Author: Thomas Turner

At home all day. Took physic. Remained in great pain with my eye. Mr Miller sent me for a present a very fine roasting pig. Gave the boy l2d. Borrowed of Mrs Virgoe 12/6. Paid for bread 1d.

At home all day. Bleeded. Rec’d of Joseph Fuller 15 lbs of beef, 3/9, not paid for. In a great deal of pain with my eye.

At home all day, very bad with an inflammation in my left eye. Paid for bread and butter 4d. Mrs Atkins and Mrs Hicks drank tea here.

…This day gave Mr French a receipt on Mr Chatfield’s bill for nails and dated it I think the 28th July; but received no money of Mr French, it being to go to account. Lent Mr John Mugridge in silver 21/- and have entered it in my day book and likewise in a bill he had with other goods. Paid for flour 9¾d. Charles Diggens and Thomas Goldsmith here in the evening. At home all day.

Rec’d of Thomas Prall 3 pieces of coarse hop-bagging at 21/- each. Rec’d of Rippington’s boys 6d for a week’s schooling… Paid Francis Smith by cash 0.9.7 ¾ and half a pound of gingerbread 1¼d together with 24.15.0 I sent him the 2nd instant in full for the money he paid for me in London last week as below:

Paid Messrs Margesson and Collison      25.0.0

Paid for a gammon of bacon, 14 lbs at 3½d   0.4.1½

Carriage                                  0.0.7½

25.9.9

At home all day and busy. Paid for bread 1d.

My wife and I at church in the morning; the text in Hebrews 12:5: ” …my son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him. For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.” My wife and I at church in the afternoon; the text in [Luke] 14:14: “…for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.” After churchtime Master Piper stayed and smoked a pipe with me. After we had drunk tea, my wife and I took a walk. In the evening read Derham’s Sermons at Boyle’s Lectures, wherein I find a man evacuates as much in one day by insensible perspiration as in 14 by stool.

At home all day and busy. Paid for a leg of lamb 15d, and for bread ½d. Henry Weller from Eastbourne spent the evening with me.

This day received of Mr Thomas Chatfield 0.8.1 in full for the boy’s [boys’ ?] schooling and all demands to this day. This day balanced accounts with Thomas Dallaway’s wife and received in cash 20/7½ and there remains due to me 2.2.0, see below:

Their old account                  1.7.10½

their new account                  2.0.1

3.7.11½

Rec’d by making gowns              4/-

and by two days’ quilting          16d

In all                              0.5.4

                                    3.2.7½

Rec’d by cash today                1.0.7½

Remittance due                     2.2.0

Paid for butter and bread 4d. Paid John Saxby 3/4 for 1 pair of indentures for Samuel Elphick. Gave Will Shoesmith 1d for pulling up my bean stalks. At home all day.

Paid Joseph Fuller for a bullock’s [left blank] 12d. Paid Dame Vinal for washing 9d. This day I paid Mr Richard Sterry by a bill… £18, which is in full on account of Mr Benjamin Sterry deceased, and of Mr Richard Sterry to this day. Mr Sterry dined with me and afterwards he and I went to Mr Beard’s at Chailey. Got there about 6 o’clock; stayed there till about 9 o’clock and came home about 11:20.

Called up about 6 o’clock. After schooltime went over to Framfield, Came home about 7 o’clock. Afterwards went to Dr Stone’s for something for my wife’s leg. Stayed and drank two mugs of strong, beer. Came home about 10:20. Lent William Piper 30 quart bottles.