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1、EXTRACTSFROMTHEDIARYOFWILLIAMBRAYEXTRACTSFROMTHEDIARYOFWILLIAMBRAYbyWilliamBray1EXTRACTSFROMTHEDIARYOFWILLIAMBRAYTheseextractsareprintedforthegratificationofMr.Bray'sdescendants;whowillseeinthemaremarkableinstanceofalifeofsociabilityandamusement,combinedwithgreatandsuccessfulindustr
2、y.Moreextractswouldhaveonlyshewnthesameactivityandpursuits.2EXTRACTSFROMTHEDIARYOFWILLIAMBRAYMEMOIRMr.BraywasbornatShere,onthe15thofNovember,1736.HewastheyoungestofthethreesonswhosurvivedtheirfatherEdwardBray,Esq.Georgetheeldest,whowasintheChurch,andthesecondsonEdward,whowasintheArm
3、y,bothdiedunmarried;and,onthedeathofGeorgethesurvivor,in1803,Mr.BraysucceededtothepossessionoftheManorsofShereandGumshall,whichhadbelongedtohisancestorsfromthereignofHenrytheEighth.WhentenyearsoldhewasplacedatRugby,whereheremaineduntilhewasarticledtoMr.Martyr,anAttorneyofGuildford.I
4、n1761,hewasappointedaClerkoftheBoardofGreenCloth,atSt.James's,throughthepatronageofSirJohnEvelyn.HisattendanceattheBoarddidnotpreventhispractisingasanAttorney,anditintroducedhimtomanyclients.In1777,hepublisheda'TourinDerbyshireandYorkshire,'andasecondeditionofitin1783.In1797,hewasch
5、osenoneoftheCouncil,andafewyearsafterwardsTreasurer,oftheSocietyofAntiquaries,manyofhiscommunicationstowhichareprintedinthe'Archaeologia.'In1801,onthedeathoftheRevd.Mr.Manning,whohadbeenengagedforsomeyearsincompilingthe'HistoryofSurrey,'Mr.Brayundertooktocompletethework.Thefirstvolu
6、mewaspublishedin1804,thesecondin1809,andthethirdin1814.Hisnextandlastliteraryundertakingwastheeditingofthe'EvelynMemoirs,'whichhecompletedin1817.{1}Althoughinhis80thyear,hetranscribedinhisownhandwritingnearlythewholeofMr.Evelyn'sJournal.Hediedfromweakness,andwithoutanydisorder,onthe
7、21stofDecember,1832,havingenteredhis97thyearonthe15thoftheprecedingmonth.Hishabitsbeforemarriagedidnotpromiseeitheranindustriousoraverylonglife.Hespentalmosteverynightatcards,andmanyofhismorningsinotheramusements.Afterhismarriagehebecamemoreattentivetohisprofessionalbusiness;butheco
8、ntinuedformanyyears