Old times re-visited in the borough and parish of Lymington, Hants . , rarely sober in the afternoon : never aftersupper. His favourite liquor was porter, with a glass of gin between each pot. Doctor Ducarelused to stint Oldys to three quarts of beer, whenever he visited him. Olio, page 136. f The produce [of the farm at Bunion] maintained a number of horses and men, which weremultiplied by the intermixture of domestic and rural servants ; and in the intervals of labour, thefavourite team was harnessed to the family —Gibbons Autobiography. t In Sussex, where roads were extremely bad, it
Old times re-visited in the borough and parish of Lymington, Hants . , rarely sober in the afternoon : never aftersupper. His favourite liquor was porter, with a glass of gin between each pot. Doctor Ducarelused to stint Oldys to three quarts of beer, whenever he visited him. Olio, page 136. f The produce [of the farm at Bunion] maintained a number of horses and men, which weremultiplied by the intermixture of domestic and rural servants ; and in the intervals of labour, thefavourite team was harnessed to the family —Gibbons Autobiography. t In Sussex, where roads were extremely bad, it was not at all uncommon to see a familycarriage drawn painfully through the deep clay, by oxen, instead of horses. J Captain Grose, the well-known antiquary and humorous writer. He was a constant frequenterof Christchurch, Ringwood, and Ijmington. His sister (Miss Grose, an ancient maiden lady),will be found for many years on the old rate books as occupying the now No. 122 High Street;then a private house, and considered a very genteel (though small) o o o o qo THE COUNTRY SQUIRE. 97 pounds per annum, who commonly appeared in a plain drab orplush coat, large silver buttons, a jockey cap, and rarely without[jack] boots. His travels never exceeded the distance of thecounty town, and that only at assize and session time, or toattend an election. Once a week he commonly dined at thenext market town, with the Attorneys and Justices. This manwent to church regularly, read the Weekly Journal, settled theparochial disputes between the parish ofBcers at the vestry, andafterwards adjourned to the neighbouring ale-house, where he usuallygot drunk for the good of his country. He never played at cardsbut at Christmas, when a family pack was produced from the mantle-piece. He was commonly followed by a couple of greyhoundsand a pointer, and announced his arrival at a neighbours houseby smacking his whip, or giving the view-halloo.* His drinkwas generally ale, except on Christm
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