Biography of Thomas Whitley of Peel Hall MP 1651-1696

On 29 Oct 1668 Thomas Whitley of Peel Hall MP (age 17) matriculated Christ Church College, Oxford University.

On 07 Mar 1681 Thomas Whitley of Peel Hall MP (age 30) was elected MP Flint Boroughs unopposed.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 05 Jan 1690. Sonday, was not at church; dined at home with Mainwaring, his brother, my brother & Minshall; in the evening my sonne (age 39) & his [his wife] wife came to see us; past 6, I went to Woods; went with him to Nag's Head; there was also Mainwaring & Cooper; we parted before 9; came home.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 09 Jan 1690. Thursday, went to Parliment dined at Prior's Winehouse with 2 Mainwarings, Andrews, Guyse, sollicitor &c; went to Committe, then (with 2 Mainwarings) to the Castle in Fleet Streete; there was Dashwood, Lewes, Thomas & my sonne (age 39); afterwards came Edisbury; we parted past 10.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 11 Jan 1690. Satorday, went to Parliment; dined at home with my sonne (age 39), daughters & Thomas; about 4 went to the Sunne in Westminster (with my sonne (age 39)), there we met Humfreys at the doore, we went up to Lownds & another with him (I know not his name); I left them past 6; went to Halles at Lincolns Inne; then home (past 8); there was Lady Wood & daughters; they went before 9.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 18 Jan 1690. Satorday, went to Parliment; dined at home with sonne (age 39), Thomas, Morgan & daughters; Roger & Mainwaring came after dinner; I went to Committe past 4; retorned home past 7:

Roger Whitley's Diary. 23 Jan 1690. Thursday, went to Parliment; dined (or supt) past 5, at the Castle in Holborne with 2 Mainwarings then came Minshall, my sonne (age 39), Dashwood, Thomas, Lewes, Monteage &c; parted past 9.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 28 Jan 1690. Tuesday, went to Lord Delamer (age 38) (with G.Mainwaring (age 47)) then to the Treasurer of Chambers office; spoke with Hall about my warrants; he hath them all together (being 5 & the summe 336:6:6) I went to Lord Shrewsbury's office, spoke with Vernon about the Mayor of Chester's having Pooles Armes; went with G.Mainwaring (age 47) & Elwyn to London; then to Mosier; then to [fo. 114r] Jan: the Sunne with the spectacle maker; there were 2 Radfords; gave them a bottle of wine; I dined at Pontacks with Mainwaring my sonne (age 39) & 2 Edisbury's; went (with 2 Mainwarings) to the Post office. there was Wildman & his sonne (age 39); then to the Sunne Taverne; there were 2 Edisbury's, my sonne (age 39), Dashwood, 2 Mainwarings, Hannibal Baskerville, Monteage & another (the 2 last went first) Mainwaring & I left them neare 8, went to Nag's Head; there was Wood, Titus, Harris, Craven, Maxwell, Partridge &c; parted past 9; found Biddolph at home.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 31 Jan 1690. Friday, I dined at Ship in Gratious Streete with Biddolph, 2 Mainwarings, 2 sons, daughters, Morgan, Minshall &c; went about 6 to a Quakers Taverne in Cornehill; there was Dashwood, Lewes, Thomas, Smith, Morgan, Mainwaring, my sonne (age 39) &c; parted past 9.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 03 Feb 1690. Monday, went to Westminster, dined at Woods (with my family); after dinner came Titus; we parted presently; I went to Mosiers & to Crowne Taverne; there was Biddolph; Lewes, Dashwood, Thomas, Smith, my sonne (age 39), 2 Mainwarings, Nevet &c; we parted past 9.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 04 Feb 1690. Tuesday, Barington came about his bills; I went to Toll about Chester money; I dined at home with Biddolph, Mainwaring, his brother, my 2 sons; brother, Morgan, Thomas &c; about 3, I went to Sir R: Gwynn; he was at dinner with Colt, Owens, Rud, Rawley, & severall others; I dranck a glasse of wine; stayd ½ houer; my daughters called me; went to Sir Robert Cottons; he & daughters & sonne (age 39) were at home; 2 other gentlemen with them, with musick books & instruments on the table; went then to cosen Fairefax; saw him & Lady; then called on Mrs Shakerly; they brought me home; Jones came & settled accounts: I took him in my coach to Nag's Head; there we parted; I went up to Wood, Maxfeild, Cooper & another; then came Biddolph, Mainwaring & Coling; we parted neare 10.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 25 Feb 1690. Tuesday, Mrs Done dined with my sister & Charlotte. I did not see her, having taken phisick;. at night my sonne (age 39) & Morgan came from London.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 26 Feb 1690. Wednesday, my sonne (age 39) & Morgan went towards Aston: (about 11) after dinner Huxley & Gardiner came to speake with my sonne (age 39) about money; I gave them a bottle of beere & left them; about 5 Mr Lleeke came; then [his sister] Mainwaring my daughter & Swetnam with them from Peover.