Myself and servant at church in the morning where we had a sermon preached by the Rev Mr Griffith, Curate of Ripe, Mr Porter not being at home, from Ecclesiastes 2:13: “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.”
Immediately after we came out of church, Thomas Durrant and I took a walk to Framfield where we dined with my brother on a leg of mutton roasted and caper sauce. Thomas Durrant at Framfield Church, but not myself. No service at our church in the afternoon. Bett Fuller and Thomas Durrant and myself drank some coffee at my brother’s and then came away. Thomas Fuller [Durrant], wishing to accompany his sweetheart Betsy Fuller to her home, begged it as a favor of me to walk around by Blackboy Street with them, which out of complaisance I acquiesced with. We called at the Black Boy, and meeting with master Hook we stayed some time and came home about 11:20. Gave my brother’s servant 6d. Spent at the Black Boy 12d. Thomas Durrant took part of my bed.