Webb’s。{94} May1st。——ToMr。Leech,atWitley;layatMr。Webb’s。 2nd。——Afterbreakfast,toMr。Manning;dinedatMr。Mellersh’s。 3rd。——DinedatMr。Duncumb’s;toMr。Malthus;drankteaatMr。 Godschall’s。 14th。——MissAdees,Mr。RobertMalthus,andMr。Martyr,dinedwithus;suppedatLincoln’sInnCoffeeHouse(withhisantiquaryfriends)。 June18th。——DinedwiththeDukeofNorfolk;{95}homeat8。 July3rd。——CalledatMr。Eckersall’s;{96}drankteaatDorking。 Aug。10th。——ToHazlegrove;laythere(SirHy。StJohnMildmay’s)。 Nov。7th。——ToSirH。Mildmay,atDogmersfield,andlay。 Dec。25th。——MydeardaughterCarolinediedthismorning,afterafeverofafewdays。{97} 1790,July24th。——DinedatSirFredk。Evelyn’s。 25th,Sunday。——DinedatCaptn。Finch’s;drankteaatMr。Malthus’s。 26th。——DinedatMr。Duncumb’s。 27th。——Mr。R。MalthusandtheMissesdinedhere,withCath。andMr。 andMrs。Polhill,andMr。S。Godschall。 28th。——DinedatMr。Shurlock’s。 29th。——DinedatMr。Thompson’s。 30th。——Mr。DuncumbandMr。Thos。andRobt。Duncumbsuppedhere。 31st。——DrankteaatMr。Malthus’s。{98} Sept。1st。——ToMr。Jenkins’,atPutney,anddined;homeat8。 3rd。——TookupMr。Clutton,atWalworth,andwentwithhimtoSirPeterBurrell’s,{99}atBeckenham。 1791,June9th。——DinedatSirCharlesGould’s,withthedirectorsoftheEquitableSociety。SuppedattheCoffeeHouse,Brand,Turner,andothers。 Sept。29th。——DinedatSirWm。Hillman’s,LordSayandSele,Mr。 Jenkinson,Mr。Fanshawe,sen。;drankteaatMrs。Molyneux’s。 30th。——SirWilliamHillman,Mr。Willis,Mr。Jenkinson,andMr。 Saml。Dyson,dinedhere。 Oct。16th,Sunday。——DinedatCaptn。Finch’s,Mr。Onslowthere。 23rd,Sunday。——DinedatCapt。Finch’s。 1792,Jan。2nd。——SetoutgroundtowidenSherborneLane。IntheeveningrodetoCapt。Onslow’s,atRipley,andlaythere。 3rd。——Breakfastedthere,andtotownintheGodalmingcoach。 Feb。8th。——DinedatEdward’s,withMr。Malthusandfamily;childchristened;whist,won3s。;paidnurse,&c。,3pounds3s。 18th。——ToLordSydney,andwithhimtoFrognal,andlaythere。 19th,Sunday。——Returnedat2。 March1st。——Mr。Willisdinedhere;withhimtotheAntiquarySociety;suppedattheCoffeeHouse,LordLeicester,&c。,there。 April12th。——ToMr。Strode,atLoseley,anddined;toMr。Webb,atMilford,andlay。 1796,Dec。14th。——Mywifediedabout5intheafternoon;themostaffectionateofwives,tenderestofparents,andmostsincereofChristians;tohergreatprudenceanddiscretionIowetheprosperitywithwhichGodhasblessedme。 24th。——Veryhardfrost。{100} 1797,Feb。25th。——DinedatEdward’s,Mr。Godschall,senior,&c。; Reginaldchristened;paidEdwardDuncumbforadrawingofCombeBottom,2pounds2s。;frameandglass,10s。6d。 March21st。——Dinedatthe’CrownandAnchor’(Antiquaries’Club),Dr。Hamilton,SirWm。Musgrave,Mr。CharlesTownshend,Mr。Weston,Seward,Brand,Ord,Lysons;teaattheCoffeeHouse(Holyland’s) paid,fordinner,2s。;tea,11d。 Aug。14th。——InSouthamptonlongcoachtotownat6;breakfastedatAlton;dinedat’CatherineWheel,’atEgham;drankteaatHatchett’s。 24th。——RodewithEdwardtoMr。Jenkins’s,atPutney,dinedanddranktea。Homeat8。 