In the forenoon Mr French and I walked up again to Edward Hope’s, but could do nothing, the master insisting the servant should not leave his service, and the girl will not consent to swear the fact.
I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner with the addition of a light pudding and turnips. Rec’d of Mrs Atkins by Fanny Hicks 0.14.1. Rec’d of Mr John Purdue by Francis Gibbs Jr £8 in full for one year’s land tax due for [i-e., paid on] the officer of excise’s salary at Lady Day next.
Fanny Hicks, James Marchant, Fanny Weller and Bett Mepham drank tea with me, and they stayed and spent the evening with me and played at brag. They all met by accident, coming to buy goods in the shop, Fanny Weller excepted. I won at cards 2/2½.