Myself and brother at church in the forenoon…We had a brief read for repairing the church of St Albans, the expense of which amounted to the sum of £2561. I collected upon the same 2/- and 6d I gave myself, making collected on the whole on this brief 2/6. After churchtime I went into Mr Porter’s and we signed the same.
Mr Carman dined with me on a calf’s heart pudding and some potatoes. After dinner Mr Carman, my brother and myself walked down to Laughton, but we being too late for church went to Mr Shoesmith’s, where we stayed and drank tea with them, and stayed till about 7:10, when we came home very sober. I received of Mr Shoesmith in cash 3.15.0 in full for the share of the expense due from Laughton Parish attending the expenses I was at for searching the wills of the Pelham family, relating to a gift formerly given to this parish and the parish of Laughton, but lately discontinued. As it was a thing of some value the parishes concluded to have the wills of the Pelhams searched at Doctors’ Commons [but without success] and to pay the expenses jointly between them.