A PARISH OFFICER'S JOURNAL!!

ROSE early, and reflected on the dignity of my office—put on my beft wig, to create awe and
reverence in my family—Betty my wife's new maid servant not sufficiently ftruck by my appear-
ance—a great deal too free—remember to give her warning—ate a hearty breakfast and looked
over the parifh accounts—Tom Giles, the Painter, charges too much for mending the command-
ments—remember not to employ him about John the Baptift's head in the charger—add a few
pounds to the repairing of the pulpit and reading defk, and fpeculate on the gallery windows—
remember to have my name placed in a confpicuous fituation, facing the middle aifle—put on my
beft clothes, and fet out to meet the gentlemen of the annoyance jury—met Bill Jenkins, the Gla-
zier—paffed by me without touching his hat—call on him for his arrears of the window tax—fet
out with the jury from the veſtry room at eleven o'clock precifely— a moſt awful and fublime
appearance—remember to get the beadles larger hats—they want weight and dignity—overfet fix
old women's apple barrows, and brought off the property—chaffed the light weights and meaſures
with infinite fucceſs—dined with the gentlemen at the Cat and Bag Pipes—returned home foon in
order to prepare for the evening's entertainment—several applications from the poor—impoſsible
to pay attention to every thing—took my afternoon's nap—dreamt about fees of office—looked
over my little perquifites, and adjusted my wig—had half an hours bickering with my wife to keep
up my conſequence—and fet out to meet my parifh friends at the George, where we made a moſt
excellent fupper, on the profits of a child, and adjusted ſeveral weighty parochial concerns, while
partaking of the good things the landlord prepared for us, which confiſted of rumps of beef, legs
of mutton, fuet puddings, fat geefe, onions, and other light and delicate articles—ſpent the evening
very convivially, and made up another party for the day enfuing.

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Rowlandson Seul

# A PARISH OFFICER'S JOURNAL!!

ROSE early, and reflected on the dignity of my office—put on my beft wig, to create awe and
reverence in my family—Betty my wife's new maid fervant not sufficiently truck by my appear-
ance—a great deal too free—remember to give her warning—ate a hearty breakfast and looked
over the parifh accounts—Tom Giles, the Painter, charges too much for mending the command-
ments—remember not to employ him about John the Baptift's head in the charger—add a few
pounds to the repairing of the pulpit and reading defk, and fpeculate on the gallery windows—
remember to have my name placed in a confpicuous fituation, facing the middle aifle—put on my
beft clothes, and fet out to meet the gentlemen of the annoyance jury—met Bill Jenkins, the Gla-
zier—paffed by me without touching his hat—call on him for his arrears of the window tax—fet
out with the jury from the veltry room at eleven o'clock precifely— a moft awful and fublime
appearance—remember to get the beadles larger hats—they want weight and dignity—overfet fix
old women's apple barrows, and brought off the property—chaffed the light weights and meafures
with infinite fuccefs—dined with the gentlemen at the Cat and Bag Pipes—returned home foon in
order to prepare for the evening's entertainment—feveral applications from the poor—impoſſible
to pay attention to every thing—took my afternoon's nap—dreamt about fees of office—looked
over my little perquifites, and adjuſted my wig—had half an hours bickering with my wife to keep
up my confequence—and fet out to meet my parifh friends at the George, where we made a moſt
ecellent ſupper, on the profits of a child, and adjuſted feveral weighty parochial concerns, while
partaking of the good things the landlord prepared for us, which confiſted of rumps of beef, legs
of mutton, fuet puddings, fat geeſe, onions, and other light and delicate articles—ſpent the evening
very convivially, and made up another party for the day enfuing.

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