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 Bristow | 9. | Thomas Ling |
2. | Francis Turner | 10. | Ann Wood |
3. | Widow Trill | 11. | Edward Babcock |
4. | Richard Brazier | 12. | Widow Cain [No. 8 again?] |
5. | Will St[l]arkes | 13. | Widow Day, certificate |
6. | Will Eldridge | 14. | Thomas German |
7. | Master Hesman, certificate | 15. | Peter Adams |
8. | Widow Cain | 16. | Sam Jenner |
17. | Will Henly, certificate | 25. | Susan Swift |
18. | Richard Heath | 26. | Thomas Dallaway |
19. | Thomas Tester | 27. | Ben Brinkhurst |
20. | John Thomsett | 28. | Richard Prall |
21. | Thomas Roase | 29. | John Durrant |
22. | John Streeter | 30. | Richard Vinal |
23. | Roger Vallow, certificate | 31. | Will Sinden |
24. | James Emery | 32. | 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]”