11.4.1809 call on Chater / 19.9.1809 again / 1.8.1810 Chater calls / 14.8.1810 again / 21.8.1810 call on Chater / 3.1.1811 again / 13.4.1811 again / 17.6.1811 again / 27.11.1811 write to Chater / 20.12.1816 call on Chater

5.4.1809 Crown & Anchor; present Spyring &c / 3.2.1824 Spyring calls / 7.6.1828 meet Spyring

Crown & Anchor was a memorial drink or meeting for Thomas Holcroft, followed by dinner at Thelwall's. Spyring & Marsden chemists & druggists 163 Borough, directories 1801, 1816. John Samuel Shepheard Spyring treasurer of Brighton Unitarian church 1822, will PCC 1848 gent of Brighton. Born 11.10.1774 St John Exeter son of John Spyring and Elizabeth dau. of Samuel Shepheard registered Dr Williams 10.7.1816.

9.3.1809 theatre; adv. (Walpoles & Pole)

1.4.1809 R Cloud sups

Only mention in Godwin's diary. Evening after Holcroft's funeral. A rare name so the person below is a possible, would have been aged 16, no obvious connection to Godwin.

23.3.1809 Boardman calls

Only once in Godwin's diary.

21.3.1809 sup at Topping's, w. M(ary) J(ane) & miss Zielske / 14.8.1811 sup at Topping's, w. M(ary) J(ane), Wele & miss Zieltske

Very likely Harriett dau. of Thomas Zielske a German pastrycook in Knightsbridge, his will PCC 1811. In 1808 she took an apprentice Mary Sayer premium £50 for 3 years, as a preceptoress of Cumming-st, Pentonville. From 1815 to 1825 she was at 15 Tavistock-sq (Land Tax). She died unmarried at Reading, her will PCC 1845. In 1809 she had three unmarried sisters, Amelia, Mary Ann and Caroline, and a married sister Sophia Chapman.

28.2.1809 Seabrook calls (not seen) / 2.3.1809 Seabrook calls / 22.3.1810 call on Seabrook / 26.3.1810 Seabrook calls / 30.3.1810 again / 1.4.1810 again / 8.4.1810 again / 21.12.1810 Wardmote St Brides; adv. (Seabrook, Waithman) / 4.10.1811 Seabrook calls / 31.10.1811 call on Seabrook (not seen) / 1.11.1811 Seabrook calls

13.2.1809 Raddon calls / 12.5.1809 again / 18.5.1809 again / 6.6.1809 again / 12.6.1809 again

Holdens Directory 1811: Robert Raddon plumber & glazier 25 Hatton Wall (will PCC 1844) / Capt W Raddon 5 Jamaica-row, Bermondsey / Mr William Raddon 22 Upper Eaton-st Pimlico. This last was the line engraver artist & entomologist William Raddon 1778-1848, friend of Fuseli. Married to Ann, 22 years his senior.

13.4.1809 dine at Thelwal's, w. Nicholson, Wolcot, Mortimer, Soane, Brittons & miss Pate / 21.10.1820 call on Soane / 18.12.1820 again / 14.2.1826 meet Kenney & Soane, jr / 8.4.1832 call on Daniel; adv. Soane / 1.5.1832 theatre; adv. Gents, Soane &c

11.1.1809 call on J Taylor : meet mrs Beresford & Perry. adv. Proby / 30.5.1818 call on J Taylor; adv. Proby / 11.7.1818 call on J Taylor; adv. Smith & Proby

The only three times Proby appeared in Godwin's diary, (except in 1798 when Godwin read a book by William C Proby comparing Godwin's philosophy with that of Lycurgus of Sparta), and all at (or near in the first case) John Taylor's. Possibly the author William C Proby about whom I know nothing, possibly John Proby, Lord Proby 1780-1855 History of Parliament. John Taylor DNB 1757-1832. Records of My Life