December

Dec. 1. M.Martial Maid, acts 4 & 5: Warton, Vol. III, p. 56. Meet T Knight: sup at S Elwes's, w. Johnston's, miss Mitchel & M.

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2. Tu.Chaucer, Miller's Tale: Warton, p. 86. Tobin calls: dine at Johnson's, w. Fuseli, Malthus, Bonnycastle, Chalmers, Wells & Newnum; adv. Mawman.

3. W.Write to Coleridge & C Smith. Knight's Tale, p. 34: Malthus on Provisions, pp. 28. M dines: sup at Rickman's, w. Lamb & Dyer. A Walker calls, & major White. Battle of Hohenlinden^e

4. Th.Write to Lamb. Knight's Tale, p. 44: Warton, p. 160: Heptameron, p. 146: Sea Voyage, act 1.

5. F.Burke on Scarcity, pp. 48: Heptameron, p. 166. Call on Kemble: M dines: theatre, 1/5 Macbeth^e.

6. Sa.Lyrical Tales, p. 100. Call on Reynolds & Wedgwood; adv. Carlisle; Tobinⁿ & Ritson: S E at tea: theatre, w. M & F, Paul & Virginia^e.

Dec. 7. Su.Knight's Tale, p. 52: Lyrical Tales, p. 150. Tobin calls: meet Gawler & Malthus: Lamb & M dine: call on Keir; adv. Macdonald: Keir sups, w. &c .

8. M.Sea-Voyage. Tobin calls: call on Reynolds, Wolcot & Hoareⁿ: meet Watts.

9. Tu.Gowrie, acts 1, 2, 3: Coxcomb, act 1 & 2. Meet Sturt, Tierney, Dogherty & Whites: sup at Nicholson's.

10. W.Gowrie, acts 4 & 5: Coxcomb, act 3. Tobin calls: call on Northmore & Carlisle: dine at M's, w. Fells, Renouard & L Knapp.

11. Th.Coxcomb, acts 4 & 5. D^r Macleane calls & Tobin: call on Lamb: Wedgwood, Carlisle, Malthus & Fell dine: S E sups.

12. F.Captain, acts 1 & 2: Heptameron, p. 197. A Walker calls: sup at Reynolds's.

13. Sa.Captain, acts 3, 4, 5: Heptameron, p. 227. Call on Tobin: M dines: theatre, w. M, Antonio^e: meet Reynolds: sup at Lamb's, w. M.

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Dec. 14. Su.Lamb, & Reynolds, & Maclean call: call on Tobin: Fenwick & A Walker dine: sup at Fell's.

15. M.Antonio, revise. Call on Robinson & R Taylor: Maclean & Fenwick dine: sup at Lamb's.

16. Tu.Antonio, revise. Tobin calls: M & S E dine.

17. W.Antonio, revise. Theatre, Every Man in his Humour^e: M & S E sup.

18. Th.Antonio, revise. Suppliants : Who's the Dupe: Heptameron, p. 267.

19. F.Write to Ht. L Jones & A Walker call: call on Fell: C Keir dines; adv. Keir: sup at Lamb's.

20. Sa.Stoops to Conquer: Yorkshire Tragedy. Meet Fell: call on R Taylor & Lamb.

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Dec. 21. Su.Call on Reynoldsⁿ & Perry: Lambs, Fells, M & Renouard dine

22. M.Write to C Smith. Puritan. Theatre, 1/5 Jane Shore & Harlequin's Tour; adv. Morton, M & Renouard^e. Publication, Antonio

23. Tu.Lord Cromwel: 1/2 Sir J Oldcastle. A Walker calls: dine at Fell's, w. Lamb, M & Renouard.

24. W.Invent Mirza. A Walker calls: call on Fell & Reynoldsⁿ.

25. Th.Harris & Herbert, çala. Lamb calls: dine chez lui, w. Rickman & Dyer.

26. F.Chardin, p. 102. Call on Taylor & Robinson: S E at tea. M Robinson dies

27. Sa.Write to Wedgwood. Chardin, p. 142. Meet Barbauld: theatre, Harlequin Amulet^e. Jno G calls.

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Dec. 28. Su.Olearius, Chardin, &c. Wedgwood & Jo G call: dine at M's, w. Fells, Lambs & Renouard.

29. M.Character of M Rⁿ. Chardin, çala. M sups.

30. Tu.Gibbon, çala. Call on M; adv. Hills & Renouard: Exeter mail, w. M; sup at Englefield Green.[Not in London]

31. W.Countess of Castle-Howel, p. 100. Funeral at Old Windsor; adv. Warrington, Kimberley & miss Hall^e: call on Gawlerⁿ. Fells call ⁿ.[Not in London]