Oct。13th。——ToLeatherheadtoMr。Cooper’s;toShere;nodinner。 14th。——Dinedatthe’WhiteHart,’Guildford;drankteaatMr。 Polhill’s(Albury)。 15th,Sunday。——ToAlburyChurch;dinedatMr。Malthus’s。 22nd。——ToMr。CurrieatEastHorsley;dinedandlaythere。 Nov。3rd。——ToMr。Austen’s;hediedabout9。 11th。——WithMr。HalseyandDr。Benamoreat1;fromMr。Austen’shousewiththefuneral;dinedatKingston;layatthe’WhiteLion,’ Cobham。 12th。——Mr。CoussmaherandMr。Martyrmetusatthe’GreenMan’;gottoShalfordby1。 16th。——WithMasterAustentoHarrow。 Dec。16th。——ToGuildford;dinedattheClub;whist;paid5s。;won3s。 17th。——DinedandlayatMr。Martyr’s。 20th。——WithEdwardincoachtoLordGrantley’s,inSloaneStreet,anddined;paidcoachandturnpike,4s。2d。 1798,Jan。19th。——ToLordGrenville,theDukeofPortland,{101} &c。;dinedatMr。Harrison’s。 23rd。——Dinedatthe’CrownandAnchor’withtheAntiquaries’Club,Dr。Hamilton,SirWm。Musgrave,Dr。Halifax,Topham,Brand,Lysons,CharlesTownshend,&c。 30th。——DinedwiththeAntiquaries’Club,Weston,Townley,&c。 Feb。18th。——Inflammationintheeye;paidforgoldenointment,1s。 9d。 March4th,Sunday。——ToChurch;Mr。Bayley{102}andMr。Baxendalecalled。 1799,Jan。14th。——SuppedatMr。Baxendale’s;whist。 15th。——DinedatMr。Ord’s,Brand,Sabine,&c。 16th。——Mr。HogarthandMr。andMrs。Harrisondinedhere。 17th。——DinedatGeneralRainsford’s,SirGeorgeOsborn,ColonelSloane,andMr。RoseFuller。 Feb。19th。——Dinedatthe’CrownandAnchor,’SirJosephBanks,Lysons,&c。 July2nd。——Mr。Waddilove{103}andSalterdinedhere。 3rd。——Mr。Peach,Dealtry,{104}Brand,andMrs。Davisdinedhere。 4th。——DrankteaatMrs。Austen’s。 5th。——DinedatMr。Dealtry’s,Mr。JamesFarrar,Mr。Blake,&c。 6th。——ToMr。Ruding’s(atMaldon),andbreakfasted;dinedatMr。 Filewood’s;drankteaatDr。Taylor’s。 12th。——Mr。andMrs。DuncumbandMr。T。Duncumbdinedhere。 13th。——BreakfastedwithMr。Currie;dinedandlayatSirJohnFrederick’s。 14th,Sunday。——Afterbreakfast,toPeto,{105}atStokeD’Abernon,andtoChurchthere;dinedanddrankteaatMr。Cooke’s。 31st。——DrankteaatMr。Malthus’s;walkedthroughhiscoppices,MissDaltonthere。 Sept。19th。——ToLordSydney(inGrosvenorSquare),anddined;drankteaatMr。Andrewes’s。{106} Nov。17th,Sunday。——ToChurch;Dr。WillisandSerjeantBayleycalled。 19th。——Mr。Jebbdinedhere。 20th。——CharitySchoolMeeting。 21st。——MajorMolyneux,CaptainVincent,Mr。Fanshawe,Mr。Willis,Mr。Andrewes,andMr。Rudingdinedhere。 22nd。——Mr。andMrs。Godschalldinedhere;paidforlotterytickets,8pounds4s。 23rd。——DinedandsuppedatMrs。Davis’s,SirNashGrose,&c。; whist。 24th。——ToChurch;Dr。Willis,Mr。Penneck,andMr。Baxendalecalled。 Dec。22。——Notwell。{107} Mr。Brayleftnotesofhistravelsboundtogether,andmakingalargebook。Mostofthehouseshesawarefullydescribed。HewasneverontheContinentorinIreland。 HisfirstexcursionafterhistourinWalesin1769,wasin1774,intoLeicestershireandtheadjoiningcounties,whenhevisitedtheFieldofBosworth,whereitissaidthatSirReginaldBraypickedupKingRichard’scrown,andgaveittoLordStanley,whopresentedittotheDuke。 