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…My brother came over in the forenoon and dined with me on part of a shoulder of veal stuffed and roasted, and cucumbers. In the afternoon paid the following persons for about ¾ of a day picking the hops growing on Mr Vine’s land (on account of myself and the other assigns of the said Mr Vine):

Lucy Williams	6d
Elizabeth Akehurst	6
Dame Cain	6
Mrs Tamkin	6
Dame Thomson	6
Dame Day	6
Dame Vinal	4
Dame Prall	6
Ann Prall	6
Molly Tamkin	2
Elizabeth Burrage	6
Susan Swift	6
Paid in all	0.5.6

At home all day and thank God very busy. In the evening Mr Clapinson and myself played about 50 games of cribbage; I neither won nor lost, though I won 5 games more than he, but by altering our bets we left off play equal.

Myself and servant at church in the morning. I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner with the addition of some cucumbers. Paid Master Hook 3/- for his attesting and the Justice’s clerk’s fees for their allowing the certificate I and Mr Carman signed and sealed the 12th instant.

Myself and servant at church in the afternoon… Thomas Durrant drank tea with me. My servant went to see Molly French after churchtime. A remarkable wet day; at home all day and very melancholy. Oh, how agreeable did the time use to pass of Sunday evening in my wife’s lifetime. What it now does! Then we did usually spend it agreeable to the dictates of religion. I wish I could say the same now.

 Paid the wife of John Vine Jr in goods 13/10 ½ in full for their servants’ and sons’ work at Mr Vine the elder’s farm. I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. In the evening went down to Mr Porter’s, where I stayed and supped and spent the evening. Came home sober about 10:30.
 

Rec’d of Thomas Prall in cash 0.16.0 in full for half a year’s land tax due at Lady Day last, as also 2.8.0 in full for the same sum assessed on him by a poor rate made the 17th day of April last…I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner minced and cucumbers.

At home all day and thank God very busy. In the evening Thomas Durrant sat with me some time. Oh, tumultuous is my mind; once I was all serene and calm, but alas, the object that then fixed my thoughts is now no more.
 

I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner, and after dinner I, having some business at Lewes relating to parish affairs, went to consult Luke Spence Esq, Justice of the Peace, about it, but he was not at home. Mr Bannister, having some business at Lewes, accompanied me there. We called at Mr Michell’s but did not stop. We drank tea at Mr Abraham Edwards’s, in company with 13 or 14 men and women (but I forgot) fine gentlemen and ladies. We came home about 8:20, very sober. Spent only 2d for the turnpike.

After we came back we went up to Master Piper’s his hopping supper being tonight, where we supped on a forequarter of lamb roasted, a loin of lamb roasted, a mutton pie, plum pudding, carrots and cucumbers (in company I dare say with 20 people). We stayed and smoked 2 or 3 pipes and came home sober about 11:20. Very little to do in the shop all day.

I dined on a knuckle of a shoulder of veal boiled and some greens. Rec’d of the widow Marchant the guinea I lent her the 14th ult. At home all day and thank God very busy. In the evening Mr Clapinson and I played a few games of cribbage; I lost 2d.

In the morning Mr John Dennett and his servant came to weigh my wool and breakfast with me. After breakfast we weighed my wool, which weighed 29 tod 11 lbs. The value is as under:

29 tod 11 1bs at 24/-	35.4.3
Part of carriage	0.2.0
	35.6.3

Mr Dennett did not pay for it, but went away immediately to weigh up my brother’s… I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner.

Paid Mr Edward Martin 4d for 2 lbs of tripe bought of him today. Rec’d of Ben Shelley in cash 1.15.9 in full… Paid Mr Bannister in cash 14d in full for the duty of Mr Vine’s hops. At home all day and very busy. In the evening Mr Clapinson and I played a few games of cribbage; I lost 2d. Lent Mrs Blackman by her servant:

4 vol. plays bound

5 single plays.

…I dined on some boiled tripe. At home all day. In the evening Mr Clapinson and I played a few games of cribbage; I lost 3d.
 

Myself and servant at church in the morning… I dined on some boiled tripe. Myself and servant at church in the afternoon… After churchtime Mr Vinal and his wife drank tea with me. At home all the evening.

Mr Pepper, supervisor of the excise, dined with me on a shoulder of lamb roasted and onion sauce. In the afternoon my servant went to see her friends. At home all day and thank God very busy.

In the evening wrote my London letters. Mr Clapinson and myself played a few games of cribbage in the evening; I lost 2d. Thomas Durrant took part of my bed. A very fine day for the season of the year. Joseph Fuller Jr sat with me a good while in the evening.