…Mr and Mrs Porter, Mr Coates, Mr and hires French, Joseph Fuller and his wife, Mr Calverley and John and Will Piper drank tea and supped with us on a turkey roasted, some salt fish, cold dried tongue, potted pigeon, potted beef, cold chicken pasty, cheese cakes, rice pudding, grape tarts, puff etc. We played at brag in the evening; my wife lost 6d.
They stayed till 2:20, and not a person in company sober, and I am sure to my own shame I was as bad as anyone. Oh, I that have been so fortunate as to keep sober everywhere else to be so foolish or at least unfortunate as to be drunk at home, but the company seemed to be wondrously pleased with their entertainment, which exhilarated my spirits that I was transported beyond the natural bounds of my temper, and by that means was left destitute of reflection and caution. Oh, may the God of all goodness give me grace never to be guilty of the same again.