Thomas Turner

Rec’d of Joseph Fuller 2 bullock’s kidneys, 3d. I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner with the addition of a light pudding and greens. Paid Mr Sam Gibbs in cash 1.7.0 in full on account of Mr John Vine. At home all day and very busy. Mrs Vine Jr and her daughter and Henry Bray drank tea with me. Rec’d of the following people the sums as under, which are in full for half a year’s land tax due sat st Michael last:

Richard Bristed	5.2.0
John Cayley	1.6.0
Widow French (per brother)	2.0.0
Richard Hope	1.12.0

 
Borrowed of John French in cash £14, for which I gave him my note of hand, payable to him or order on demand. A very wet afternoon.

My late servant dined with me on the remains of yesterday’s dinner with the addition of some onion sauce. Gave Mr Richard Stone, apothecary and surgeon, cash for [a draft for 21.9.6]… after dinner my brother and I walked to Mr French’s to collect in some land tax, but did not succeed. From thence went to Halland where we stayed some time, and I received of Mr Thomas Walls in cash 1 guinea in full to this day. Rec’d of Mr Porter in cash 4.8.0. Ditto of the widow Page by her son in cash 2.16.0. Ditto of John Vine Jr in cash 10/-, all of which is in full for half a year’s land tax due at St Michael last.

In the evening went over to Thomas Davy’s, where I, Sam Jenner, John Piper and Mr Bannister spent the evening and played at brag; I lost ½d. We stayed till 3:30 and then came home very sober. A very mild gentle thaw. Master Baker drank tea with me. Very busy all day in the shop.

In the morning my late servant Mary Martin came to see me and breakfasted with me and also dined with me on a piece of beef boiled, a plain suet pudding and turnips. In the afternoon my present and late servants went to pay a visit to Mrs Carman. At home all day and very busy. In the evening wrote my London letters. Joseph Fuller, Sam Jenner and my brother spent the evening together at my house. My late servant stayed all night. A very cold frosty day.

Paid Joseph Fuller Jr in cash 0.6.0 in full for the 5 stone of beef received of him the 19th instant, and also all demands on his father’s account.

Myself, brother and servant at church in the morning… After we came out of church, my brother and I walked over to Framfield where we dined at my brother Moses’s on a sparerib roasted and applesauce (my servant at home dining at Joseph Durrant’s).

Sam Jenner came there to us in the afternoon, and we all stayed and drank tea with my brother and came home about 6:50. Sam Jenner sat with me some time after we came home, to whom I read one of Tillotson’s sermons. A very cold frosty day.

At home all day. I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. In the evening wrote out some bills. A very sharp frost, the weather severe. Lent Mr George Bannister in cash four guineas, for which he gave me his note of hand payable to me or order on demand.

I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. At home all day. Rec’d of George Alcorne by the payment of his wife 5/- on account. In the evening and day posted my day book. At home all day; a very severe cold frosty day.

I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner with the addition of some turnips. At home all day; posted part of my day book. In the evening Sam Jenner, Thomas Davy, Joseph Fuller, Mr Bannister and myself played at brag an hour or two, and I won 22½d. Gave Robert Hook, son to Robert Hook, shoemaker, 3d to his box. Gave the post boy 6d for his box. A very cold frosty day, the wind very sharp.
 

My brother Richard, being come away from his service at Lewes, came to my house today, and he and Master Jenner dined with me on the remains of yesterday’s dinner.

In the evening, went to Mr Burgess’s, there being a vestry to choose new surveyors, when the old ones made up their accounts and the new ones were chosen. They were Mr Thomas Carman and myself; the electioners James Hutson Jr and George Stace. We had a large vestry, there being at it Mr Porter, Mr Carman, myself, Ed Foord, John Piper, John Cayley, James Fuller, Richard Hope, Joseph Durrant, Joseph Fuller, Richard Page, Robert Hook, John Vine Jr, James Hutson, Henry Godley and —– . We spent 13½d apiece and came home about 12:20.

Gave Simon Diggens, apprentice to James Marchant, 6d to his box; gave John Fuller the chandler’s nephew 6d to his box. A very cold sharp frosty day. My brother, being come to stay with me some time, took part of my bed.

This being Christmas Day myself at church in the morning, the text in part of Hebrews 9:26: “But now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.”

James Marchant and his wife and Joseph Burgess dined with me on a bullock’s tongue boiled, a piece of beef roasted, a raisin suet pudding, turnips and potatoes. They, together with Thomas Durrant and Joseph Fuller Jr, drank tea with me. At home all the evening. A very severe frosty day. James Marchant and his wife went away about 6:20.

I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. At home all day and very busy. Gave the following boys as under for box money:

John Gasson, apprentice to Joseph Durrant	6d
John Jenner the hatter’s son	6d

Mr Bannister, our officer of excise, having lately made a seizure of some brandy, brought in 2 bottles of it to my house, and myself, Sam Jenner, Thomas Durrant and Joseph Fuller Jr clubbed for lemons and sugar, and we had an agreeable bowl of punch in the evening, and spent the evening till near 12 o’clock. Thomas Durrant took part of my bed. A very cold frosty day.