Myself at church in the morning… We had a brief read for rebuilding the parish church of Sittingbourne in Kent, burnt down by the carelessness of workmen, the expense of rebuilding which, exclusive of the old materials and the parson’s chancel, amounted to the sum of £2086 and upwards. The brief was to be gathered from house to house in the several counties of Kent, Surrey and Sussex.
My friend T. Tipper dined with me on a shoulder of mutton roasted, a plain bread pudding and green salad. In the afternoon my brother came over to measure Mr Tipper for a coat. He, Mr Tipper, myself and servant at church in the afternoon… After churchtime myself, brother and Mr Tipper walked home with Sam Jenner, where we stayed and smoked a pipe or two and then came home. My brother came back with me, and went away immediately. My friend Tipper stayed with me all night.