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…We dined on a piece of bacon boiled and carrots. At home all day and but very little to do. My wife really very ill and I doubt very dangerous.

We dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner, with the addition of a skirt and plain suet pudding and potatoes. In the afternoon my brother came over and I gave him a bill on Mr Will Margesson, payable to him… value 21.2.0, which leaves the sum of 1.9.6 due to my brother on the account of money I have received from him… At home all day. My wife very ill. In the evening wrote my London letters.

…In the forenoon Dr Stone came to pay my wife a visit and let my blood. Our servant only at church in the morning. We dined on a skirt pudding, a piece of pork, carrots and potatoes. My brother William dined with us, he come to see me in the forenoon and stayed with us till near 4 o’clock. No service at our church in the afternoon, Mr Porter preaching at Laughton.

Molly Fuller drank tea with my wife, who is, I hope, something better. Thomas Davy sat with us in the evening, to whom I read 3 of Tillotson’s sermons. Today we had the melancholy news of the death of his most august Majesty George the 2nd, King and Parent of this our most happy isle. His death happened yesterday morning about 7 o’clock by a fit of an apoplexy; had his Majesty lived to the 10th of November he would have been 77 years of age. He has sat upon the British throne 33 years the 21st of last June.

…Paid a servant of Mr John Gosling’s in cash 5/2 for some goods received by him today. At home all day and thank God my wife something better. In the evening read Gibson on Lukewarmness in religion and a sermon of his entitled “Trust in God, the best remedy against fears of all kinds,” both of which I look upon as extreme good things.

…Rec’d of Ben Shelley in cash 3.2.3, which with the money he paid in London for me this week makes together the sum of £10, which he received for me of Mr Evans on account of Joseph Fuller, agreeable to the note I received of him the 26th instant, and which I delivered to Shelley the same day… Paid Bett Mepham 4/3 in full for attending my wife. Rec’d of Mr Thornton 8/- for advertising his horse. Dame Durrant drank tea with my wife, who is extremely ill. At home all day and pretty busy.

…Rec’d of Thomas Davy 7/- in part of his and Master Hook’s club arrears, which I am to send by the post to Mayfield, tonight being quarter night, and I accordingly gave the post in cash 11/3, which is for mine, Master Hook’s and Thomas Davy’s quarterly arrears. At home all day; posted part of my day book. My wife very ill…

…In the afternoon sent Philip to Mr John Vine’s (there being an audit held today) with two bills, one of which was for goods delivered for the audit, amounting to 2.7.2½, and the other for nails, 2.14.0½, on both of which bills I had written a receipt (and which was due to me as from the executors of the Rt Hon Henry Pelham Esq)… In the evening Philip brought me from Mr John Vine’s in cash 5.1.3, in full far the two bills I sent by him today.

Dame Martin drank tea at our house. At home all day; posted part of my day book. My wife continues very ill. Oh, what a melancholy time I have!

We dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. Mrs Fuller drank tea with my wife. At home all day; posted part of my day book. My wife really very ill.

Lent Joseph Fuller Jr in cash £25, for which he gave me his note of hand payable to me or order on demand; he also gave me an order for Ben Shelley to take of Mr Evans any sum of money he should have occasion for, on my account, so that it did not exceed the sum of £10…

Delivered to Ben Shelley the order I received today of Joseph Fuller on Mr Evans. Mrs Vine Jr drank tea at our house. At home all day. Thomas Davy sat with us a while in the evening, to whom I read Bishop Gibson’s sermon against intemperance in meats and drink. In the evening wrote my London letters. Bett Mepham went away today ill. My wife I hope is something better, though now really very ill.

No service at our church in the morning, Mr Porter preaching at Laughton. We dined on a leg of mutton roasted, potatoes and turnips. Myself, servant and Bett Mepham at church in the afternoon… We had a prayer with thanksgiving read for the success with which it has pleased Almighty God to bless his Majesty’s arms in North America. In the evening my wife took a vomit, who is, I hope, something better…