United States or United States Minor Outlying Islands ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
Cave being released, demands L5 more to secure my brother for ever against the child; and he was forced to give it him and took bond of Cave in L100, made at a scrivener's, one Hudson, I think, in the Old Bayly, to secure John Taylor, and his assigns, &c.
It was meant for Miss Deborah Primme; but her nephew and heir called on me yesterday to say, that as the poor lady died worth less by L5,000. than he had expected, he thought a handsome wooden tomb would do as well, if I could get rid of this for him. It is a beauty, sir. It will look so cheerful " "Well, that will do: and you can place it now where I told you." "In three days, sir." "So be it."
'For talking about parrots, said Archie. Bruce's Play 'Edith, said Bruce, 'come in here. I want to speak to you. Shut the door. She shut it, and stood waiting. 'Don't stand there. Come and sit down.... Now listen to me very seriously. I want to ask you a question. 'How would you like me to be making about L5,000 a year at least? 'Need you ask?
If I could succeed in getting out of your hands enough to make up the full sum that I owe her 'You will succeed in getting nothing from me. When I borrowed L5,000 from you, it was not understood that I was to be called upon for the money in three or four months' time.
After dinner and he gone I to my accounts hard all the afternoon till it was quite darke, and I thank God I do come to bring them very fairly to make me worth L5,000 stocke in the world, which is a great mercy to me.
Williamson is, for he is indeed the Secretary. But we fell to other pleasant talk, and a fine gentleman he is, and so gave him L5 for his fee, and away home, and to Sir W. Batten's to talk a little, and then to the office to do a little business, and so home to supper and read myself asleep, and then to bed. 4th. Here I stood bare, not challenging, though I might well enough, to be covered.
To Westminster, and there with Mr. Povy and Creed talking of our Tangier business, and by and by I drew Creed aside and acquainted him with what Sir G. Carteret did tell me about Backewell the other day, because he hath money of his in his hands. So home, taking some new books, L5 worth, home to my great content. At home all the day after busy.
Up, and my uncle Thomas and his scrivener bringing me a bond and affidavit to my mind, I paid him his L20 for his daughter's legacy, and L5 more for a Quarter's annuity, in the manner expressed in each acquittance, to which I must be referred on any future occasion, and to the bond and affidavit.
Thence home, and having dressed myself, to the 'Change, and thence home to dinner, and so abroad by coach with my wife, and bought a looking glasse by the Old Exchange, which costs me L5 5s. and 6s. for the hooks. A very fair glasse.
'Forty shares in the Mary Jane. 'Then you may undo the bargain again, for I don't want them, and shall not take them. 'You need not be a bit uneasy, my dear fellow. I've bought them at a little over L5, and they'll be saleable to-morrow at double the money or at any rate to-morrow week. But what's your objection to them? 'In the first place, I've got no money to buy shares.
Word Of The Day