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Mm on Munday at 3 a clocke in the afternoone he
should receiue it.
Apr. 9, Munday. Cornwall came, but he would not signe the acquittance because it was mentioned to be payd for interest to my sister due at our Lady day last, he said he had no order for it, but would acquaint my sister with it, and come againe to morrow morninge.
Apr. 10, Tuesday. Cornewall came and re- ceiued the 120 11 and said it was onely his scruple.
Apr. 12, Thursday. I came to Cornebury where I found my Cousin Thorold and my C. Anne Dauers.
M.ay 1, Tuesday. My Cousin Dauers complied with my Lady Rochester about her sonne.
May 4, Friday . My Co : Dauers went to Lauingtoii vpon pretence that my C. Villiers did somethinge there that required her presence.
May 9, Wednesday. I came from Cornebury to Oxforde and there tooke Coach to come for London, I lay that night at Wickham.
My Aunt gaue me instructions about the case of my Lords will.
May 10, Thursday. I came to London.
May 11, Friday. I was serued with a sub- poena from Temple.
May 16, Wednesday. I receiued further in- structions from, my Aunt by a letter i'rcrn Mr. Stephens, and newes that my C. Dauers and Sir H. Lee were to be askt in the Church.
May 19, Saterday. I receiued the bill of Temple against the Trustees as well as my selfe, I sent it to S. Browne.
May 25, Friday. The Trustees mett and my brother. Mr. Keeling demanded Land security for my Lady Briars. S 1 ' John Temple and Mr. Rant came, where wee treated concerning my sisters portion, and my brother ard I consented to an agreement between vs, and S. Browne was to draw the heads.
May 30, Wednesday. Temple came from Redding and desired a meeting of the Trustees to conclude concerning^ my sisters portion, but I putt of the meeting, for I said I would conclude nothinge vnlesse my sister were present, so shee was sent for.
June 1, Friday. Wee mett at S. Brownes chamber my brother, 'S r T. Hatton, my sister, S r J. Temple, Mr. Raworth and my selfe where wee made an agreement, and Raworth tooke the he;-:ds of it.
June 7. I dined with my Aunt Osborne at the Lion and Lambe in the Strand with my brother John.
June 8, Friday.^I was in the euening to take my L?aue of my brother John who was to goe downe with my Lady Cooke to-morrow, and he had that afternoone heard of the death of his daughter Anne.
June 9, Saterday. When I was abroad some- body left a draught for mee of an Agreement about my sisters Portion.
June 18, Munday. One from Mr. Raworth came to know if I had perused the Deede. I told him I had, and that there was not one thinge right putt downe, and so sent it him againe.
June 27, Wednesday. I went to O. Bridgeman to Kensington with S r J. Temples booke corrected, and S r Orl : made notes vpon it, and I left it with those notes at my lodging for Mr. Temple.
June 29, Friday. Wee had a meeting at S.-
Brownes chamber' onely S 1 ' J. Temple, and his
sonne and Mr. Raworth and my selfe where wee
agreed that a booke should be drawn e vp accord-
ing to S r O. B. notes, and then I would goe with
it againe to S r O. B. and if they differed in any
matter of law, S. Browne should determine
between e them.
July 2, Munday. J fasted for May.*
July 20, Friday. Wee sealed the Writings of agreement betweene mee and my sister and S r John Temple, &c.
July 21, Saterday. I fasted for June.
Scp*t. 4, Tuesday. I went to Kensington to visitt vpon the death of my Lady Holland who died on thursday last.
Sept. 6, Thursday. 7 fasted for July.
Sept. 12, Wednesday. I dined at Elsenham and saw the monuments of the Bailees in the Church.
Sept. 13. I dined at Kempton and looked in the Church vpon the monuments of the Barlees and the Ribsworths.
Sept. 20, Thursday. 7 fasted for August.
Nov. 5, Munday. I came to London againe from Chicks: after I had sett vp my father's tombe.
7 fasted at Chicksands for September.
Nov. 14, Tuesday. I went thither [to Chick- sands] to secure the goods.
Dec. 21, Friday. 7 fasted for November.
1656.
Mar. 15, Saterday. S r Thomas Wortley was killed by Skipworth.
May 13, Tuesday. My sister went from Campton for Ireland.
May 22, Thursday. I payed my Lady Briars 1000".
May 31, Saterday. I fasted for May.
July 4, Friday. Mr. Mouiitague killed himselfe.-
July 17, Thursday. 7 fasted for June.
Sept. 12, Friday. All the Caualleers were' banished London.
Sept. 13. I went to the Tower to Major Miller to acquaint him with my staying in Towne because it was my habitation, which he approued of, and went with mee to S r J. Barkesteads Clearke, who entered my name as hauing beene there to giue the reason of my staying in Towne.
Oct. 27, Munday. I came with my Lady Ruthin to Campton.
Oct. 30. I went to see Mr. Beuerly.
Nov. 8, Saterday. 7 fasted for August.
1657.
Mar. 25. This Lady day in the eueninge my Lord Protector was voted King.
June 5, Friday. I payed my Lady Briers ati Mr. Reas her bond of 1300 11 .
- It is interesting to note that Henry Osborn.e
kept the "monthly fast "after it had been legally abolished. The enactments for its institution (1642) and repeal (1649) are printed in extcnso in Firth and Rait's ' Acts and Ordinances of the Interregnum.' Carlyle has a footnote in his ' Oliver Cromwell's Letters and Speeches ' attached to Speech I. in* I art VII. : " There was a Monthly Fast, the last Wednesday of every month, held duly for about Seven Years, &c.'* (I owe this note to my friend Mr.. Walter Worralli of Worcester College, Oxford.),
