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…After breakfast rode over to Framfield where I cut out for my brother 34 round frocks. I dined at my brother’s… I came home about 3:30 and found Mr Charles Hill at our house, who stayed and drank tea at our house, and went away about 7:10. William Vine was buried today who died the 20th ult. aged 25 years.

Rec’d of Benjamin Mott 1.6.0 on account; rec’d of William Henly 0.15.0 on account… At home all day. In the evening wrote my London letters. Lent Thomas Durrant in cash 17/6.

Took some salts today. In the morning my sister Sally came to see us and breakfasted with us. No service at our church in the morning, Mr Porter preaching at Laughton. My sister and Mr Long dined with us on a leg of mutton roasted, and a plain bread pudding, and the remains of yesterday’s dinner with some potatoes.

In the afternoon Mr Long and I walked to Little Horsted Church, where we heard a sermon preached by the Rev Mr John Clutton, curate of Maresfield, from the 2nd and 3rd verses of the 73rd Psalm: “But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped. For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.” We came home about 5:30. My sister went away about 6:20. In the evening read two of Tillotson’s sermons.

Mr Sterry stayed and breakfasted with us and then went away… In the afternoon Mr John Long and I walked down to Osborne’s to get a debt, but could not. Not very busy today.

…Mr Sterry, Messrs Kendall and Rushton’s rider, called on me and drank tea at our house, and also lodged at our house. In the evening we went down to Jones’s and stayed until about 10:30, and I think came home thoroughly sober. At home all day and not very busy.

…At home all day. In the evening my wife carried down Mr Coates’s bill and came back and supped with Mr Porter. Our servant sat up with Will Vine.

We dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner with a hog’s pudding broiled. In the afternoon walked down to Whyly to get ½ cord wood.

…We dined on the remains of Sunday’s dinner, with the addition of a plain batter pudding, parsnips and turnip greens. In the afternoon Mr P. Hiller, servant to Mr Joseph Hiller, called on me and I paid him… 8.12.6 in full on my account… In the evening went down to Mr Bridgman’s, where John Barnard made an entertainment, his apprenticeship being this day ended. I came home about 10:30 very sober. I gave the young man 2/-.

At home all day… My brother came over in the afternoon and drank tea with us. In the evening wrote my London letters. Took physic today.

Myself, wife and servant at church in the morning… We had a brief read for the protestant church of Haggin in the county of Mark (in the King of Prussia’s dominions) in Germany. The expense of rebuilding and repairing the same amounted to the sum of £3100 and upwards. This brief is to be collected from house to house. We dined on a dried hog’s cheek boiled, light pudding and greens. In the afternoon walked to Laughton Church, Mr Porter preaching there. The text was in the latter part of Job 27:5,6; “…till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me. My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.” Thomas Davy and Mr Long at our house in the evening, to whom, and in the day, I read three of Tillotson’s sermons. A good deal out of order with my side, which I am very fearful will turn to something of a cancerous humor.