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Dame Akehurst a-washing for me and dined with me on some calf’s liver and rashers of pork fried and some garden beans. Mr Long came to see me in the afternoon and stayed and drank tea with me, and also took part of my bed, as did Dame Akehurst part of my servant’s.

At home all day and thank God pretty busy. Rec’d of Thomas Tester by the payment of his wife 9d on account. A very pleasant fine day and very warm. In the day read part of Burnet’s History of the Reformation.

Paid Mr Thomas Martin 10/6 in full. Dame Akehurst, a-washing for me all day, dined with me, as did Mr Long, on a calf’s heart pudding, a piece of pork and some garden beans. Thomas Vallance, formerly an acquaintance and workman to my father, called on me and dined with me on the remains of what we left.

Mr Long stayed and took part of my bed. At home all day and very little to do. An excessive hot day; in the evening we had several loud claps of thunder, but at a distance, and also a great many severe flashes of lightning.

In the forenoon Mr Long and I walked down to Whyly to look at Mrs French’s wool, but did not stay. Mr Long dined with me on part of a calf’s bell minced and some beans.

Molly French and her kinswoman Nanny French and Betsy Fuller drank tea and spent the afternoon with me. Mr Long stayed and took part of my bed. At home all day and but very little to do. In the day read part of Burnet’s History of the Reformation. An excessive hot day.

Mr Long dined with me on the remains of yesterday’s dinner with the addition of some garden beans and a piece of pork… Borrowed of Joseph Fuller Jr in cash £20, for which I gave him my note of hand, payable to him or order on demand. Paid Mr Benjamin Shelley in cash 10.3.9… Paid Ellen Pierce in cash and by a bank note 145.12.0, in full for the note I received of her the 14th instant, and the interest due thereon,… the money as under:

10 moidores	13.10.0
67 guineas	70.7.0
2 eighteen shillings	1.16.0
3 half moidores	2.0.6
1 quarter do.	0.6.9
2 four shilling and sixpences	0.9.0
78 half guineas	40.19.0
23 quarter do.	6.0.9
3 shillings	0.3.0
the bank note received of John Gosling the 30th ult.	10.0.0

I also took of her the note I gave her the 14th instant.

My brother came over in the afternoon to take up some cloths, but did not stay. At home all day and but very little to do. Mr Long took part of my bed.

…After breakfast I rode to Lewes in company with Mr John Piper in order to consult an attorney about making the writings for the land etc. he bought of John Goldsmith the 5th instant.

(My servant in my absence today dined on a part of [a] knuckle of veal bought today, as did I when I came home, on the remains of it). We came home about3:10. I spent nothing (John Piper paying my expenses). Pretty busy after I came home. Paid Richards and Comber 7½d for scale chain bought today of them.

No service at our church in the morning, Mr Porter preaching at Chailey. I dined on part of a shoulder of veal roasted and stuffed and French beans. Myself and servant at church in the afternoon, where we had a sermon preached by the Rev Mr Griffiths, curate at Ripe, from Mark 13:37: “And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.”

Joseph Fuller Jr and Sam Jenner drank tea with me, to whom I read two of Tillotson’s sermons. A wet day almost continually.

I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner with the addition of a cold veal pie and some garden beans. Mrs Browne and Betsy Carman drank tea with me. At home all day and but very little to do. In the evening wrote my London letters.

 

Sent Mr George Otway…£10. Mr Long dined with me on the remains of yesterday’s dinner, with the addition of a piece of pork and some garden beans.

Paid Will Jenner 19/6 in full for – 11 fleeces of sheep’s wool weighing 29¼lbs at 8d bought of him today. Fanny Hicks drank tea with me in the afternoon. In the evening walked over to Mr Joseph Burgess’s, there being an affair to be made up between my neighbor Mr Bannister and Jacob Parkes of Hellingly, for assault of Mr Bannister upon him, which was accordingly agreed.

Came home about 9:25; spent nothing nor drank anything. Sam Jenner was one of the arbitrators, who stayed and took part of my bed. At home all day and really very little to do in the shop. I think I never knew trade so dull in my life,

…In the forenoon my old friend Mr Elless came to see me and dined with me on a shoulder of mutton roasted and French beans and carrots. Soon after dinner Mr Elless went home.

Paid John Page 1.4.0 in full for 22 fleeces of sheep’s wool bought today, weighing 36 lbs. At home all day and very little to do. In the evening Mr Joseph Fuller Jr and Thomas Durrant sat with me some time.

…I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. At home all day and very little to do. In the afternoon posted part of my day book…