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At home all day… Rec’d of Joseph Fuller 1 lamb’s head and pluck. Thomas Durrant a-gardening for me 2 or 3 hours; drank tea with us. And really a most melancholy time. Nothing to do.

Mrs Weller drank tea with us… At home all day and very little to do.

Dame Dallaway at work for my wife part of the day and breakfasted with us and also dined with us on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. In the evening walked up to Mr John Vine’s, there being an audit.

I carried my bill for goods delivered for the audit, amounting to 2.6.0, which bill I delivered to Mr Vine with a receipt upon it and he promised to send me down the money tomorrow morning about 11 o’clock. I came home in company with Joseph Fuller, sober.

Paid Mr French and Thomas Fuller 13/6 for window tax and land tax. Mr John Warriner called on me and I paid him in cash 1.16.6 in full on account of himself and brother.

We dined on the remains of Sunday’s dinner with the addition of some roasted pigeons. Mrs Fuller, Molly and Betty Fuller and Mrs Ancill drank tea at our house. At home all day, but very little to do in the shop. My side a great deal better, and may the God of all goodness pour into my heart the graces of his Holy Spirit, that I may continually adore and praise him for this, his inestimable blessing to me, a poor sinful creature, through the merits and mediation of my blessed Savior.

My brother came over in the morning and breakfasted with us and after breakfast my wife and I set out for Lewes fair, Thomas Durrant riding before my wife, and I on Mr Thornton’s horse, in company with Mr Burgess of Rotherfield.

I balanced accounts with Mrs Roase… We dined at Mrs Roase’s on a cold fillet veal roasted and cold ham, in company with several more… Paid Mr Faulkner Bristow in cash 10d and by one bill on Mr William Margesson…5.8.0, which with the 10d I paid him makes the sum of 5.8.10 and is in full on my account. Paid Mr John Lambert 0.11.4 in full. Paid Mr Samuel Newell 18/- in full. We drank tea at Mr Scrase’s. Came home about 9:40… My brother stayed and supped with us and then went home…

…At home all day. Dame Cornwell and her daughter and Mrs Rippington drank tea at our house. Not very busy. In the evening I wrote my London letters.

No churching at our church in the morning, Mr Porter preaching at Laughton. Mr John Long dined with us on a shoulder of veal stuffed and roasted and a piece of bacon boiled and spinach. Myself, wife and servant at church in the afternoon… Somewhat better today than yesterday. Thomas Davy and Mr Long sat with us some time in the evening.

…At home all day and thank God very busy, though very ill all day and I am very fearful my liver is cirrhous. Rec’d of Mrs Atkins 19/10 in full. Oh how uncertain is the health of poor mortal man!

Mr Francis Elless dined with us on some rashers of bacon and eggs, with the addition of yesterday’s dinner. Rec’d of Mr French the £8 I lent him yesterday, and accordingly gave him his note of hand… At home all day, and not very busy.

Lent Mr Jeramiah French in cash £8 for which I received his note of hand payable to me or order on demand. We dined on a piece of pork boiled, a light pudding and spinach. Mr John Long drank tea with us, and after tea we walked down to Mr Rippington’s at Whitesmith, in order to get a small debt, but could not… A melancholy time; very little to do.