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 01 Mar 1690. Satorday, Traverse & Hardwar came to Peele; swore the Assessors; Mainwaring & Lee went with me in coach to Chester; the rest on horseback; we lighted at Wrights; went to the Penthouse; dined at Jackson's with Crew, G.Mainwaring (age 47) Streete, Gleg, my sonne (age 39), Morgan went to visit the Governor in the Castle; severall others came in whilest we were with him; went to the Ship Taverne; there was Crew, 2 Mainwarings Lee, his sonne (age 39), Gleg, Deane, Farington; Hunt, Mercer, Streete, &c. I left them, went to the Sunne with Farington, Mercer, &c. there came to us Streete, 2 Mainwarings, Murray, my sonne (age 39), Richard Wright, &c. we parted before 10.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 02 Mar 1690. Sonday, went twice to Parish church; dined at Angells with my sonne (age 39); went to the Mayor in the Penthouse; after evening sermon, to Talbott, to visit Coney & those that came from London about my copper oare; then to Jacksons to give them a bottle of sack; then to Andersons (with G.Mainwaring (age 47) & Streete) then to G.Mainwaring's (age 47) where we supt with Mainwaring, Gleg, sonne (age 39), &c. Johnson came to us, but went before supper; we parted about 10.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 04 Mar 1690. Tuesday, Mainwaring went to Edisbury's; Angell dined with us; retorned past 3; my sonne (age 39) & Morgan came about 2; stayd all night, &c. Sir William Aston sent a servant to excuse his not dining with us the next day; Mr Savage came, & stayd all night.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 05 Mar 1690. Wednesday, Crew sent a servant with a letter to Mainwaring. my sonne (age 39), & Morgan went away towards Wales about 12, before dinner; Savage went in the afternoone: about 2 a man came with a letter from Mr Jackson about Mr Poultney's Bill; Mainwaring retorned about 7.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 09 Mar 1690. Sonday, Bidolph & the 3 Londoners dined with us; Bidolph & I went to church after dinner; then to the Vicars with Traverse, Hardware & Grantham; then home past 5.,&c. my sonne (age 39) & Morgan came that evening.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 10 Mar 1690. Monday, Sir William Aston, daughter & Offley; Crew & Sherwood & Angell dined with us; Mercer dined with Huson in the buttry; Davenport came about brasse for the well; Morgan went to Chester about 8; the 3 Londoners went about 10; my sonne (age 39), Angell & Mercer about 4; Aston & his company neare 5; Crew & Sherwood past 6.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 12 Mar 1690. Wednesday, (being the fast) I went twice to the Parish church; we had onely Prayers in the morning; about 2 I went to the Penthouse & with the Mayor to church; Mr Thomas preached; about 5 I went to G.Mainwaring's (age 47); supt there with Bidolph, Streete, Farington, &c. after supper came Johnson, Murray, Mercer & some others; then came my sonne (age 39) & Morgan we parted before 10; Dr Angell came home that night.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 13 Mar 1690. Thursday, about 9 I met G.Mainwaring (age 47), Johnson, Murray, Gates at Gerards; there came severall people (Griffith, the Carpenters & severall others) offering to vote for me & G.Mainwaring (age 47) if we would get them made free & those that wanted money desired to borrow it & would pay it againe or work it out; but G.Mainwaring (age 47) & I refused to meddle in the matter; soe I left them, went to Dr Fog, & with him, to the Quire, then to the Mayor in the Penthouse; the elder Sheriffe, Shakerly, Leeming, Ince, Wilcocks, Wilson, Allen, 2 Bennetts, Williamson & Mr Thomas was present; they made about 37 freemen that morninG. Alderman Edwards, Wynne, & Hand were present; they objected against: severall that were made free; one being very old & in a capacity of being made free for 40 yeares together; Edwards asked him how he came to desire his freedome now; he sayd he wanted money before but now a frind lent it him; many old & severall under age were made free; I and Alderman Mainwaring would not be prsent at making any free nor give any countenance to it; we onely came to move the Mayor & the Sheriffes that a pole might be in the Norgate streete, a spatious place, and not on the Roadee; & gave many reasons for it; they sayed: they would consider it; we left them there; went to the Talbot, dined there with Bidolph, Streete, Mainwaring, Morgan, Wright, &c. after dinner came Croughton, Sheriffe Randle Batho, Edwards, Hand, Farington, Pugh, Kinaston, Wright, Salisbury, &c. ( Mrs Harleston & Mrs Wright came to speake with me in another roome; also Mr Glasier & another, in another roome, they stayd not long) we all parted about 5; Bidolph & my sonne (age 39) went home with me in my coach.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 15 Mar 1690. Satorday, Bidolph & I went to Chester, also Mainwaring & my sonne (age 39); I went to the Penthouse to speake with the Mayor & Sheriffe about the Election; they were busy making new freemen, Grosvenor and Leeming with them; I would not stay to see any made; we dined at Streetes; went in the evening to the Sunne; many frinds with us; parted before 10.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 16 Mar 1690. Sonday, went twice to church, dined at Angells with Bidolph, sonne (age 39), &c. went to the Penthouse at 2; to church with the Mayor; them with him to the Penthouse; then to Gerards; severall frinds came to us, Mainwaring, G.Mainwaring (age 47), Streete, Johnson, Nat. Booth, &c. parted before 9.

