The Natural History of Selborne

Brother Thomas, & his daughter, & two sons came.  The chaise that brought some of them passed along the king’s high road into the village by Newton lane, & down the N. field hill; both of which have had much labour bestowed on them, & are now very safe.  This is the first carriage that ever came this way.  Planted tulips again in the borders; & the small off-sets in a nursery-bed.

No acorns, & very few beech-mast.  No beech-mast last year, but acorns  innumerable.

The hanger is almost naked: some parts of my tall hedges still finely variegated: the fading foliage of the elm is beautifully contrasted to the beeches.

The deep, golden colour of the larches amidst the dark evergreens makes a lovely contrast.

Timothy out.  Great meteor.

Mr John Mulso was shot in the legs.

Many people are tyed-up about the head, on account account of tooth-aches, & face-aches.

Foliage turns very dusky: the colour of the woods & hangers appears very strange, & what men, not acquainted with the country, would call very unnatural.

Mr John Mulso came.

Dug, trenched, & earthed the asparagus-beds, & filled the trenches with leaves, flower-stalks, etc.