Inthesameyear1774,hewenttwicetotheLakes。Numberofmilestravelled,703and657。 1775。——Thetourofwhichhepublishedanaccount。 1776。——Gloucestershire,&c。,506miles。 1777。——Northamptonshire,Leicestershire。 1778。——Wales,637miles。 1779。——Matlock,Buxton。 1780。——Nottinghamshire。 1781。——ThePeak。 1782。——Bath,Worcester,Malvern,406miles。 1783。——Hastings,TunbridgeWells,IsleofWight,659miles。 1784。——Brighton,225miles。 1785。——Bristol,302miles。 1786。——Cambridge,Dover,Ramsgate。 1787。——Essex,410miles。 1788。——Luton,Dunstable,346miles。 1789。——Glastonbury,Weymouth,Lyme,520miles。 1790。——Winchester。 1792。——Oxford。 1793。——Colchester,Lowestoft,312miles。Woburn,Eton,Bray,Wales。 1794。——Yorkshire。 1795。——Arundel,Petworth。 1796。——Ross,Ledbury,392miles。 1797。——Shrewsbury,Dovedale,614miles。 1798。——Norwich,Ipswich,285miles。 1799。——Brecon,Llandovery,441miles。 MEMORANDA 1806,Nov。15th。——Thisday,Icompletedmy70thyear,withouthavingevermetwithanyaccidentofconsequenceandwithverylittleinterruptiontomyhealth,exceptinJanuarylast,whenI hadaveryseriousattackbyaninflammationinmylungs,butfromwhichIamperfectlyrecovered。MyeyesightissogoodthatIcanandgenerallydousemyeyesinreadingorwritingfromthetimeofgettingupinthemorningtill10atnight。Myhearingisinnowayimpaired。Ihavenotlostonefronttoothandveryfewothers。 Iamabletowalkorride4or5hourstogether,butIdonotridefast。Mymemoryisperhapsnotsogoodasithasbeen。OnthewholeIseemtobeinaperfectgoodstateofhealth,thanksbetoGod。 1808,Nov。15th。——ThisdayIcompletedmy72ndyear;andthankstoGod’smerciesIfindmyselfinasperfecthealthasIeverenjoyedinmylife,andtheonlyperceivabledifferenceinanyofmysensesthatIamawareofisalittledegreeofdeafnessinmyrightear,butastheotherisperfect,Idoprettywell。MylefteyeIthinkhasnotperfectlyrecoveredthesevereinflammationwhichIhadtwoorthreeyearsago,buttheotherbeingsound,Ireadandwriteaswellandasmuchasever。Myteethremainperfectinfrontandwithoutanyadditionallosstothosewhichdecayedsomeyearsago。 1810,April5th。——IquittedtheBoardofGreenCloth,afterhavinghadaplacetherefor49yearsandahalf。Iwasputonthesuperannuationlistatmyrequest,theLordStewardhavingkindlyprocuredleaveforit。Healso,unsolicited,gavemeleavetoresignmyplaceofClerkoftheVergetomyson。 Nov。14th。——Afterdinner,Ifoundagiddinessinmyheadmakingmeunabletowalk,andakindofdumbconfusioninmyhead。IwrotetoMr。Heavisidetocome,whichhedidandorderedimmediatecupping。{108}Thenextmorningmycomplaintwasgone。 1814,May30th。——ReceivedfromMr。SydenhamMalthusthemelancholynewsofmyson’sdeathatExmouth,fromtheruptureofablood— vesselinthelungs。 1817,Feb。15th。——MygrandsonHenrydiedthismorning。 1826,June16th。——InchaisetoGuildford,theCountyelection,votedforMr。SumnerandMr。Denison。{109} Sept。19th。——WithMaryandMissDavis,inachaise,byHorshamandHenfoldtothe’Albion’atBrighton。