Tuesday, January 2 1759

In the forenoon walked to the Nursery to get a debt of Edmund Elphick’s, but could get no money. About 1:25 my wife went down to Mr Porter’s, where she dined. Charles Diggens came in and dined with me… He stayed and spent the afternoon with me. About 7:30 I went down to Mr Porter’s, where I supped on some veal cutlets, 3 roasted chickens, a cold ham, sausages, a cold chicken pasty and tarts, in company with Mr and Mrs Coates, Joseph Fuller, Mr French and his wife, Mr Calverley, Thomas Fuller and his wife, Mrs Atkins and Mrs Elizabeth Hicks. We played at brag in the evening; my wife and I won 12d, which we gave to the servants. We came home about 2:30 in the morning, but cannot say quite sober; that is, in regard to myself…