The Diary, 1754–1765
Reced of Tho. Darby Senr £3.4.6 on Acct. Reced of John Lewer £0.10.8 in full. Reced of Tho. Simmonds £0.14.10½ and remains due to me 20s. Lent Tho. Braizer in cash 21s. Paid Mr George Thawyer £1.0.3 in full he drank tea with me at home all day.
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Mr Elliott from Warbleton called here in the morning to speak with Mr Collison. Mr Collison came about 10:30. Paid Mr John Collison in cash £27.10.6, which according to my account balances the cash account, and there remains due on the goods account £32.16.1. Mr Collison stayed and dined with me and went to Framfield about 2:10. Rec’d of Rippington’s boys 6d in full for one week’s schooling, due on Saturday last.
At home all day and busy. Rec’d of Gift Durrant 4/- on her mother’s account. Rec’d of Dame Pilbull 2/- in full. Paid Halland gardener 17d in full for cucumbers sold for him.
At church in the morning; the text, 5th chapter Job, 6th and 7th verses: “Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither does trouble spring out of the ground; Yet man is born unto trouble as the sparks fly upward.” Not at church in the afternoon; obliged to make the window and land tax books.
At home all day, busy. Lucy Durrant and James Hutchens drank tea with us. Mr French, Piper, Fuller and Durrant here in the evening to get me to make the land and window tax books against Monday morning. This day I heard of my late servant George Beard of Chailey being married to his servant. Paid for a shoulder of mutton, 6 lbs, 21d.
Paid Joseph Fuller 2d for a piece of mutton for broth. Nothing more of moment.
At home all day. Paid Mr Daniel Speed 30/- in full. Nothing more of moment.
Rec’d of Mr Thomas Osborne 3/5½ in full. Posted my day book; and nothing more of moment.
This day paid Mr James Hutson £4.8.7 as I yesterday agreed with Frank Smith to do. Afterwards I balanced accounts with Mr Hutson and received of him £0.14.4, which with £1.4.0 I owed him makes £1.18.4, and is in full to this day, Joseph’s schooling excepted. Rec’d of Robert Hook 4/- for bottles of brandy. Paid Joseph Fuller 2d for a piece of mutton for broth. Rec’d of Rippington’s boys 6d for 1 week’s schooling, due on Saturday last.
Myself and brother at church in the morning; the text in the 30th verse of the 18th chapter of the prophecy of Ezekiel: “Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord God. Repent and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.” We had a brief read for the relief of the Philippine colony in Turkish Moldavia for about £2500. I collected upon the brief 2/6, and 6d I gave myself makes together collected in the whole on this brief 3/-.
Bett Carman dined with me on some cold roast beef and green salad. Myself, brother and servant at church in the afternoon; the text in the 6th and 7th verses of the 5th chapter of the Book of Job: “Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground; Yet man is born unto trouble as the sparks fly upward.” Mrs Carman, Bett Carman and my late servant Mary Martin (who came to see me between churchtimes) drank tea with me. In the evening Thomas Davy, myself and Thomas Durrant took a walk to see Sam Jenner, who is very ill with an ague. Came home again very sober about 9:20.