…Mrs Browne drank tea with me. I received of her in cash 4.5.0 in full and also 10/- in full for half a year’s land tax due St Michael last. My father Slater came to see me in the evening, and he, Mrs Browne, Henry Godley, Thomas Durrant and myself and Mr Bannister played at brag the evening. I won 20 ½ d. They all, excepting T. Durrant, supped with me on some bread and cheese and went away about 2:10. My father Slater stayed with me all night.
This morning about 7:30 in the morning was found dead in our parish Will Lidlow, a person belonging to Chiddingly, supposed to have dropped on account of his being in liquor and to have perished by the inclemency of the weather. At home all day and very little to do. How should such instances as these teach mankind to shun that hateful vice of drunkenness, a crime almost productive of all other vices.