21st.—With Boughton and James; mobbed it for the first row of the upper gallery at Drury Lane, which we got.
22nd.—To Drury Lane; an old play of Shirley’s, ‘The Gamesters,’ revived.
23rd.—To chambers; after dinner to do. At 7, home; Jenkins, James, and Boughton, to whist till 11.
25th.—To the Temple Chapel, at the Sacrament. In the afternoon with James and Boughton to the Romish Chapel in Lincoln’s Inn Fields; then to Mrs. Emily’s and drank tea. Home at 8.
27th.—With Boughton to St. Michael’s Church, Cornhill, and heard part of a sermon; afterwards to St. Mildred’s, and heard part of the prayers. At whist with Sibthorpe, Boughton, and Jenkins till near 11.
28th.—To an auction of books [16] at the ‘Robin Hood.’
31st.—Between 9 and 10 Mrs. Mouling sent for me, to play at whist with her son and daughter till 11.
1758, Jan. 2nd.—To chambers at 4 till past 7; then home; Boughton, Daniel, and Mersing came, and played at whist till 12.
The following is written on a slip of paper:—‘Jan. 1st, 1758.—In my pocket, £1. 5s. 5d.; purse, £17. 9s. 6d.; money laid out for my brother, &c. £2. 7s. 7½d.; due from my mother at Christmas, £2. 2s.; in my card purse, [17a] 12s. 2d.; Bank 3 per cent. Reduced Annuities, £100.
‘Of wife and children, debts and taxes clear, £123. 16s. 8½d.’