Author: Thomas Turner

At home all the forenoon. We dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. About 3 o’clock I walked over to Framfield carrying with me the clothes I bought yesterday at Mr Madgwick’s. Drank tea with my mother. My brother Moses and Charles Diggens were just come home from Uckfield where they went yesterday to help the Taylors at Uckfield make their mourning for Mrs Moon, the wife of Mr William Moon at Little Horsted, who was buried this day. They were a little in liquor; so I had no further conversation with Charles, but I think the old man looks very odd on me, and Charles is very shy; so I do imagine I shall have my offer rejected. My brother came with me as far as the middle of Eason’s Green. I called in at Master Hook’s as I came home and stayed there near an hour. Came home about 9:10.

In the forenoon Mr Edward Relfe, saddler in Lewes, brought us a new pillion and dined with us on the sparerib given us by Mr French. It was baked in the oven with a pudding under it. I paid him for the pillion etc., 1.4.6; to wit,

1 quilted pillion with 2 straps on the off side	0.15.0
Lace for the cloth	0.3.6
Lining	0.1.2
Stiffening	0.2.0
Making	0.5.0
	1.4.8

After dinner I set out with Mr Relfe on horseback to go to Lewes and went with him as far as the London Gates, but not liking my horse, nor the roads, I returned back again, came home and pulled off my boots and set out on foot for Lewes about 3 o’clock. I came home again exactly at 8 o’clock. I spent nothing all the time I was gone, nor drank anything but a glass of orange shrub. I found it prodigious bad walking.

At home all day. We dined on the remains of Sunday’s dinner. Dame Prall dined with us on account of her being a-washing for us. Paid her for washing 3d. Very busy all day… Charles Diggens was over in the evening. My brother Moses drank tea with us, and Charles Diggens and he went home together.

At home all day. My brother Moses dined with us on the remains of Sunday’s dinner. In the evening Mr French brought us for a present a sparerib. He and I sat down and played at cribbage about 2 hours; [he] beat me 12 games out of 16; I lost 9d. I gave Francis Smith in cash £6…which he…payed for me in London. My brother Moses stayed and drank tea with us.

At home all the morning. We dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. This day I received a fire-grate from Mr Roase’s, which was made me a present of by my father Slater. Paid William Eldridge and William Burrage 6d for cleaving of wood. About 5 o’clock I and Thomas Davy went over to Framfield. I talked to Charles again about it; he says he approves of it much. Came home about 12.

Mr Ormeroid breakfasted with us and dined, as did Charles Diggens, on a roast goose, a piece of bacon, plum batter pudding and broccoli. We smoked a pipe or two and then went down to Jones’s, where we drank one bowl of punch and two mugs of bumboo; Mr Ormeroid went away after the punch. I spent 12d and came home again in liquor. Oh, with what horrors does it fill my breast to think I should be guilty of doing so–and on a Sunday, too! Let me once more endeavor never, no, never to be guilty of the same again. I am certain it proceeds, not from the love of liquor, but from a too easy temper and want of resolution. Not at church all day. In the morning there was no churching, Mr Porter not being well, and in the afternoon Laughton curate preached here. I this day made an offer to Charles Diggens to take him in partnership with me in the Framfield shop, which he agreed to on my proposal; to wit, to bring in half the value of the stock and, if he had not money enough, to be bound with him to anybody so far as £100, he paying the interest, and if that was not enough, for him to pay me interest at 4 percent for enough to make up half the stock.

In the morning Thomas Daw gave my horse a drink, and Thomas Cornwell and he breakfasted with us on that account. We had for dinner the remains of yesterday’s. About 2 o’clock came in Messrs Hargrave and Standing’s rider, who dined with us on some rashers of bacon. I paid him 15.14.0 on account for Messrs Hargrave and Standing. Afterwards he and I spent the evening at Jones’s. I came home a little in liquor, and he laid at our house. Paid 6d for four lemons.e

At home all day and busy… Dined on a piece of pork, batter pudding and greens. Sarah and Lucy Mott, Dame Martin and son drank tea with us. Paid Thomas Braizer’s daughter 21d for a fat goose weighing 6 lbs. My brother Moses here a little while in the afternoon.

At home all day. We dined on the remains of Tuesday’s dinner. Dame Cornwell, Thomas and Peter Cornwell drank tea with us. Robert Diggens and Thomas Chatfield called in the evening and smoked one pipe–both in liquor… Paid John Jenner of Hailsham in money and goods 1.8.0, being in full for hats received of him today…

At home all day. In the morning Dame Shoesmith and her daughter bought many things in the shop and went in and breakfasted with us. We dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner… In the evening wrote out several bills.