Dinedandlaythere;walkedontheChainPier。 20th。——ToSeaford,Eastbourne。Dinedandlayatthe’Hope’intheSea—houses。 21st。——TotheCastleHotel,Hastings;throughWinchelseatoRye; NewRomney,dinedandlaythere。 22nd。——ToHythe,throughFolkestonetoDover;sawtheharbour; returnedtoHythe,the’Sun,’dinedthere。ToAshford,andlaythere。 Sept。23rd。——ToLenham’Star’atMaidstone;WrothamHeath; Sevenoaks;GodstonetoReigate;CalledonMr。Glover;Dorking; Sherebefore7。{110} 1828,Dec。24th。——SuchhasbeenthedecayinmyeyesightthewholeofthisyearthatIhavenotbeenabletoreadeitherprintorMS。,thoughIhavecontinuedtowriteletters,asIamwritingonthis24thofDecember。Icannotreaditwhenwritten。Ihavealsolostmyhearinginoneearinagreatdegree;subjecttothis,mybodilyhealthhasbeenwhatmaybecalledgood。Ihavebeenobligedtopaymorethan1,100poundsbythetreacheryofaclerk,andthemaliceofonewhohadbeenlongattempting,andatlasteffectedalossoflongfriendshipwithMrs。Wigzell。{111} 1832,July5th。——Mr。Linnell,aportraitpainterwassentbymygrandsonReginaldtopaintaportraitofme。Ihadfivesittings。 Oct,18th。——IsentmycuriousMS。oftheBishops’estatesseizedandsoldbyCromwelltoMr。Ellis,{112}tobepresentedtotheTrusteesoftheBritishMuseum。 MR。BRAY’SLASTMEMORANDUM Dec。17th。——Alittlerain;athome。PaidHiggins{113}8s。3d。 Footnotes: {1}ItappearsfromhisaccountoftheEvelynFamily,inthesecondvolumeofthe’HistoryofSurrey,’thathehadreadtheseMemoirsaslongbeforeas1809。 {2}Whomheafterwardsmarried。ShewasthedaughterofMr。 Stevens,ofPerryHill,Worplesdon,andlivedwithheraunt,Mrs。 Norwood,atGuildford。ShewastwoyearsolderthanMr。Bray,whowasthenonlytwomonthspast19。 {3}Mr。FlutterandhisbrotherwereMayorsofGuildfordmorethanonce,andthenameofFlutterappearstwiceinthelistofMayorsinthereignofCharlesII。 {4}Aladofnineteen。 {5}Mr。DuncumbwasRectorofShere。HisfatherhadpurchasedtheadvowsonfromMr。EdwardBray,andwasaconnexionbymarriage。 {6}Mr。WilpleywaswhatwasthencalledanApothecary。 {7}Mr。Emilywashiscousin,theirgrandfathershavingmarriedthedaughtersofVincentRandyll,ofChilworth。 {8}JackywasMr。Martyr’sson。HewascalledtotheBar,andlivedatGuildfordtoanadvancedage。 {9}Themedicalchargefortheinoculationwas4pounds4s。 {10}HehadverylittletodoatMr。Martyr’s。InthesummerhewasoftenattheBowling—green,andtooklongwalkswithhisfriends,maleandfemale。Itwasnotrequiredthatanymarriedladyshouldjointhewalkingparties。 {11}AHessianregimentwasquarteredatGuildfordforsometime。 Theirbandwasagreatattraction。 {12}AnattorneyatGuildford。GrandfatheroftheRev。JohnChandler。 {13}BeingofageandoutofhisarticlestoMr。Martyr,hewenttoLondon,andtooklodgingsthere。Mr。Adderley,ofNewInn,receivedhiminhischambersforinstructioninhisprofession,buthisattendancetherewasnotregular。 {14}Mr。JenkinswasinMr。Adderley’soffice,andafterwardsenteredintopartnershipwithMr。Bray。Mr。Jameswasalsointhesameoffice。 {15}HewenttohisFrenchmasterforsomemonths,anhouratatime;notregularly。 {16}Aboutthistimeheboughtmanybooks,allatlowprices,atstallsandauctions。 {17}Playingatcardsalmosteverynight,andalwaysforcoin,hehadapurseonpurpose。 {18}WhilstatGuildfordhelodgedatBaptist’sfor7s。aweek。 Hedinedatthe’WhiteHart,’for10d。 {19}Hesoldthisstocktopay23pounds12s。6d。forViner’s’AbridgmentoftheLaw。’ {20}HevisitedMissStevensalmosteveryday,buthewasnotmuchlessinothersocietythanformerly,andhewasseldomaloneatanytimeofthedayorevening。 {21}DaughtersofDr。Adee,aphysician,whoafterwardswenttoOxfordandpractisedthere。 {22}HewenttothemorningserviceonWednesdaysinmostweeks,usuallytotheMiddleChurch。 {23}Mr。WebbwasSolicitortotheTreasury。Thisappointmentisnowgiventobarristers。 {24}Heonlypaid10d。forhisdinners(withoutwine)atthe’WhiteHart’andthe’Tuns,’and6s。aweekforhislodgingsinthetown。 {25}MissAdeeandBetsyStevenswerethebridesmaids。 {26}Mrs。C。’swasthelodgingMr。JenkinshadtakenforhiminLothbury。 {27}Heleftaparticularaccountofhisexpensesonhismarriage。 Thefollowingaresomeofthem:— Poundss。d。 Licence1116 Pairofgloves010 Mr。Burdett’sfee110 TheclerkO106 Mrs。Norwood’smaidO76 MiddleParishringers110 DinneratEpsomO56 ChaisefromEpsomtoLondonO14O DriverandhostlerO2O TwobottlesofLisbonatthe’WhiteHart’O34 ForfiftyoystersOO7。5 ApoundofcheeseOO3。5 Apoundandahalfofsalmon010 PaidJenkinsfortheringO66 [Jenkinsgottheringandsentittohimwithahumourousletter。] Mr。Shrubbforatabbynightgown714O Ear—ringsandnecklaceO14O CoffeewithBoughtonattheLincoln’sInnCoffeeHouse(ontheafternoonofhiswedding)OO5 {28}Theyreceivedfriendstoteaeveryeveningthisweek。Theylivedinahousewithagarden,inwhichMr。Brayplantedfruittreesandshrubs,butwhereitwasdoesnotappearintheDiary。 {29}HewenttotheBowling—greentoplayatwhistinthewinter,andathowlsinthesummer。 {30}HehadbeenthefirstperformanceofMarplotbyGarrick。 {31}WhenhetookthehorseasfarasDorkingitwas2s。6d。 {32}ThesonoftheMemberfortheCounty。 {33}Mr。Godschall,ofWestonHouse,Albury。Anaccomplishedgentleman,LL。D。ofOxford,cousinofLadyPalmerston,themotherofthelateLordPalmerston。 {34}OfParkhurst,whereRousseauwashisguestforsometime。 {35}WhobuilttheLeithHillTower,andwasburiedthere。 {36}Itisremarkablethatayoungattorneyof22shouldhavebeeninvitedtothesocialmeetingsofelderlyandmiddle—agedgentlemenofthehighestpositionintheneighbourhood。Hisgrandson,thelateMr。EdwardBray,inheritedhiscompanionablequalities,andwaswelcomeineveryhousehevisited。 {37}TheMemberfortheCounty。 {38}OfBetchworthCastle。Theauthorof’TheLightofNature。’ {39}ThefatherofthelateSirHenryAusten。Hehadbeenarticled,aswellasMr。Bray,toMr。Martyr。HeafterwardspurchasedaClerkshipintheSixClerks’OfficeinChancery。 {40}Mr。Bray’smarriagemadelittledifferenceinhishabitsthisyear。Hewasalmosteverynightwithhisfriendsatcardsorbackgammon;inthesummereveningsatbowls;frequentlyatthemorningservicesonweekdaysattheMiddleChurch。