Rec’d of John Gosling Jr the following bank note; viz.,
No. K 1213
I promise to pay Mr James Hubbald or bearer on demand
the sum of Ten Pounds.
£10.0.0 London, the 8th day of November, 1763
Entd. For the Gov[erno]r and Compa[ny] of the
Bank of England
G. Tilley
Edward Stone
which with 5.8.0 in cash makes together the sum of 15.8.0 in full as follows:
| John Gosling Jr Dr. | |
| June 14th: Delivered to him 9 bags rags containing 11 cwt 3 qr 2 lbs net weight, which he sold for me to Mrs Elizabeth Burtenshaw at 33/- per hundredweight | 19.8.4 |
| Per contra Cr. | |
| Paid Mrs Burtenshaw for 3 reams writing paper | 1.13.0 |
| Paid Mr Thomas Pope Jr in Maidstone for 6 lbs boiled thread 15/- | |
| 6 com. do. 11/- | |
| 1 doz. Tape 3/- | |
| 1.9.0 | |
| Carriage of 11 cwt 3 qr 2 lbs rags at 18d per cwt | 0.17.7½ |
| Do. of paper and thread | 0.0.8½ |
| Do. by the bank note received today | 10.00 |
| Do. the cash | 5.8.0 |
| 19.8.4 |
…After breakfast John French and I set out for Eastbourne. The reason of my journey was this: Mrs French’s wagon, with her son and servant, was yesterday a-bringing a cord of wood to my house, and just at instant of time as they were before my door, came by Mr Sam Beckett’s postchaise and 4 horses in their road from Uckfield to Eastbourne (their home). In driving a great pace and together with a sufficient degree of carelessness and audacity, they, in passing the four-horse in the team, in order to get into the road again before the other horses, drove against him and (I presume by accident) drove the shaft of the chaise into the horse about 9 inches, and then it pierced through the gut into the body, of which wound the horse died in about 7 hours.
Now as I saw the accident, Mr French desired I would go with him to talk with Mr Beckett about it. We called at Mr Fagg’s in our journey, Mr French wanting his advice, he being a justice of the peace, who soon informed him what he had been before told, that it was not justice business.
We then continued our journey to Eastbourne, where we saw Mr Beckett, who behaved extremely civil and agreeable; Mr French and he agreed to leave it to Mr Fagg and Mr Porter to appoint what he should pay for the damages etc. sustained. Mr Beckett keeping a public house, we dined there on some pork and beans and a beef pudding (my servant at home dining on the remains of yesterday’s dinner). We came home very safe and sober about 7:30.
Spent nothing today, Mr French paying the whole expense of the journey. My brother called at my house today in my absence, but did not stay. Mr Beckett made me a present of a few mackerel. I bought of him 6 pieces of clear lawn, to be delivered at East Hoathly for £12.