On 17 Mar 1690 Thomas Whitley of Peel Hall MP (age 39) was elected MP Flint Boroughs.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 18 Mar 1690. Tuesday, I went to G.Mainwaring's (age 47); then to Booths, here Sheriffe Randle Batho & many frinds were; then went together to Roode Dee; after us came the other Sheriffe, Grosvenor, Leeming, Lord Cholmely &c; the Court was opened by Proclamation in the usual manner; my sonne (age 39) & neare 30 (old interl) freemen demanded the pole; Sheriffe Partington denyed it (Sheriffe Randle Batho for it) protested against shutting up the books & declaring till all were poled; Grosvenor & Leeming brought Pemberton (the madman, & one more with an intent to pole & endeavord to bring others but could not & seeing our Party considerable & more coming on (18 of which demanded the pole under their hands) but Sheriffe Partington would not yield to it; shut up the books; declared the pole in favour of Grosvenor & Leeming; Sheriffe Randle Batho declared for me & G.Mainwaring (age 47) orderd Parry (onder Towne Clarke) to publish it; Partington commanded Constables to put him downe & carry him to prison (but they did not), then Randle Batho got up himselfe & desired Mainwaring to publish me, & G.Mainwaring (age 47) duly chose & that he would retorne us; then Partington & ye other Party left the Court (I think without ajournment:) went to the Penthouse; Randle Batho & we stayd; the books were cast up, & closed; Proclamation made; we were carryed up in chaires (with great nombers of people) dined at the Sunne, Randle Batho, severall Aldermen, &c. with us; they sealed our Indentures; went to the Penthouse to annexe them to the writ; Partington refused it; soe did the Seale Keeper; we sent it away to the Clark of the Crowne by Morgan Whitley; we dined there about 2, parted about 5; went with Streete to Shire Hall; poled, went to the Sunne (many frinds there) parted at 9.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 21 Mar 1690. Friday, I sent John Nixon with letters to G.Mainwaring (age 47); Comberbach (Jordan came to work interl) & Norbery; Bidolph, Mainwaring, Swetnam, &c. dined with us; also Jackson; after dinner came Crew & Sherwood; then Gerard & the Schoolemaster & Thomas Griffith & 2 Chestermen about money, to Mainwaring also John Hussey, &c. they parted betimes; Crew,&c. about 6; about 7 came G.Mainwaring (age 47) & Norbery & my sonne (age 39); they stayd all night.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 22 Mar 1690. Satorday, Bidolph, Mainwaring & G.Mainwaring (age 47) & my sonne (age 39) went towards Elmehurst & London; Swetnam towards Lancashire; Norbery went to Chester before 11; Huson & Houseman past 12; cosen Mainwarings & 3 Gransons towards Peover about 1; about 6 cosen Whitley of Aston came to see us.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 25 Apr 1690. Friday, a man brought me a letter from Mr Leeke, & retorned presently with an answer; about 5 in the afternoone Mr Tomkinson's brother (& another with him) brought me a letter from Mr Tomkinson desiring me to recommend his brother to the Commissioners of Excise for an imploymt; I promised to write to Mainwaring & my sonne (age 39); & they retorned about 6.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 10 May 1690. Satorday, dined at home; with Bidolph, Minshall & Morgan went to Chester about 2; visited the Bishop; went to Quire service; Fog & another Gentleman came to the Bishop whilest we were with him; we left him about 5; went to Jacksons; there was Taylor, Wright, his sonne (age 39), Bell. Shales, Murray, Parry, G.Mainwaring (age 47),&c. Bidolph & I left them past 7; came home.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 06 Jun 1690. Friday, Bidolph & Mainwaring dined at home; some of the King's officers came to prepare the house, &c. & provision for the King; Golding the cook came to visit us; Bidolph & Bills, &c. went to shoote; Mainwaring went to Chester; severall people came with provisions; the Gentleman Usher & 2 other King's servants with him supt, stayd all night; soe did some of the rest; my sonne (age 39), his wife & children came from London & Jack Whitley & his wife; they went with Fowler & his coach to Chester; my sonne (age 39) [his wife] wife & children lay at Mr Traverse's; Roger came from London late at night, lay here;.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 14 Jun 1690. Satorday; we dined at home; no company; past 9 at night cosen Whitley came; I left him past 10 with my sonne (age 39), Bidolph & Mainwaring.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 15 Jun 1690. Sonday, I went to church with daughters, sons, &c. dined at home; stayd at home; in the afternoone most of the rest went to church; sonne (age 39), Bidolph & Mainwaring retorned past 6; cosen Whitley came not back till past 10.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 17 Jun 1690. Tuesday, Mainwaring, Bidolph & I went to Chester (soe did my sonne (age 39), his [his wife] wife, &c.) & cosen Whitley; we dined at Angells; visited G.Mainwaring (age 47) & his wife; I went to 4 o'clock prayers; then waited on the Bishop; Dr Fog was there; then went to Jacksons; there was 2 Mainwarings Streete, Taylor (awhile) cosen Booth, Basker[ile) [fo. 119v] June. Farington, my sonne (age 39), Parry, Morgan,&c. we parted past 7; Bidolph & Mainwaring went home with me in the coach.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 19 Jun 1690. Thursday, Huson went to fetch his wife home; Houseman went to a Cocking at Whitchurch; Mainwaring & Bidolph went to Dedington; Lady Aston, her mother & daughters; & Lady Crew & another gentlewoman dined with us; also Angell & my sister; they all went past 6; sister Angell stayd all night; Charles Griffith came as they went away, dranck but stayd not; my sonne (age 39) went in the afternoone to Sir John Crew; he, Bidolph & Mainwaring retorned late after I was in bed.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 20 Jun 1690. Friday, we dined at home, my sonne (age 39), Mainwaring & Bidolph went abroad in the afternoone; retorned to supper (they met Crew at Kelsall) Mr Lee came to visit us in the evening from Lord Warrington & his lady; stayd all night; about 5 Yong (the Mr Davyes tenant) came to know if he could get any recompence for damage done to his grasse when the King was here; also for his cart, &c. & asked my opinion about advancing part of his rent upon his landlord & landlady's letters; but I refused to give him any advise in the matter; onely to gratify them if he could doe it with safety.