Chapter 18
< Visits his native county, Wiltshire. >
1634: this summer—I remember 'twas in venison season (July or August)—Mr. T. H. came into his native country to visitt his friends, and amongst others he came then to see his old school-master, Mr. Robert Latimer, at Leigh-de-la-mer, where I was then at schoole in the church, newly entred into my grammar by him. Here was the first place and time that ever I had the honour to see this worthy, learned man, who was then pleased to take notice of me, and the next day visited my relations. He was then a proper man, briske, and in very good habit. His hayre was then quite black. He stayed at Malmsbury and in the neighborhood a weeke or better. 'Twas the last time that ever he was in Wiltshire.
His conversation about those times was much about Ben: Jonson, Mr. Ayton, etc.