Richard Hope and James Marchant, coming to take up a suit of clothes, breakfasted with me. John Watford a-gardening and for me part of the day and dined with me on a piece of bacon and some garden beans. At Halland twice today. In the forenoon Mr Porter and I walked up to Mrs. Piper’s to talk with her about some business. Extreme busy all day. Mr Sam Gibbs made me a present of a shoulder of venison, for which I gave his son 12d. In the evening read part of Gordon’s Independent Whig.