The John Bargrave Collection
Additional MS 4956
British Library, London, England, Europe
Date:1698 Author (in assoc. with a ms or print source)William Courten (28 Mar 1642-26 Mar 1702) Mentions or referencesAnn Keatch (-) Mentions or referencesJane Keatch (-) Mentions or referencesWilliam Keatch (-) Mentions or referencesMrs. Langly (-) Printer or PublisherRichard Saunder (-fl. 1698) Documents in Manuscript: [Courten's diary], 1-65(Diary)[Key to Courten's Cipher], 66(Cipher key)
Annotation:William Courten's diary of 1698, interleaved with an almanac for 1698, Apollo Anglicanus, published by Richard Saunder. The English portions are almost entirely a record of the daily weather and particularly the course of Courten's illness, its symptoms, and attempts at medication, diet, and other therapy. The portions in cipher pertain to his business and personal exchanges. Names mentioned include Mrs. Langly (f. i), and Ann, Jane, and William Keatch.