Tuesday 20 May 1834

Fine, Fahrenheit 58 at 5 3/4 - Miss Walker æt. 31 today - breakfast at 5 3/4

Off at 6 20/60 - after passing beyond view of Shibden and its neighbourhood dozing the greater part of the way to Leeds till Kirkstall and from there to Dringhouses read the whole of the poem and some of the notes to 'Rokeby' stopt 5 minutes at the end of Nunnery Lane while Joseph took back his Chesterfield livery to Mr. Scott's book-keeper - then at 11 40/60 stopt 5 minutes at Barber and Whitwell's - got the seal (Foi est tout on a scroll) a birthday present to Miss Walker and left to be crested the Northgate plate that was uncrested 2 gravy spoons 18 Dessert ditto 2 sauce ladles 12 dinner forks (and one crested for a pattern) and 1 fish knife - then stopt 5 minutes at Myers's left there the slipper, and drag chain and 4 yards good of stuff like the lining - then at Heworth Grange at 11 55/60

Dr. Belcombe soon came - said Miss Walker had overdone herself when last at home and there had been a good deal of nervous irritation, enough to shew him what might be without care - Miss Walker at that moment came in that I had only time to say we would manage better in future and I had no fear

Then annoyance with Smith's mother, a large, coarse-looking impertinent person who would have it her daughter was hired for a year and should not take less than 1 years wages = 12 guineas - had her in - sharp with her which sent Dr. Belcombe off - then had Mrs. Bewley while Smith was present also - spoke to her mildly and reasoned her into taking her 4 months wages, and being civil, and going off with her mother - Mrs. Norcliffe happening to pass (on her return home from staying with the Duffins) and seeing Miss Walker's carriage at the door, supposed me there sent up for me I went down and spoke to her for 5 or 10 minutes - Mrs. Holme, vide (widow) çidevant Dolly Worsley with her - should not have known her - but on being introduced I was very civil - held out my hand and said I was happy to claim old acquaintance

After much packing of the carriage to get all in and siding things left behind off from Heworth Grange at 2 10/60, thro' Boroughbridge and by the single house Inn called Could Well Never Inn in Leeming thro' Catterick to Richmond (King's Head) at 7 3/4 - beautiful rich drive from Boroughbridge to Richmond the Crown good little stayable Inn at Boroughbridge and the King's Head at Richmond seems very comfortable - large, excellent sitting room adjoining, and our stay of 2 or 3 days for sketching with Mr. Brown bids fair to be agreeable - had dined at 5 in the carriage (on leaving Leeming) on roll of boned shoulder of veal done up with ham and oranges, so had only tea on our arrival - afterwards till 10 wrote all the above of today - Richmond most picturesque nice looking town - castle 2 churches, and ruin of another give it a fine appearance - very fine day Fahrenheit 59 now at 10 10/60 p.m.

WYAS: SH:7/ML/E/17/0034 & SH:7/ML/E/17/0035  

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