Sent Mr Will Margesson enclosed in a letter by Ben Shelley delivered to his servant the bill value £19 received from Mr Stone the 31st ult. Dame Roase and Mr Starnes, coming in the morning to buy some things in the shop, breakfasted with me. Dame Akehurst, a-washing for me all day, dined with me on the remains of yesterday’s dinner with the addition of some parsnips and potatoes.
Last night and this morning a very considerable quantity of snow fell. At home all day and very busy. A very cold day. My brother and I played a few games of cribbage in the evening; I won 6d of him.