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At home all day. Sent Francis Smith by his boy £8 which he is to pay in London for me (see Saturday). Ed Smith here in the evening. Nothing more of moment. Paid for flour etc. 12d.

Received of Mr Francis Hicks 4/2 in full on Mr T. Thompsett’s account. At home all day except in the evening at Mr Durrant’s. After supper read part of Tournefort’s Voyage into the Levant.

Rec’d of Will Inkpin 6/3 in full. Sent Will to Framfield. My wife and I drank tea at Mr Clinch’s; stayed the evening. After supper read the description of the grotto of Antiparos in Tournefort’s Voyage into the Levant.

In the morning sent Will to collect in some debts. He received of Susan Cornwell £1 and there remains due to me £1. I balanced Mr Thomas Thompsett’s account with Robert Hook and received of him 4/3¾:

Mr Robert Hook Dr	0.11.6
Mr T. Thompsett Dr	0.7.2¼
Balance rec’d	0.4.3¾

In the afternoon my wife and I went to Mrs Atkins’s; stayed the evening. Called home in the afternoon. Balanced accounts with Mrs Vine Sr as under:

My bill on her	1.0.0¾
Rec’d by butter at sundry times	0.7.1
Rec’d by cash	0.6.0
	0.13.1
The balance of	0.6.11¾

I received of Mrs Vine.
 

At home all the morning except in at Mr Durrant’s instructing Thomas. After dinner my wife and I went to Mr French’s; stayed till 9 o’clock and came home very sober. This day balanced accounts with Mrs Rippington for her husband Richard Rippington.

My bill on Rippington	2.4.9½
Due to them for brandy I rec’d from John Vine Jr	0.10.0
This balance of	1.14.9½

I received of Mrs Rippington.

At home all day. Paid John Fitness at Tealing’s Common 1.4.0 as under, which is in full (except 4 corn hooks which I have now of his):

to 8 corn hooks [at] 18d	0.12.0
to 1 do.	0.1.0
to 9 corn sickles	0.10.6
to 1 do.	0.0.6

Received of Ed Shoesmith 2/- on Mr Thompsett’s account and received of Dame Watford’s 6 eggs 2d on his account. Paid Joseph Fuller for a shoulder of veal of 10½ lbs 0.2.7½. Paid the post boy for Thomas Freeman5/4 as under:

For 6 pairs women’s pattens	0.4.6
for 1 pair hair do.	0.10.0

 
I received those goods the 17th instant. Paid Mr Jeremiah French (by John Badcock) in money 13 ½ d and by goods 9d, which together makes 22½d for a roasting pig received this day, weight 7½ lbs. Frank Smith came late; he gave me Margesson’s receipt for the £8 sent by his boy the 17^th instant.

Took physic today. Not at church all day. In the evening read part of The Whole Duty of Man.
 

At home all day. Paid Mrs Virgoe in cash 10.15.1½ and by goods had the 18th instant as per day book 0.4.10½, which makes £11 and is in full for the sum borrowed of her the 4th instant; and took up my note of hand dated that day. In the evening read part of Tournefort’s Voyage into the Levant.

Received of Elizabeth Akehurst 1.15.3 in full and which was charged to John Jones’ account. Received of my mother 3/3 in full for 6 lbs shop thread. Paid Bonwick’s carter 4/6; (to wit) 18d which he paid in Lewes for bottoming 3 chairs and 3/- for 1 dozen dairy brushes which he bought in Lewes.

Paid Dame Vinal 9d for washing. In the evening in at Master Durrant’s. After supper read part of Tournefort’s Voyage.

At home all day. Paid for kidneys, sweetbreads etc. 6d. Nothing more of moment.