(Richard, mariner on board the merchantman Three Brothers of Kingsbridge, of ?Devon, or Gloucestershire) [Diary on board the Three Brothers of Kingsbridge], autograph manuscript signed, 47pp. excluding blanks (1p. in pencil), ink note at end relating to Drew's family: "Revd. Mr. Elliott Ranwick [Randwick] near Stroude Gloucestershire buried my Wife Febury 1823", and another ink note concerning Drew's son, A.B. Drew bound apprentice at Plymouth to James Dunning of Bishop Wearmouth ship owner, with a full-page watercolour of a ship outside a harbour, with a fort overlooking the harbour, pencil note: "Dover or Hastings", and a pen and ink sketch of a map of Margate depicting Captain Stephen Hooper's horizontal windmill, 1f. excised, 1 blank f. with corner torn away, original roan, a few small marks, in a good state of preservation, 8vo, 18th May 1789 - c. 1800 & February 1823. *** The diary of a mariner on a merchant vessel, trading slate in Holland. Drew joined the "intended Voyage to Holland in ye new Sloop Three Brothers of Kingsbridge" at Salcombe in Devon, with "Captain Bebell Gillard Mastr." includes: A description of George III recovering at Weymouth in the summer of 1789 after his first attack of "Madness". July 8 W.S.W. at 10PM Peverell point bore N.N.W. Dist 5 Legues blow'd strong & great Sea at 4 O.Cl. abrest of Portland Road Anchord... I went onshore met... Southcote... there then walk to Weymouth... as the King & Queen & 4 of ye Princesses there ye had been there 10 Days the King Bath'd at 6 O.Cl Morning being the second time the Princesses had Bath'd once went to the Duke's Head & gote some Dinner sawCaptn. Whiten of Brixham who Dined with us... then went together to ye Turnpike Gate towards Dorchester abt. ½Mile where we waited to see his 's return from their Mornings ride he stopt when he came to the gate ask'd the Gate man what yt. Inscription was over the Door how long it had been there was on Horseback on a bay Horse wore a Blew Coat with red Collar [Windsor uniform] Round hat single Curl'd Red Hair'd Wigg like Coachmans Wigg looks quite Healthy & red in the face... it was reported the day before as the King was on his Morning Ride he walked into a Field where there was an Old Woman weeding the King ask'd where the rest of her comrades was gone as he saw more with her in the morning her Answer - gone Sir! Gone to Weymouth to see the King pox had em beleve to beter they'd stayed & mind their work for the King is but a Man for ought I doe know - he gave her 2 Guineas & walk'd from her... ." One of the earliest references to Captain Stephen Hooper's horizontal windmill at Margate: "24 [May 1789] seen a new invented Horizont Windmill on the outside 60 feet by 36...". full transcript of the diary is available on request.
(Richard, mariner on board the merchantman Three Brothers of Kingsbridge, of ?Devon, or Gloucestershire) [Diary on board the Three Brothers of Kingsbridge], autograph manuscript signed, 47pp. excluding blanks (1p. in pencil), ink note at end relating to Drew's family: "Revd. Mr. Elliott Ranwick [Randwick] near Stroude Gloucestershire buried my Wife Febury 1823", and another ink note concerning Drew's son, A.B. Drew bound apprentice at Plymouth to James Dunning of Bishop Wearmouth ship owner, with a full-page watercolour of a ship outside a harbour, with a fort overlooking the harbour, pencil note: "Dover or Hastings", and a pen and ink sketch of a map of Margate depicting Captain Stephen Hooper's horizontal windmill, 1f. excised, 1 blank f. with corner torn away, original roan, a few small marks, in a good state of preservation, 8vo, 18th May 1789 - c. 1800 & February 1823. *** The diary of a mariner on a merchant vessel, trading slate in Holland. Drew joined the "intended Voyage to Holland in ye new Sloop Three Brothers of Kingsbridge" at Salcombe in Devon, with "Captain Bebell Gillard Mastr." includes: A description of George III recovering at Weymouth in the summer of 1789 after his first attack of "Madness". July 8 W.S.W. at 10PM Peverell point bore N.N.W. Dist 5 Legues blow'd strong & great Sea at 4 O.Cl. abrest of Portland Road Anchord... I went onshore met... Southcote... there then walk to Weymouth... as the King & Queen & 4 of ye Princesses there ye had been there 10 Days the King Bath'd at 6 O.Cl Morning being the second time the Princesses had Bath'd once went to the Duke's Head & gote some Dinner sawCaptn. Whiten of Brixham who Dined with us... then went together to ye Turnpike Gate towards Dorchester abt. ½Mile where we waited to see his 's return from their Mornings ride he stopt when he came to the gate ask'd the Gate man what yt. Inscription was over the Door how long it had been there was on Horseback on a bay Horse wore a Blew Coat with red Collar [Windsor uniform] Round hat single Curl'd Red Hair'd Wigg like Coachmans Wigg looks quite Healthy & red in the face... it was reported the day before as the King was on his Morning Ride he walked into a Field where there was an Old Woman weeding the King ask'd where the rest of her comrades was gone as he saw more with her in the morning her Answer - gone Sir! Gone to Weymouth to see the King pox had em beleve to beter they'd stayed & mind their work for the King is but a Man for ought I doe know - he gave her 2 Guineas & walk'd from her... ." One of the earliest references to Captain Stephen Hooper's horizontal windmill at Margate: "24 [May 1789] seen a new invented Horizont Windmill on the outside 60 feet by 36...". full transcript of the diary is available on request.
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