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SCG-C.767.024
16-23 Mar 1767:23 (32/1649)
London, Jan. 5. Journal of a Wilshire Curate.
Monday. Received ten pounds from my Rector, Dr. Snarl, being
one half year's salary.
. . . [Daily entries describing his travails from poverty]
Thursday. Received a note from the ale-house at the top of
the hill, informing me that a gentleman begged to speak to
me on pressing business. Went and found it was an
unfortunate member of a strolling company of players, who
was pledged for seven-pence halfpenny.
. . . Paid the stranger's reckoning out of the shilling in
my pocket, and gave him the remainder of the money, to
prosecute his journey.
. . . [Several more entries]
Sunday. I preached at four different parish churches, and
came home excessively wearied, . . . but see the goodness of
God! the strolling player, whom I had relieved, was a man of
fortune, who accidently heard that I was as humane as I was
indigent, and from a generous excentricity of temper, wanted
to do me an essential piece of service: I had not been an
hour at home when he came in, and declaring himself my
friend, put a 50l. note in my hand, and the next day
presented me with a living of 300l. a year.
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