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Travels of G. Wilson and J. Bentham Esq:rs from
Maresfield to London Dec:r 12th 1777

At East Grindstead we took in a Welch Drover: three or
four myrmidons of his mounted aloft: his partner (in trade
I mean not in bed) escorted us on horseback.. At Godstone where
we dined (Godstone is 21 miles from Maresfield & 20 from London,
we received a further reinforcement of a Town - Macaroni, a
Country Justice, a Play - house Critic, a Cricketer, and a
Captain in the Blues. The Captain was according to his own
account the tallest Officer Man in the tallest Regiment in England.
being, as he told us 6 foot 4 inches high. He could not sit
upright in the Coach: Wilson was a shrimp to him. The
Macaroni display'd a blue and gold enamelled Geneva watch
with the picture of a lady on the outside of the case. The
Justice smelt a little strongish of Tobacco. This pretious weed
we had in all shapes: his Worship smoking (that is to say having
smoked) it, the Macaroni snuffing it, and the Welch Drover
chewing it

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Date_1	1777-12-12	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	538	Main Headings	[[main_headings::"Travels of G. Wilson and J. Bentham Esq, from Maresfield[?] to London"]]
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