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Saturday 27. November
This day word was come of the death of Sir C. H. of whom I had always thought of as a lively vigorous man but they say has been failing this year, on the 20th; the pestilent ague which has been present in the camp these several weeks has now carried off two or three hagabushers of Captain Acton his company; St. John and I supped and then very merry with much wine and we did drink the last of my tobacco and I am vexed that there be not a place within 30 miles where some might be had.
Sir C. H. is Sir Christopher Hatton who died on November 20 in England. There was a “pestilent ague,” probably typhus, going around the camp at that time according to Coningsby, stay tuned for more on that in coming days. Cornet St. John came to supper again and the boys got crocked and probably rather stoned as well. Tobacco of the period was more potent than modern varieties and the effect when it was smoked was probably rather like smoking pot.
Coningsby, Thomas, Jornall of Cheife Thinges Happened in Our Jorney from Deape the 13. of Auguste, Untyll, MS.- Harl. 288. f. 253279, p. 51. Camden Miscellany by Camden Society (Great Britain), Royal Historical Society (Great Britain), published by Camden Society, 1847 Item notes: v.1 (1847)
This day word was come of the death of Sir C. H. of whom I had always thought of as a lively vigorous man but they say has been failing this year, on the 20th; the pestilent ague which has been present in the camp these several weeks has now carried off two or three hagabushers of Captain Acton his company; St. John and I supped and then very merry with much wine and we did drink the last of my tobacco and I am vexed that there be not a place within 30 miles where some might be had.
Sir C. H. is Sir Christopher Hatton who died on November 20 in England. There was a “pestilent ague,” probably typhus, going around the camp at that time according to Coningsby, stay tuned for more on that in coming days. Cornet St. John came to supper again and the boys got crocked and probably rather stoned as well. Tobacco of the period was more potent than modern varieties and the effect when it was smoked was probably rather like smoking pot.
Coningsby, Thomas, Jornall of Cheife Thinges Happened in Our Jorney from Deape the 13. of Auguste, Untyll, MS.- Harl. 288. f. 253279, p. 51. Camden Miscellany by Camden Society (Great Britain), Royal Historical Society (Great Britain), published by Camden Society, 1847 Item notes: v.1 (1847)