Diary of Francis Evans, Secretary to Bishop Lloyd, 1699-1706
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Excerpt from Diary of Francis Evans, Secretary to Bishop Lloyd, 1699-1706: Edited for the Worcestershire Historical Society The Diary of Francis Evans, Secretary to Bishop Lloyd, one I of the famous Seven Bishops, was found by the late Bishop Philpott in the Muniment Room of Hartlebury Castle, and was deposited by him in the Diocesan Registry at Worcester. It is beautifully written in the clear and careful handwriting of a professional clerk, and it gives a unique picture of a bishops life in England 200 years ago. Francis Evans was, like his master, a Welshman. He followed the Bishop from St. Asaph to Lichfield, and from Lichfield to Worcester. His father, John Evans, kept the ´Bell Inn´ at Oswestry. Frank seems to have married above his position, for his wife was the daughter of the Lord of the Manor of Snelston in Derbyshire. He was a most faithful and diligent scribe. He chronicled every thing, events great and small - the death of King William III., and the death of the deer in the park; the Consecration of a church, and the appointment of a gamekeeper; the Livings in the Bishops gift, and the haunches of venison sent to the Bishops friends; the places where he himself "lay" each night, and the friends with whom "his Lop" dined. He was hardworking and energetic, constantly riding about the country on business. He made long journeys on horseback, sometimes sleeping in a different bed each night for three months on end. He met with many adventures; for instance, at Tredington, "where ye" room above stairs fell under us; though there were many persons in it, and many below, wee suffered no harme." Again, a year afterwards, "This day I escaped falling and being stifled in Mr Jones´ house of office at Oxford (as I did this day 12 months being hurt at Tredington), when the floor fell under the Chancellor, Stewart, Jury, and myself, and many others that attended the Court there." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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