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The workmen repairing our house all day. We

dined on a piece of bacon, a duck and some carrots boiled… In the evening read pert of Josephus’s Jewish Antiquities. Thomas Davy sat up again the first part of the night for us to watch our house.

…The workmen a-repairing the house again today. At home all day, but not busy. A good deal indisposed with a cold. In the evening read part of the Jewish Antiquities.

In the morning Mr Stone came and let my blood. My wife and I both stayed at home from church. Thomas Davy dined with us on a duck’s giblet pudding, a boiled duck and some carrots. My wife and I not at church in the afternoon. Thomas Davy at our

John Watford at work for me all day and dined with us on the remains of yesterday’s dinner with the addition of a piece of bacon and some carrots… Thomas Davy at our house in the evening, who supped with us…

…Miss Nanny and Molly French drank tea at our house. This day about 2 o’clock died Mr Sam Virgoe, aged about 80, who has lain bed-rid near this 6 months. At home all day. In the evening read part of Hervey’s Theron and Aspasio.

In the morning walked up to Roger Vallow’s… At home all day. Paid Mrs Virgoe 4/9 for 1 barrel of beer. Paid my brother 8d for a duck which he brought me today. Rec’d of Joseph Fuller 1 1b mutton. In the evening read part of Hervey’s Theron and Aspasio.

…At home all day and had a very busy forenoon. In the evening Thomas Davy sat with us a while, and I finished reading the 1st volume of Hervey’s Theron and Aspasio. A prodigious quantity of rain fell in the evening, and we had also several claps of thunder.

This day Hannah Marchant came to be with us a little time to help clean the house etc. We dined on a duck’s giblets in a pudding with some carrots and the remains of Wednesday and yesterday’s dinners. My brother came over in the afternoon and stayed and drank tea with us. Rec’d back by the carrier the bill I sent Mr George Otway the 18th instant, having forgot to direct it… In the evening read part The Universal Magazine for August. Paid for 2 lbs tripe received today 4d.

…About 3 o’clock I went down to Mr French’s to the funeral of Mr Sam Virgoe where there was but a small company of people. He as buried about 6:20, aged 79 years. A very fine day. In the evening read part of The Universal Magazine for August and one of Tillotson’s sermons.

In the morning myself and wife at church… We had a brief read today for several sufferers by fire in the counties of Hertford, Dorset and Huntingdon, to which I gave 2d. We dined on a duck roasted, some tripe fried and a light pudding boiled. In the afternoon Thomas Davy and I walked to Laughton Church (we having no service at our church on account Mr Porter preached at Waldron) where we heard a sermon preached by the Rev Mr Fletcher, curate of Laughton, from Luke 15:30-31: “And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine. It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.” We came home about 4:30.

Thomas Davy drank some coffee with us and stayed the evening, to whom, and in the day, I read 3 of Tillotson’s sermons. A remarkable fine day. In the evening my wife very ill with the colic.