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over Sabbath. 4 Mr Lock preached 5 receitd L. M. disp. N. Greek after Noon. received a Letter from Mrs Bayley which informed me that she was a going Home 6. receited L. M. did not disp. N. receitd G. A. N. 7 Ordination at Sherbourn Mr Lock ordained mr Hancok went so we did not receit. 8 Mr Hancok came home so we rec'd in the afterN. 9 Declaim'd. went to Boston. several Vesels had arrived from Qubeck this Day and I saw some of my Acquain tence. came over to Charls-Town. at Mr Browns saw Mr Yansey and Tarried with Him their all Night [line to the edge of the page] 10th went to Boston with Him. He could not get a Boat to on Bord the Vessel to get his Things. so we came to Charlstown and He hird a Man and a Boat, went to the Vesel and He got his Things. on board the Vesel I saw several more of my Friends He brought his Things to Brown at Charlston He hird a Horse and went Home. & I came to Cambridge. I bought cloth for A great Coat and a Pair of Breaches which Cost me 12 pound also a pair of knee-Buckels 0. 4. 6. & half a cake of Soap 0.2.6. Staying at Browns and [meating] my Friends which Came home Canada £1 S6.D6.
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[?] Mr Appleton preached. I repeted the President [?] 12... receited. Morning read [theses?] at [?] XI. [receited?] [A.N.n After Noon?] 13 went [receited?] Morning went to [?] Boston and to the [Cafel?] in Hope of seeing Mr. Merrill but he wont come in. I went down with Dr. Clark So it did not cost me but half a [?] for my Passage. But I gave the men half a Crown more. I did not get up to Boston till Dark. so I came over the Ferry and [lodged at Browns. which with my supper cost six Shillings 14 Came to college by 9 o'clock [receited?] After Noon a great Number of Geese flew to Day 15. {receited?] in the morning the rest of the Day [?] 16 [?] the most of the Day writ some 17 [receited?] Morning and [sifered?] this Day 18 Mr. [Balck?] preached. Gardner repeted 19 [receited?] [?] morning bought a Load of Wood [?2 15.0?] 20 [?] [?] disputed [XI?] [receited?] A. Noon 21. [?] M. and Virgil XI Greek A.N. [After Noon?] warm Weather for the season 22 [receited?] Morning Mr. Hancok went to Boston [I?] studied [Ward?] [Caryl?] went [Horse?] a Funeral 23 went to Boston Bought [Ward?] [3.7.?0?] 24. receited M. Studied Ward. in the Morning it [?] snowed a little being the first that hath appeard [this?] [?] a [prety?] cold Day. a Funeral 25 Mr. Jackson preached fore Noon Mr. Appleton [after?] N. Rogers repeted [?] Cold Day
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26 [receited?] M. [Morning?] [Illegible Text] 27.[receited?] M. [did?] not disput XI [Illegible Text] After Noon 28 [receited?] Morning Mr. Hancok went out of [?] Mr. Richerdson asked me to Dinner 29 a provincial [?] [dined?] at the Stewards 30th this Night, Goddard Brown Porter [&?] I played cards till after 12 oclock 30th didnot go into Prayers in the Morning Went and see [?] [?] [?] [?] December 1759 1 a brety cold Day [?] the Ward: this Day I had my great Coat finished being the first I ever owned Mr [Wallen?], made it asked me three [ink mark} Pounds (which I am to pay after the Vacation together with all the Articles with which [ink mark] [?] consists cost me fifteen Pounds two shillings 2 Mr. Appleton [expon?ded?] and preached [Belek?] repeated, a very [cold?] Day
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Mr Annlast [?] Watts Phil[o]s[ophy?] Essays - it continues to be warmer 7. read the same book. a funeral -------8 read M[?]. read the same again. comfortable weather for the season--------------9. Mr Appleton expounded and preached Swift reported a very warm Day 10 recited M. Desp +[?] recited AN Caryl return 11 read N desp + [?] Afternoon comfortable weather 12 recited M. Virgil +[?] greek after-noon nil mirabile 13 recited M. W. Hancock went to preach at Westminster I went to Boston and a coming home at Charles-town I saw Insine [Ensign?] Bedle and Mr N. Merrill I came to the sine [sic] of the Sun with Merrill and logged them both 15 shillings-------------------------14 We went to Browns in order to go home [?] I came to College - Quorter [sic] Day being cold [illegible] cards 15 reads Watts phil. Essays a very cold day, last night it snowed, bought over shoes-------------------16 Mr Appleton expounded and preached very cold 17 did not receive [?] Mr Hancock came home all night 18 receited M. [illegible] & greek N. cold weather venit 2 19 receited M.N. & A.N clear cold sky 20. receited M N. & Night a snowey [sic] Day 21. snowed all Day studied Aristophanes [?] Mr Hancock in 22. a clear cold Day Eatton went home and Pearsley kept the Buttery; cold and clear weather
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18 receited morning a forensick [sic] dispute I was in tho[sic] Day began the sale of the remainder of the Book of the late Venerable Mr Flint[?]. in the after-noon I went bought several books a very good penenth[sic] 19 receited morning went to the Auction bought one Book once the Sale finished in the after-noon in the after-noon went and got my Books received this Day Mr Parons of Newbury preached at Mr Prentice's by the Gallows Mr Hancock will not let us go_____________________ 20 about 1/4 after two in the morning the wind blew so hard I could not sleep (being alone for Perley kept the Buttery) I saw it took some thing light did not know but that it was Day got up and went upon the top of College saw a very large sine [sic] at Boston. I made one up a sine and went to reading and about 1/4 before four the Schola rs began to get up and awake one another and we watched it and found that it increased. went to Breakfast before Prayers. went to Prayers and receited and went to Boston got there by a few minutes after I saw the Desolation People in general thiught that there were between 2 and 3 hundred housed but it was ges[sic] worke [illegible] ly got up before Commons at noon a great num ber of schollors [sic] went to Boston so we had enough and enough this Day we were to leave of [sic] receiting at x1 But Mr Hanock was out of town so yester Day was the last time that we shall receite Virgil 21 studied ward went in to Mr Winthrop Livermore being out of town lodged with Emery 22 receited morning after Commons Bliss and Emery had some Difference. Bliss srtruck Emery and swore. Emery hoisted Him he was banished [illegible] for taking God's name in vain and for fiting [sic] which he often did[?].