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NOTES AND QUERIES. [12 s. vii. OCT. ie, 1020
Sept. 4, Saterday. My sister with Mr. Gold-
>smith and his wife came home from Ebsham
waters. Dr. Scarborough came downe with them.
Sept. 5, Sunday. Dr. Scarborough came ouer
to Chicksands he spoke of Wild and said I should
.hear", from him.
When my sister came downe shee brought the new3S that T. Petchett died friday morninge last, sept. 3.
I Sapt. 9, Thursday. I went with my sister to ee Sir B. Gostwicke, &c.
S3pt. 13, Munday. I begun my iournies.... towards Pickering?.
Oct. 1, Friday. Came.... home againe to Chicksands.
Oct. 4, Munday. Wee heard the newes of Mr. -Stephens, his death.
Oct. 5, Tuesday. I went to Bedforde and spoke to Capt. Smith about my fathers taking the engage- ment.
Oct. 11, Monday. R. Compton went to Sergeant Browne and call at Mr. Bedfords for the list of our family that had tooke the engagement. Mr. Gibson went to [London ?] to Doctor Scarborough.
Oct. 19, Tuesday. I went to S r W. Briars tout he could not tell whither the bargaine he -was vpon would goe forward till a fortnight or 3 weekes, if it did not he would helpe m^ to 1300 1 '.
Oct. 22, Friday. I came vp to London to flnde money for the paying Mr. Holforde 1300 U .
Oct. 23, Saterday. I sent a note to Doctor Scarborough.
Oct. 25, Munday. Owen had my sisters watch irom Judge Stephen.
Oct. 29, Friday. My brother Robin and Phill Froude. . . .came to mee.
Oct. 30, Saterday. I and my brother Robin and Phill Froude mett my Vncle Francis my Cousin Tom Osborn and Coll : Draper at the goate in Smithfeilde, wee agreed to referre the fousinesse to a Lawier and Gentleman of each side and to meet on Tuesday next at West : hall to name the persons. Draper made a greate speech to mee of articles against my father and mee.
Doctor Scarborough came to mee in Westminster ^hall he said I should heare from him this night or 'to morro/c morning.
Nov. 2, Tuesday. I mett my Vncle Francis and C. Tom Osborn in Westm : hall and they oiamed Mr. Crooke for a Lawier and Major West for the other Arbitrator, I Sergeant Browne and Sir T. Hatton. J. agreed to stand to their arbitra- tion, and they to name any day after Munday >aext. Yesterday I was arrested by Trussell for 60 n of my mothers debt, the sergeants both named Smith , my baile Mr. Palin at whose house I lay.
1 receiued a letter from my sister where shee was not of opinion that Mr. Gibson should come uboute Doctor Scarborough. I writ her worde that i had heard nothing from him.
Nov. 12, Friday. My Vncle Francis and the Arbitrators mett mee at S. Brownes chamber and the further debate was putt of till Munday next.
Nov. 15, Munday. Arbitrators for Fambridge mett at S. Brownes with my Aunt and her daughter, they offered to giue me halfe the rent at 100 markes charges deducted. I offered to forgiue arrears, and they to continue in yet two yeares. They tooke time to consider of it.
Nov. 21, Sunday. I mett by Sommersett house
Doctor Scarborough, wee had hot talke he desired
to meete on Tuesday night at the Diuell tauerne.
I went with my Aunt Gargraue to Mr. Newdi- gates house where wee spoke of my fathers assigning Prescott to her, the difficulty was to proue my Vncle had endeauoured to ouerthrow the Will, by which condition it came to my fathers power to dispose.
Nov. 22, Munday. [R. Compton] brought a Letter from my sister of my fathers being troubled with melancholy vapours, so I went to Dr. Wedderborn who prescribed some things for him.
Nov. 23, Tuesday. Yesterday night I met Doctor Scarborough according to appointment at the Diuell Tauerne.
Nov. 24, Wednesday. At night came vp R. Squire with a Letter from my sister that my father was very ill and to desire mee to come downe to him with all speede.
Nov. 25, Thursday. This afternoone I came towards Chicksands to my father as faire as St. Albons where I lay that night.
Nov. 26. Friday morninge I came to Chick- sands where I found my father pretty well, I thanke God.
Nov. 29, Munday. I returned againe to London.
Dec. 2, Thursday. Doctor Scarborough came to mee and wee appointed to dine at his house on Sunday with Wilde.
Dec. 5, Sunday. T dined with Wilde.
Dec. 8, Wednesday. I came .... home to Chicksands.
Dec. 20, Monday. I thinke Saterday last I received a subpoena from nay Vncle Francis and others for mee my father and R. Compton to appeare in Chancery the 24th of January.
G. C. MOORE SMITH. Sheffield.
(To be continued.)
IRISH FAMILY HISTORY.
(See 12 S. iii. 500 ; vi. 288, 308). FANNING OF DUBLIN.
APPARENTLY the Farmings came from the South of Ireland, many of the names being settled in co. Limerick. According to MSS. I have seen which are in Trin. Coll. Dublin, a Patrick Fanning was Mayor of Limerick about the beginning of the seventeenth century, his father was Clement Fanning described as of Fanningstown, co. Limerick. I have not however been able to trace the ancestry of Geoffrey Fanning, the first of the family I have any record of, who was Rector of Banagher arid Dungiven 171 6-5 L
Geoffrey Fanning, B.A., who was Rector of Banagher and Dungiven. Diocese of Derry 1716-51, married the elder dau. of Edward Gary of Dungiven, co. Derry, by his wife Martha, 2nd dau. oi Henry Mervyn of Trellick, co. Tyrone, and by her had issue :
