call’d on us with a carriage about 3 O’clock. We stepp’d in after leaving Helen with the care of the house. Soon reach’d Belle-vue. Old Fisher is recovering. We procur’d some cherries, and, after viewing the beauties of the situation, set off again; and next seated ourselves at Palmer’s about 6 or 7 miles from town.—Here we had coffee. Return’d between 7 and 8 O’clock.
   26th. This forenoon I had a long walk under a hot sun; to the Ship-yards, to Dr. Young’s and from that up the Post-road to see a patient near Potter’s field.—I was employ’d there thro’ the means of Marshall the Grave-digger.—(It is not the first time Physicians and Grave-diggers have thrown business into each other’s hands).
   July 12. My mind has been occupied with a scheme which may appear a piece of presumption in such a novice in natural History.—My scheme is, to establish, if practicable, a system of Botany on the Fruit of plants.—If this should turn out to be a fruitless endeavour, it may at least serve to throw some useful knowledge in my way.
   20th. In the evening we had a sort of a frolic. My Brother came in and dress’d himself in a suit of Helen’d clothes, while she put on a suit of mine.—Thus equipp’d and escorted by J. Dougall, Miss