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…Paid my brother 19/- for a piece of poking bagging which he brought me today, and then he gave ne 15¾d for the carriage of the oast hair… In the afternoon walked down to Richard Page’s. In the evening Joseph Fuller Jr smoked a pipe with me.

We dined on a piece of pork, a light pudding and some carrots… At home all day. In the evening Joseph Fuller smoked a pipe with me. A very high wind almost all day.

…In the afternoon I assisted Mr French in carrying a load or 2 of oats. Lent him in cash 7/6. In the evening Thomas Davy rode my horse to Uckfield and brought me home 8½ ells bagging, for which he paid 5/6, and which money I gave him, also 2d for the turnpike. In the evening my wife read part of Salmon On Marriage to me; and in the day I read part of The Peerage of England. Rec’d of John Streeter the guinea I lent him the 4^th instant.

…We dined on a damson batter pudding. A very wet forenoon. John Tickner of Lewes breakfasted with us. At home all day. In the evening read one of Tillotson’s sermons… My wife ill with a cold. In the evening sold Mr Porter’s pole puller’s neckcloth, which was a silent company this time in comparison of what we have had some years past.

We dined on a light pudding and some beans… My brother came over in the afternoon, but did not stay. I paid him 6/6 for 3½ yds swanskin received of my mother. At home all day. In the evening read 2 of Tillotson’s sermons. My wife very ill with a cold.

Paid Joseph Fuller by his son Thomas 3½d for 1 lb mutton received by him today. Myself at church in the morning (my wife staying at home on account of her cold)… We dined on the 1 lb of mutton stewed, with some carrots. In the afternoon Thomas Davy and I walked over to Waldron Church where we heard a fine sermon preached by the Rev Mr Delves, rector of that parish and Frant, from the 15th verse of the 2nd chapter of the Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Romans: “Which show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another.” Thomas Davy came home along with me and drank some coffee with us and stayed the evening, to whom I read one of Tillotson’s sermons. In the day read part of Hervey’s Theron and Aspasio.

James Marchant, John Babcock and Thomas Davy at work for me part of the forenoon in helping me remove earthenware from out of the garret to the school-house to prevent its being broken by the workmen who are a-going to new heal this house.

Thomas Davy and John Babcock breakfasted with us, and James Marchant and Thomas Davy dined with us on part of a neck of mutton boiled, a piece of pork and some carrots. My father Slater called to see us in the forenoon, but did not stay any time… At home all day. In the evening Thomas Davy rode over to Framfield for me. In the evening read part of Salmon On Marriage…

The carpenters and masons at work upon the house all day… In the afternoon Thomas Davy sent to Uckfield for me upon Master Darby’s horse for 8½ ells hop-bagging, for which he paid 5/6, which money I gave him, as also 8d for his own time and the turnpike.

At home all day. In the evening finished reading Salmon On Marriage, which I think to be a very indifferent thing, for the author appears to me to be a very bad logician.

The carpenters and masons at work upon the house all day… At home all day. Drank tea at Mrs Weller’s. In the evening Thomas Davy at our house; he and I played at cribbage. I won one penny. He sat up to watch our house till between 3 and 4 o’clock.

The workmen at work upon the house all day. Received by Richard Page from Mr Plumer 13 sacks salt. At home all day. James Marchant supped with us, and he and I sat up to watch the house and played at cribbage (though we played for diversion, staking no money) till past 4 o’clock.