…In the afternoon my brother came over and drank tea with me and I received of him in cash 15.6.4 in full for my wool money which he received yesterday of Mr Thomas Friend for me… I afterwards paid him in cash 12/- for money he paid for me; viz.,
| For 6 yds white linsey which he bought for me | 0.8.0 |
| to Mr Joseph Attersall in full | 0.4.0 |
This day I signed a bond wherein I and Joseph Durrant are jointly bound as securities for Mr John Long as a hop-assistant. I also signed a bond wherein we were jointly bound as securities for Thomas Durrant as a hop-assistant. I also signed a bond wherein I and Joseph Burgess are jointly bound as securities for Thomas Davy as a hop-assistant; I also signed a bond wherein I and John Smith of Cross-in-Hand are jointly bound as securities for Samuel Diggens, gauger in a footwalk at [??] in Berkshire. The obligation of each of the bonds was £200 [???] were all witnessed by John Purdue and Laurence Thornton.
At home all day and pretty busy. But not very well; oh, how unhappy is my present situation. In losing my beloved wife I have lost all that can give only true pleasure… [22 words omitted].