SELECTIONS FROM THE DIARY OF CHRISTOPHER SANDERSON OF BARNARD CASTLE.' INTRODUCTION. As may be seen by referring to the accompanying pedigree, Christopher Sanderson, the diarist, was born at Barnard Castle in the year 1617, being the third son of Philip Sanderson, a substantial haberdasher in that town. Whether he followed his father's occupation is unknown, but he married young and became wealthy, was made a justice of the peace for the county of Durham, purchased an estate at Eggleston in the year 1659, and entered his pedigree at Dugdale's Visitation in 1666. By his three marriages he had a numerous family and was able to give three of his sons a university education. As a justice, he was one of those who unsuccessfully withstood Bishop Cosin's resolution to withdraw the privilege granted to the county of Durham during the Commonwealth of returning to Parliament knights of the shire and burgesses.2 1 The manuscript diary entrusted to the Editor by the owner, Sir Jonathan Backhouse, bart., had been transcribed and made ready for the printer, when it was pointed out that in 1906 Mr. F. C. Beazley, F.S.A., had contributed to the twenty-second volume of the Genealogist a paper entitled 'The Diary and Pedigree of Christopher Sanderson of Eggleston,' carefully prepared from an original MS. in the possession of Mrs. G. R. Clover. On comparing the versions the Editor found himself convinced that the last mentioned copy was the older of the two. After consulting Mr. Beazley it was resolved to print those entries only which relate to events of public interest, to refer the readers to the aforesaid volume of the Genealogist for the Sanderson family register and to omit the register of the weather which occupies a full half of the diary. The Editor desires to record his obligation to Mr. Beazley who, with great kindness, has collated the proofs with Mrs. Clover's MS., which has been followed when the readings of the two versions digress. * Cf. Hutchinson, Durham, vol. i. p. 540. The Egglestone estate, acquired from Toby Ewbank of that place, by deed dated 25 January, 1659, was settled on the marriage of the diarist's eldest son, Cuthbert Sanderson, with Frances, elder daughter of William Fielding. The trustees of the settlement, which is dated 21 June, 1670, were: Christopher Musgrave, esq., Basil Fielding, gent., Francis Sanderson, merchant, and William Aubone, merchant. The property was sold 31st January, 1726, by the diarist's grand-son, Christopher Sanderson, to Robert Coatsworth, described as 'brother and heir of William Coatsworth deceased,' who had advanced the large sum of 7,0571. 15s. 8d. on account of the vendor. The diarist was father of Robert Sanderson, who, after being educated at Brignal school and at St. John's college, Cambridge, became first assistant, and afterwards joint, editor of Rymer's Foedera. Robert Sanderson also published a volume of Original Letters of William III. He was clerk of the Chapel of the Rolls and usher of the High Court of Chancery, and in 1727 succeeded to Armathwaite castle under the will of his elder brother William. He died at his house in Chancery Lane on the 25 December, 1741, and as he gave the family estates to a grand-son of his sister, Margaret Milburn, it is probable that the male descendants of the diarist had already failed. A daughter, born and died (a) Diaale, Visitation of Durham, 1666. th er, Familiae Minorum Gentium, vol. 111, p. 872. (b) Bahern Notes and Queries, p. 165. DIARY. Memorandum, that I was married the 4th day of March, 1640, to Christian Thursby.3 Lieute.-general Oliver Cromwell came into Barnard Castle upon Tuesday, the 24th day of October, 1648,4 and went to Richmond the next day. There went out of Barnard-castle to meete him and ridd before him into the town, and soe conducted him into his lodgeing and presented him with burnt wine [and] short cake :-Anthony Martindale, Matthew Stodart, Cuthbert Raine, Robert Hutton, Francis Huchinson, William Hutton, Morgan Rowlandson, Thomas Heslop, Samuell Martindaile, George Dayle, John Lively, William Wharton. Memorandum, that in August, 1648, when the kinge's party marched through Barnard-castle, I htcro Rcpht ffcl vey god adn found cll the acualeers.5 Memorandum, that upon the 25 October, 1648, I was taken by a warrant from George Lilburne and bound over to answer the first jale delivery or assize. Memorandum, that I was taken the second time, 1648, by George Whitfield, quartermaster to Captain Adam Shipson, upon Saturday evening, the 10th February, 1648/9. It is to be remembered that the year 1652 was an extraordinarie drie summer and harvest in which yeare the 29 of March was a greatt eclipse of the sunne; I see stars betwixt ten and eleven [o']clocke in the morneing. Itt was soe dry a yeare that att the 28 day of October verey manie wells had little or noe water in them, and people went dry-shod over the Teese, and noe corne to be gott in at the 29th of August about Barnard-castle that yeere. Tuesday, the 29th of March, 1653. It is to bee remembred that my deare wife, Christian Sanderson, departed this life in Barnard A pedigree of Thursby of Woolhouse, near Barnard Castle, is given in Surtees, Durham, vol. iv. part 1, p. 95. 'On October 14 [1648] Cromwell was at Carlisle. After a short delay he marched into Yorkshire where he took up his quarters at Knottingley.' Gardiner, Civil War, vol. iii. p. 493. He was at Pontefract on the 9th November. Carlyle, Cromwell's Letters, letter lxxiv. 'I heard Ralph Fel say, God confound all cavaleers. Cf. Mr. F. C. Beazley's paper, Genealogist, vol. xxii. p. 25. 6 • For some notices of Captain George Lilburn, see Surtees, Durham, vol. ii. pp. 21, 178, 179, 388. Adam Shipperdson of Monkwearmouth, second son of William Shipperdson of Bishopwearmouth, bore a captain's commission under Cromwell. Cf. Surtees, Durham, vol. i. p. 114. |