Sunday, January 1 1764

Myself and servant at church in the morning. We had a brief read for rebuilding the chapel of Padiham in the parish of Whalley in the county of Lancaster, the expense of rebuilding which amounted to the sum of £1060 and upwards, upon which I collected 2/2½, and 1½d I gave myself makes 2/4 collected the whole on this brief.

After churchtime I went into Mr Porter’s and signed the brief. I dined on a leg of pork boiled and turnips. After dinner Thomas Durrant and I walked over to Framfield, but were too late for church. We drank tea at my brother’s in company with Fanny Smith. Came home about 6:30.