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No service at our church today, it being a-repairing. A prodigious wet forenoon, so it was almost impossible to get to any other church. I dined on a piece of beef roasted.

In the afternoon Mr Tipper, Thomas Durrant and myself rode to Laughton Church where we heard a sermon preached by the curate of Laughton from John 1:12: “But as many as received him, to them gave he gave power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name.” After churchtime we walked down to Mr Shoesmith’s, where we drank tea and stayed a pipe. Came home about 7:50 very sober. Spent 4d where we put up our horses.

In the evening read part of Hervey’s Theron and Aspasio. A very wet night. Mr Tipper sat with me in the evening.

I dined on a piece of a leg of mutton salted and boiled and some turnips… At home all day, but not very busy. In the evening Mr Long and Mr Tipper gave me a few tunes, one on the violin, the other on the German flute. A very wet evening.

My brother went away in the morning. I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. Paid Mr Thomas Tipper in cash. 1.4.1 in full for the same sum he paid as Mr Neatby’s half part of the expense yesterday at the court… At home all day but not very busy.

…I dined on a piece of beef boiled, an apple pudding and cabbage. My brother came over in the evening, and I received of him from James Knight 5 guineas for a cow sent to him some time ago.

My brother supped and stayed all night with me. This day John Jones in this parish surrendered (at a court baron held at Whitesmith for this manor) all his messuage, tenement. etc. in this parish into the hands of the lord of this manor [the Duke of Newcastle] by the acceptance of his steward Will Michell Esq. Mr Thomas Neatby, distiller in Southwark, was admitted thereto by his attorney Mr Tipper, according to the form and custom of this manor. Now Jones [owed] Mr Neatby on bond 32.10.0, and he thinking it not safe agreed to take this house etc. for the bond. I being an acquaintance of Mr Neatby’s, he implored me to act for him, but as I could not attend the court myself, I got Mr Thomas Tipper to be the supposed attorney (as they call it). But however, Jones would not surrender unless the bond was produced in court, which I could not do, Mr Neatby having that himself. But to make all easy and to get Mr Neatby admitted, I gave Jones my note of hand payable to him or order for the sum of 2.10.0 upon condition, that I did not deliver him up the bond within one calendar month from this day.

I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner… Rec’d of Mr Coates the two guineas for the silver sent him yesterday, and we and I walked down to Jones’s, where he treated me with some of gin flip.

Mr Lipper drank tea with me. At home all day and but very little. to do. In the evening Joseph Fuller Jr, Thomas Durrant and Mr Tipper smoked a pipe with me…

Sent Messrs Barlow, Wigginton and Francis…£30. I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. Rec’d of Mr Thomas Reeve per his maid 2.0.6 in full for poor tax assessed on him by a rate made the 9th of August last.

At home all day and pretty busy. Sent Mr Coates per his servant (Pat) in silver two guineas. In the evenings Mr Tipper and I read a few numbers of The Connoisseur. A violent storm of hail in the evening.

Very busy all day. I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner (or rather did not eat any dinner at all). Mrs Carman, buying many things in the shop, and her mantua-maker Dame Hesman, together with Miss Nanny Hicks, who came on purpose to see me, drank tea with me. Miss Hicks stayed the evening, and she, Mr Tipper, myself and Sam Jenner played a few games of whist; I won about 1d.

Afterwards I wrote my London letters. At home all day. After I had written my letters, I read a few of the numbers of The Connoisseur.

No service at our church the whole day, the inside being all taken up for to be new-pewed. I dined on a knuckle of a leg of mutton boiled and a plain suet pudding and turnips.

In the afternoon Mr Tipper and myself and Samuel Jenner, whom we met with on the road, walked to Little Horsted Church where we heard a sermon preached by the Rev Mr Warnford from I Corinthians 7:31: “And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.” After churchtime we walked down to my uncle Hill’s, but he not being at home, we did not stop, but came home immediately.

Mr Tipper and Thomas Durrant sat with me in the evening, to whom I read three of Tillotson’s sermons. My servant at Laughton Church in the afternoon. The Rev Mr Warnford, Rector of Horsted, which I heard today, is I think as good an orator as I ever heard and really made a good harangue.
 

I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. At home all day. Samuel Jenner, Thomas Durrant and Mr Long a-packing wool for me in the evening, they all supped with me…

My old acquaintance, Mr Coates’s servant, drank tea with me, but still not one word of courting, no, not even a kiss as a preparative thereto. Oh, sad disappointment this must be to the busy censorious world to find their conjectures are never like to prove true. Sam Jenner lodged at my house all night.

Paid Richard Fuller 21d for a leg of mutton bought of him today… Sam Jenner a-sawing of wood for me today, and he and Sarah Trill, who bought some things in the shop, dined with me on a fillet of a leg of mutton roasted.

The widow Fuller and Mrs Vine, buying many things in the shop, drank tea with me… Sam Jenner, a-making, of wool cloths for me in the evening, lodged at my house all night.