After breakfast I rode to Lewes, in company with Mr Porter (this being the visitation held by the Rev Dr D’Oyly, Archdeacon of the Deanery of Lewes). I paid the deputy collector of the brief money in cash 1.6.11 in full for the money collected in this parish on the briefs (being 5) since the last visitation. I then went and attended church service at St Michael’s, where the visitation sermon was preached by the Rev Mr Robert Austine, curate of St Michael’s, St Mary and Ann Westout, as also Master of the free grammar school at Lewes, from Ephesians 4:11,12,13: “And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: Till we all core in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.”
I was then sworn into the office of churchwarden, which cost me 4/6, and paid the apparitor 12d for a form of a thanksgiving prayer sent to our clergyman last year on the safe delivery of our most gracious Queen Charlotte of the Prince of Osnaburgh. I then came away immediately home, neither eating nor drinking in Lewes, nor on my journey. Spent today as under:
| My horse and Ostler | 0.0.4 |
| Turnpike | 0.0.2 |
| For cleaning my watch, to Mr Comber | 0.1.0 |
| Paid Mr Edward Verral for a skin of parchment | 0.1.6 |
| Do. Mr Plumer 1 lb prunes | 0.0.3½ |
| 0.3.3½ |
My servant at home today dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. Came home about 3:30. Mrs Hope and her two daughters and Fanny Weller drank tea with me. Paid Mrs Porter for the Rev Mr Porter 5/- for his visitation dinner etc. A great deal of business in the shop today. In the evening read part of Shakespeare’s plays. An extremely hot day today. My servant today in my absence received of John Nutley the half guinea lent him the 21st instant.