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 21 Jun 1690. Satorday; Mr Lee retorned before 9. I did onely see him before he went; there came 2 Ministers (of his acquaintance) to speake with MainwarinG.Mainwaring (age 47) went to Chester about 11; about 4, I & my sonne (age 39) went to Tarvyn to the funerall of Mr Lorenson; where, after sermon, we had account of neighbor Grindly (Travise's tenant) being killed by his cart, coming from Chester; Mainwaring & Morgan came from Chester about 9, &c. Bidolph retorned about same tyme from shooting; & Houseman from the Cocking at Whitchurch: 22. Sonday, I went to church in the afternoone with sonne (age 39), daughters, &c. Huson retorned from Staffordshire; about 10; I spoke to the Coroner (in the churchyard) to be favorable to Joseph as to his brother.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 25 Jun 1690. Wednesday, Delves retorned to Dysert; Huson came from Chester; and went againe (about 11) to Bechin & Wrexam; my sonne (age 39) went to Chester & Aston; Broster to Chester to sell wooll; Angell dined with us; Furnivall's father & mother came to see her; dined over the kitchen, went in the afternoone; Angell went about 6; Bidolph & Mainwaring went to fish in the forest; retorned about 11. Gerard came with 2 Gentlewomen, to see the garden whiles we were at supper; afterwards I brought them in; gave them a bottle of wine.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 28 Jun 1690. Satorday, I took phisick; dined below, Mr Greene came to see us (as he pretended) from Sir P: Egerton, his lady, & Madame Conwey; he dined with us, Mainwaring & Bidolph, but left us soone after dinner; my sonne (age 39) retorned past 9 from Wales.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 29 Jun 1690. Sonday, I went to church with sonne (age 39), daughters, &c. received the Sacrament; went not in the afternoone; Morgan came in the evening;.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 30 Jun 1690. Monday, Morgan went to Chester; Huson, Broster, Tomkinson & 3 carts to Dysert; Vernon went to Elmehurst; Hardware came to Mainwaring then Goldsmith came to him; went with him to Chester; 2 men came about taking some land, (Thomas, Jones & his wifes sonne (age 39)) they dined with us; in the evening, I & my sonne (age 39) went to meete Crew at Kelsall (Bidolph & Hardwar went before us & left us presently) there was Arderne with Crew; & as we were parting (past 7) came Mainwaring & Goldsmith from Chester; we drank a bottle of ale before the doore & parted; Goldsmith came with us to Peele, stayd all night.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 01 Jul 1690. Tuesday, Jackson came from Chester past 9; Crew came about 10; I left them & Goldsmith there; they dined with my sonne (age 39), Bidolph & Mainwaring; the 2 last went to Peover about 4; my daughters, sister Sydney & I went to Chester past 11; dined with Angell; I went to the Sunne with G.Mainwaring (age 47); there was Baroby & Gleg; I left them in ½ houer; went with daughters & sister about 4 towards Ruabon; met brother Robinson & cosen Lloyd at Wrexam; called on cosen Powell, saw her sister, &c. there, stayd ½ houer; went to Ruabon, found my sister indifferent well; Cos Loyd supt with us.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 03 Jul 1690. Thursday, I left Ruabon, past 12; called on cosen Powell; did not light; came to Chester about 4; lighted at Angells; there was Doctor, his wife, sister Anne; my sonne (age 39) & his [his wife] wife; Streete came thither to us; he, my sonne (age 39) & I went to Jacksons; the Governor came to us & Sir William Gleg; then Captaine Bub:, another Gentleman, & Bell; I left them presently, went home with my daughters.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 06 Jul 1690. Sonday, I was not at church; dined with Baroby, Bidolph, sonne (age 39), Morgan,&c. in the evening we heard great shooting at Highlake; & afterwards heard the Cannon at Chester, & saw a great many Bonfires; which made us hope there was good news from Ireland, & that the King had got Dublyn; soe we, & other neighbors made bonfyres.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 07 Jul 1690. Monday, Baroby & Morgan went away about 6; my sonne (age 39) went to Chester, about 11; Bidolph took phisick; Angell came to see him, dined with us; Crew's man came after dinner to acquainte us that his mother would be buryed tomorrow;.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 09 Jul 1690. Wednesday, Lord Warrington & Mainwaring went to Northwich about 10; soone after G.Mainwaring (age 47) went to Chester; about 3 he sent his boy with the news that King James had quit Ireland; I sent John Nixon with it to Mainwaring at Northwich; John Hough dined with us; went before 3; sonne (age 39) Thomas retorned from Wales; L: Lloyd with him.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 11 Jul 1690. Friday, Huson, & Tomkinson went to Shotwick past 9; after dinner Mainwaring & Bidolph went to Utkinton; my sonne (age 39), Lloyd & Jack Whitley went also abroad; retorned late.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 12 Jul 1690. Satorday, Mainwaring, sonne (age 39), Lloyd, & Jack Whitley went to Chester; all retorned at night (past 10) but Lloyd, he went home.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 15 Jul 1690. Tuesday, Mainwaring, my sonne (age 39) & Huson went to Namptwich; after dinner sister Angell went to Chester, soe did Bidolph & I; we went to G.Mainwaring's (age 47); Wright the minister came to us to discourse about his being Chaplaine to the almeshouse; also Crosse & Cotton ( the smith) came about his lease; then we went to Angells, then to Jacksons; there was Bidolph, G.Mainwaring (age 47), Streete, Gleg, Fernagh, Richard Wright, Taylor, Davyes, one or 2 more; then came the Governor & Bell; we parted presently; a Barber trimmed me there; Bidolph, Morgan & I went home together in the coach; it was past 8 (½ houer) before we left Chester; my sonne (age 39) came late home from Namptwich & Grantham with him.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 16 Jul 1690. Wednesday, the fast day, Tomkinson went to Staffordshire; I went to church with Bidolph, sonne (age 39), Morgan daughters, &c. about one; dined past 4; no company.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 17 Jul 1690. Thursday, Bidolph went to Elmehurst about 10, & Morgan to Chester; Huson retorned from Namptwich; Jackson came past 1; dined in the buttry; Golding the cook came with his father in law, Wood the carryer, Whitby & another dranck beere & ale; stayd 2 houers; my sonne (age 39) went a setting, about 5.