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Rec’d of Mr Thomas Carman in cash 5.14.0 in full for the same sum assessed on him by a poor rate made April 17th. My friend Tipper breakfasted with Thomas Durrant and went home in the forenoon. I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. In the afternoon my brother came over to take up cloths for Will Piper and gave me in cash £20 for [two bills]…

At home all day and pretty busy. In the evening wrote my London letters. An excessive hot day. Oh, how dismal and melancholy my situation, no pleasing friend, no sincere and virtuous companion; oh, the loss, the insurmountable loss of my beloved wife.

My brother Richard came to see me in the morning and breakfasted with me. Just before churchtime my friend Mr Tipper came to see me. My brother only at church in the morning.

My brother, Mr Tipper and Sam Jenner dined with me on some boiled mackerel, some eels boiled and broiled, a veal pudding and some pork and peas. Myself, Mr Tipper and my servant at church in the afternoon, my brother staying at home… Immediately after churchtime my brother went away. Mr Tipper, Sam Jenner and Joseph Fuller Jr drank tea with me, after which we took a walk and came back in the evening about 7:50. Mr Tipper stayed all night.

Rec’d of John Gosling Jr the following bank note; viz.,

No. K 1213
 
I promise to pay Mr James Hubbald or bearer on demand
the sum of Ten Pounds.
 
£10.0.0             London, the 8th day of November, 1763
Entd.               For the Gov[erno]r and Compa[ny] of the
              Bank of England

G. Tilley
 
Edward Stone
 

which with 5.8.0 in cash makes together the sum of 15.8.0 in full as follows:

John Gosling Jr Dr.
June 14th: Delivered to him 9 bags rags containing 11 cwt 3 qr 2 lbs net weight, which he sold for me to Mrs Elizabeth Burtenshaw at 33/- per hundredweight	19.8.4
Per contra Cr.
Paid Mrs Burtenshaw for 3 reams writing paper	1.13.0
Paid Mr Thomas Pope Jr in Maidstone for 6 lbs boiled thread 15/-
6 com. do. 11/-
1 doz. Tape 3/-
	1.9.0
Carriage of 11 cwt 3 qr 2 lbs rags at 18d per cwt	0.17.7½
Do. of paper and thread	0.0.8½
Do. by the bank note received today	10.00
Do. the cash	5.8.0
	19.8.4

…After breakfast John French and I set out for Eastbourne. The reason of my journey was this: Mrs French’s wagon, with her son and servant, was yesterday a-bringing a cord of wood to my house, and just at instant of time as they were before my door, came by Mr Sam Beckett’s postchaise and 4 horses in their road from Uckfield to Eastbourne (their home). In driving a great pace and together with a sufficient degree of carelessness and audacity, they, in passing the four-horse in the team, in order to get into the road again before the other horses, drove against him and (I presume by accident) drove the shaft of the chaise into the horse about 9 inches, and then it pierced through the gut into the body, of which wound the horse died in about 7 hours.

Now as I saw the accident, Mr French desired I would go with him to talk with Mr Beckett about it. We called at Mr Fagg’s in our journey, Mr French wanting his advice, he being a justice of the peace, who soon informed him what he had been before told, that it was not justice business.

We then continued our journey to Eastbourne, where we saw Mr Beckett, who behaved extremely civil and agreeable; Mr French and he agreed to leave it to Mr Fagg and Mr Porter to appoint what he should pay for the damages etc. sustained. Mr Beckett keeping a public house, we dined there on some pork and beans and a beef pudding (my servant at home dining on the remains of yesterday’s dinner). We came home very safe and sober about 7:30.

Spent nothing today, Mr French paying the whole expense of the journey. My brother called at my house today in my absence, but did not stay. Mr Beckett made me a present of a few mackerel. I bought of him 6 pieces of clear lawn, to be delivered at East Hoathly for £12.
 

Mr Weller went away in the morning. I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner with the addition of some green peas and a piece of pork. Paid a servant of Ben Shelley’s in cash. 0.18.8 in full for the same sum he paid in London this week for me… Mrs Piper drank tea with me. In the evening took a walk with John Piper to view some land he is upon buying of. Posted part of my day book today. John Nutley made me a present of some eels today.

