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…Molly Fuller spent the afternoon with my wife. In the afternoon our late servant Mary Martin came to see us. At home all day and pretty busy. My wife, poor creature, very ill. A remarkable fine day for the season of the year.

…Paid Robert Hook 16/- in full for flour delivered to Moses Ling on the parish account… At home all day and but very little to do. My wife, poor creature, very ill. How melancholy a time is this with me; but why should I repine, as it is alone the hand of God.

In the forenoon my brother came over and dined with us on a piece of beef boiled and greens and a raisin suet pudding. In the forenoon my uncle Hill called on me, but did not stay any longer than just breakfasting. Rec’d of my brother today in cash the £1 which he omitted sending me the 2nd instant… At home all day. My wife, poor creature, very ill. Ah melancholy daily repetition!

…We dined on a plain suet pudding, a piece of pork and greens, with the remains of yesterday’s dinner. Bett Fuller drank tea with my wife. At home all day; my wife very ill.

…This day balanced accounts with Will Piper and received of him in cash 7.16.6 in full. Rec’d of Edward Scribbens in cash 1.5.6 in order for to pay in London for him this week. We dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner… My wife, poor creature, very ill. My uncle Hill called on me in the morning, but did not stay.

In the forenoon sent Philip over to Framfield with one bill payable to my brother… value £30 and my brother sent me back by the bearer in cash £29 in part of the same bill… in the evening went to Jones’s a little while, where there was a public vestry and a poor rate made at the rate of four shillings and three pence to the pound. In the evening wrote my London letters. My wife, poor creature, very ill.

Myself and niece at church in the morning… This day John Inman and Elizabeth Akehurst were asked their last time. And the banns of marriage for the first time were published between William [Alcorne] and Anna Oxley, both of this parish. We had a brief read for several poor sufferers by fire at Stamford in the county of Bedford, whose losses together amounted to the sum of £1333 and upwards to which collection I gave 2d. We dined on part of a sparerib boiled and greens and a raisin and currant suet pudding, with a piece of fresh salmon boiled for my wife. Myself and niece at church in the afternoon… After tea my niece and I walked down in the Park. In the evening read 3 of Tillotson’s sermons. My wife very ill.

We dined on some boiled tripe and a piece of fresh salmon boiled for my wife. Dame Durrant drank tea at our house in the afternoon. At home all day and but very little to do. My wife again, poor creature, thoroughly ill.

In the forenoon my brother came over… Paid 4d for 2 lbs tripe bought today. We dined on some boiled tripe. Paid Joseph Fuller in full for 14 lbs of beef and a root of a tongue received by him today. Mrs Fuller drank tea with my wife, who is again somewhat better. At home all day, and surely a deader time for trade I never knew…

Paid John Jenner, hatter at Hailsham, in cash and goods 1.19.0 in full for the following hats received by him today:

6 boy’s hats at	14d	0.7.0
6 do.	18	0.9.0
3 do.	20	0.5.0
3 men’s do.	30	0.7.6
3 do.	42	0.10.6

I also gave his son 6d for his Christmas box… At home all day. My wife, poor creature, very ill. In the evening wrote out some bills.