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 19 Jul 1690. Satorday, after dinner [his sister] daughter Mainwaring went to Utkinton & Peover & I & my sonne (age 39) to Chester, alighted at Wrights, went to the Angells; thence I went to Booth's; there was Fernaugh & 2 others, they stayd not; I discoursed him about sister Whitley's suites; proposed a reference; left him presently; discoursed awhile with Anderson in the streete; went to the Sunne, there met Viccars, Jones, Parry, Murray, & Deane; Murray's brother came to us & the barber to trimme me; I left them past 6; went to Jackson's; there came to me Crosse, Gray, Farington, Bradshaw; then the Governor & Bell; they drank a glasse of wine & left us presently; after, I & sonne (age 39) took coach (about 8) went home.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 20 Jul 1690. Sonday, Traverse dined with us; I went to church in the afternoone; thence with sonne (age 39) & Traverse to visit Sir John Crew; Cockane came to us; we left them before 7; Traverse supt with us, I went to my chamber at 10.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 21 Jul 1690. Monday, Alderman Mainwaring's man brought me 2 Irish letters from my sonne (age 39); Crosse & Cotton came about sealing Cotton's lease for his house without the Norgate; dined with us; went past 2: daughters & sisters went to Utkinton, retorned at 8; G. Taylor came from Peover with a letter & venison from [his sister] daughter Mainwaring.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 22 Jul 1690. Tuesday, Huson came about 7 from Frodesly; went with Tomkinson to Mold faire about 10; my sonne (age 39), his [his wife] wife, children & Sidney went to Chester & Aston past 10; some men came with poll money from Manley (past 11) payed it to Houseman; about 2, Palin & 3 others brought wood from Bechin, they did eate in the buttry, & retorned about 3: 23. Wednesday, Tomkinson retorned from Mold; in the evening Radley came to see me; stayd ½ houer;,&c. in the morning Coles of Lichfeild called for some things for Bidolph, went away in a short tyme.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 30 Jul 1690. Wednesday, Huson & Jon went to Warrington & Aston to buy a horse & beefe; Cadwallader came with a buck; retorned in the afternoone; the Prince of Denmarks servant & another came to see the house, then went to Mr Hardwar's; soe back to Chester; Walley came when we were at dinner & dined; went away afterwards (& I think the gardner with him) with 400 li for Morgan Whitley; in the evening came Bingly & his sonne (age 39) (a boy) to visit us; dranck & stayd not; after supper Mainwaring retorned from Chester & Goldsmith with him; they eate cold meate, had a bottle; parted past 11; Syddall & Yong came about selling a cow; I left them with Huson, past 11. Pratchet came from Dedington.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 01 Aug 1690. Friday, I went to Chester (the 2 militia horse with me) alighted at Jacksons; there was Warrington, his sonne (age 39), Lee, Roger Mainwaring, &c. we dined there, also Jodrell, Bellott, &c. about 3, I went to the Feathers to see Sir Luson Gore, met Edwards & Lloyd in the Rowes; then to Angells, then back to Jacksons; stayd there (with many of the same company) till neare 6; Duckenfeild, Streete, 3 or 4 of the Lees were sometimes with us & yong Roger Mainwaring & Morgan Whitley; the next barber's man trimmed me; I took coach at the Talbot, there was Morgan, Streete, & Swetnam; I came home past 7.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 02 Aug 1690. Satorday, Huson went early to Chester (& Shotwick as he promised) about 11 came Sir Robert Cotton, dined with us; also Hoole & his daughter; they all went about 3; I sent Jonathan & Pickring with my 2 militia horse to Chester agen, past 11 o' clock; with order to continue with the troops; but they retorned at night; soe did Mainwaring & my sonne (age 39); Lee & Morgan with them after supper.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 04 Aug 1690. Monday, Lee went before I saw him in the morning; about 12 Yates & Holland came from Chester to discourse about slating & plastering; dined, &c. Profitte went to Dysert & Mosse to Shotwick to look at the corne,&c. in both places; my daughters, sisters, &c. went to visit Huson at Burton; Mainwaring, sonne (age 39) & Morgan went a setting; Palin, & 3 or 4 more, came with wood; did eate and drink; retorned past 4; daughters retorned from Huson's about 8, Mainwaring, sonne (age 39), Morgan & Traverse after supper; the Postmaster of Chester sent a pacquet to me (past 9) with one enclosed to Lord Warington; Mainwaring took it to send away next morning; I went to my chamber past 10.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 08 Aug 1690. Friday, Huson went to Shotwick & Brombrow (about 9) & Morgan to Chester; & after dinner Mainwaring & my sonne (age 39) went a setting; in the evening one Norton came to my sonne (age 39) from Brandon, to speake with him about the militia of Flint, where he is mustermaster; he stayd all night; I left him before 10, with Mainwaring & my sonne (age 39).

Roger Whitley's Diary. 09 Aug 1690. Satorday, my sonne (age 39) (& Norton) went to Chester (& soe to Wales) past 11; Mainwaring & I went to Chester after dinner; came to Jacksons past 3; there was sonne (age 39), Norton, Gleg, Farington, G.Mainwaring (age 47) Vicars, &c. I went to another roome, was trimmed by Danold; Edwards, Deane, Taylor, Gray, Crosse, Huson came thither to me; after a while I went down agen to the other company; Hunt came to us, I discoursed awhile with him & Taylor in the entry; also with Lightfoote about his lease; Streete & Anderson was also with us; I & Mainwaring left them about 7; went home.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 14 Aug 1690. Thursday, Hanson of the Quire & Brock, came to see the butler (about 10) I dranck a glasse of ale to them (having met them in the garden, & left them in the buttry; MainwarinG. & my sonne (age 39) retorned from Chester past 10; & Huson from Manchester in the afternoone.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 19 Aug 1690. Tuesday, Jackson & his wife came to see us; dined with us; soe did a man (a carpenter) from Mr Lewes; Mrs Jackson stayd all night. Mainwaring, my sonne (age 39) & Jackson went a setting about 4; Mainwaring & my sonne (age 39) retorned to supper; I & daughters visited Mrs Hardware in the evening.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 23 Aug 1690. Satorday, Jackson, his wife, Morgan & Huson went to Chester about 9; past one my sonne (age 39) & I went thither; I met Huson, Crosse & Bostocks at the quarry; Anderson at the woodyard, Jordan &c: at the almeshouses; I went thence to Jacksons; Danold trimmed me; there was Vicars, Lloyd, Morgan, my sonne (age 39), Plimley, Farington, Jackson, Parry &c: we parted past 6, went home.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 27 Aug 1690. Wednesday, I discoursed the Staffordshire man, he retorned presently; I sent Gill to Frodesly & 2 carts to Shotwick; my sonne (age 39) & Morgan went past 9 to Peover.