(mes) Mendez 27.5.1790 at miss Williams'

Sarah Brydges Willyams DNB d.1863 nee Sarah Mendez de Costa married Willyams, poet in 1794

Ester Mendez will PCC 1791

Moses Mendez and wife 1797 (Chancery suit C12/226/20)

David Mendez Sun F 1802 confectioner 2 Harrow St Shoreditch, 1804 merchant 2 Narrow St, Woolpack Alley, Houndsditch

Abraham de Mendez and wife, Eva de M, Matilda de M (Chancery suit C13/181/6)

Samuel Mendez 12 Red Lion St Kingsland Rd dealer & Thomas Lovett 3 York Rd Hackney broker 1827 (London Met Arch MJ/SP/1827/SEPT/077)

S. L. 23.5.1790 at John Paradise's. The only names that begin with L in Godwin's dairy before this date are Lister, Lewis, Lindsey and Lofft. See my entry for Lister, Samuel

23.5.1790 Forster at Paradise's. In Godwin's 1796 list as Foster crossed out, and in 1794 version

Georg Adam Forster DNB 1754-94 son of Reinhold Forster DNB 1729-98. By this time the father was living in Germany but the son was on a journey whch he made into a book and which included a visit to England. 



 

23.5.1790 F North at Paradise's. In 1794 version of Godwin's 1796 list but left out of 1796 version 

Probably not the blind and ageing politician Lord North but either his son Francis DNB 1761-1817 who wrote a play 'The Kentish Baron' 1791 or his son Frederick DNB 1766-1827 who was a Fellow of Royal Society and joined Greek Orthodox church, so very much up Paradise's street but perhaps abroad at this time



 

23.5.1790 Hawke at Paradise's. Appeared in 1794 version of Godwin's 1796 list but crossed out, and left out of 1796 version

Martin Bladen Hawke 1744-1805 son of admiral Edward Hawke DNB 1705-81



 

11.5.1790 Abp / 21.5.1790 again.

Surely Archbishop of Canterbury? in 1790 this was John Moore DNB 1730-1805



 

9.5.1790 Raper at Paradise's and 23.5.1790 there.

9.5.1790 Dornford at Paradise's and 23.5.1790 and 30.12.1792 there. In Godwin's 1796 list crossed out, and in 1794 version

Sir Josiah Dornford 1734-1810 or his son Joseph DNB 1763-97. 



 

Ede 9.5.1790 at John Paradise's / 21.3.1805 adv at Philips'

Dedingston 7.5.1790 at miss Williams'

only instance I found of this surname (spelt Dedi or Deddi) a merchant? of Boston at Williamsburg Maryland 1769