Miscellanies Upon Various Subjects
by John Aubrey
- Pages
- about 191
- Category
- History
- Language
- English
- Reading time
- 3.5 h at 250 wpm
From the opening
1643 April and May, the Small Pox at Oxon; after left that ingeniouse
place & for three years led a sad life in the Country.
1646. April - Admitted of the M. Temple, but my fathers sickness and
business never permitted me to make any settlement to my study.
1651. About the 16 or 18 of April I saw that incomparable good
conditioned gentlewoman Mrs M. Wiseman, with whom at first sight I was
in love.
1655. (I think) June 14. I had a fall at Epsam & brake one of my
ribbes, and was afraid it might cause an apostumation.
1656. Sept. 1655 or rather I think 1656 I began my chargeable &
tedious lawe Suite on the Entaile in Brecknockshire and Monmouthshire.
This yeare and the last was a strange yeare to me. Several love and
lawe suites.
1657. Novemb 27. obiit Dna Kasker Ryves with whom I was to marry, to
my great losse.
1659. March or April like to break my neck in Ely Minster; and the
next day, riding a gallop there my horse tumbled over and over, and
yet I thank God no hurt.
1660. July. Aug. I accompanied A. Ettrick into Ireland for a month &
returning were like to be shipwrecked at Holyhead but no hurt done.
1661, 1662, 1663. About these yeares I sold my Estate in
Herefordshire. Janu. I had the honour to be elected Fellow of the
R. S.
1664. June 11 landed at Calais, in August following had a terrible fit
of the spleen and piles at Orleans. I returned in October.
1664 or 1665. Munday after Christmas was in danger to be spoiled by my
horse; and the same day received lasio in testiculo, which was like to
have been fatal. 0. R. Wiseman quod - I believe 1664.
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