called and gave me an invitation but did not go on account of packing up for my Journey to London.

Saturday, 3rd
Mrs Hargreaves and I went out to go to Market we parted and I went to see Mr John Hope. He Dined with us. Mrs Hope came for me to spend a day or two with them at Green Hays. I stopped there all day, slept there on that night.

Sunday, 4th
Mr John Hope and I went to All Saints Church in Oxford read text 2nd Chapter of Jeremiah and 13th verse for my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me the fountain of living water and hewed them out cisterns that can hold no water. Received two letters one from [indecipherable] one from my daughters and one from David Hope. Mr and Mrs Hargreaves came for me at night. Stayed to tea at Mr Hopes left there about 10 o’clock.

Monday, 5th
Packing up this day. Went to Mr Hopes warehouse and looked at some Cambrick and Callico gave him an order for a 100 pieces paid him in cash 8.5.0 for Money laid down by him for me. Went to tea and supper at Mrs Briddons in Strangeways left at half of ten o’clock. Bank of England notes no. 2857 and 1 do. 28586, January 22, 1821.

Tuesday, 6th
Took Coach for London paid £3.3.0. My cousin John Hope and his wife and Thomas Foster Dined with us at Mr Hargreaves they all came to see me off in the coach for London. We started at 2 o’clock in the day. Settled with Mr Hargreaves for Cash paid by him for me. Both him and Mrs Hargreaves behaved uncommonly kind during my stay there. They wished me to stop another month or two. Mrs Hargreaves made my two Daughters Jane and Elizabeth a present of two books