Author: Thomas Turner

Rec’d of Joseph Muller part of a loin of veal and part of a neck of lamb weighing 6½ lbs at 3½d. We dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner, with the addition of a scrag of mutton boiled and carrots. At home all day. My wife a good deal indisposed.

Myself and servant at church in the morning… We dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner, with the addition of a raisin veal suet pudding. After dinner my wife and myself rode to Alfriston to see Mr Snelling and ask his advice, in company with Mr Thornton. We stayed and drank tea with Mr Snelling and came home about 9:30. No service at our church in the afternoon, Mr Porter preaching at Laughton. An extreme fine day, and thank God my wife is something better. In the afternoon our servant went to Framfield church.

…Mr Francis Elless drank tea with us. At home all day and but very little to do. Mr Hiller’s rider called on me and I gave him a small order. In the evening wrote my London letters, and read one of Sherlock’s sermons. Today Richard Page brought me in 13 sacks salt.

…Richard Page brought me today 12 sacks of salt more. Rec’d of Thomas German a note of hand dated today, payable to me or bearer on demand, for the 2 guineas I lent him the 20th of May last, and for which he then left me his watch as a security, and which I now delivered to him again in the lieu of the above note. At home all day. In the afternoon posted part of my day book and really a melancholy time. Very little to do except trust.

We dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner, with the addition of some French beans. Finished posting my day book today and wrote out several bills. At home all day, and really so little to do that I am quite in a panic for fear of going wrong in my trade, and as getting in any money — there is no such thing as I can find. Joseph Fuller and Mr Piper, meeting at our house by accident in the evening, stayed with us till near 11 o’clock.

In the morning John Durrant Jr bleeded my wife… At home all day and but very little to do, and even what little I have is altogether trust, and my affairs are so connected with my friends that I know not how to extricate myself out of my troubles.

We dined on a beef pudding, cabbage. and potatoes. Paid Mr Ben Shelley in cash 11.9.6 in full for the same sum he paid in London for me this week… At home all day and but very little to do. An extreme rainy day. In the day read part of Bracken’s Farriery.

We dined on a beef pudding and some French beans. Rec’d from Joseph Fuller 1 leg of lamb weighing 4¾ lbs — 0.1.43. At home all day and thank God pretty busy.

No service at our church in the forenoon, Mr Porter preaching at Laughton. We dined on the leg of lamb (bought yesterday) boiled, a piece of bacon, French beans and turnips. After dinner our late servant Mary Martin and a servant maid to Mr Rideout came to our house and they, together with my wife, self and servant, were at church in the afternoon… They came back and drank tea at our house and then went away and in the evening my wife and I walked down to the Nursery and stayed some little time at John Browne’s. Came home about 8:30. In the day read 4 of Sherlock’s sermons.

Mary Heath a-washing for us all day, who dined with us on the remainder of yesterday’s dinner, with the addition of some French beans. In the afternoon my brother came over and he, together with the two Dame Cornwells, drank tea at our house. My brother stayed till the evening and took home my horse… At home all day and thank God pretty busy. Lent Richard Page in cash one guinea. Mary Heath lodged at our house. In the evening about 10 o’clock we had several severe flashes of lightning and one extreme long and loud clap of thunder and a good deal of rain.