Mr. Filleau (very like Edward Edgar) gives a paratitle on the title pro socio:  he is on of the merriest carles that can be, but assuredly the learnest man in that part of France, for the Law. Pro socio, pro socio, quoth he, whats that to say pro socio, Trib.[290] speaks false Latin or non-sense, always wt sick familiar expressions.

    [290] Tribonian.

Mr. Roy, whoss father was Doctor before him, explained that year T.C.[291] de rescindenda vendit.  Mr. Gaultier, who left Angiers and came to be a Doctor their, explained the title of the canon L.,[292] de simonia et ne quid pro spiritualibus exigatur.

    [291] Title of the Code.

    [292] Lex.

For Mr. Alex’r its some 17 years since he came to France; he had nothing imaginable.  Seing he could make no fortune unless he turned his coat, he turned Papist; and tho he had passed his course of Philosophy at Aberden, yet he began his grammar wt the Jesuits; then studied his philosophy, then married his wife (who was a bookbinders wife in the toune and had bein a women of very il report), 50 year old and mor, only for hir gear, and she took him because he was bony.[293] Studied hard the Law (Pacius,[294] as he told me, giving him the 1 insight) and about some 5 year ago having given his trials was choosen institutaire,.  He is nothing wtout his books, and if ye chap him on that he hath not latley meditate on, he is very confused.  He is not wery much thought of by the French, he affectats to rigirous a gravity like a Spaniards, for which seweral (as my host) cannot indure him.  Also his pensioners are not the best treated.  We have sein P. and D. Humes seweral tymes breakfast:  they had nothing but a litle crust of bread betuixt them both, and not a mutching botle of win for my.[295] I never almost breakfasted but I had the whole loave at my discretion, as much win as I please, a litle basquet ful of the season fruites, as cherries, pears, grapes:  in winter wt apples.  Also by Ps confession he drinks of another win, better than that his pensionars drinks of.  Also if their be on dish better then another its set doune before him:  he chooses and then his pensionars when its iust contrare wt me.

    [293] Bonnie.

    [294] Pacius, Julius, 1550-1635, jurist.

    [295] Me.

He began his lessons 23 of November.  A Frenchman casting up the Rubrics of the D.,[296] he fand de edendo.  He showed himselfe wery offended whey Tribo. had forgot, T.[297] de Bibendo also.

    [296] Digest.

    [297] Titulus.

We most not forget to buy Gellius and Quintilians Declamations at Paris.

A Coachman was felled dead dressing his horses; 5 masons ware slain at the Carmelits by the falling of a wal on them.