Author: Thomas Turner

In the morning myself and servant at church… We dined on a leg of mutton roasted, a plain suet pudding and turnips. Myself and servant st church in the afternoon… In the evening and the day read 3 of Tillotson’s sermons. A very cold day and a sharp frost.

Paid John Streeter 9d for a rabbit bought of him today… My brother Moses came over in the afternoon and stayed and drank tea with us. At home all day. A very cold sharp day, there being a very thick rime all day. In the evening read part of Mead’s Mechanical account of Poisons.

About 6:50 I walked over to Mr Tester’s at Waldron where I met Mr Mason, and from thence we went out and surveyed part of a farm rented by Tester of Rose Fuller Esq. I came home sbout 5:35. My family at home in my absence dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner, as did I, when I came home, on some bread and cheese, having neither eaten nor drunk since my departure from home (unless it was 4 dishes of tea). A very cold sharp air; in the evening a thick rime came over.

Rec’d of John Streeter 3/- for the money I paid William Stone the 29th instant for finding a parcel, and also 6d for my trouble for going to Framfield for it… In the forenoon my brother William came to see me and dined with us… And he and Lucy Mott drank tea our house. In the evening my wife went down to Mrs Atkins’s, where she supped and stayed till about 10:25. Joseph Fuller Jr smoked a pipe or two with me in the evening. My brother went home about 4:45. I, after Joseph Fuller went away, read part of Wiseman’s Chyrurgery. Very busy all day. A cold sharp frosty air.

…In the evening walked down to Whyly where I drank tea and stayed and wrote some quit-rent receipts. Came home about 5:50. In the evening Thomas Davy at our house, and I read part of Wiseman’s Chyrurgery.

…In the evening Thomas Davy and I walked over to Framfield. We supped with my mother. I received of Will Stone a parcel of linen and cake-soap, which he found on the turnpike road between Lewes and the Broyle Gate and is the property of the Hailsham post, and which I am to send him by Streeter the Mayfield post. I was obliged to give him 2/6 for finding it. We came home about 9:28.

My brother Moses in his road to Lewes called and breakfasted with us, and I gave in cash £24 in order for him to get a bill of Mr Sam Durrant for me for the same sum… Rec’d by the post John Streeter from my brother one bill drawn by Mr Durrant on Sir Joseph Hankey and partners, dated tomorrow, 21 days’ date, and payable to Mr Moses Turter (instead of Turner) or order, No. 2355, which bill is in lieu of the money I gave my brother today. At home all day. A very sharp cold day. Thomas Davy sat with us a while in the evening, to whom I read one of Tillotson’s sermons.

In the morning my wife, self and servant at church… We dined on the remains of the whiting sent me by Mrs Scrase and some mutton broth. My whole family at church again in the afternoon… In the evening and in the day read 2 of Tillotson’s sermons. A very cold sharp frosty day.

Paid Mr Ed Heaver in cash 0.15.0 in full for 2 bushels 1 peck oatmeal… Paid John Streeter the post in cash 0.11.8, and by 7 yds Irish 0.9.4, which makes together the sum of 1.1.0 and is in full for 1 wig which I received by him today from Mr Will Brooker at Mayfield. At home all day. A sharp frost and very cold. In the evening read one of Tillotson’s sermons.

…After we had drunk tea, our late servant Mary Martin went away. At home all day. Posted my day book. In the evening read part of Wiseman’s Chyrurgery. Oh, melancholy time.