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Mr Long stayed and breakfasted with me, and then went away. I dined on part of a neck of lamb roasted, and some carrots. At home all day and very busy. In the evening paid. Joseph Fuller Jr in cash £20 in full for the same sum borrowed of him the 20^th day July, and took up my note of hand which I then gave him. Also paid him in cash 20/- in full for 2 years’ interest due on a note of hand for ten pounds due the 11th day of March last, which note of hand I took up and gave him another for ten pounds payable to himself or order on demand, with interest for the same after the rate of five pounds percent per annum, to commence from the 11th of March last, and dated this day.

James Emery at work for me all day and dined with me. My servant sat up with the wife of John Streeter, who is dangerously ill. Thomas Durrant took part of my bed. At home all day and thank God very busy.

…I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner, with the addition of part of a neck of lamb boiled (Mr Long dining at Master Hook’s). In the afternoon the infant daughter of Mr Bannister was baptized by the name of Ann, and in the evening Mr Long and myself, upon Mr Bannister’s invitation, spent the evening there in company with Mrs Burgess, Mr James Fuller and his wife, Joseph Durrant and his wife, Thomas Durrant, John Piper and Robert Hook. We stayed till 12:30 and came home sober. Gave the nurse 12d and maid 6d. Mr Long took part of my bed. At home all day and very busy. In the afternoon wrote my London letters.

Myself and Mr Long at church in the morning …Mr Long dined with me on some boiled tripe, a piece of pork, a plain suet pudding and carrots. In the afternoon myself, Mr Long and my servant at church, the text in John 13:17: “If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them,” from which text we had the same sermon this day month in the afternoon.

After churchtime Molly and Bett Carman drank tea with me, and in the evening Mr Long and myself took a walk. Meeting with Joseph Fuller, we went into Mr Burgess’s, where we stayed and smoked a pipe, and had one mug of brandy and water, for which we paid our 4d apiece, and came home about 8:50 very sober. Mr Long took part of my bed.

In the morning Mr Long went to Uckfield. I dined on some boiled tripe. At home all day and very busy. In the evening Mr Long cane back from Uckfield and stayed at my house all night. A very fine pleasant day.

I dined on some cider toast, apple pie and bread and cheese… Paid Benjamin Shelley 2½d for 2 lemons bought in London for me. In the evening my old acquaintance Mr Long (who is at present out of business) came to my house and stayed all night, and took part of my bed. James Marchant’s wife assisting my servant iron a few hours in the afternoon, she, her husband and Mr Long drank tea with me.
 

I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. At home all day and thank God pretty busy. This day came to Jones’s a man with a cartload of millinery, mercery, linen drapery, silver etc. to keep a sale for two days. This must undoubtedly be some hurt to trade, for the novelty of the thing (and novelty is surely the predominant passion of the English nation, and of Sussex in particular) will catch the ignorant multitude, and perhaps not them only, but people of sense who are not judges of goods and trade, as indeed very few are, but however as it is it must pass.

In the evening Mr Clapinson and myself played I dare say upwards of 40 games of [cribbage] for 1d each, but neither of us won, we leaving off play even. Very busy in the afternoon a-marking up a parcel of linen goods. Ann and Sal Prall, buying some things in the shop, both drank tea with me.

In the forenoon accompanied Mr French and Mr Porter to Hailsham, this being the day appointed for Mr Fage and Mr Porter to settle the affair between Mr Beckett and Mr French relating to Mr Beckett’s post chariot killing Mr French’s horse the 29th June last, of which accident I was a spectator and therefore went as a witness, but however our journey was to no purpose, for the affair could not be settled, both parties being rather obstinate, and I am afraid Master Beckett’s clan are hardly good principled and honest.

We dined at the George in Hailsham on a forequarter of lamb roasted, a piece of beef roasted, a giblet and pigeon pasty, boiled and roasted chicken, ham, plum pudding, carrots, cabbage, French beans etc., in company with a great many people, there being a sitting of the justices for granting beer licenses, as also a meeting of the commissioners of the land tax for hearing and determining all appeals to the land and window tax. (My servant at home dined the remains of yesterday’s dinner). We came home very safe, and thank God very sober, about 7:30. Spent nothing today, Mr John French paying all expenses. A very pleasant fine day.

Mr Long breakfasted with me. After breakfast my late servant Sal Waller came to see me and she, Dame Akehurst (who was a-washing for me all day) and Mr Long dined with me on the remains of yesterday’s dinner with the addition of a currant butter pond pudding and some carrots.

Paid James Crowhurst in cash 1.9.0 in full for earthenware received of him today. Mr Long and my late servant went away in the afternoon. Paid John Tamkin in cash 0.18.6 on Mr John Vine’s account, for mowing, haying, etc., which with money paid before makes paid him in the whole on Mr Vines account the sum of 3.10.0.

At home all day and thank God very busy. In the evening Mr Clapinson, hop-assistant, and myself played a few games of cribbage; I won 1d. A very fine pleasant day.
 
 

…Dame Akehurst, a-washing for me all day, dined with me on a leg of lamb boiled and some carrots. At home all day and thank God very busy. In the afternoon Mr Long came to my house and drank tea with me, and stayed and took part of my bed, as did Dame Akehurst part of my servant’s. In the evening wrote my London letters. A very fine pleasant day.

In the morning my brother came over and breakfasted at my house and then went away. Myself at church in the morning… I dined at Master Durrant’s on a piece of pork boiled, a leg of mutton roasted, French beans, cabbage and an apple pudding (my servant at home dining on a buttered pudding cake). Myself and servant at church in the afternoon… I drank tea with Thomas Durrant and then took a serious walk.