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…We dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner with some French beans and part of a chick for my wife. In the afternoon walked down to Halland… In the evening wrote my London letters. Thank God busy all day.

We dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner with part of a chick for my wife. At home all day. In the afternoon posted my day book. In the evening Mr Thornton carried my wife out for some air. Very busy.

Mary Heath a-washing for us half the day and dined with us on some peas and bacon. At home all day. In the evening Mr Thornton carried my wife out for air… Lent Mrs Porter in cash 0.10.0. Made a hop table for Mr Thornton.

Mary Heath a-washing for us all day and dined with us… John Durrant Jr bleeded my wife today; I gave him 6d. At home all day. Made Thomas Durrant a hop table book. Thank God very busy all day.

Paid 2d for 1 1b tripe. We dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner with the addition of some boiled tripe and French beans. Mr Stone bleeded me today. At home all day.

In the morning walked down to Halland. Came back to breakfast… Dame Braizer and her daughter drank tea at our house. Pretty busy all day.

In the morning rode to Mr Snelling’s at Alfriston to consult him further concerning my wife’s illness, but he was not at home; I went forward by his servant’s direction and found him at Mr Allfrey’s at Westdean. We came back to his house where I breakfasted with him and paid him in cash 3/8 for medicines I had of him the 21st instant and today. I came home about 11:20.

In my absence our late servant Mary Martin came to see us and dined with us on some bacon, a pudding cake and some French beans. My family all at church in the afternoon; the text in Joshua 24:24: “And the people said unto Joshua, The Lord our God will we serve, and his voice will we obey.” From which words we had an excellent sermon as I think I ever heard. Our late servant stayed and drank tee with us and then went home… In the evening my wife walked out for air.

Balanced accounts with Mr Will Piper and received of him 9d in full to this day.

Rec’d of Mr Will Piper in cash	8.14.8
To one receipt for 1 year’s land tax due at Lady Day last	2.8.0
To 1 receipt for 6 years’ quit-rent due St Michael last	2.0.0
To s carpenter’s bill; viz., Mr Vine’s	0.15.4
	13.18.0

which together makes the sum of 13.18.0 and is in full for 1 year’s rent due at Lady Day last to Mrs Mary Mills for a farm which Master Piper uses and which money etc. he wants me to transmit to Mr Allen Chatfield at Croydon for Mrs Mill’s use (it being to be paid there by her order). I gave Mr Piper my receipt acknowledging the receipt of 8.14.8… My brother came over today and drank tea at our house in company with Molly French of our parish and Molly French of Bourne [daughter of yet another Jeremiah French, an innkeeper]. At Halland twice today. In the afternoon wrote my London letters. Thank God very busy.

Ben Shelley and his wife breakfasted at our house. Sent by him enclosed in a letter to Mr Allen Chatfield the receipts and bill I received of Mr Piper yesterday and gave him in cash 8.14.8 (being the money I received of Mr Piper yesterday) in order to pay Mr Allen Chatfield…

James Bull at Whitesmith dined with us on the remains of yesterday’s dinner with some carrots. In the afternoon my wife paid Mrs Porter a visit. Down at Halland three times today. A great deal of rain today. In the afternoon drew off a barrel of cider. James Marchant supped at our house, be helping me powder some sugar for Halland.

After breakfast rode over to Framfield and stayed there while my brother went to Uckfield to get me a pound of green tea, for which I paid him 9/3. I came home and dined on the remains of Monday’s dinner with the addition of some carrots. Down at Halland 3 times today. Charles Diggens at our house some time in the evening. What quantities of [people] begin to come to Halland, and only to prepare and make ready a provision for luxury and intemperance against Sunday next, when perhaps hundreds of poor creatures are lamenting for want of sustenance; and here shall be nothing but waste and riot.