Received of Will Wenham by the payment of his wife 1.12.6 in full for poor tax. Rec’d of James Bristed by Joseph Durrant 2.10.0 in full for 1 year’s poor tax due at Easter and 1 year’s land tax due at Lady Day last. Rec’d of Richard Hope 3.14.9 in full for poor tax. Rec’d of Mr Joseph Burgess 9/9 in full for poor tax. I then paid him 7/6 in full for money spent at the vestry last night.
I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner with the addition of a sausage pudding. In the afternoon my brother Moses came over to take up some cloths and stayed and drank tea with me, as did Mr Carman and Richard Page. Sam Jenner coming in the evening, we played a few games of cribbage; I lost 6d.
Paid Joseph Fuller Jr 3/6 in full for 13 lbs of beef bought and received of him today at 2/2 per stone… I received of Mr Blackman the 10th instant in payment for poor tax [a] bank bill [for £15.]… A very fine pleasant day.