Author: Louse Falcini

…Received of [Joseph Burgess] in cash 0.15.0 in full for land and window tax due at Lady Day last.

Gave him cash for the following bank bill:

No. H192 (1764)
 
I promise to pay to Samuel Dash Esq or bearer on demand the sum of Ten Pounds.
 
London, the 30th day of March, 1764
For the Gov[erno]r and Compa[ny] of the
Bank of England
 
Entd.                                   T. Tomlinson D. Lambert

Rec’d of Mr Porter by the payment of Mrs Porter the sum of 6.17.6 in full for land and window tax due at Lady Day last.

In the forenoon walked down to Halland to meet Mr William Michell, but he was not come to Halland. I dined on a hot beef pie and green salad. After dinner walked down to Halland where I dined a second time in company with Mr and Mrs Coates, Mr Baley and Mr Michell, on a shoulder of mutton roasted, a chick roasted, a cold veal pasty, apple pie, and green salad and gravy sauce.

Rec’d of Mr William Michell in cash	0.4.0
a draft of Messrs Hoare’s	50.0.0
	50.4.0
which was in full as follows:
To my bill for goods on the Duke of Newcastle’s account in full to this day	25.9.0
To one year’s window tax for Halland House due at Lady Day last from the Duke of Newcastle	16.16.0
To half a year’s land tax due at Lady Day last for Halland House and woodland, due from the Duke of Newcastle	7.19.0
	50.4.0

…Rec’d of Mr Smith in cash 13.7.0 in full as follows:

To the poor tax assessed on Mr Thomas Swaine by a poor rate made the 17th ult. for part of Halland farm.	8.12.0
To half a year’s land tax due from Mr Thomas Swaine for do. at Lady Day last	4.1.0
To one year’s window tax due from Richard Bridgman at Lady Day last	0.14.0

Came home about 5:10. Rec’d of Mrs Atkins in cash 2.17.6 in full for half a year’s land tax and a year’s window tax due at Lady Day last. Rec’d of Robert Hook 3/- in full for 1 year’s window tax due at Lady Day last. Took from the cash I have received on Mr John Vine’s account 5.18.0 in full for half a year’s land tax and one year’s window tax due at Lady Day last.

In the evening Master Jenner, myself and Thomas Durrant walked to Mr Richard Bristed’s, where I received of him in cash 5.2.0 in full for half a year’s land tax due at Lady Day last… But very little to do in the shop the whole day. Sam Jenner sat with me some time in the evening. Supped on some asparagus made me a present of by Mr Coates’s servant.

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last. (Did not stay.) Rec’d of Will Wenham in cash by the payment of his wife 0.16.0 in full for half a year’s land tax due at Lady Day last. Rec’d of John Nutley in cash 1.3.0 in full for land and window taxes due at Lady Day last. Not but very little to do in the shop today. In the evening read part of Russell’s OEconomy. A very fine pleasant day.

Rec’d of Joseph Fuller in cash 2.17.6 in full for window and land taxes due at Lady Day last; rec’d of John Kennard by the payment of Ben Shelley in cash 10/- in full for half a year’s land tax due at Lady Day last… I dined on a calf’s lights,

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[Vol. 91 of Thomas Turner’s diary is missing.]

[Volume 89 of Thomas Turner’s diary is missing.]

…This day was played in the park a cricket match between an eleven whose names were John in this parish and an eleven of any other name, which I suppose was won by the latter with ease. In the evening wrote my London letters.

Balanced accounts with Mr Will Piper and paid him in cash 15/3½ and by a book debt 6/8½, which together makes the sum of 1.2.0, and is in full for 2 sacks of oats… In the forenoon my brother came over and borrowed my horse. He came back and dined with us on the remains of yesterday’s dinner.

In the evening I went into Joseph Durrant’s to smoke a pipe with Mr Thornton, where were Joseph Fuller Jr and Mr Elless. We stayed until near 3:20 when I came home sober. Mr Elless came and lodged at our house. I think I never spent an evening with less pleasure in my life, most of the company being in liquor, and very indifferent company, some before they were in liquor and some afterward, though if I speak truly I think universal good nature did not abound.

Gave the following boys as under for box money:

Stephen Starnes	0.0.6
Richard Fuller	0.0.6
Robert Hook	0.0.3
Henry Vine	0.0.6
Isaac Turner	0.0.6
	0.2.3

Paid Joseph Fuller 4/- for highway tax.

[The following excerpts from vol. 40 of the diary are taken from the Sussex Archaeological Collections, XI, 199-200.]

At home all day and thank GOD extremely busy. Was every day to be productive of as much business as today, I should in no wise envy the rich and great their continual rounds of ease and pleasure. No, it would add fresh vigor to my drooping spirits and give an agreeable elasticity to my ardent desire of carrying on my trade with vigor; then would I exert my utmost power in buying in my goods, that I might run them out with a quick return.

[The following excerpts from vol. 40 of the diary are taken from the Sussex Archaeological Collections, XI, 199-200.]

Pretty bad all day, with the stings of a guilty and tormenting conscience.

…Prodigious uneasy to think my wife did not come home according to her appointment, which was last night, neither for my brother to come over as he promised. It quite astonishes me to see how I am as it were deserted by all my friends, though it is no other than what I have seen approaching those 5 years past (and better). But, however, what to attribute the coldness and indifference with which I am treated by my friends and relations I am at a loss to guess. Sometimes I think I must be a prodigy that all my relations in general seem to be so indifferent to me, but when I come to take a more nearer view, I can find among the greatest part of their behavior something of self-interest intermixed with it, to which if we add that easy temper of mine; that is, easy to be imposed upon, I believe it will easily solve the appearing oddity; so that I shall find I have nought to trust to except the divine Providence and my own industry…

About 1:20 my brother Sam Slater brought home my wife and dined with us on some veal and bacon fried… At home all day. John Hesman supped with us.