Author: Thomas Turner

At home all day. My eye very bad. Nicholls at work for me. In the evening had a blister laid on. Busy all day. My brother Moses came to see me in the afternoon. Gave Richard Fuller about 1d in pears for writing my London letters etc. Paid for bread 1d. Thomas Davy here in the evening. Lent Master Darby in cash 5/-.

At home all day. My blister did not rise at all; my eye much the same. Sent Francis Smith by his man 40/-, which with £18 I paid him the 14th instant is in full for £20 which he paid unto Messrs Margesson and Collison for me last week. Moses came over again to see me. Nicholls at work for me today. This day balanced accounts with William Sinden and, with an iron-bound pail now had, there remains due to me 0.13.0¾ as below:

My bill on Sinden                         1.19.4¾

Sinden’s bill on me for flour etc.      1.8.9

Iron-hooped pail                          0.2.4

In the evening another blister laid on. Paid John Saxby for a forehead comb which he got at Lewes for me, 2d. Paid for bread and bagging 2d. Rec’d of Robert Hook 1 pr shoes, 5/6.

At home all day. My blister did not rise scarcely at all. Nicholls at work for me. Rec’d of Dame Divol 17/3 for goods sold her the 25rd of May 1753. Dame Vinal and my brother Moses both dined here. Paid Mrs Virgoe 5/- in part of the 12/6 I borrowed of her the 12th instant. Gave a tramp ½d. Paid for bread 1d.

At home all day. Took physic; my eye continued bad. Mrs French drank tea here. Paid for a sheep’s bell 4d. Nicholls at work for me; very busy all day.

At home all day. Bleeded in the morning. Paid for 12 prs pattens and 13 prs clogs (rec’d this day from Thomas Freeman of Mayfield by his servant) 0.14.5. Charles Diggens dined here. Mr Slater came in about 6 o’clock. Lent Master Durrant my horse to go to Selmeston Fair. Paid for pears and butter 6d.

At home all day. Paid for 18 lbs of worsted 1.19.0 and for a wrapper 18d, which I bought of one Robins of Cranbrook in his road from the Fair to Cranbrook. Mr Slater, my brother Moses and Nicholls dined here. Mr Slater went away about 6 o’clock. My mother sent me by Moses in cash £12, which is in full for my draft No. 249, which I drew for her the 15th of August. Paid Moses 18d for 6 dairy brushes he bought for me at Lewes. Rec’d of Robert Hook 1 pr shoes, 5/6. Rec’d of Joseph Fuller 1 breast mutton 8½d.

At home all day; took physic. George Richardson called and breakfasted here; nothing more of moment.

Paid Francis Smith in cash 11.13.3 for money he paid for me in London as under:

To Otway                                  10.0.0

To Stiller in full,                      1 4 0

Pd tor 1 pr shoes and 1 pr pumps        0.9.3

Gave Francis Smith in cash £10 in part of money he is to pay in London for me this week. Doctor Snelling called on me and ordered a poultice of conserve of roses, and about 6 gr of camphor in each poultice, to be laid to my eye, with purging twice a week with sal glabuler [Glauber salts] and manna. George Richardson called on me. I gave him 1¼ yds silk and silk to have a bonnet made, all value n c o [?]. Mrs Diggens called on us. Moses came over after dinner to see us. Paid for bread etc. 2½d. Very busy all day. Thomas Nicholls at work for me today.

At home all day and busy. Drew off a half hogshead of train oil, which ran 32 gallons 1 qt. Came for 31 gallons at k [?]. Filled a jar with 28 gallons of it, which cost me n c a [?]. Nicholls at work for me, to get Mrs Day 2 hanks of white 4d worsted and 2 red cabbages. Rec’d of William Sinden ½ bushel of wheat.

…This day rec’d of John Cayley 1 bill on Mr Stephen Weeks, hop-factor in Southwark, val. 6.6.6, which I have given him my note of hand for. Thomas Nicholls at work for me today. At home all day and busy.