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 wanted me to go with him to witness a will which he had in his pocket, in which his uncle had given him all the moveables at the mill. It was drawn up in a foolish manner by Browne of Rye. The old man came and signed the will, the witnesses being Master Weston and his wife, both of whom signed with a +.

"22nd.—Fitness called at our house on his return. I endeavoured to persuade him to get his uncle to sign a new will, looking upon the other as good for nothing, which he promised to do.

"26th.—I began to draw the quilt belonging, to Mr. Godman.

"30th.—I finished the bed-quilt after five days' close application. It gave satisfaction, and I received 10s. 6d. for the drawing Mr. Godman did not say he thought it too much, but that 'was a pretty deal of money.

"As I returned home at 6 o'clock I observed the planets in this order:— &#42; Mars. &#42; Jupiter. &#42; Venus. &#x263d; Luna

"They made a fine appearance, and the sky being clear the whole celestial sphere appeared in perfect harmony.

"Jan. 1st., 1751—I was at the Rev. Richard Porter's, and continued there this day, and posted for him a translation from Longinus of Sappho, which he had anew translated into Sapphic verse, to the sound time and metre with the original Greek.

"2d.—I went to Hammond's, and drank- with him a bottle of beer and two drams. I invited him to the butcher's, and treated him with a mugg of beer. Master Dumbrell came in; we went to Gurrs, where he spent 1s., and I went home to bed.

"I was informed at Mast. Hammond's that Mast. Dumbrell, having been catched by Ditchers in his wife's chamber, was obliged to give a bond of £30 before be was permitted to leave the room.

"Wednesday, 3d.—I went to the butcher's, to call him to go to Chalvington, but he being drunk, the journey was