He played at
whist still, but not so often.
{99} Sir Peter Burrell married the Baroness Willoughby of Eresby,
and was made Lord Gwydir. He and his descendants were among the
best clients of Mr. Bray's office.
{100} The thermometer fell one and a half degree below zero.
{101} As one of the Clerks at the Board of Green Cloth he had to
collect the land tax from the Officers of State. He received 520
pounds from Lord Grenville for four quarters' land tax, at 4s. in
the pound; from the Duke of Portland, 923 pounds; Mr. Pitt, two
quarters, 456 pounds 15s.; Lord Thurlow, do., 1,425 pounds 17s.
9.75d.
{102} Afterwards a Judge and a Baronet. He was a very frequent
Sunday visitor, as well as Mr. Baxendale.
{103} Afterwards Dean of Ripon.
{104} Rector of Clapham.
{105} Father of the great builder.
{106} Afterwards Dean of Canterbury.
{107} He was confined to the house for more than a week by a bad
cold, which was followed by inflammation in one of his eyes. The
inflammation was subdued with difficulty by the great oculist Mr.
Phipps, afterwards Sir Watken Waller. The eye affected became
gradually weaker, and the sight of it was entirely gone for some
years before his death, although exactly when he did not notice.
At the beginning of the 19th century he was 64; and his son's
attention to the business of the office in Great Russell Street
enabled him to live more at Shere, but when in London his habits
were little changed.
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