Letter from James Collier to his father, John Collier, 18 June 1745

My uncle by his letter of Thursday's post gave you so particular an account of our expedition into Buckinghamshire, that considering the badness of the weather, it was almost impossible to subjoin any more observations.  I take it for granted you observed the paragraph in the Daily Advertiser of Fryday, in relation to the ringing of bells on yesterday sevenight; indeed the bells did ring which gave me an opportunity of seeing the church gratis, but considering the nature and disposition of the inhabitants of Chesham, the design must be invented, as well on account of the principles of the major part, and the stupidity of the remaining who seem scarce capable of knowing one day from another.