Wednesday, December 21 1763

In the morning about 2:40 we began our work, Mr Coates paying the money and I taking down the names and parishes of the people. About 11:20 we completed our work, having given away about 8.6.0, 4 bushels of wheat made into bread and I imagine not less than 100 gallons of beer.

I breakfasted with Mr Coates and received my groat and then came home about 11:40. My brother went away immediately. In my absence today my brother and servant relieved the following poor inhabitants of this parish with a penny each and a draught of ale:

1.Will Bristow9. Thomas Ling
2.Francis Turner10. Ann Wood
3.Widow Trill11. Edward Babcock
4.Richard Brazier12. Widow Cain [No. 8 again?]
5.Will St[l]arkes13. Widow Day, certificate
6.Will Eldridge14.Thomas German
7.Master Hesman, certificate15. Peter Adams
8.Widow Cain16. Sam Jenner
17.Will Henly, certificate25.Susan Swift
18.Richard Heath26.Thomas Dallaway
19.Thomas Tester27.Ben Brinkhurst
20.John Thomsett28.Richard Prall
21.Thomas Roase29.John Durrant
22.John Streeter30.Richard Vinal
23.Roger Vallow, certificate31.Will Sinden
24.James Emery32.Dame Cornwell

I dined on a piece of beef boiled and potatoes. A very wet afternoon. In the evening Joseph Fuller sat with me some time. Gave my brother cash for the following bill:

“Gentlemen:              No. the 15th, 1763, Framfield
 
Fourteen days after date pay to Mr John Stretfield or order the sum of fourteen pounds seventeen shillings and sixpence and place it to the account of your humble servant,
 
     14.17.6                                 John Fletcher
 
To Messrs Lashbrook and West at The Spur Inn,
Southwark. Endorsed by: John Stretfield [Streatfeild]”