…Lucy Mepham an-ironing for me all day and dined with us on a beef pudding and greens. Rec’d of John Jones 0.9.0; ditto of Joseph Durrant 0.17.0; ditto of Robert Hook 0.3.0; ditto of Francis Turner 0.15.0; ditto of Jeremiah French 17.14.6; ditto of T. Carman 1.19.0; ditto of Mrs Piper 3.12.0; ditto of Will Wenham 0.16.0; ditto of John Morris 0.2.0–all of which is in full for land and window tax due the last Lady Day.
Rec’d of Francis Turner 21/-; ditto of John Morris 2/- –both of which is in full for poor tax due for last year ending at Easter… Sam Jenner, coming in the evening and I having a large sum of cash in the house, stayed and took part of my bed. At home all day not busy. In the afternoon made part of the land and window tax books for the present year.