In the morning as soon as I had breakfasted, I walked down to Thomas Cushman’s at Laughton, there being a sale today of the goods myself and John Goldsmith seized the 15th instant for Mr Coates. Cooper Hammond, myself and John Goldsmith sold enough to pay Mr Coates, and myself and Mr Goldsmith came back to Halland where we dined with Mr Coates on some salt fish, a shoulder of mutton roasted, egg sauce, potatoes and parsnips (my servant at home dining on the remains of yesterday’s dinner).
I stated the account between Mr Coates and Cushman, and the balance due to Cushman when Mr Coates’s rent was paid in full to Lady Day 1764, NS, was £2.0.8, which said balance Mr Coates paid to the wife of Thomas Cushman, whom he sent and ordered to receive the same, and she gave her receipt for the same which was witnessed by myself and Mr John Goldsmith.
We stayed and smoked a pipe or two with Mr Coates and came home about 5:40. Sam Jenner came in in the evening, or at least in the afternoon, and he and I played a few games of cribbage in the evening; I won 2d, and he took part of my bed. I gave these unhappy people my trouble as they paid me a book debt which had been some time standing, and Mr Coates kept us extremely well.