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I wrought letle nedelworke lace for my B[rother]

I began my cutwork {hanckerchiefe?}

I read som of Chawser and danced and sung to my selfe somtimes

my Sister was somewhat ill

I began to plock flowers

my cosen Farnon and his wife and my cosen [B?] Watkin cam \here/ and nancy

my father told me (as I take it about this time) that I would forget my righting but I think I have remembered it

M my cosen Maidwell cam whom I was somt-[imes] sorry to part with,

I \r[ead]/ profited by a good plane sermon of Mr Cable the text was Cor.2.12.

Mr Cook married . I made \learnt[?]/ smale bone lace

M mary Ashwell went away and \susan/ served in her place bes pill came Mr[s?] Alce Haselwood \ came ,/

about this time I thought I should \{...}/, \or[?]/ know, what was best \my diet/ for my selfe and agreeable to my owne Nature according to the proverb by 20 one should be a foole or phisition.

I \think/ [I] was about my tenstech purs

I sent[?] my cosen maidw[ell] 6 yard of smal[?] {...} which I [maid?] this winter

I taught my S[ister] this winter following to worke a purs for my B[rother], and my selfe wrought one

New England was now began to be spoken on.