I Love and Only Love the Fairer Sex

Thurs[day] 25 9 11 40/60  We all went to morn[in]g ch[ur]ch and st[ai]d the sacram[en]t, assist[e]d my aunt in r[ea]ding pray[er]s  in the aft[ernoo]n. In the ev[ening] r[ea]d al[ou]d serm[on]s 8 and 9 Hoole – A remark[abl]y fine frosty day –    Roads ver[y] slipp[er]y – Barom[eter] 1 1/2 deg[rees] ab[ov]e chang[a]ble Fahr[enheit] 29° at 9p.m – Fri[day] 26 8 12 In the morn[in]g wrote a full sheet to Mrs H. J. Belcombe (Newcastle Haffordsh[ire]) in anw[er] to her last let[ter] dat[e]d 7 Nov[ember] and rec[ieve]d by me fr[om] the hands of M-[Mariana] in Petergate York, Tues[day] ev[ening]  9 Dec[ember] – Just bef[ore] and dur[in]g din[ner] look[in]g ov[e]r my acc[oun]ts. Went w[i]thout din[ner] today, not hav[in]g felt well since I came home (bilious and heavy) w[hi]ch I solely attribute to  din[in]g at 2p.m w[hi]ch cert[ainl]y nev[er] agrees w[i]th me – went downst[air]s to dessert and then  walk[e]d to meet M-Mariana] on her way fr[om] York to Lawton, thr

Tues[day] 23 9 1/4  12 In the morning writing out a rough draft of my journ[al] of last Sat[urday], Fri[day], Thurs[day], Wed[nesday] a nd Tues[day]. Did noth[ing] in the aft[ernoo]n but count ov[e]r my money and see what I h[a]d spent  while away – Aft[er] tea wrote the rough draft of p[ar]t of my journ[al] of Mon[day] 15 Dec[ember]. My   aunt gave me an acc[oun]t of what she h[a]d h[a]d for my mourning w[hi]ch amount[e]d to   £8-0-6 the 6d being abat[e]d – I h[a]d her spends, she hav[in]g 1 st   giv[e]n me £5 and my unc[le]  als[o] hav[in]g me £5. Talk[e]d ov[er] fam[il]y affairs ab[ou]t my fath[er] etc. – Fine day – ver[y] sharp  post Barom[eter] 1 1/2 deg[rees] ab[ov]e rain, and Fahr[enheit] 25 1/2° at 9 p.m. A remark[abl]y fine moonlight night –   my aunt sent Will[iam] this aft[ernoo]n to Horley Green to return Dr Hollands [travs] in  the Lonian Isles and etc., w[hi]ch book Mrs Ralph lent my aunt Thurs[day] 23 Oct[ober] last –   Wed[nesday] 24 9 12 Siding my th