His accepted dinner appointments of this time, enroll in his pocket-book the following names—
| Mrs. Crewe | Lady Melbourne | |
| Mr. Windham | Sir Geo. and Lady Beaumont | |
| Mr. Rogers | Lady Manvers | |
| Mr. Malone | Lady Cork | |
| Bishop of Winchester | Lady Cork | |
| Sir Joseph Bankes | Mr. Wilbraham | |
| Lady Salisbury | Miss Shepley | |
| Duke and Duchess of Leeds | Mr. Angerstein | |
| Duke of Portland | Mrs. Ord | |
| Marquis of Aylesbury | Mrs. Waddington | |
| Lord and Lady Lonsdale | Mr. Hammersley | |
| Lord and Lady Bruce | Mr. Thompson | |
| Marquis and Marchioness Thomond | Mr. Walker |
And the Right Hon. George Canning.
He rarely missed the Concert of Ancient Music.
He generally dined at the appointed meetings of the Club; where he has peculiarly noted a still brilliant assemblage, in naming
| Earl Spencer | Mr. Marsden |
| Sir Joseph Bankes | Mr. Frere |
| Sir William Scott[71] | Dr. Lawrence |
| The Dean of Westminster | Mr. Malone |
| The Master of the Rolls | Mr. Windham |
| Mr. Ellis | Mr. Canning |
And Charles Fox in the Chair.
But the climax of these convivial honours was dining with his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales.[72]
Of this, as it will appear, he wrote largely, with intention to be copied precisely.
And about this time, Dr. Burney received a splendid mark of filial devotion to which he was truly sensible, and of which—who shall wonder?—he was justly proud, from his son Dr. Charles.