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I dined on some mutton steaks fried. Paid Ben Shelley 2/- in full for 2 dozen brooms he bought for me. At home all day; in the evening wrote out Mr Coates’s bill. Joseph Fuller Jr smoked a pipe with me. Dame Durrant drank tea with me.

Myself and servants at church in the morning… We had a brief read for rebuilding the parish church of Everingham in the East Riding of York, the expenses of which amount to the sum of £1100 and upwards; I gave 1½d.

I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner, with some mutton steaks broiled and turnips. Myself and servants at church in the afternoon… Sam Jenner drank tea with me. Thomas Davy sat with me some part of the evening, to whom I read one of Tillotson’s sermons. At home all day.

In the forenoon gave Mr Porter in cash £21 in order for him to pay for our admittance at the court at Whitesmith on the 26th ult. In the forenoon rode to Lewes where I met with Mr Will Francis and Mr Richard Warriner, with whom I dined at the Star… I paid Mr Warriner… I balanced accounts with Mr John Madgwick… Paid Mr Edward Verral…

Came home very safe and sober… My brother came over during my absence and stayed an hour or two with me… Today I called on Mr Charles Gilbert on Thomas Davy’s business, who is to pay my expenses.

…Paid Joseph Fuller Jr in cash 15.17.2 in full for the note of hand I gave him the 9th instant, and accordingly took up my said note.

Never did I know so dull a time for trade in my life, and sure never no creature knew a more dismal time. I, who once had one of the most agreeablest of companions to converse with… [35 words omitted].

In the forenoon walked to a fair at Cross-in-Hand where I paid Mr Robert Noakes and Mr Will Noakes £100 in full for themselves and others who were devisees of Mary the wife of Will Piper, and is in full for their whole demand on the estate of Will Piper deceased, and I accordingly took of them the general release, properly signed and witnessed, which I wrote for them the 17th instant. I dined with them and my companion John Piper… Came home in company with John Piper and Sam Jenner about 5:20. Spent 14d, which is on the account of my executorship to Mr Piper.

During my absence my brother came over and stayed and spent the evening with me. A dull melancholy time for trade. In the first part of the evening down at Mr Porter’s, but did not stay.

I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner, with the addition of cold goose-giblet pie. Mrs Browne drank tea with me. Pretty busy all day.

…I dined at Mr Porter’s on a sirloin of beef roasted and potatoes. My sister and Mr Robert and Will Noakes dined at my house on the remains of yesterday’s dinner, with the addition of some rashers of bacon fried. In the afternoon Thomas Durrant carried my sister home.

I wrote a general release from Mr Robert, Thomas, John and William Noakes, and Thomas and Elizabeth Vigoe to Mr Porter, John Piper and myself as executors and devisees to Mr Will Piper deceased. At home all day. Samuel Jenner smoked a pipe with me in the evening.

In the forenoon walked down to Halland with some silver. My sister dined with me…and in the afternoon she walked down to Whyly to pay Molly French a visit. In the evening I walked down to accompany her home; I stayed and supped at Mr French’s on two roasted chickens, a duck roasted, cold ham, tarts etc., in company with Molly and Bett Fuller and two of Mr Porter’s servants. We came home about 11:20. I gave their servant 6d…

Myself and sister at church in the morning… During churchtime my brother Richard came to see me and he, my sister and Molly French dined with me on a goose roasted, a piece of pork and a chick boiled, a raisin pond butter pudding, turnips, cabbage and potatoes. My brother went away soon after dinner. Molly French stayed and drank tea with me and then went away. Paid my brother today on account of his master Mr John Madgwick 1 bill on Mr Will Margesson… value £20. Neither myself nor servants at church in the afternoon.

…In the afternoon I sent Mr Long for my sister Sally, who accordingly came with him, and stayed with me all night. In the evening John Cayley and I balanced accounts…and he, together with Mr Long, smoked a pipe with me. At home all day. Finished posting my day book. Pretty busy all day. Oh, what can express my inward anguish of mind and trouble… [32 words omitted].