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In the morning rode to the keeper’s to ask for the funeral of his mother, but was too late to succeed. From thence I went to my uncle Hill’s… In the afternoon rode down to Mr Carman’s and looked at his wool, and from thence I rode to Mr Gosling’s and looked upon his wool. I came home about 5:20… But very little to do all day…

We dined on some French beans and a cold veal pie. Lent Robert Hook in cash 0.8.0. At home all day, but not very busy.

Rec’d of Mr Will Piper in cash 11.10.0, and a receipt for a year’s land tax, 2.8.0, which together makes the sum of 13.18.0, which I am to send to Mr Allen Chatfield at Croydon, and which is in full for 1 year’s rent due from Mr Piper to Mrs Mary Milis at old Lady Day last…

In the evening Mr Long and I walked to Uckfield, where I called on Mr Hart to buy some chamois skins, but he had none. We spent some time with Mr Elless and some with William Turley, and came home very sober about 9:30. Very busy all day, though I believe I barely took 20/- ready, notwithstanding I delivered above £7 worth of goods. In the evening wrote my London letters.

No service at our church in the morning, Mr Porter preaching at Laughton, where our servant went. We dined on a boiled chick, a piece of bacon and French beans. My wife, self and servant at church in the afternoon… After tea my wife and I walked down to Whyly, from whence Molly French and Miss Newington walked with us as far as the Nursery. We came back at about 8:20.

In the evening and the day read 6 of Bishop Sherlock’s sermons, which I think extremely good, there being sound reasoning in them, and seem written with an ardent piety, being mostly levelled against the deists.

Paid Mr Will Turley in cash 17/6 in full for axes and handbills sold for him, and there now remains in my hands 6 handbills and one axe of his… In the afternoon went down to Halland and bought Mr Coates’s wool at 8d per lb. In the evening Mr Long and I walked down to T. German’s to ask him for some money, but could not get any.

…We dined on a boiled carp, a piece of pork boiled and French beans. My wife paid a servant (or son) of Mr Ed Heaver’s, miller at Isfield, 5/4 in full for 1 bushel of oatmeal received by him. In the evening went to Bentley and looked at Mr Jones’s wool, today which I bought at 8½d per lb. From thence I went to Mr Sam Gibbs’s to look at his, which was at Will Goad’s, where Mr Gibbs and I walked to see it, and I bought Mr Gibbs’s at 8½d and Mr Goad‘s at 8d. From thence we went to Laughton Pound, where stayed about an hour. I spent 12d and came home about 9:20, but not thoroughly sober, though far from being drunk.

…Paid Joseph Fuller in cash 3.16.10 in full for 74 fleeces of sheep’s wool received by him today weighing 3 tod 12½ lbs at 22/8… Played at cricket a little time in the evening. At home all day and not very busy. Mr Godfrey coming for some things in the shop brought my wife a brace of carp for a present.

We dined on some boiled plaice, a piece of bacon and French beans. Paid John Jones of Waldron in cash 5.11.11 in full for 70 fleeces of sheep’s wool weighing 4 tod 30 lbs at 22/8 per tod, received by him today. At home all day, but far from being busy. In the day read some of Bishop Sherlock’s Sermons.

Paid 6d for 10 plaice bought today… Dame Eason of Laughton and her daughter-in-law drank tea at our house… I walked down to Richard Page’s in the evening.

…In the afternoon went down to Halland and received of Mrs Coates in cash 7.9.0 in full for the bill my wife carried in the 4th instant… Received of Thomas Davy in cash 4/- which I am to pay his club arrears with… Sent by the post 11/3, which is in full for mine, Thomas Davy’s and Master Hook’s club arrears, the quarterly meeting at Mayfield being on Thursday next.