…Received of [Joseph Burgess] in cash 0.15.0 in full for land and window tax due at Lady Day last.
Gave him cash for the following bank bill:
No. H192 (1764)
I promise to pay to Samuel Dash Esq or bearer on demand the sum of Ten Pounds.
London, the 30th day of March, 1764
For the Gov[erno]r and Compa[ny] of the
Bank of England
Entd. T. Tomlinson D. Lambert
Rec’d of Mr Porter by the payment of Mrs Porter the sum of 6.17.6 in full for land and window tax due at Lady Day last.
In the forenoon walked down to Halland to meet Mr William Michell, but he was not come to Halland. I dined on a hot beef pie and green salad. After dinner walked down to Halland where I dined a second time in company with Mr and Mrs Coates, Mr Baley and Mr Michell, on a shoulder of mutton roasted, a chick roasted, a cold veal pasty, apple pie, and green salad and gravy sauce.
| Rec’d of Mr William Michell in cash | 0.4.0 |
| a draft of Messrs Hoare’s | 50.0.0 |
| 50.4.0 | |
| which was in full as follows: | |
| To my bill for goods on the Duke of Newcastle’s account in full to this day | 25.9.0 |
| To one year’s window tax for Halland House due at Lady Day last from the Duke of Newcastle | 16.16.0 |
| To half a year’s land tax due at Lady Day last for Halland House and woodland, due from the Duke of Newcastle | 7.19.0 |
| 50.4.0 |
…Rec’d of Mr Smith in cash 13.7.0 in full as follows:
| To the poor tax assessed on Mr Thomas Swaine by a poor rate made the 17th ult. for part of Halland farm. | 8.12.0 |
| To half a year’s land tax due from Mr Thomas Swaine for do. at Lady Day last | 4.1.0 |
| To one year’s window tax due from Richard Bridgman at Lady Day last | 0.14.0 |
Came home about 5:10. Rec’d of Mrs Atkins in cash 2.17.6 in full for half a year’s land tax and a year’s window tax due at Lady Day last. Rec’d of Robert Hook 3/- in full for 1 year’s window tax due at Lady Day last. Took from the cash I have received on Mr John Vine’s account 5.18.0 in full for half a year’s land tax and one year’s window tax due at Lady Day last.
In the evening Master Jenner, myself and Thomas Durrant walked to Mr Richard Bristed’s, where I received of him in cash 5.2.0 in full for half a year’s land tax due at Lady Day last… But very little to do in the shop the whole day. Sam Jenner sat with me some time in the evening. Supped on some asparagus made me a present of by Mr Coates’s servant.