Hehadverylittletodoatthistimeinhisprofession。 {41}Mr。Lane,ofEastHorsleyPark。 {42}Mr。Evelyn,afterwardsSirJohn,thenM。P。forHelstone,hadofferedhimanappointmentattheBoardofGreenCloth,whichheatfirst,bythewishofhiswife,declinedtoaccept;butafewdaysafterwards,beingbetteradvised,hewasgladtofindthathecouldstillhaveit。ThefollowingnotewasamongtheMemorandawhichheleftofhisearlylife。——’NothingcouldbepleasanterthanoursituationattheBoardofGreenCloth。ThePrincipalswereallmembersoftheHouseofCommons。Wesatinthesameroom,atthesamegreenclothtable,withthem,bywhomweweretreatedratherasassociatesthanasclerks。’Mr。Braywasatfirstonlyanassistant,togetherwithMr。Selwyn,abarrister,afterwardsinlargepractice;Mr。Blenman,alsooftheBar,andMr。Fanshawe,buttheyrosetobechiefclerks。Hisusualattendancewasfrom11to3。HetookahouseinHollesStreet,andsettledthereDecember14th,butinthefollowingyearhemovedtoGreatRussellStreet。 {43}ThischilddiedinJuly,{44}AfteraRoyalbirthcaudlewasgiventotheClerksoftheGreenClothandothersinofficeatSt。James’s。 {45}OfBuryHill,nowMr。Barclay’s。 {46}OftheRookery,nowMr。Fuller’s。Hisson,ThomasRobertMalthus,wasthegreatwriteronPopulation。HisyoungestdaughtermarriedMr。Bray’ssonEdward。 {47}HissonEdward,whomarriedMissMalthus,andleftalargefamily。Hisothersonsdiedinchildhood。Mr。Brayhadnocollateralrelationsofhisnameafterthedeathofhisuncleandbrotherswithinmanygenerations。Hisancestor,SirEdwardBray,wastheheirmaleofEdmund,LordBray,andsucceededtothefamilyestates;butthetitledescendedtoLordBray’sdaughters,andwasinabeyanceuntilobtainedbythelateBaronessBray。Mr。BraywasoneofthefewdescendantsthenlivingofSirThomasMore,whosegranddaughter,thedaughterofMargaretRoper,marriedSirEdwardBray。Histwodaughters,MaryandCatherine,werenotmarried。 {48}Hewasnowgettingintothesocietyofliterarymen。 {49}AfterwardsAdmiralBrodrick。 {50}HehadenteredintopartnershipwithhisfriendMr。Jenkins,whosechamberswereinNewInn。 {51}TheGuildfordRacesweretheninMay。 {52}Mr。Sturtwasabarrister,andarelationofMr。Bray’s。Mr。 Budgen,Mr。Talbot,andMr。Scawen,weretrusteesofthecharity。 {53}AtourwithMr。JenkinstoOxford,Bath,Gloucester,Salisbury,Blenheim,Fonthill,Longleat,Chepstow,&c。Theyhiredacarriageandhorsesforthejourney;and,inarhyminglettertohiswife,hewrites:— ’WehiredfromfriendBryantaverygoodchaise,Intendingthustravellingquiteatourease。 Jameswasmountedbehindonafineprancingsteed,Totakecareofthebaggageandhelpusifneed。’ Mr。BraywroteaparticulardescriptionofFonthill,Stourton,andotherhousesvisited。 {54}Someofhisintimatefriendsdinedwithhimeveryweek。Thedinnerwasoverat5or6,andheoftenwentafterwardstoacoffee—house。Healsowentfrequentlytothetheatres,andsometimesinthesummertoVauxhall。HismorningswerespentattheBoardofGreenClothorinNewInn。 {55}ThehousewhichMr。Jacobsonbuilt,called’Lonesome,’hasbeenpulleddown。 {56}Mr。