Saturday, March 15 1755

Rec’d of Thomas Prall 0.11.0 in full. Rec’d of Thomas Dallaway 0.18.10 on account and remains 1.7.10½. In the morning sent Will to Framfield. Rec’d of Susan Swift 5/9 in full. Rec’d of Thomas (son of Francis] Turner 9d in full. Rec’d of Mary Heath 14½d in full.

Paid Richard Goldsmith 18d which he paid in Lewes for bottoming of 3 chairs for me. Paid Francis Smith £4 which with £6 sent him the tenth instant makes £10 which he paid in London to Mr John Crouch for me. Paid Master Baker in goods 18d in part for burying Mr T. Thompsett.

Wrote out East Hoathly parish bill and finished South Malling parish bill. Rec’d of Thomas Tester 19/- on account. In the evening at Joseph Durrant’s or otherwise at home all day. After supper read part of Tournefort’s Voyage into the Levant. Nothing more of moment.