Wednesday April 1st. Party went to the Green got 4 adults; being the 1st of April the man left us a new Hat.[64]
Thursday 2nd. Went Bill & me to the Big Gates 2 adults and 1 small, Jack, Ben and Dan’l got 4 adults, Harps.
Friday 3rd. Went to look out and distribute the above, met at Jack’s at night, Ben being Drunk disappoint’d the party.
Saturday 4th. Met and settled £108 13s. 7d. each man’s share £18 2s. 3d., at Home all night.
Sunday 5th. Went to look out met at Jack’s at 10, not coming home in time did not go out.
[No date put.] Tom & me went to Olives,[65] did not succeed.
[At this point the diary leaves off abruptly: the entries from Friday 7th to Saturday 29th are in a different handwriting from the rest of the MS.]
[1812, August]
Friday 7th. Went to look out Hollis & myself could not find Bill, went to St Johns, then to White Chappell returned at night, went to White Chappel did not succeed, came back went to St. Johns, the other party had got the adult, coming back with the ladder, Bill got taken unto the Watchhouse,[66] with the ladder, came home.