After breakfast Master Knight and myself walked to Chiddingstone Town, where there was a court [-baron] held for the manor of Chiddingstone Burghurst, a manor in which part of our lands are situated.
We dined at Mr Whapham’s at the Castle, where the court was adjourned to, on a buttock of beef boiled, a quarter of lamb roasted, carrots, cabbage, a currant pond pudding and a currant bread pudding. After dinner we proceeded to business, when myself and several more were sworn upon the homage [a jury of men with local knowledge], and I was admitted to a fourth part of the land, and paid the steward all quitrents etc. up to St Michael last.
We came back to Mr Knight’s about 7:20, where I supped on a piece of bacon, a piece of beef and plum puddings, carrots and cabbage. I stayed and took another night at Master Knight’s. As this supper was my friend James Knight’s harvest supper we drank rather too much cider.