Author: Thomas Turner

After breakfast Sarah Taylor and I walked over to Framfield where I stayed and dined… I received of my mother in cash 5.4.0 in full for one year’s interest on a bond of £130, due the 14th ult. Came away about 2:10. Called at Mr French’s and drank tea and stayed and wrote out more quit-rent receipts. Came home about 7:25. I received of my mother in cash 3/9 for my half-part of a debt due from John Relfe to my late father. I paid her 4/10½ for ¾ of a yard of fine rug.

Sarah Taylor breakfasted with us, and she together with Mr Mason of Eastbourne and Mr Piper dined with us on the remains of yesterday’s dinner…

Balanced accounts with Mr Will Piper and received of him 1.12.11 in full. In the evening Mr Francis Elless and myself went down to John Jones’s, where we spent the evening with Mr Mason. Came home about 7:30. I spent 3d. Thomas Davy sat with us some time after I came home. Sarah Taylor lodged at our house all night. This day there was a sale of the household goods of the late Mr Samuel Virgoe at his late dwelling-house in the Street. At home all day and very busy.

Sarah Taylor, late servant to Mr Porter, breakfasted with us and also dined with us on a leg of mutton boiled, a sheep’s heart pudding, turnips and potatoes. Mrs Atkins, Mrs Hicks and Mrs Brook drank tea with us. In the evening I went down to Mr Jeremiah French’s to assist his son in writing some quit-rent receipts. I supped at Mr French’s and came home about 8:50… Sarah Taylor supped and lodged at our house.

…We dined on the remains of Saturday’s dinner with the addition of some of the broth. At home all day and posted my day book and some London accounts. In the evening read part of Wiseman’s Chyrurgery. A very wet day.

Took physic today… In the afternoon went down to John Watford’s and wrote a note of hand from John Juce to him for £20 with interest at £4 percent per annum, payable to John Watford or order on demand, and witnessed by myself, Mr Tanner (formerly collector of excise here) and another gentleman his companion, together with Charles Diggens, drank tea with us. Paid John Cayley 0.15.6 in full for 31 lbs butter received by him today for Mr Thomas Scrase at Lewes. At home all day. In the evening read part of Hervey’s Theron and Aspasio.

My whole family at church in the morning; that is, my wife, self and servant… We had a brief read for a church in the East Riding of Yorkshire, the repairing of which would amount to £1066 and upwards. I gave one penny. We dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner minced and warmed up. My wife, self and servant at church in the afternoon… In the evening Thomas Fuller and Mr Elless sat with us a while.

…We dined on the sheep’s head, lights etc. boiled and some turnips… Mrs Gibbs drank tea at our house, as did also my brother Moses. I received of my brother in cash 4.4.0, which is in full of my brother John’s account. At home all day. Read part of Wiseman’s Chyrurgery, and in the evening, part of the 2nd volume of Hervey’s Theron and Aspasio. Thomas Davy sat with us a while in the evening. After I had been to bed about half an hour, I was seized with a violent pang in one of my teeth which lasted about half an hour and then went off with the assistance of some lint steeped in spirits of hartshorn and put in the hollow of the tooth.

…Mary Heath a-washing for us all day… Paid [Mr ???] Cruttenden, gingerbread baker in Lewes, in cash 3.12.0 in full to this day. Paid Mr Sam Beckett 6/6 for 1 empty hogshead. Paid Mary Heath 13½d for 1½ day’s washing. At home all day. In the evening read part of Wiseman’s Chyrurgery.

…Mary Heath a-washing far us half the day, who dined with us on the remains of Tuesday’s dinner. Rec’d of Will Henly by the payment of his wife in cash 1.3.5 in full. Dame Henly drank tea with us. At home all day. Joseph Fuller Jr smoked a pipe or 2 with me in the evening, and after he went away, read part of Wiseman’s Chyrurgery.

Rec’d of Mr Sam Durrant of Waldron in cash 16.16.0 in full for the rags which his nephew sold for me at Maidstone Fair… Paid a man at Mayfield 5/- for 2 fish dossere [baskets] which he left at my house for Edward Martin… About 4:30 I went up to Mr John Vine’s to the audit where I delivered to Mr John Vine two bills; viz.,

One for nails	1.4.7½
One for goods delivered  on account of the audit	1.13.1
	2.17.8½

for which I received of Mr John Vine his note of hand, payable to me or bearer on demand, value 2.17.6. I gave Mr Vine’s daughter according to custom 12d and came home very sober about 6:50. In the evening read part of Hervey’s Theron and Aspasio.