Rec’d of Mr Coates £5.15.6 in full for the bill delivered the 21st instant. Wrote out Mr French’s bill for Mrs Virgoe. Paid Joseph Fuller for 13 lbs of beef 3/3. Paid for bread 1d. Except for going down to Halland, at home all day. Mr Coates informed me of the Duke’s being down soon.
Tag: Mrs Virgoe
Tuesday, August 12 1755
Sent Messrs Margesson and Collison by Frank Smith, paid to him in hand, 13.10.0 and returned them at the same time as under:
6 susis at 21d 0.10.6
3 do. at 24 0.6.0
1 doz linen 0.5.0
1 doz do. 0.6.6
1 doz do. 0.6.9
1 doz do. 0.7.9
1 doz do. 0.8.0
1 doz do. 0.9.0
1 doz do. 0.10.0
£3.9.6
This day Mrs Virgoe dined with us on a shoulder of venison. Mrs Vine Jr drank tea with us in the afternoon. At home all day. Paid for bread ½d. In the evening read part of the 4th volume of The Tatler, in which I find some very agreeable stories, in particular one wherein a beautiful and virtuous young lady is ruined by a young debauchee and a sordid parent, his father.
Wednesday, November 12 1755
At home all day. Paid for butter 3d; paid for milk ½d. Rec’d of Joseph Fuller 1 bullock’s heart worth about 8d. In the evening went down to Mr Porter’s to talk to him about Mrs Virgoe’s affairs. Paid Elizabeth Mepham by Lucy Mepham 5/- for the making of 10 round frocks. Finished posting my day book in the evening.
Sunday, January 18 1756
In the morning I borrowed Thomas Fuller’s horse and went over to Framfield. Got there about 11:30, dined there and stayed till about 5:20. Came home about 6:30. Mrs Virgoe stayed with us from 9 to 10:20. Not at church all day. After I came home, read part of the New Whole Duty of Man.