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Feb. 24th.—Dined at Penneck’s, Mr. Astle, Col. Webb, Dr. Solander, &c.

March 1st.—Mr. Penneck, Dr. Solander and Col. Webb, dined here. [32a]

31st.—To Captain Brodrick’s, [32b] and dined; Lady Midleton’s, and Sir Francis Vincent there.

1768, Sept. 9th.—To Neville Court, and had the nerve in both ears cut for the toothache, and received relief in an hour.

1769, Oct. 11th.—To New Inn [32c] till dinner; at 4 again till 6.

19th, Sunday.—To Church; to the Buffalo Coffee House for an hour; paid for wine, 6d.

22nd.—Sir Joseph Ayloffe, Dr. Ducarrell, and Mr. Astle dined here.

March 7th.—To the House of Commons till 3.

10th.—To the House of Commons till 4.

May 15th.—Dined at Lord Onslow’s; to the race. [32d]  I paid his servants, 4s.

16th.—With Mr. Powell, curate of Abinger, to the race.

July 30th, Sunday.—Mr. Woods came to tell me that Mr. Sturt [32e] died yesterday.  To Dorking to Mr. Budgen, Mr. Talbot, and Mr. Scawen.

Aug. 28th.—Meeting of Mr. Smith’s trustees.  I was appointed clerk and treasurer, in the place of Mr. Sturt.

Oct. 16th.—In a chaise with Mr. Jenkins to Reading. [33a]

1770, July 27th.—Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Adderley, and Mr. Pacey dined with me.  To the Percy Coffee House for an hour; won 15s. [33b]

Aug. 4th.—We set out at 6 with Mr. Jenkins and Mr. Adderley to Shere; dined at Cobham; saw Claremont and Painshill.

5th, Sunday.—To Church; afterwards by Lonesome [33c] to Leith Hill.

6th.—To Lord Aylesford’s house and garden (Albury Park).

Sept. 6th.—Lord Talbot, at the request of Mr. Gray and Mr. Sacker, gave me the place of Clerk of the Verge.  I was sworn in this day.

Nov. 19th.—To New Inn: to Mundy’s Coffee House; [33d] reckoning, 3s.

20th.—At 6 with Ford to the Turk’s Head Coffee House; whist; home at 2; reckoning, 6s.; won 10s.

21st.—Mr. and Mrs. Ford drank tea and supped here; Jenkins and Mersey supped; whist, won 2s. 6d.

23rd.—To the Percy Coffee House; home at 10; reckoning, 1s, 9d.; won, 15s.

30th.—To the Percy Coffee House; reckoning, 2s. won 18s.

1771, Jan. 1st.—At Shere [34a]; drank tea and supped at Mr. Botham’s.

3rd.—Dined at Mr. Godschall’s.

6th.—Walked to Sir Frederick Evelyn’s, and dined.

April 12th.—To Wood Street to see a horse; rode the horse to Islington; paid for it, £25. 4s. [34b]

Nov. 5th.—Dined at the Percy Coffee House, and stayed till 10; whist; lost £1. 3s. 6d.

Dec. 2nd.—To the Percy till 10; won 18s.

1772, Jan. 23rd.—Paid admission fee at the Antiquary Society, £5. 5s.

Feb. 28th.—Dined at Mr. Penneck’s [34c]: Sir Joshua Reynolds, Dr. Stebbing, Mr. Lort, and Mr. Astle.  At half-past 5, with Mr. Adderley, to Drury Lane: ‘Much Ado about Nothing,’ Mr. Garrick.

April 6th.—With Jerkins to the meeting of the Laudable Society; dined there; dinner, 5s.

Aug. 24th.—Set out with Mr. Jenkins in a postchaise for Wales.

27th.—Being the races at Hereford, could get no chaise, but got horses, and rode to Monmouth.

31st.—To Llandilo, an excellent inn, and dined; and Mr. Pennoyre Watkins telling us the ford at Llandovery was dangerous, lay there.  Whist with him; won 12s.

1773, July 24th.—Rode to the Downs; saw part of a great cricket match.

26th.—Dined at Mr. Godschall’s: General and Mrs. Evelyn and Colonel Molyneux there; drank tea with Mr. Berwick.

Oct. 31st, Sunday.—To Church; to Mr. Talbot (of Chart Park), and dined; drank tea at Mr. Tucker’s [35a]; lay at Mr. Kerr’s.

Nov. 13th.—With Jenkins to Covent Garden: Macklin played Macbeth.

1774, June 7th.—Rode with Mr. Jenkins by Highgate, &c.

9th.—Rode with Mr. Jenkins by Stamford Hill, &c.

10th.—Rode with Dr. Osborn to Dr. Price, [35b] Newington Green.

24th.—Rode with Mr. Penneck and Mr. Austen to Mr. Walpole’s, Strawberry Hill; saw that; [35c] dined at the ‘Toy,’ Hampton.

Dec. 7th.—Dr. Solander and Omiah, the native of Otaheite, Mr. Pennock, and Mr. Planta