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 28 Aug 1690. Thursday, no company; my sonne (age 39) & Morgan retorned from Peover in the evening.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 29 Aug 1690. Friday, Morgan went to Chester, Traverse came with my sonne (age 39) at night, supt.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 01 Sep 1690. Monday, after dinner I & my sonne (age 39) went to Chester, alighted at Jacksons; there was Drinkwater, he took a glasse of wine & left me; Crosse came to give me account of the building, stayd not; Danold trimmed me; then came Farington, then the Governor & another with him; then Mercer & the Commissioner about buying wheate (the Governor & his frind left us) then came Fernagh, Kinaston, Rob. Anderson, Alderman Wright; I left them past 6; called at Ephraim Bennets; there was Fletcher the tanner; we had a tankard of ale & went immediately away; came home about 8.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 05 Sep 1690. Friday, my sonne (age 39), his wife, & Sidney went to Chester about 10; Mainwaring & Morgan went after them; whilest we were at dinner Bidolph & Traverse came from Staffordshire; Crews man came to see us; Hardwar came in the evening, went past 6; Mainwaring sonne (age 39), &c. came about 8, from Chester.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 08 Sep 1690. Monday, I, sonne (age 39), Bidolph, Mainwaring, daughters, sisters, &c. went to Chester, dined at Jacksons; there Danold trimmed me; the yonger Wilbraham came to me about his fathers money; Gleg came after dinner, stayd not long; I & Bidolph went to Angells; I went thence to G.Mainwaring's (age 47) saw Mr Bartley; thence I went to the almeshouses; there was Crosse, Mercer, Rummer Tavern, Morris, Pack, Cotton, Jones, 2 Bostocks, 3 Bricklayers; I gave them a dosen of ale at the widdow's; Mr Browne came to us as we were parting; I & Mercer called on Anderson, dranck a tankerd of ale with him & his wife; went thence to Jacksons, met Taylor in the streete, took him with me, discoursed him awhile in the kitchen; also Wilbraham (who payed Crosse 10 li in part of rent) the Governor, Major, Bidolph, Mainwaring my sonne (age 39), Parry, Morgan,&c. were in the parlor & cosen Whitley (who dined with us); the Governor & Major went presently & we soone after; retorned to Peele about 8.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 10 Sep 1690. Wednesday, Mainwaring went to Edisbury's; Bidolph & sonne (age 39) & Morgan went a setting in afternoone; Traverse came back with them & supt; a man of Whitchurch brought venison from Frodesley.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 11 Sep 1690. Thursday, Bidolph Morgan & sonne (age 39) went a coursing; Traverse came with them home,& dined; after dinner I, sonne (age 39), Bidolph & Morgan went to Utkington; there was Crew, Church, Damport, Huxley, another (a stranger),&c. we came at 4, parted at 6; came home; Mainwaring came back after I was in bed; the gardner went to Warburton with venison.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 13 Sep 1690. Satorday, I went to Chester with Bidolph; Nat. Lee went with us; Mainwaring, my sonne (age 39), & Morgan went before; we dined at Wrights; Warburton with us; Danold trimmed me; Vicars came to us; for a while. I went to the Bishop (Farington with me) about 4; met him on the staires going to the Quire; then I went to Jacksons; there was the Governor, the Ajutant, Warburton, Farington, Kinaston, Streete, &c. we parted before 6; Bidolph & I came home; Mainwaring my sonne (age 39) & Lee came to Peele after supper; I found at Peele brother Peter's sonne (age 39) & one Jervas, they came from London; were going for Ireland, &c.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 15 Sep 1690. Monday, Mainwaring went to Peover early; Anderson, Edwards & Basnet dined with us, retorned about 5; Basnet from Shotwick, & Lady Calveley's tenant (at Lee) dined in the buttry; after dinner Bolton & one Hodskin came from Tatenhall; Basnet stayd all night; the rest went back; brother Peter's sonne (age 39) & Jarvis went to Chester (about 4) my 2 sisters with them.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 19 Sep 1690. Friday, Mainwaring went early a hunting; I, sonne (age 39), Bidolph & daughters went to christen S: Husons child; there was Gerard, Travers, Grantham, Shard & many more men & women; we dined & parted about 5; my sonne (age 39) stayd longer, came home with Mainwarng past 8.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 23 Sep 1690. Tuesday, Huson went early towards Mold assises; about 9 my sonne (age 39) & Morgan went after him; after dinner Mainwaring went to Utkington; Traverse & Bonnell dined with us; Grantham came after dinner; brother Robinson stayd all night.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 26 Sep 1690. Friday, my sonne (age 39) & Morgan retorned from Mold & Alrey; Nat. Lee came in the evening & Mr Hussey from Peover.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 27 Sep 1690. Satorday, Mainwaring went early towards London; Huson retorned from Alrey; Lee & Morgan went to Chester; I & my sonne (age 39) after them past 10; we alighted at the Talbot; met Streete & others at the doore; he went with me to Danold the barber, who trimmed me; G.Mainwaring (age 47) came to us; I went & dined with him; my sonne (age 39) & Streete & his wife, sister & daughter dined with us; neare 3 I went to Angells, did not stay, went with G.Mainwaring (age 47) & Streete to meete the Judges; which we did at the Bridge; went after them to the Castle; there was the Sheriffe, Governor, Cotton, Crew, &c. I made the Governor a visit, there was Lord Chomly, Egerton, Warburton, Bell, &c. we drank a glasse of wine (standing) I & the 2 Aldermen left them; they went with me to Jackson's; there was Minshall, Baroby, Nat. Booth, Hannibal Baskerville, my sonne (age 39), Morgan,&c. Ned Morgan came thither as we were parting, my sonne (age 39) & I went before 6, came home past 7.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 01 Oct 1690. Wednesday, I, sonne (age 39), daughters & Bidolph went to Chester; I & sonne (age 39) dined with the Judges, (severall lawyers & Newport, &c.interl) then I went (past 2) with the tenant of Aston, Bonnell, Grantham, &c. to Bretland, to speake about the tenant (Yong's) businesse; then I met Taylor at Huson's house; walked thence to Jackson's; met Hurst, Deane, Anderton, G.Mainwaring (age 47) & severall others in the Rowes; at Jackson's were L: Lloyd, Wright, Newport, G.Mainwaring (age 47), Vicars, Bellot, Lee of Booth, Nat. Lee, Jones, &c. I left them about 6, went home with daughter & Bidolph the keeper came that night with a doe from Frodesly; my 2 sisters came that night to Peele.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 02 Oct 1690. Thursday, one Powell & another came about money due from Roger to Boudler; they & the keeper retorned past 12; 2 men came from Yates about Boothe's money; had it & went away; Sefton came from Barrow about recommending a servant & another man thence about his sonne (age 39) to be my cowman; Salmon & his sonne (age 39) came about work & a man from Shotwick with venison; Bellot, T. Whitley, & L: Lloyd dined with us; Bellot went about 7; the rest stayd all night; also Ned Morgan & Morgan W:

