May

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May 1. Su.Chaucer, 4 pages. Smart calls: Lucas dines: meet Wake.

2. M.Chaucer, 2 1/2 pages. Exhibition; adv. Morton, Boaden, J Taylor, A Opie, Batty, Britton & 4 Smiths^e: sup at J Hollis's.

3. Tu.Chaucer, 5 pages. Museum; Cotton, &c^e.

4. W.Chaucer, revise. Museum; Walsingham^e. Dine at Johnson's, w. Fuseli, Bonnycastle, Barlow, W C Brown, Stephens, Mahon & Newnum.

5. Th.Froissart & M U History. Lambs call: Ja^s Wt dines; adv. Cooper (from Richardson).

6. F.Chaucer, 1 1/2 pages. Museum; adv. Ritson^e. Cooper dines: sup, w. him, at Fell's.

7. Sa.Rymer, &c. Dawe at tea.

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May 8. Su.Chaucer, 1 1/2 pages. Wood & Smart call: dine at Hts, w. M J & Cooper; adv. C & B Mercier: call, w. her, on Carlisleⁿ & S Nicholson.

9. M.Chaucer, 1 1/2 pages. Exhibition, w. M J; adv. Batty^e: call on Lamb, d^o; adv. Fenwick: meet Carlisles: M & Cooper at tea.

10. Tu.Chaucer, 1 page. Museum; Cotton^e: call on Northcote: Carlisles at tea.

11. W.Chaucer, 6 pages. M dines.

12. Th.Chaucer, 5 pages. Lambs at tea.

13. F.Chaucer, 1 1/2 pages; revise: Call on Lamb: meet H Gawler, Hill, Henley & A Harwood: call at Ht's, for M J.

14. Sa.Chaucer, revise. Pidcock's, w. M J, F, M, C & J: W C Brown, Cooper, Ja^s Wt & M dine.

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May 15. Su.Chaucer, revise. Smith & Smart call: H G, P G, F Ht & miss Harwood at tea. call on mrs Joyce, w. M J.

16. M.Chaucer, revise. Theatre, Haymarket, Jew, acts 2 & 3;^eC G, Fair Fugitives, act 1; adv. Morton, J Taylor, Quin & Campbel^e : meet Carlisles. Second War Message^e.

17. Tu.Chaucer, 1 page; revise. Museum^e: meet Ja^s Moore & femme.

18. W.Chaucer, 3 pages. Museum, Acad. des Inscriptions^e. Youens calls.

19. Th.Good Women. Museum; adv. Vandersee^e: theatre, 1/2 Mountaineers^e.

20. F.Chaucer, 7 1/2 pages. Alexander the Great.

21. Sa.Chaucer, 3 1/2 pages. Call on R Taylor; adv. pere; & Ritson, w. M J.

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May 22. Su.Chaucer, 3 pages. Call on Wolcot: Hts, Austin & Smart dine; adv. Wolcot.

23. M.Call on Northcoteⁿ & Hoareⁿ: meet Rogers: sup at Cooper's, w. Cooke.

24. Tu.Write to Curran & Cha. Smith. Meet Combe: dine at T Harwood's, w. Ht's. War voted, 398 to 67^e.

25. W.Chaucer, revise. Museum, Walsingham^e. Cooper dines; adv. Fell: theatre, Tale of Terror^e. Austin calls.

26. Th.Chaucer, revise. Call on Mrs I R Smith: meet Plowden & Jer. Taylor. Ja^s Wt dines.

27. F.Chaucer, revise. Museum, Walsingham^e. Meet Kemble & Boaden.

28. Sa.Wood, Knighton & Lewis. Call at Haverstock Hill, w. M J, &c.

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May 29. Su.Chaucer, 4 pages. Smith, Cooper & Ja^s Wt call: call, w. M J, on Philips & Lambⁿ.

30. M.Chaucer, 2 1/2 pages. Cooper dines.

31. Tu.Chaucer, 3 1/2 pages. Call, w. M J, on Northcote, L Ht & Nicholson: theatre, M^rs Wiggins^e.