Feb. 22nd, a sharp anger
betwene me and the Bishop of Leightyn in the towr, for that he wold
not shew his farder interest to Nangle: he sayd that after I had
seen his brode seal of commendation, that I had institution and
induction to the Nangle. Then I sayd his lordship did fable. He
there uppon that so moved that he called me spitefully "coniver."
I told him that he did lye in so saying, and that I wold try on the
fleysh of him, or by a bastaned gown of him, if he wer not prisoner
in the Towr. Inter 12? et 2? a meridie my sharp anger with the
Bishop of Leightyn in the lieftenante's dyning parlor before the
Lieutenant Sir Michael Blunt. Mr. Liewtenat Nant and Mr. Blunt are
wittnesses. March 12th and 13th, these two nights I dremed much of
Mr. Kelly, as if he wer in my howse familiar with his wife and
brother. March 17th, Francis Garland cam home and browght me a
letter from Mr. Thomas Kelly. I made acquayntance with Syr Thomas
Chaloner, Knight, who married sergeant Fletewood's dowghter; Mr.
Thomas Webbes was the meanes. At six after none receyved from Mr.
Francis Nicholls ?15, part of one hundred pounds, the rest whereof
?85 is to be receyved from Mr. Nicolls within a fortnight after the
Annunciation of Our Lady next; and after that in the beginning of
June ?100, and in Julie the third hundred powndes: and I am to teach
him the conclusion of fixing and teyning the moon, &c.
[Footnote ll: This notice is particularly interesting, showing
the intimate connexion which existed between the first English
mathematician of the day and the philosopher of Mortlake.
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