Braywenttomanydifferentcoffee—houses,butmostfrequentlytothePercyandMundy’s。OnSundayshewentforanhourtotheBuffalo。 {57}HehadahouseatShere,whichhismotherlivedin,andmadeahomeforhimduringhisfrequentvisits,andatlittleexpense,forridingroundintheneighbourhoodhegothisdinneratonehouseandteaatanother。TogeneralinformationhecouldnowaddthegossipofSt。James’s,andhewaswelcomewhereverhewent。 {58}Hekeptwhathecalledachaiseorwhisky,andtwohorses。 {59}Mr。PenneckwasKeeperoftheReading—roomattheBritishMuseumandRectorofAbinger。 {60}BetchworthCastle。 {61}HehadbecomeacquaintedwithDr。OsbornandDr。PriceontheinstitutionoftheEquitableAssuranceOffice,ofwhichhewasadirector。Hefrequentlyrodewithhisfriends,sometimesapartyofsix。 {62}Hewroteamostparticulardescriptionofit。 {63}Mr。Planta,PrincipalLibrarianattheBritishMuseum。 {64}Thiswasthetourthathepublishedanaccountof。Herodeonhorseback1,800milesthisyear。 {65}ThiswasasocietywhichmetatSt。Paul’sCoffeeHouse。Thesubscriptionwasfiveguineasayear。 {66}ThisplantationsowedallthefirtreesbetweentheWindmillandPislake。AnotherplantationadjoiningtotheWestChurt,sowedallthegroundwestoftheroadtoCranley。 {67}Thiswasforhisfather。 {68}ForapieceoflandatthetopoftheplantationofbeechesabovePicket’sHole。 {69}Dr。Parr。 {70}DistinguishedAntiquaries。 {71}FormerlyJacky。 {72}TheRev。Mr。Manning,whobeganthe’HistoryofSurrey。’ {73}Mr。PagehadboughttheManorofCobham,andlivedatPointers。 {74}Whenhewasinthecountryheseldomdinedathomeunlesshehadfriendswithhim。 {75}HispartnershipwithMr。Jenkinswasdissolvedin1774,butwithoutanyinterruptionoftheirfriendship。 {76}Toneartheendofhislifehewouldoftenstoptodine,andsometimestosleep,attheinnatDorking,orGuildford,insteadofgoinghometoShere。 {77}HisonlysurvivingsonEdwardwasatHarrow。 {78}Thesewerealleminentantiquaries。 {79}HewasoneoftheTrusteesoftheBritishMuseum。 {80}Hewassubjectallhislifetoinflammatorydisorder,andfrequentlytookphysic。 {81}HewenttoChurcheverySunday,buthedidnotthinkitwrongtousehiscarriageandhorses,ortotravelonthatday。Mr。 Polhill,theRectorofAlbury,usedtogotochurchinhiscarriage。 {82}AbingerHall。AfterwardsLadyDonegal’s。 {83}Mr。RicewaslordoftheManorofTooting。 {84}TheEatenBrayestatewasinheritedbyMr。Bray’sancestor,SirEdwardBray,asheirmaleofLordBray,andsoldbyhim。 {85}Theybecameclients,andthefamilyhaveremainedamongthebestclientsofMr。Bray’sfirm。 {86}SirJosephMawbeywasmemberforSurrey;madeafortunebyadistillery。Mr。BriscoederivedthemanorofEpsomfromhisdaughter。 {87}Mr。MalthushadlefttheRookery,andwaslivingatAlbury,inthehouseafterwardsColonelClive’s。 {88}AninstanceofMr。Bray’sactivity。 {89}GranvilleSharp。GeneralOglethorpelivedforsomeyearsatWestbrook,Godalming。 {90}Theauthorof’TheCoinageofGreatBritain。’ {91}Hisengagementsforaweek。 {92}OfShabden,fatheroftheMissFanshawes。 {93}HehadbeenchosenoneoftheCouncil。 {94}Oneofhisusualroundsofvisiting。 {95}ThedinnerhourinLondonwasgettinglater。 {96}OfBurfordBridge。 {97}Forthefollowingninedaysthereisnoentrybut’Athome。’ {98}Theseeightconsecutivedayswerespentinsociety。WheninLondonhedinedeveryweekatthe’CrownandAnchor’withhisantiquaryfriends,andoftenreceivedthemtodinner。Heplayedatwhiststill,butnotsooften。 {99}SirPeterBurrellmarriedtheBaronessWilloughbyofEresby,andwasmadeLordGwydir。HeandhisdescendantswereamongthebestclientsofMr。Bray’soffice。 {100}Thethermometerfelloneandahalfdegreebelowzero。 {101}AsoneoftheClerksattheBoardofGreenClothhehadtocollectthelandtaxfromtheOfficersofState。Hereceived520 poundsfromLordGrenvilleforfourquarters’landtax,at4s。inthepound;fromtheDukeofPortland,923pounds;Mr。Pitt,twoquarters,456pounds15s。;LordThurlow,do。,1,425pounds17s。 9。75d。 {102}AfterwardsaJudgeandaBaronet。HewasaveryfrequentSundayvisitor,aswellasMr。Baxendale。 {103}AfterwardsDeanofRipon。 {104}RectorofClapham。 {105}Fatherofthegreatbuilder。 {106}AfterwardsDeanofCanterbury。 {107}Hewasconfinedtothehouseformorethanaweekbyabadcold,whichwasfollowedbyinflammationinoneofhiseyes。TheinflammationwassubduedwithdifficultybythegreatoculistMr。 Phipps,afterwardsSirWatkenWaller。Theeyeaffectedbecamegraduallyweaker,andthesightofitwasentirelygoneforsomeyearsbeforehisdeath,althoughexactlywhenhedidnotnotice。 Atthebeginningofthe19thcenturyhewas64;andhisson’sattentiontothebusinessoftheofficeinGreatRussellStreetenabledhimtolivemoreatShere,butwheninLondonhishabitswerelittlechanged。HedinedwiththeAntiquaries’Clubalmosteveryweekduringtheseasonuntilhewas90。Hedidnotsofrequentlytakehismealsatthehousesofhisfriends,butathisowntabletheywerealwayswelcome,andmanycame。 {108}Hewasfrequentlybledaccordingtotheusualpracticeinthosedays。Hewasbledthelasttimewhenhewas84。 {109}Mr。Braycaredverylittleforpolitics,buthewasnotaTory,andwouldnothavevotedforMr。Summerifhehadnotrepresentedthecountyformanyyearsandbeenmuchrespected。 {110}Mr。Braywaswithinafewweeksof90。Hetooknoservantwithhim。 {111}Afterthisshamefulaffair,neitherMr。Taylorhisclerk,norMr。WigzellhadanycommunicationswithMr。Brayorhispartners;butasamarkofrepentanceMrs。WigzellleftMr。Bray’sgrandsonalegacyof100pounds,andMr。Taylorleft100poundstothefirmofBrayandWarren。 {112}PrincipalLibrarianattheBritishMuseum;afterwardsSirHenryEllis。HewasMr。Bray’soldestfriendthenliving。Hediedin1868ataveryadvancedage,havingduringhislongliferenderedmostvaluableservicestothepublic,andparticularlybyhiscontributionstoEnglishhistory。 {113}Mr。HigginswasemployedbyMr。Brayinwritingforhim。 HislastguestatSherewashisoldfriendMr。Carlisle,oneoftheSecretariesoftheAntiquarySociety,whocametoShereonSaturday,the28thofOctober,andremainedtillMonday。HisgrandsonReginaldwaswithhimforadayortwoeveryweek,andplayedatpiquettewithhimthreedaysbeforehisdeath,whichtookplaceonthe21st。