I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. At home all day and very busy. Gave the following boys as under for box money:
| John Gasson, apprentice to Joseph Durrant | 6d |
| John Jenner the hatter’s son | 6d |
Mr Bannister, our officer of excise, having lately made a seizure of some brandy, brought in 2 bottles of it to my house, and myself, Sam Jenner, Thomas Durrant and Joseph Fuller Jr clubbed for lemons and sugar, and we had an agreeable bowl of punch in the evening, and spent the evening till near 12 o’clock. Thomas Durrant took part of my bed. A very cold frosty day.