Godwin Diary

Hereford 23.4.1793 at the theatre

Boyle's 1792 Lord Viscount Hereford 7 Chandois St / Lady Hereford 8 Chandois St Cavendish Sq / Lady Hereford 17 Portland Place / Bishop of Hereford 1 Chesterfield St

Saumarez  20.4.1793 call on.

Richard Saumarez DNB 1764-1835 surgeon. R S surgeon of Newington Butts 1800 subscr to works of Burns

9.4.1793 calls on Godwin / 19.4.1793 again / tea at Godwin's with Scott 13.5.1793 / Godwin calls on A Scott and talks of Taylor & Rivers 14.8.1793 / calls on Godwin 23.2.1794

Seward 19.5.1793 at Tooke's / 23.1.1798 at Johnson's / 13.10.1820 seek Seward / 16.10.1820 call on Seward

First two entries above perhaps William Seward DNB 1747-99 anecdotist

Edward Seward 1770/1 - 1795 'pantisocrat' & friend Of Robert Southey

5.4.1793 Crawford at Nicholson's. In Godwin's 1796 list in 1793 and in 1794 version.

Bancroft 31.3.1793 at Paradise's.

Edward Bancroft DNB 1744-1821 chemist and spy, mentioned in Shepperson as a lifelong friend of John Paradise. Boyle's 1792 Dr Bancroft 21 Francis St Tottenham Ct Rd

Lady Saye & Sele 31.3.1793 at Paradise's.

Elizabeth daughter of Sir Edward Turner, 2nd Bart. of Ambrosden by Cassandra daughter of William Leigh of Adlestrop. Born 18.2.1741 married 1767 Thomas Twistleton 7th Baron Saye & Sele who died by his own hand 1.7.1788; she died Blandford St, Portman Sq 1.4.1816 very rich. (The next Lord Saye & Sele didn't marry till 8.9.1794.) Mentioned in Shepperson as a guest of Paradises'. Boyle's 1792 Lord Saye & Sele 8 Manchester St

22.3.1793 Jardine calls, tell him of spy & Nicholson 

Godwin had seen Major AlexanderJardine the day before and then seen William Nicholson at supper (and talked of degeneracy) .

E Pomfret 31.3.1793 at Paradise's. George Fermor born 1768, became Earl Pomfret 9.6.1785, died 1830

Mrs Milne 22.5.1793 at James Marshall's with Hannah Godwin & Mrs Mills 16.3.1793 at Hannah Godwin's (see Mills, Mrs). May have been same person in which case Milne is more likely correct

Mr Milne surveyor Upper Marybone St subscr to Cox's Voyage 1791

Andrew Milne of Gt Russell St Bloomsbury Esq shopman to Mr Jordan bookseller Fleet St (witness in treason trials 1794) (see Jordan, Jeremiah Samuel)