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In the morning John Durrant Jr bleeded my wife… At home all day and but very little to do, and even what little I have is altogether trust, and my affairs are so connected with my friends that I know not how to extricate myself out of my troubles.

We dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner, with the addition of some French beans. Finished posting my day book today and wrote out several bills. At home all day, and really so little to do that I am quite in a panic for fear of going wrong in my trade, and as getting in any money — there is no such thing as I can find. Joseph Fuller and Mr Piper, meeting at our house by accident in the evening, stayed with us till near 11 o’clock.

…Richard Page brought me today 12 sacks of salt more. Rec’d of Thomas German a note of hand dated today, payable to me or bearer on demand, for the 2 guineas I lent him the 20th of May last, and for which he then left me his watch as a security, and which I now delivered to him again in the lieu of the above note. At home all day. In the afternoon posted part of my day book and really a melancholy time. Very little to do except trust.

…Mr Francis Elless drank tea with us. At home all day and but very little to do. Mr Hiller’s rider called on me and I gave him a small order. In the evening wrote my London letters, and read one of Sherlock’s sermons. Today Richard Page brought me in 13 sacks salt.

Myself and servant at church in the morning… We dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner, with the addition of a raisin veal suet pudding. After dinner my wife and myself rode to Alfriston to see Mr Snelling and ask his advice, in company with Mr Thornton. We stayed and drank tea with Mr Snelling and came home about 9:30. No service at our church in the afternoon, Mr Porter preaching at Laughton. An extreme fine day, and thank God my wife is something better. In the afternoon our servant went to Framfield church.

Rec’d of Joseph Muller part of a loin of veal and part of a neck of lamb weighing 6½ lbs at 3½d. We dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner, with the addition of a scrag of mutton boiled and carrots. At home all day. My wife a good deal indisposed.

We dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner, with the addition of a piece of bacon, a bread pudding and cabbage. At home all day. My wife very ill.

We dined on a bullock’s skirt pudding, a piece of pork boiled, potatoes and cabbage. Mr John Billinghurst, rider to Mr Phineas Coates, called on me and I paid him in cash 4.15.0 in full on my account to this day. My wife very ill all day. At home all day and but very little to do.

In the morning as soon as I had breakfasted I set out for Goudhurst in order to buy some flannels. I called at Ticehurst and baited myself and horse and from thence I went to Goudhurst, but did no business, the man having only one piece made. I stayed and baited myself and horse and then went for Tunbridge Wells by way of Horsmonden. I stayed and drank coffee at my brother’s and came away about 6:40. I called at my aunt Ovendean’s in my road home… Came home very safe and sober about 9:40.

My family at home dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner, but I stopped nowhere for a set dinner, but put up with bread and cheese… My wife in my absence paid our servant Hannah Marchant in cash 4/-, which with a book debt of 36/- makes the sum of 40/- and is in full for 16 months’ servitude ending Tuesday the 16th of this instant, September.

Mr Sterry stayed and breakfasted with us and then went away. Sent Mrs Virgoe by her son Sam the receipt I received yesterday from John Streeter… This day sent Mr Thomas Friend (by John Divol) mine and my brother’s wool. Mr Porter’s maid drank tea at our house…