Dec. 1st, George my man, who had lyne oute all night, this morning
used me very dishonestly, and sayd he owed me no servyce. Mr.
Bettgran the justice was not at home. Dec. 13th, thunder in the
afternone and at sonne-set. Dec. 15th, the 15th day being cownted
the 25, 50, 10 dayes ar imagined spent, which have crept in betwene
the day of Crist his birth regarding the place of the sonne, and
the sonnes place not the 25th day of this month, whiche a civile
?quation, but mathematically and religiusly to be substantiated to
be for the true term of the periods of annuall revolutions of the
sonne sinse the day of Christ his birth.
1583. Jan. 13th, on Sonday the stage at Paris Garden fell down all
at ones, being full of people beholding the bearbayting. Many being
killed thereby, more hart, and all amased. The godly expownd it as a
due plage of God for the wickednes ther usid, and the Sabath day so
profanely spent. Jan. 19th, Mr. John Leonard Haller went to London
and so to go toward Scotland. Jan. 23rd, the Ryght Honorable Mr.
Secretary Walsingham cam to my howse, where by good lok he found Mr.
Awdrian Gilbert, and so talk was begonne of North-west Straights
discovery. The Bishop of St. Davyd's (Mr. Middelton) cam to visit me
with Mr. Thomas Herbert. The Lord Grey cam to Mr. Secretary, and so
they went unto Greenwich (?). Jan. 24th, I, Mr. Awdrian Gilbert, and
John Davis went by appointment to Mr. Secretary to Mr.
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