Author: Thomas Turner

Lent Richard Page in cash 1.1.0. I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. At home all day and busy a-making of bed. My leg continues bad.

…My brother came over in the morning to cut out a bed for me, and dined with me on a knuckle of veal boiled, a piece of pork and Savoy greens. At home all day and pretty busy. My brother stayed and spent the evening with me, as did Sam Jenner, who took part of my bed. My leg continues very bad. In the evening Mr Peter Pellin and I played a few games of cribbage; I won 4d.

I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. At home all day. Mr Read paid me another visit and dressed my leg. In the evening wrote my London letters.

My brother at church in the morning. Mr Breeden stayed and dined with me on part of a neck of veal roasted, a plain rice pudding and green salad. Mr Breeden went away in churchtime. My brother and servant at church in the afternoon. Sam Jenner stayed and kept me company during the time the people were at church, to whom I read one of Tillotson’s sermons. He and Tom Davy drank tea, to whom I read another of Tillotson’s sermons.

I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner with the addition of some veal boiled. In the afternoon my friend Mr Breeden called on me in his road home from Nutley Fair; I received of him 1.16.8 in full. He stayed and spent the evening with me and stayed all night. Mr Read paid me another visit and dressed my leg. At home all day and my brother very busy in the shop.

…Dame Akehurst a-scouring for me all day and she and Sam Jenner, who stayed to keep me company, dined with me on a piece of beef boiled and greens and part of the scrag end of a neck of veal boiled… My brother came over in the afternoon to see me and stayed and spent the evening with me. At home all day; my brother very busy in the shop. Mr Carman smoked a pipe or two with me in the evening. My leg very bad.

Paid Mr Ben Shelley in cash 11.6.4 in full for money he paid for me… Mr Ben Shelley then paid me in cash 1.11.6 in full for the same sum he had received of Mr Richard Jewett by the payment of Mr Doble at East Grinstead and which is in full for a fiddle due to John Long at Ringmer and which I have given his late son’s account credit for.
 

…I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner, with the addition of some boiled mutton and pickles. Rec’d of Francis Turner 12/- in full for half a year’s land tax and 3/- in full for 1 year’s house duty, both due at Lady Day last. Rec’d of Mr Bannister in cash 3.3.0, which with £4 he paid me the 19th ult. makes together the sum of 7.3.0 on account of the receipt for land tax I gave him the 11th ult.

Mr Read paid me a visit and dressed my leg, which is really very bad, and stayed and drank tea with me. Sam Jenner called in the evening to see me and stayed all night. At home all day and my brother very busy in the shop. Rec’d of a Thomas Prall the 12d paid for him on Friday last.

In the forenoon being at work in my garden I had an accident to bruise my leg very much. I dined on a piece of beef boiled and Savoy greens. Molly French spent the afternoon and drank coffee with me.

My leg very bad in the evening. Mr Read, surgeon, paid me a visit and dressed my leg. At home all day and a pretty deal of business in the shop. Paid Mr Francis Read in cash 2.3.0 in full for a bill due on the parish account and which I passed in my accounts at Easter.

At home all day. Very busy at work in my garden. I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner with the addition of some veal broth. Paid Joseph Fuller Jr in cash 17.3.2, which is in full for the note of hand I gave him the 8th instant and accordingly took up my note of hand.

I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. At home all day and pretty busy. In the evening wrote my London letters. A very pleasant day, and last night spent so agreeably that sleep today has not taken possession of eyes. Rec’d of Mr Laurence Thornton in cash 2.7.10, which I am to send to Mr John Ashmore in full on his account.