_Feb._ 24_th_.—Dined at Penneck’s, Mr. Astle, Col. Webb, Dr. Solander,
&c.
_March_ 1_st_.—Mr. Penneck, Dr. Solander and Col. Webb, dined here. {32a}
31_st_.—To Captain Brodrick’s, {32b} and dined; Lady Midleton’s, and Sir
Francis Vincent there.
1768, _Sept._ 9_th_.—To Neville Court, and had the nerve in both ears cut
for the toothache, and received relief in an hour.
1769, _Oct._ 11_th_.—To New Inn {32c} till dinner; at 4 again till 6.
19_th_, _Sunday_.—To Church; to the Buffalo Coffee House for an hour;
paid for wine, 6_d._
22_nd_.—Sir Joseph Ayloffe, Dr. Ducarrell, and Mr. Astle dined here.
_March_ 7_th_.—To the House of Commons till 3.
10_th_.—To the House of Commons till 4.
_May_ 15_th_.—Dined at Lord Onslow’s; to the race. {32d} I paid his
servants, 4_s._
16_th_.—With Mr. Powell, curate of Abinger, to the race.
_July_ 30_th_, _Sunday_.—Mr. Woods came to tell me that Mr. Sturt {32e}
died yesterday. To Dorking to Mr. Budgen, Mr. Talbot, and Mr. Scawen.
_Aug._ 28_th_.—Meeting of Mr. Smith’s trustees. I was appointed clerk
and treasurer, in the place of Mr. Sturt.
_Oct._ 16_th_.—In a chaise with Mr. Jenkins to Reading. {33a}
1770, _July_ 27_th_.—Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Adderley, and Mr. Pacey dined with
me. To the Percy Coffee House for an hour; won 15_s._ {33b}
_Aug._ 4_th_.—We set out at 6 with Mr. Jenkins and Mr. Adderley to Shere;
dined at Cobham; saw Claremont and Painshill.
5_th_, _Sunday_.—To Church; afterwards by Lonesome {33c} to Leith Hill.
6_th_.—To Lord Aylesford’s house and garden (Albury Park).
_Sept._ 6_th_.—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._ 19_th_.—To New Inn: to Mundy’s Coffee House; {33d} reckoning,
3_s._
20_th_.—At 6 with Ford to the Turk’s Head Coffee House; whist; home at 2;
reckoning, 6_s._; won 10_s._
21_st_.—Mr. and Mrs. Ford drank tea and supped here; Jenkins and Mersey
supped; whist, won 2_s._ 6_d._
23_rd_.—To the Percy Coffee House; home at 10; reckoning, 1s, 9_d._; won,
15_s._