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No service at our church in the morning, Mr Porter preaching at Laughton (where our servant went). We dined on some hog’s feet and ears, chap, liver, lights, tongue etc. boiled, turnips and turnip greens. Myself and servant at church in the afternoon… We had a proclamation for a general fast to be held on the l4th instant.

Gave John Streeter a receipt I received from Mr Burfield and took up mine which I gave him the 31st October last. Read part of Burkitt on the New Testament.

…We dined on hog’s kidneys broiled and a heart pudding, turnips and turnip greens. Rec’d of John Mott 5/- on account of Mrs Virgoe. Afterwards balanced accounts with Mrs Virgoe and paid her 2/6 in full to this day. At home all day and thank God pretty busy.

After breakfast rode over to Little Horsted to see my brother Will, who has been very ill, but found him much better. Came home about 11:10, not staying at all.

My brother Moses came over in the forenoon, but did not stay. John Watford a-gardening for me all day and dined with us on some hog’s liver and caul fried and a beef pudding, turnips and turnip greens. Paid Mr Jeremiah French 2.2.6 in full for my hog; viz., 21 stone 2 lbs at 2/-… Joseph Fuller cut my hog out in the evening and stayed and smoked a pipe or 2 with me. Rec’d from Mr James Burfield of Steyning by Joseph Durrant a receipt for the bill sent him the 10th December last for Burrage’s and Streeter’s rent. Robert Diggens drank tea at our house.

John Watford a-gardening for me all day; he dined with us on a beef pudding and turnip greens. Lent John Streeter in cash 1 guinea… This day Joseph Fuller killed a hog for me. At home all day and very little to do. Paid Joseph Fuller 3d for 1 lb of beef received from him today. My uncle Hill called on me today, but did not stay.

…Balanced accounts with Mr Will Piper and received of him 16d in full. After dinner went down to Whyly to choose me a fat hog. Myself and wife drank tea at Dame Durrant’s on account of Mr Thornton, this being his birthday, in company with Mrs and Molly French. I and wife spent the evening there with the above and Mr French.

After breakfast went to Lewes. I gave Mr Sam Durrant in cash £20, for which I received his draft on Sir Joseph Hankey and partners for the same sum… I dined with Mr Sam Durrant on a boiled carp, veal cutlets and some cold boiled beef… I went to Lewes to meet with Mr Fletcher, Mr Sam Ridings’s rider, with whom I looked out a parcel of goods. Rec’d of Mr Thomas Scrase, by the payment of Mr Henry Verral, 22/- for 44 lbs butter sent to Mr Scrase. Called and spent some time with Mrs Roase. Came home about 6:15, not thoroughly sober, though not much concerned…

Sent Mr Durrant by the post the brace of carp given me yesterday by Thomas Fuller. We dined on a goose roasted and some boiled mutton, applesauce, turnips and potatoes. Dame Horsecraft at Chiddingly drank tea at our house. At home all day and very little to do. In the evening wrote my London letters.

Myself, wife and servant at church in the forenoon… We had a brief read for the parish church Eastwood in the county of Nottingham, the rebuilding of which will amount to £1200 exclusive of the old materials (to which I gave one penny). This day Thomas German of this parish and Constant Elliot of Mayfield were asked the first time.

We dined on some mutton boiled, turnips and potatoes. No service at our church in the afternoon, Mr Porter preaching at Laughton. My brother came over in the afternoon and drank tea with us and brought me a note of hand from my brother Will… Mr Long and Thomas Davy at our house in the evening, to whom I read one of Tillotson’s sermons. Thomas Fuller Jr made me a present of a brace of carp.

…We dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner, with the addition of some boiled mutton. Paid Joseph Fuller 9d for 1 neck mutton received of him today weighing 3¾ lbs. Lent Mr Joseph Burgess in cash 3.3.0, which he paid me again in the evening…

Paid John Cayley 2/- for the rent of our 2 seats in the church. Paid Thomas Burfield 7/6 for 1 dozen beehives received by him today. We dined on a chicken roasted, a piece of boiled pork and turnips. At home all day. My brother stayed and breakfasted with us, and then went home.

Very little to do all day; a most melancholy time–my poor heart is almost sunk with trouble! Dame Durrant made my wife a present of a fat goose.