Author: Thomas Turner

…Sam Jenner a-gardening for me half the day and dined with me on the remains of yesterday’s dinner with the addition of a cold sheep’s heart pie, some beefsteaks broiled, French beans and cucumbers. At home all day and very little to do. In the evening Joseph Fuller and Sam Jenner smoked a pipe with me. Thomas Durrant lodged at my house.

In the morning, bought the Rev Mr Porter’s wool at 6d a pound. Went down to Mr French’s and bought his wool, but at no particular price… Paid Ben Shelley in cash 2/4½ and by money he received of Mr Ben Treacher in full for rabbit skins I sent him 9/7½, which together makes the sum of 12/- and is in full for the same sum he paid Dr Godfrey in full for three dozen of his cordial this week…

In the evening Joseph Fuller Jr, myself, Thomas Durrant, Joseph Durrant, James Marchant and James Potter went down to Jones’s, where we stayed and smoked a pipe or two and spent 3d each. Came home about 10:05, very sober.

This afternoon John Durrant the younger was buried at our church, aged 31 years, who died as it were after a few days’ illness, though he has not been in a firm state of health some time past. Very little to do all day. I hardly know what to do for the want of money; and yet I cannot get in one bill. Thomas Durrant lodged at my house all night.

…Molly Fuller and Thomas Durrant drank coffee with me. At home all day and really very little to do all day. Thomas Durrant lodged at my house all night, there being company at his house.

Myself and one servant at church in the morning… Mr John Hastings, a humble servant to one of my maids, called to see her during churchtime and dined with me on a piece of beef boiled, 2 chicken roasted, a plain suet pudding and carrots.

Myself and both servants at church in the afternoon… Sam Jenner and Thomas Davy drank tea with me, and after tea they together with Thomas Durrant, myself and servant took a walk. Came home about 7:20. Thomas Durrant lodged at my house.

How much more pleasure is it to be at home all day of a Sunday and to attend the service of the church than to be rioting about as I have too much been of late. But may I never more offend in that point.

I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner with the addition of some cucumbers. At home all day… In the evening wrote my London letters. Thomas Durrant lodged at my house.

Delivered to John Shelley (in order for his brother Ben Shelley to pay in London for me) in cash £30…

In the afternoon one of my servants went to see her relations. In the evening walked down to Halland where I drank tea. Came home about 7:20. Thomas Durrant lodged at my house.

Paid Thomas Durrant in cash 1.1.9 in full for the same sum he paid in Lewes for me yesterday; viz.,

To Mr John Lambert in full on my account	0.18.6
To signing a poor rate	0.2.0
To money borrowed of him	0.1.0
To a brush	0.0.3

John Jenner the hatter at Hailsham and his son dined with me on a loin of mutton roasted in the oven and some French beans. Paid John Jenner in cash, foods and a book debt 1.7.2 in full for hats received by him today and what I have received from him before since we last balanced…

…In the afternoon Mr Henry Gallet, a brother trade[sman] and an old acquaintance, brought home my servant and drank tea with me and stayed and smoked a pipe or two with me.

In the evening his Grace the Duke of Newcastle came to Halland where he lodged all night in his road for the races on Lewes Downs tomorrow. This morning about 7:30 her Majesty Queen Charlotte, consort of our most gracious sovereign, was safely delivered of a prince, and are both like to do very well.

At home all day and pretty busy a part of the day.

In the forenoon I walked to Laughton to look upon Mr Sam Gibbs’s wool. I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner…

In the afternoon Mr Tipper, officer of excise in this place, and I walked to Mrs Piper’s, where I measured part of a field for her. We stayed and drank tea there. Bett Mepham drank tea with my servants.

In the evening my brother-in-law Samuel Slater came to see me, and he together with Mr Tipper and Joseph Fuller spent the evening with me. My brother Slater stayed all night. This day balanced accounts with John Watford the younger and paid him 0.1.10 in full to this day…

This day the King’s Plate of £100 was run for on Lewes Downs by Lord Grosvenor’s horse Boreas and Mr Howard’s crop mare Suskey, which was won by Boreas, he distancing the mare in the first heat.
 

Rec’d of my father Sam Slater per my brother in cash 5.12.6. After we had breakfasted, my brother Slater set out on his journey for Lewes Races.

In the forenoon I walked down to Halland …A very rainy day and but very little to do all day. Thomas Durrant drank tea with me in the evening. Sent to Mrs Coates by my servant Hannah Marchant the Duke of Newcastle’s bill for goods delivered this time of his being at Halland, amounting to 18/2.

This day the purse of £50 was run for on Lewes Downs, when Mr Wildman’s horse Lincoln, Mr Tod’s gelding Junior, Mr Blackman’s mare Slouching Sally and Mr Wilson’s mare Harmless started for the same, which was won by Lincoln, he getting the two first heats. There was a third heat for the stakes between Junior and Slouching Sally, which was smartly contested between them, Junior getting it not but above half a length.

Thomas Durrant lodged at my house.