Thomas Turner

…In the afternoon posted my day book. In the evening Thomas Durrant and his father came in to balance accounts with me, but I being busy we did not settle our accounts. They stayed and smoked a pipe with me. All day (and even from three o’clock yesterday in the afternoon) we had a very high wind and several very hard showers of hail, with several claps of thunder and many flashes of lightning, and really I think it a very great hurricane…

Richard a-cutting my vine in the forenoon, for which I gave him 6d… At home all day. In the evening wrote my London letters. Sam Jenner spent the evening at my house. A very high storm of wind, with several showers of hail in the evening.

In the forenoon Mr Stone’s apprentice came and let my blood and one of my servants’. In the morning only one servant at church. I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. In the afternoon myself only at church… Mrs Browne, Joseph Fuller Jr and my brother (who came over after churchtime) drank tea with me. My brother and Joseph Fuller stayed and spent the evening with me.

…I dined on part of a sparerib roasted and apple sauce. Paid Joseph Fuller Jr in cash £8 in full for the same sum I gave him my note of hand for the 20th ult. and accordingly took up my note. I also paid him in cash 2.3.5 in full for my half part of the money, he paid Mr William Goldsmith for the carriage of the hogs we bought between us…

Joseph Fuller Jr smoked a pipe with me in the evening. I most certainly think it a very melancholy time. Sent Mr Robert Plumer enclosed in a letter by John Inman the bill I received the 7th instant of Mr John Gosling, which balances my account in full with Mr Plumer to the 20th of December last, and also receive of Mr Plumer (by Inman) a receipt acknowledging the same.

Rec’d of Thomas Fuller by the payment of his son James 1.8.0 in full for half a year’s land tax… Rec’d of Mr French the 10/- due to me from the mistake made when we balanced accounts the 6th instant. After breakfast I rode to Maresfield (calling at my brother’s as I went) to meet Mr Thomas Gerry, deputy receiver-general of the land tax, to whom I paid in cash £71 in part of the two first quarters of the land tax. Came back to my brother’s, where I dined on some cold boiled beef broiled, and pork bones (my family at home dining on the remains of yesterday’s dinner). Came home about 3:40. Spent today upon myself and horse 8½d. Not very well all day…

Rec’d of John Inman 1.3.0 in full… of Will Gurr 2/9 in full… of Will Wenham in cash 0.16.0…of Edward Foord in cash 3.4.0… of Mr Thomas Swaine by the payment of Richard Bridgman in cash 4.1.0… of Joseph Burgess in cash £3, all of which is in full for half a year’s land tax due at St Michael last… Rec’d of John Piper in cash 1.3.3, being in full for money I have paid more than what I have received on account of executorship in trust to the will of William Piper deceased, so that the accounts with regard to the trust are now even between us, I having no money in my hands, and have received just what I have paid away…

One of my servants out a-visiting in the afternoon. In the evening we had a pretty large shower of hail with several claps of thunder, which apparently seemed at a distance. Today on examining with account I settled last night with Mr French I find a mistake made of 10/- to my prejudice…

Rec’d of John Jones by the payment of his wife 18d, which with the 4/6 received yesterday makes together 6/-… of Joseph Fuller in cash 1.12.0 in full for half a year’s land tax due at St Michael last. Balanced accounts with Thomas Davy as under:

Thomas Davy Dr.
To sundries in the ledger	0.7.8
To 92 tiles	0.1.6
To expenses etc.	0.5.0
To 1 pk gin and brandy	0.11.6
To half a year’s land tax due at St Michael last	0.4.0
In Cash today	20.9.4
	21.19.0
Per contra Cr.
Rec’d by cash borrowed of him the 9th day of March last upon my note of hand, which I now took up…	10.0.0
To interest for the same	0. 8.0
To balance due to me	11.11.0
	21.19.0

for which sum of 11.11.0 Thomas Davy gave me his note of hand payable to me or order on demand, dated today. I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner, with the addition of a piece of pork boiled. Sam Jenner drank tea with me. In the evening walked down to Whyly where I balanced accounts with Mr French and paid him 12/4 ½ in full of all demands (on both sides) to this day; viz.,

Mr Jeremiah French Dr.
To sundries from the 22nd day of March 1760 to the 3rd day of December 1761, both days inclusive	13.10.8¾
To ½ year’s land tax due at St Michael last	16. 0.0
In cash today	0.12.4¾
To money upon a note of hand dated 23  Dec. 1760	6.0.0
	36.3.1½
Per contra Cr.
To a bill for oats, wood, horse keeping etc.	3.16.3
To wool in the year 1760	7.5.1½
To do. in the year 1761	5.17.3
To 2 parcels of money paid by Mr George Tomlin (for hops sold) to Mr Will Margesson in 1761	14.16.6
To Piper’s poor tax by a poor rate made the 26th December 1761	3.18.0
	36.3.1½

Came home about 9:50, sober. I supped with Mr French. A more melancholy time for trade I think I never knew.

Rec’d of Mrs Atkins 26/- in full for half a year’s land tax due at St Michael last. Rec’d of Francis Turner by the payment of his son Isaac 12/- in full for half a year’s land tax due at St Michael last. Rec’d of John Jones by the payment of his wife 4/6 in part of half a year’s land tax due at St Michael last. In the forenoon went down to Halland and balanced accounts with Mr Coates [including] half a year’s land tax… 1.6.0… I dined on a leg of mutton boiled, a piece of pork and turnips. Rec’d of Richard Hope 1.12.0 in full for half a year’s land tax due at St Michael last. In the evening went down to Mr Porter’s, where I stayed and supped and came home about 10:20. Rec’d of John Nutley 20/- in full for half a year’s land tax due at St Michael last…

…Molly French and Mrs Browne, together with Mr Long, drank tea with me, and in the evening we, together with Thomas Durrant and Samuel French, played at brag; I won 12d, and they all supped with me on some bread and cheese, and went away about 11:20.

Rec’d of Edward Alcorn 8/4 in full. Rec’d of the Widow Browne £1… of Widow Page by the payment of her son John 2.16.0…of John Cayley 1.6.0 in full for half a year’s land tax due at St Michael last. Rec’d of his Grace the Duke of Newcastle by the payment of Mr Will Michell (to Thomas Davy from whom I received it) in cash 7.19.0 in full for half a year’s land tax due at St Michael last, for Halland House and woods.

…Myself and both servants at church in the morning. We had a brief read for the rebuilding of the parish church of Wack in the county of Salop, to which collection I gave 1½d. I dined on a piece of pork boiled, a plain and plain batter puddings, and turnips. Myself and both servants at church in the afternoon…

Thomas Durrant drank tea with me, to whom in the evening I read two of Tillotson’s sermons, and in the day read part of Drelincourt on The Christian’s Defence against the Fears of Death.