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I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. In the afternoon posted part of my day book and wrote out some bills. Sam Jenner, a-packing of rags for me in the evening, supped with me. At home all day and not very busy.

In the morning my servant went to see her friends and my old servant Mary Martin came to see me, and she and Bett Mepham drank tea with me; that is, breakfasted with me.

Sam Jenner at work for me today; he and my late servant dined with me on a piece of neck of lamb and a piece of beef boiled, cabbage and turnips. My old servant and Dame Seaman and Dame Hedger, who had bought many things in the shop, drank tea with me. My old servant went home in the evening.

My brother came over in the evening… Thomas Durrant supped and lodged with me all night… At home all day and very busy, but a very melancholy time for money. In the forenoon walked down to Halland with Mr Coates’s bill.

Bett Mepham, coming to make up my bed, breakfasted with me. I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. At home all day, and but very little to do. Thomas Durrant supped with me and lodged at my house in the evening. Mr Tipper and I played a few games of cribbage; I lost 11d… Nothing more of moment.

I breakfasted at Joseph Durrant’s. At church in the morning… I stayed the communion and gave 6d. I dined at Joseph Fuller’s on a piece of beef roasted, a neck of mutton boiled and a piece of pork, potatoes and turnips and an apple pudding. At church in the afternoon…

Sam Jenner drank tea with me, he and Joseph Fuller, Mr Tipper and Thomas Durrant sat with me a while in the evening, to whom I read two of Tillotson’s sermons. My servant came home in the evening. Not very well in the afternoon; being so confined, together with the anxiety of mind, I am fearful will greatly impair my health.

Sam Jenner at work for me part of the day and dined with me on a piece of beef boiled, an apple pudding, carrots and cabbage. At home all day and pretty busy. In the evening wrote my London letters.

Sent Mr John Crouch… £10. I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner, in the afternoon went down to Mr Coates’s and balanced accounts with him… In the evening Mr Tipper and I played ae few games of cribbage; I lost 1d.

In the forenoon my brother sent me over a present of a few whitings and herrings. The 2 Miss Porters and Master Porter dined with me on some fried whitings and herrings and the remains of yesterday’s dinner and some onion sauce. At home all day and pretty busy.

I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. Thomas Durrant and James Marchant, coming to take up cloths, drank tea with me. My brother came over in the evening, and he, Mr Carman, Joseph Fuller Jr, Thomas Durrant and Mr Tipper smoked a pipe or 2 with me and drank 4 bottles or so of cider with me.

Rec’d of Mr Richard Bristed in cash 3.9.0 in full for the same sum assessed of on him for poor tax by a poor rate made the 9^th August last… At home all day and pretty busy. Posted part of my day book; wrote some letters.

Paid Richard Fuller 21d for a leg of mutton bought of him today… Sam Jenner a-sawing of wood for me today, and he and Sarah Trill, who bought some things in the shop, dined with me on a fillet of a leg of mutton roasted.

The widow Fuller and Mrs Vine, buying many things in the shop, drank tea with me… Sam Jenner, a-making, of wool cloths for me in the evening, lodged at my house all night.

I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. At home all day. Samuel Jenner, Thomas Durrant and Mr Long a-packing wool for me in the evening, they all supped with me…

My old acquaintance, Mr Coates’s servant, drank tea with me, but still not one word of courting, no, not even a kiss as a preparative thereto. Oh, sad disappointment this must be to the busy censorious world to find their conjectures are never like to prove true. Sam Jenner lodged at my house all night.