Diary of Ralph Josselin (Private Collection)

3.10.1644 (Thursday 3 October 1644)

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3: God good to me in my journey to Colchester homewards and outwards: in Colchester I saw a child beat down with the pack of a horse and the horse passed by without doing it any hurt, there were 2 brothers met that had been at difference divers years, and there was no likelihood of making peace between them, we for our part could do nothing in the business though I did Labour the same, there I paid 4s. excise for 2 bags of hops. much love in my friends the commissioners who paid my ordinary for me./