Roger Whitley's Diary. 04 Oct 1690. Satorday, my sonne (age 39), T: Whitley, Lloyd, Ned Morgan & Morgan went to Chester before 10; Huson & Tomkinson before them; Mrs Astrey & the husbandman went to Staffordshire early; John Browne (the cook) came from London about money Roger owes him; dined with us; went away about 2; Swetnam came past 5; stayd all night; my sonne (age 39) retorned about 9 from Chester.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 07 Oct 1690. Tuesday, we had an earthquake (a great one, but of short continuance) about half houer past 7; Angell went (past 10) towards Oulton; Bidolph & Swetnam a larking; past 10, I was served with a summons (by Mrs Lettice Whitley's boy) from Fawlkes, Kenyon, & Acton; to attend theire Reference on the 23rd inst: after dinner my sonne (age 39) & I went to the funerall of Mrs Radley at Tarvyn, before sermon we went with Sherard & another to the Vicars; Mr Grantham invited us to his house; we dranck a glasse of sack; there was Traverse, the Vicar, Bruen, &c. we stayd ½ houer, came home; Mrs Astrey & John retorned from Staffordshire.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 08 Oct 1690. Wednesday, Swetnam went away, 2 men came about taking land; Bidolph went a larking; dined abroad; Traverse came in with my sonne (age 39), supt, stayd all night; soe did Angell.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 09 Oct 1690. Thursday, my sonne (age 39) went to Chester; retorned about 7; Angell went away about 4; 2 Mrs Hardwares made us a visit in the afternoone.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 10 Oct 1690. Friday, Streete sent his man with a letter to persuade me to goe to Chester about election of a Mayor; I did not goe; my sonne (age 39) went thither about 11; Hardwar came to aske for him & Bidolph they were abroad; he stayd not; my sonne (age 39) retorned late from Chester (past 10) Nat. Lee with him; I saw them not that night.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 11 Oct 1690. Satorday, we stayd at home (Bidolph my sonne (age 39), Lee, &c.) no company.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 13 Oct 1690. Monday, about 11 Donald came from Chester to (trimme crossed out) trim me; Ben: Cratchley came about Glasier's businesse; they dined & went before 3; my sonne (age 39) & Lee went at the same time (as they said) a coursing; came back about 7. Tomkinson came back late from the Audit.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 14 Oct 1690. Tuesday, Huson came from the Audit & Tomkinson went to the Audit at Middlewich; my sonne (age 39) & I went to Chester (met Morgan at Tarvyn going to Middlewich) I, sonne (age 39), G.Mainwaring (age 47) Baroby & Crosse dined at Jackson's; we went to the almeshouses; drank some ale at the Widdows with Mr Wright, Streete & some others; went then to Andersons, then to the new Mayor (there were the 2 Leavelookers) we dranck in both places; I went then to G.Mainwaring (age 47) saw his wife & daughter & Mall: Ravenscroft in the Row; went thence (with G.Mainwaring (age 47)) to Jacksons; there was my sonne (age 39), Streete, Wright, Baroby, 2 Kinastons, Mercer, Mainwaring of Wrexam, &c. we parted past 5; Taylor was with me at Jacksons before dinner; stayd not; I called on Bennet in the Forest streete; there was Ely with him; they came to the coach, had a tankerd, went home.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 18 Oct 1690. Satorday, Morgan & Huson went to Chester about 9; my sonne (age 39) & Jackson about 10; about 11 Angell came, dined, went away at 3; Tomkinson retorned about 4; my sonne (age 39), late.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 19 Oct 1690. Sonday, I went to church in the morning; my sonne (age 39) in the afternoone; Morgan came from Chester, about 9.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 21 Oct 1690. Tuesday, G.Mainwaring (age 47), Streete, Farington, Mercer, Fernhagh, Kinaston, Griffith, Pemberton, Parry, Morgan, my sonne (age 39), &c. dined with us; the Chester men retorned past 4.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 25 Oct 1690. Satorday, Frogsall & the 3 others retorned towards Frodesly (about 9) then Huson & Tomkinson went to Chester; my sonne (age 39) went after them past 10, retorned late.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 26 Oct 1690. Sonday, I went to church in the morning with sonne (age 39) & [his sister] daughter Mainwaring; Mrs Huson came to see us in the evening; retorned past 5.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 28 Oct 1690. Tuesday, my sonne (age 39) & I went to Chester; sister Angell with us; lighted at Jacksons; there came Taylor to me; dined at Angells with sonne (age 39) & Morgan & cosen Collyer; cosen Cooper, & (2 interl cosen came in whilest at dinner; Alderman Anderson came after dinner; then I went to the almeshouses; retorned (with Crosse) to Jacksons; thither came the Governor, Streete, Mainwaring Johnson, Deane, Fernhagh, Murray, Kinaston, Parry, Sparks, Goodhand, Morgan, Mercer, &c. we went homewards about 5; came home past 7, Tomkinson with us.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 01 Nov 1690. Satorday, my sonne (age 39), Morgan Huson, went to Chester; Tomkinson after them; sonne (age 39) & Tomkinson retorned late.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 02 Nov 1690. Sonday, I went to church in the morning with [his sister] daughter Mainwaring; sonne (age 39) came after us; Morgan & Huson came in the evening; Fletcher & Jordan dined here.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 05 Nov 1690. Wednesday, Mr Taylor & his brother Ball dined with us; went past 3; at the same tyme my sonne (age 39), his [his wife] wife, children & servants: went to Chester; soe towards London.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 06 Nov 1690. Thursday, the maydeservants & goods went towards London & Morgan past 9 to Chester & the 2 Shropshire men went home; Alderman Edwards sonne (age 39), Burrows & Gray dined with us; went away past 3..

