"I have Liv'd so long I am weary Living, I wish I was dead, and my sins forgiven: Then I am sure to go to heaven, Although I liv'd at sixes and sevens."
John Floud had a peculiarity; if ever he wanted to make memoranda, which were not convenient to introduce into his ordinary Register he partially used the Greek character, as being "Caviar to the general," thus:
"13 Jan. 1728. [Greek: marr]: [Greek: t]h[Greek: rêê s]h[Greek: illings] & [Greek: onê] [Greek: d]^o [Greek: chêrti]_f_[Greek: ichatê]. Th[Greek: ê] [Greek: bridêgroom] w[Greek: as t]h[Greek: ê brot]h[Greek: êr] o_f_ [Greek: t]h[Greek: ê mêmorablê] J[Greek: onat]h[Greek: an] W[Greek: ild] E[Greek: chêchutêd at] Ty[Greek: burn]."
Marr.: three shillings and one ditto Certificate. The bridegroom was the brother of the memorable Jonathan Wild, Executed at Tyburn.
"8 Mar. 1728. [Greek: Not]h[Greek: ing but a notê o]_f_ h[Greek: and] _f_[Greek: or t]h[Greek: is marriagê] wh[Greek: ich]h [Greek: nêuêr] w[Greek: as phaid]."
Nothing but a note of hand for this marriage, which never was paid.
"27 August, 1728. [Greek: marriagê t]h[Greek: irtêên s]h[Greek: illings] & [Greek: onê] & [Greek: sichphênchê chêrti]_f_[Greek: ichatê. t]h[Greek: ê] w[Greek: oman not charing to bê marriêd in t]h[Greek: ê phlêêt] I h[Greek: ad t]h[Greek: êm marriêd at mr bro]w[Greek: ns at mr] H[Greek: arrisons in pheidgêonê chourt in t]h[Greek: ê Old Bailê]y [Greek: at] _f_[Greek: our achlochch in t]h[Greek: ê morning]."
Marriage thirteen shillings, and one and sixpence Certificate. The woman not caring to be married in the Fleet, I had them married at Mr. Brown's, at Mr. Harrison's in Pidgeone Court, in the Old Bailey at four a'clock in the morning.
"12 Aug. 1729. [Greek: phd] _f_[Greek: iuê s]h[Greek: illings phêr total]. N.B. Th[Greek: ê] 28th o_f_ [Greek: Aphril 1736 mrs bêll chamê and Earnêstl]y [Greek: intrêated mê to Erasê T]h[Greek: ê marriagê out o]_f_ [Greek: t]h[Greek: ê booch] for [Greek: t]h[Greek: at] h[Greek: êr] h[Greek: usband] h[Greek: ad bêat and abusêd] h[Greek: er in a barbarous mannêr].... [Greek: I madê] h[Greek: êr bêleiuê I did so,] _f_[Greek: or] wh[Greek: ich]h I h[Greek: ad] h[Greek: al]_f_ [Greek: a guinêa, and s]h[Greek: ê samê timê dêliuêrêd mê uph] h[Greek: êr chêrti]_f_[Greek: ichatê. No phêrson phrêsênt (Achchording to] h[Greek: er dêsirê])."