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THE
MAWHOOD
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1772
and brought os a Letter from them, Could not prevail with him to Dine, but will See os to Morrow at Church. Mon. 21 Dec. came to Town by Self on the Mare Dory Mrs. Mawhood Maria and Bett came in the Coach to Lincolnsinn Feilds See Mr. Mumford of St. Omers could not Dine with os as he intends setting of for Dover to Morrow, gave my Compts to Mr. Butler Mr. Knap an,d all the Gentlemen of St. Omers. Thurs. 24 Dec. was at the Crown & Anchor by Self ... meett Mr. Michael Arne. 1 Fri. 25 Dec. all at Lincolns inn feilds performed Mr. Paxton's Service Mrs. Simister Dined with os walked to Church in the Afternoon. Sat. 26 Dec. all at Lincolns Inn feilds. Sun. 27 Dec. all at Lincolns innfeilds Mom; and Afternoon. Mon. 28 Dec. an Ox came into our Shop broke 3 pains of Glass and damaged some Coatings sent off a Box with a Cake and Playthings to our Boys at Sedgley Park and a letter. T ues. 29 Dec. all at Linolns inn feids Mr. Strickland 2 Sacredos from St. Omers dined with os and Drank tea. 1773 Fri. 1 Jan. all at Lincolnsinnfeilds performed the Dr. Arne Old Service. Sun. 3 Jan. all at Lincoln Inn feilds performed Dr. Ames new Service. Wed . 6 Jan. all at Lincolns innfeilds being Twelf day. S~m . 10 Jan,. Self Maria and Bett at Vespres brought George the Organist home he played and Supped. Wed . 13 Jan . was at the Charity Meetting al: the Crown & Anchor. cost 6s. stayed till 11 O'Ck Messrs. Webbe Paxton Butler &C there Tlmrs. 14 Jan. was at the Crown & Anchor Consert Mr. Webbe there Meet the Parish of Finchley. Sun . 17 J an. were all at Lincolns Inn feilds in the Afternoon Self to Do .. . Messrs. Cocklain, Webbe Paxton Junr and freind Arbouin Stevenson played and spent the Even. Wed. 20 Jan. went in the Mom by Mrs. Md desire to See Mrs. Kroger 3 on my Mare found her much changed for the Worse, called on, Miss Beazley3 to let her know Mrs. Md would call on 1 2
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Only son of Dr. Arne; b. 1740? ; d. 1786. See D. N.B. Dr. Burney, who was an intimate of the Ames, said that Michael was a natural son. There were two brothers Strickland (or Mannock) ; John, b . 1723, and Joseph, b. 1724. Both were at St. Gregory's, Paris ; John was ordained in 1747, and his brother the next year. \V.M.'s visitor was probably John as he went to Louvain as confessor to the nuns and might travel via St. Orner; he became eccentric, a nd died in Paris in 1802. His brother settled at Stonor and died in 1790. See C. R .S. XII, 34, 82; XIX, 136n ., 140n. Also ](irk. For the relations, see Genealogical Table.