Roger Whitley's Diary. 18 Mar 1690. Tuesday, I went to G.Mainwaring's (age 47); then to Booths, here Sheriffe Randle Batho & many frinds were; then went together to Roode Dee; after us came the other Sheriffe, Grosvenor, Leeming, Lord Cholmely &c; the Court was opened by Proclamation in the usual manner; my sonne (age 39) & neare 30 (old interl) freemen demanded the pole; Sheriffe Partington denyed it (Sheriffe Randle Batho for it) protested against shutting up the books & declaring till all were poled; Grosvenor & Leeming brought Pemberton (the madman, & one more with an intent to pole & endeavord to bring others but could not & seeing our Party considerable & more coming on (18 of which demanded the pole under their hands) but Sheriffe Partington would not yield to it; shut up the books; declared the pole in favour of Grosvenor & Leeming; Sheriffe Randle Batho declared for me & G.Mainwaring (age 47) orderd Parry (onder Towne Clarke) to publish it; Partington commanded Constables to put him downe & carry him to prison (but they did not), then Randle Batho got up himselfe & desired Mainwaring to publish me, & G.Mainwaring (age 47) duly chose & that he would retorne us; then Partington & ye other Party left the Court (I think without ajournment:) went to the Penthouse; Randle Batho & we stayd; the books were cast up, & closed; Proclamation made; we were carryed up in chaires (with great nombers of people) dined at the Sunne, Randle Batho, severall Aldermen, &c. with us; they sealed our Indentures; went to the Penthouse to annexe them to the writ; Partington refused it; soe did the Seale Keeper; we sent it away to the Clark of the Crowne by Morgan Whitley; we dined there about 2, parted about 5; went with Streete to Shire Hall; poled, went to the Sunne (many frinds there) parted at 9.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 01 Apr 1690. Tuesday, Wakefeild the plasterer (& a laborer) came to worke; Finchet brought the rent of Kelsall; after dinner came John Hussey the Peover gardner with some money for Morgan Whitley but stayd not; also a man of Tarvyn for money for curing? Harison's head; & Mrs Hardware to visit my daughters.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 19 Apr 1690. Satorday, I went to Chester, alighted at Wrights; saw him & Lee of Darnehall; Robinson came to me about some money he pretends due to him & another about money owing Mr Lewes Williams; Lee & I went to Angells, then to the Judges; dined with them at Scranmore's; with Crew, Sir Jos: Allen, Hopkins, Streete, &c. went with Streete (past 3) to Mrs Mainwarings; then to Jacksons; there was Kinaston, Johnson, Pemberton, Minshall; Colonel Langston came late; I left them neare 7; was awhile (about 5) with Sir William Aston & Mr Booth in the dining roome; where they were about the militia businesse; Morgan Whitley went home with me in my coach; Alban Gray spoke with me at Jackson's; but stayd not.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 13 Jun 1690. Friday, Sir John, Morgan, Bell, Taylor, &c. dined with us; also Sir Rowland Gwynne (age 32), LeLeck, Roe & that company; they parted past 5; Roger went about ½ houer after them in order to his going to Ireland; Morgan Whitley & Huson went with him to accompany him to the waterside; Mainwaring & Bidolph went to Cokaine about 6, retorned about 12; cosen Christian Powell & her neece came to see us in the evening; stayd all night; Jordan came in the afternoone to talk of work.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 29 Jul 1690. Tuesday, Lord Warington & Lee left Peele; I went to Chester, past 9; Grantham went with me; I went to the Castle, walked awhile in the Hall with the lawyers; when the Court sate (Lord Warrington, Goldsmith, & Mainwaring being on the Bench) I took the Oaths & Test; then went to the coffee house, & Jacksons; saw the Governor & Knox in both places; the Prince of Denmark's gentleman came to me [at] Jacksons; sayd the Prince desired at my House (if we had roome) or as neare as he could to the King, that he would come to Peele next day; I went immediately home, came there neare 2; found the Bishop, Fog, Streete, Warburton, his wife & sister, Mrs Booth & daughter; Dr Angell, &c. at dinner; our Vicar came after me; the Bishop: & his company went about 5, the rest past 6; then came Walley the Goldsmith about Morgan Whitley's money; but being late, sayed he would come agen to morrow; Savage came late to speake with Mainwaring.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 30 Jul 1690. Wednesday, Huson & Jon went to Warrington & Aston to buy a horse & beefe; Cadwallader came with a buck; retorned in the afternoone; the Prince of Denmarks servant & another came to see the house, then went to Mr Hardwar's; soe back to Chester; Walley came when we were at dinner & dined; went away afterwards (& I think the gardner with him) with 400 li for Morgan Whitley; in the evening came Bingly & his sonne (age 39) (a boy) to visit us; dranck & stayd not; after supper Mainwaring retorned from Chester & Goldsmith with him; they eate cold meate, had a bottle; parted past 11; Syddall & Yong came about selling a cow; I left them with Huson, past 11. Pratchet came from Dedington.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 01 Aug 1690. Friday, I went to Chester (the 2 militia horse with me) alighted at Jacksons; there was Warrington, his sonne (age 39), Lee, Roger Mainwaring, &c. we dined there, also Jodrell, Bellott, &c. about 3, I went to the Feathers to see Sir Luson Gore, met Edwards & Lloyd in the Rowes; then to Angells, then back to Jacksons; stayd there (with many of the same company) till neare 6; Duckenfeild, Streete, 3 or 4 of the Lees were sometimes with us & yong Roger Mainwaring & Morgan Whitley; the next barber's man trimmed me; I took coach at the Talbot, there was Morgan, Streete, & Swetnam; I came home past 7.