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Knipp, Captain
Cocke, and others. Their justness in keeping time by practice
much before any that we have, unless it be a good band of
practiced fiddlers. I find that Mrs. Pierce's little girl is my
Valentine, she having drawn me; which I was not sorry for, it
easing me of something more that I must have given to others.
But here I do first observe the fashion of drawing of mottos as
well as names; so that Pierce, who drew my wife, did draw also a
motto, and this girl drew another for me. What mine was I have
forgot; but my wife's was, "Most courteous and most fair:" which
as it may be used, or an anagram made upon each name, might be
very, pretty. One wonder I observed to-day, that there was no
musique in the morning to call up our new-married people; which
is very mean methinks.
17th. Staid till the council was up, and attended the King and
Duke of York round the Park, and was asked several questions by
both; but I was in pain lest they should ask me what I could not
answer; as the Duke of York did the value of the hull of the St.


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