My brother Richard, being come away from his service at Lewes, came to my house today, and he and Master Jenner dined with me on the remains of yesterday’s dinner.
In the evening, went to Mr Burgess’s, there being a vestry to choose new surveyors, when the old ones made up their accounts and the new ones were chosen. They were Mr Thomas Carman and myself; the electioners James Hutson Jr and George Stace. We had a large vestry, there being at it Mr Porter, Mr Carman, myself, Ed Foord, John Piper, John Cayley, James Fuller, Richard Hope, Joseph Durrant, Joseph Fuller, Richard Page, Robert Hook, John Vine Jr, James Hutson, Henry Godley and —– . We spent 13½d apiece and came home about 12:20.
Gave Simon Diggens, apprentice to James Marchant, 6d to his box; gave John Fuller the chandler’s nephew 6d to his box. A very cold sharp frosty day. My brother, being come to stay with me some time, took part of my bed.