Author: Thomas Turner

No service at our church in the morning, Mr Porter preaching at Chailey. I dined on part of a shoulder of veal roasted and stuffed and French beans. Myself and servant at church in the afternoon, where we had a sermon preached by the Rev Mr Griffiths, curate at Ripe, from Mark 13:37: “And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.”

Joseph Fuller Jr and Sam Jenner drank tea with me, to whom I read two of Tillotson’s sermons. A wet day almost continually.

…After breakfast I rode to Lewes in company with Mr John Piper in order to consult an attorney about making the writings for the land etc. he bought of John Goldsmith the 5th instant.

(My servant in my absence today dined on a part of [a] knuckle of veal bought today, as did I when I came home, on the remains of it). We came home about3:10. I spent nothing (John Piper paying my expenses). Pretty busy after I came home. Paid Richards and Comber 7½d for scale chain bought today of them.

Mr Long dined with me on the remains of yesterday’s dinner with the addition of some garden beans and a piece of pork… Borrowed of Joseph Fuller Jr in cash £20, for which I gave him my note of hand, payable to him or order on demand. Paid Mr Benjamin Shelley in cash 10.3.9… Paid Ellen Pierce in cash and by a bank note 145.12.0, in full for the note I received of her the 14th instant, and the interest due thereon,… the money as under:

10 moidores	13.10.0
67 guineas	70.7.0
2 eighteen shillings	1.16.0
3 half moidores	2.0.6
1 quarter do.	0.6.9
2 four shilling and sixpences	0.9.0
78 half guineas	40.19.0
23 quarter do.	6.0.9
3 shillings	0.3.0
the bank note received of John Gosling the 30th ult.	10.0.0

I also took of her the note I gave her the 14th instant.

My brother came over in the afternoon to take up some cloths, but did not stay. At home all day and but very little to do. Mr Long took part of my bed.

In the forenoon Mr Long and I walked down to Whyly to look at Mrs French’s wool, but did not stay. Mr Long dined with me on part of a calf’s bell minced and some beans.

Molly French and her kinswoman Nanny French and Betsy Fuller drank tea and spent the afternoon with me. Mr Long stayed and took part of my bed. At home all day and but very little to do. In the day read part of Burnet’s History of the Reformation. An excessive hot day.

Paid Mr Thomas Martin 10/6 in full. Dame Akehurst, a-washing for me all day, dined with me, as did Mr Long, on a calf’s heart pudding, a piece of pork and some garden beans. Thomas Vallance, formerly an acquaintance and workman to my father, called on me and dined with me on the remains of what we left.

Mr Long stayed and took part of my bed. At home all day and very little to do. An excessive hot day; in the evening we had several loud claps of thunder, but at a distance, and also a great many severe flashes of lightning.

Dame Akehurst a-washing for me and dined with me on some calf’s liver and rashers of pork fried and some garden beans. Mr Long came to see me in the afternoon and stayed and drank tea with me, and also took part of my bed, as did Dame Akehurst part of my servant’s.

At home all day and thank God pretty busy. Rec’d of Thomas Tester by the payment of his wife 9d on account. A very pleasant fine day and very warm. In the day read part of Burnet’s History of the Reformation.

My brother came over in the forenoon and dined with me on a piece of pork and some garden beans. Paid Barbara Vine in cash 18/- in full for wages due to her from her father Mr John Vine. At home all day and thank God very busy… In the evening read part of Burnet’s History of the Reformation.

Rec’d of Joseph Fuller Jr one bill on Mr George Tomlin, hop-factor in Southwark, dated tomorrow, payable to me or order (no time mentioned for payment) value 3.5.0, which is in part of the money I lent Will Eldridge the 26th day of May last (on which there now remains due to me 1.15.0).

Myself and servant at church in the morning, the text in part of Ecclesiastes 12:13: “Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.”

I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner with the addition of some beans and a piece of pork. Myself and servant at church in the afternoon… After churchtime drank tea with Thomas Durrant and then took a walk. Came back about 6:40.

In the evening was buried at our church William Elphick, who died at Buxted (though he was an inhabitant of this parish) aged 84 years. In the evening Thomas Durrant and Joseph Fuller Jr smoked a pipe with me, but did not stay any longer. A very wet showery day, and about 2:30 we had a very remarkable loud and long clap of thunder.

Rec’d of Ellen Pierce the following note, for which I gave my note to return the same again on demand, or else the money; viz.,

I promise to pay Ellena Pierce or order One Hundred Forty Pounds for value received this 18th July 1763.
per me Richard Day,

and according to her private agreement with Mr Day it is to bear interest at £4 percent per annum, so that is due upon it the 18th instant, both for principal and interest, the sum of l45.12.0.

Sam Jenner coming to do some work for me in the afternoon dined with me on a cold veal pie, some boiled tripe and garden beans. At home all day and very busy. In the forenoon it was extremely wet weather. In the evening read part of Burnet’s History of the Reformation. Master Jenner sat with me some time in the evening.

I dined on a cold veal pie, some boiled tripe and peas. Just as I had dined, my brother Moses came in, who dined on the remains, and he and Mrs Cayley, who bought some things in the shop, drank tea with me. Paid Benjamin Shelley in cash 7.15.5 in full for the same sum he paid in London for me this week… Also received a receipt from Messrs Barlow, Wigginton and Francis, as also from Mr John Perchard, that the bill value 9.4.0 sent the former, and the bill value 8.10.0 sent the latter the 10th instant, came safe to hand… At home all day and very little to do.