Rec’d of Joseph Fuller in cash £9 in full for the same sum he sold a horse of Mr John Vine’s to Mr Blackman for. I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner with the addition of a green salad.

In the afternoon paid Mr Francis Weller my landlord one bill on Mr William Margesson… value £10 in part of a year’s rent, as also of 1 year’s interest on a bond of £100, both due the 5th day of April last. Mr Weller stayed and supped with me and took part of my bed. Today posted part of my day book; at home all day and thank God very busy.

In the forenoon my brother came over and took up a coat for my friend Tipper, but did not stay. I dined on part of a loin of mutton roasted and green salad. At home all day and but very little to do. In the evening read part of a volume of Shakespeare’s plays.

After breakfast I rode to Lewes, in company with Mr Porter (this being the visitation held by the Rev Dr D’Oyly, Archdeacon of the Deanery of Lewes). I paid the deputy collector of the brief money in cash 1.6.11 in full for the money collected in this parish on the briefs (being 5) since the last visitation. I then went and attended church service at St Michael’s, where the visitation sermon was preached by the Rev Mr Robert Austine, curate of St Michael’s, St Mary and Ann Westout, as also Master of the free grammar school at Lewes, from Ephesians 4:11,12,13: “And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: Till we all core in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.”

I was then sworn into the office of churchwarden, which cost me 4/6, and paid the apparitor 12d for a form of a thanksgiving prayer sent to our clergyman last year on the safe delivery of our most gracious Queen Charlotte of the Prince of Osnaburgh. I then came away immediately home, neither eating nor drinking in Lewes, nor on my journey. Spent today as under:

My horse and Ostler	0.0.4
Turnpike	0.0.2
For cleaning my watch, to Mr Comber	0.1.0
Paid Mr Edward Verral for a skin  of parchment	0.1.6
Do. Mr Plumer 1 lb prunes	0.0.3½
	0.3.3½

My servant at home today dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. Came home about 3:30. Mrs Hope and her two daughters and Fanny Weller drank tea with me. Paid Mrs Porter for the Rev Mr Porter 5/- for his visitation dinner etc. A great deal of business in the shop today. In the evening read part of Shakespeare’s plays. An extremely hot day today. My servant today in my absence received of John Nutley the half guinea lent him the 21st instant.

Paid Joseph Fuller Jr 2/2 for a loin of mutton bought of him today weighing 7½ lbs at 3½d per lb. Paid Mr John Goldsmith of Laughton in cash 28.9.0 on account of Mr John Vine’s affairs, it being for a note of hand Mr Joseph Burgess gave Mr Vine, and he paid it to Mr John Goldsmith, which is now due from Mr Burgess to the effects etc. of Mr Vine.

I dined on part of a loin of mutton boiled and some green salad. At home all day and very little to do; in the evening wrote my London letters.

In the morning about 5:30 Thomas Durrant and I set out for Newhaven to see my worthy friend Mr Tipper. At Ripe we met Samuel Jenner, agreeable to appointment, and proceeded on our journey to Newhaven. We arrived about 7:50, and breakfasted with my friend Tipper, after which we walked down to the sea where we entertained ourselves very agreeably an hour or 2.

We also had the pleasure to see a lunette battery erected there to guard the entrance of the harbor; it consists of five guns, 18-pounders mounted and everything ready for action. There is a very neat house and magazine belonging to the fort and a gunner resident there.

We dined with my friend Tipper on a leg of lamb boiled, a hot baked rice pudding, a gooseberry pie, a very fine lobster, green salad and fine white cabbage… We stayed with my friend Tipper till about 4:30, and then came away, he accompanying us on our journey home as far as Lewes. Came home safe and well about 9:30. Spent today upon myself, horse, ostler, turnpike and ferry 9d.

I dined on a cold beef pie and green salad; at home all day and thank God pretty busy. In the evening read part of the Athenian Sport.