Author: Thomas Turner

Mary Heath a-washing for us all day and dined with us on the remains of Sunday’s dinner, with the addition of some French beans. Mrs Piper drank tea at our house. In the evening my brother came back from Lewes and left my horse and also left me a bill drawn by Mr P. Warren of Warminster on Mr James Wilkins in Basinghall street, London, dated the 15th instant, one month’s date, and payable to Mr Thomas Friend or order, and also properly indorsed by Mr Thomas Friend. Out of the same bill there is due to my brother 30.2.0; viz.,

Myself Dr.
To the above bill on Wilkins	70.0.0
To money my brother paid Mr Madgwick	0.2.4
To do. Mr Thomas Friend in full on my account	5.15.4
	75.17.8
Per contra Cr.
To money my brother received of Mr Thomas Friend for the 41 tod 20 lbs of wool at 22/- per tod sent him the 9th inst.	45.15.9
To balance	30.2.0
	75.17.9

Rec’d of Thomas German the 2 guineas I lent him the 20th of last May, and for which he gave me his note of hand the 16th instant (which I now delivered up to him). About 11 o’clock we had several flashes of lightning and some claps of thunder and a very windy and rainy night.

We dined on a piece of bacon boiled, potatoes and carrots. At home all day and very busy. In the evening between 9 and 10 o’clock we had a pretty severe tempest of thunder, lightning, wind and rain. We had several loud strokes of thunder and a great deal of lightning and it remained very boisterous weather all the night.

…Mr Godfrey drank tea with us… At home all day and thank God pretty busy. In the evening my wife at Mr Porter’s some little time.

…This day signed a bond as security for Thomas Davy during the time of his being a hop-assistant. My fellow obliger was Mr John Long. I also signed another bond as security for the good behavior etc. of Thomas Durrant during his employment as a hop-assistant. My fellow obliger in this bond was Joseph Durrant. At home all day and thank God pretty busy.

…Paid Mr John Gosling 3/- for 6 pairs men’s tan gloves received by him today. At home all day and thank God very busy. Rec’d of Richard Page the guinea I lent him the 22nd instant. In the evening went down and sat with Mr Porter some time, he being ill with a fluxion on the parotids and maxillary glands.

Paid Thomas Durrant 7/6 in full for the same sum he paid for me for hop-bagging. No service at our church in the morning, Mr Porter being ill. We dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner, with the addition of a green salad and French beans. No service at our church in the afternoon. At home all day.

In the evening my brother came over and I gave him several bills… I also delivered to him enclosed in a letter unsealed directed to Mr Stephen Fletcher one bill on Mr William Margesson [for 16.11.0] payable to Mr Samuel Ridings… and which letter and bill my brother is to carry to Mr Stephen Fletcher (servant to Mr Samuel Ridings) who is now at Lewes tomorrow. In the evening and the day read 5 of Sherlock’s sermons.

…My wife, standing sponsor for a boy of John Browne’s who was baptized today, dined there. Myself and servant dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner with a green salad… Charles Diggens coming over to take up a coat for Mr Coates, stayed and smoked a pipe or two with me, and about 8:10 we both went to the christening house, where we stayed till near 12 o’clock, in company with Mr Burgess, John Watford and Francis Gibbs. My wife and I came home about 12:30 and pretty near sober, but something the worse for drinking.

My wife gave the nurse 16d and the maid 12d. In the evening as we went to Mr Browne’s we had several very severe flashes of lightning and a very loud stroke or two of thunder and it continued to rain by showers I believe the whole night and the wind extremely high. Very busy all day.

…At home all day and pretty busy. My wife very ill all day. A very melancholy time; the weather prodigious tempestuous and has been so for some time. Our servant sat up with Thomas Ling.

We dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner, with the addition of a raisin veal suet pudding, a cold veal pie and French beans. At home all day and pretty busy. My wife continues very ill.

…Thomas German at work for me all day a-gathering of apples, and dined with us on the remains of yesterday’s dinner, with the addition of a piece of bacon and some mutton boiled, potatoes, carrots, cabbage and turnips. Paid 14d to T. Jarmand (Carman) for his day’s work. Paid 12d for a gallon nuts bought today. Dame Henly drank tea with us. Rec’d of Will Henly 21/2 (per his wife) in full to this day. My wife extremely ill, and I doubt dangerously. At home all day and pretty busy.