Roger Whitley's Diary. 15 Nov 1690. Satorday, about 2, Mainwaring & I went to Bosoms Inne; there saw Burrows, Bolland, &c. witnesses from Chester; dined at the Sunne in Milk streete; thither came Dr How, stayd not; & Hilmans man to take measure of Nixon & Perryn, Morgan & the Chester witnesses; about 5 M: Morgan & I went to the Sunne; there was Lewes, my sonne (age 39) & Jones; past 8, M: & I went thence; called at the club (at the Hoop in the Strand) there was Wood, Long, Every, Rogers, Maxwell, Shepheard & 3 or 4 more; we left them at 10.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 19 Nov 1690. Wednesday, went to Sir Rowand Gwinne, then to Westminster; dined at Heaven with my sonne (age 39), G.Mainwaring (age 47), brother Peter, Ben Gerard & Parry; then to the Committe; then to Fontayne taverne with 2 Mainwarings, Gleg & Parry.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 24 Nov 1690. Monday, dined at Bacchus, there was 2 Mainwarings, Bidolph, Streete, Parry, Comberbach (2 lawyers) [fo. 126r] Nor: 24.Thomson & Ward, Lord Warington, Lord Paulet, Rich, Bellot, Yong, Birch, Barnediston, Clarke, Dashwood, Lewis, my sonne (age 39), &c. went to the committe about 5; Chester Cause was heard; carryed by one against: us; went thence (about 9) to the Bacchus; there were 2 Mainwarings Streete, Parry, Lewes, William Mainwaring Bradshaw, &c. went home at 10.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 26 Nov 1690. Wednesday, to Colonel Sackviles, then to the Sunne, where the Chester witnesses lay, send for them back to Towne, then to Westminster, then home with my sonne (age 39) (past 2) where we dined; Maxwell came to us whilest at dinner; Wood came after; stayd with me past 6. Morgan & Jackson came also to me, stayd not.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 01 Dec 1690. Monday, went with G.Mainwaring (age 47) to Swinsen; then to Westminster together; dined at Bacchus with 2 Mainwarings, Bellot, Samuell, Gold, Burrage, my sonne (age 39), Streete, &c. went to the comitte, then home.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 04 Dec 1690. Thursday, William Morgan came to see me, then Whitworth, about Lord Maxwell debenters; cosen Fairfax came & dined with us; in the evening, I went to the Sunne; there was Bidolph, Jarrat, Jones, my sonne (age 39), Lewes, G.Mainwaring (age 47), Parry, Lea, Cooke, we parted past 9.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 11 Dec 1690. Thursday, G.Mainwaring (age 48) came about 10, stayd not, I went to the Citty past 11, with Bidolph; then to Mr. [fo. 126v] Mosiers; dined at the Angell with Bidolph, G.Mainwaring (age 48) & Parry; then to the Sunne with them; there was Jones; then came my sonne (age 39), Lewes, Dashwood; retorned home before 9:

Roger Whitley's Diary. 12 Dec 1690. Friday, I went to Kensington with Mainwaring, Bidolph & my sonne (age 39); kissed the King's hand in the Bedchamber; dined (with them) at the Blew Posts, Bidolph & I went at night to Wood, then to Swinfen, then home past 7; a man came (in the morning) from Howard about Manley's money.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 13 Dec 1690. Satorday, went to London with Bidolph; left him with Gleg; went to Mosier, there was Cuttler; Mount came after him; Mosier read over my will, gave directions to Mount; I dined at the Angell with Bidolph, 2 Mainwarings, Whitaker & Borage; Bidolph went betimes; Whitaker's sonne (age 39) after him; Traverse came to us; then Bellot, Lee & Bradshaw; we removed to the Sunne (all but Traverse) there was my sonne (age 39), Morgan, How, & Jackson; Mainwaring & I parted past 8.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 21 Dec 1690. Sonday, G.Mainwaring (age 48) & Knevet dined with us; went before 3; then came my sonne (age 39), & daughter, went about 5; Mrs Wood came about 3; went at 6; Bellot & his kinsman came about 9 & stayd till neare 10.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 29 Dec 1690. Monday, dined at home; Mrs Wood, & Minshall with us; past 3, I went with Minshall to a Master's of Chancery, to give in my answer to Shepheards bill then to Humfreys, then to Tovey; then home; 30. Tuesday, (Fowler came to me about 10: then I interl); I went to Mosier; dined at Pontacks with Mainwaring, Bellot, Lewes, my sonne (age 39) & Borage; he left us about 4; the rest went to the Sonne; Hannibal Baskerville & his sonne (age 39) in law came to us; also Morgan & Hilman & a Cuttler; we parted neare 9; brought Bellot home, stayd with him till 11.