I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner… Rec’d today as under: of Mr T. Swaine for [per?] Bridgman 4.1.0; John Morris per self 0.2.0; Richard Bristed 5.2.0, all for half a year’s land tax due at St Michael last.
Rec’d of T. Pelham Esq by Richard Bristed 4/6 for poor tax by a rate made the 9th of August. In the evening Joseph Fuller Jr, myself and Thomas Durrant walked down to Whyly where we supped at Mr French’s, in company with Bett and Molly Fuller, Fanny Hicks, Richard Fuller, Mr Edward Shoesmith and James Fuller on 2 ducks roasted, 2 chickens roasted, 1 ditto boiled, a cold shoulder of mutton roasted, a plate of cold ham and plum and gooseberry tart. We played at brag in the evening; I won 7½ d. Gave the maidservant 6d. Came home about 11:20 very sober.
In the evening my brother came over and I gave him 1 draft on Mr Margesson…value £20, but did not receive any cash for it. Sam Jenner lodged at my house all night upon the same account as mentioned yesterday.