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In the morning Mr John Breeden called on me and breakfasted with us, and paid me in cash 1.15.9 in full. After breakfast we set out together, he for a fair at Uckfield, and I with a load of paper for Mr John Cave at Fletching. We parted at Uckfield. I received of Mr Cave in cash 1.18.6 in full for the paper, and it being a very wet day, I stayed and dined with Mr Cave on some fried plaice, part of a cold boiled leg of lamb and some cold bacon… Came home about 4:10; but little to do all day. Thank God my leg is pretty indifferently well.

…Paid 4d for 10 whiting bought today. In the evening I had the accident, as I was a-going to turn my horse to grass in the orchard, to tread on a broken glass bottle, which flew up with some force and cut me pretty much across the inner process of the tibia.

…Mr Calverley dined with us on a skirt pudding, French beans and carrots. Mr Godfrey drank tea with us. At home all day… Joseph Fuller Jr smoked a pipe with me in the evening. In the day read part of Bracken’s Farrier. A fine harvest day.

Delivered to Ben Shelley in cash £9 in order for him to pay in London this week. We dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner, with the addition of some potatoes… At home all day and thank God pretty busy. A very fine day. In the evening read part of Bracken’s Farrier

…In the evening walked up to Mr Will Piper’s in company with Joseph Fuller Jr where I stayed and smoked a pipe in company with Mr French, Mr William Goldsmith, Joseph Fuller and W Piper and his brother. Came home about 7:50. a very wet day… Very little to do all day. In the day read part of Bracken’s Pocket Farrier, which I look upon as a very complete thing of its kind.

No service at our church in the morning, Mr Porter preaching at Laughton. Very wet forenoon. We dined on the remains of Thursday, Friday and yesterday’s dinners, with the addition of some French beans. Myself, wife and servant at church in the afternoon, the text in Matthew 3:12: “Whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire,” from which words we had an excellent sermon.

During churchtime Mr James Jordan called on me and stayed till we came out of church, and came home with me, and drank tea with us. I paid him in cash 7.5.0 in full. At home all day. In the evening Mr Long sat with us a while, to whom I read 1 of Tillotson’s sermons, and in the day read one of Sherlock’s.

After breakfast borrowed a cart and horse of Mr French and a horse of Joseph Fuller and went over to Framfield for some hop-bagging, but it not being come any farther than Mr Jarret’s at Buxted, my brother and I went there for it. My brother came on my road home with me so far as Mr Colgate’s, where I brought 2 pieces of fine hop-bagging for him. Came home about 3:10… In the evening Thomas Durrant and I walked down to the Nursery to get some money of Thomas German, but were not successful…

In the forenoon Mr Cave of Fletching came and looked at my wool, but we did not agree for price. We dined on some lamb’s liver and rashers of pork fried and cucumbers, After dinner rode up to Master Reeve’s with some hop-bagging and from thence to Master Cayley’s, to get some butter put up. Came back and drank tea and in the evening walked to Chiddingly with Joseph Fuller Jr to see a hop-garden he has bought…

…In the evening went out a little space of time with Mr Long to instruct him in land surveying. At home all day, except as above, and really very little to do.

In the morning rode over to Mr Peckham’s, where I met my brother and weighed up Mr Peckham’s wool… Came home to breakfast… In the afternoon my wife paid a visit to Mrs Porter and I in the afternoon posted part of my day book. In the afternoon Mr Thomas Calverley Jr called on me and I paid him…£34…in full on my account. Mr Calverley outset a bill for goods delivered to his uncle Mr Ed Calverley amounting to 2.16.10. At home all day, and really very little to do.