Thomas Turner

I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. At home all day and very little to do indeed. In the evening wrote my London letters. A very dull time for trade, and money scares.

Myself and servant at church in the morning… Bett Carman dined with me on a piece of beef boiled, turnips and potatoes. Myself and servant at church in the afternoon. The text in James 1:22: “But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.” From which words we had an excellent sermon–I think as good a plain discourse as I ever heard, and as sound divinity.

Joseph Fuller Jr and Thomas Durrant drank some coffee with me and sat with me some time, to whom I read one of Tillotson’s sermons. Not from home all day except twice at church.
 

I dined on a piece of beef boiled and turnips. Sent Mr Thomas Martin at Hailsham by his servant in cash £5 on account. At home all day and but very little to do. Took the least present money this week of any one week this 10 months.

A very windy night and in the first part of the morning it was prodigious high and did a great deal of mischief. I dined on a plain suet pudding and turnips. …A very unpleasant day; the wind very high and extreme cold. At home all day and but very little to do. In the evening Joseph Fuller Jr and Thomas Durrant sat with me some time.

Dame Akehurst, a-washing for me all day, dined with me on the remains of yesterday’s dinner with some potatoes boiled. At home all day and very little to do. A very remarkable wet day. In the evening we had a very severe gust of wind, and a great deal of hail fell.

Paid Dame Akehurst 18d for her 2 days’ work.
 

Dame Akehurst a-washing for me all day, and she, together with a woman that bought a great many goods in the shop, dined with me on the remains of yesterday’s dinner with the addition of some potatoes boiled. At home all day and thank God very busy. Dame Akehurst took part of my servant’s bed.

Sent Mr William Margesson enclosed in a letter (which letter was enclosed in another for Mr Thomas Calverley and for him to deliver) by Benjamin Shelley and delivered to his brother the bill I received of Joseph Fuller Jr the 31st ult., value 22.9.6, as also the bill I received of him the 21st instant, value 21.16.0…

At home all day and very little to do. Dame Akehurst, being to help my servant wash tomorrow, took part of her bed.

I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. I received of Charles Diggens 2.2.9 in full. At home all day but very little to do. In the evening wrote my London letters.

Myself at church in the morning… Thomas Durrant dined with me on a piece of beef roasted and some horse radish. After dinner I walked down to Whyly and came back again to church where I had not been long before my brother Moses came to me. My servant was also at church… My brother drank tea with me, and whilst we were drinking tea, my brother Richard came in very much in liquor. My brother Moses and he went away together, he going to see him safe on his road home.

In the evening went into Joseph Durrant’s and smoked a pipe or two and supped there on some roast duck. Came home about 9:20. Last night delivered  Thomas Davy a letter for Mr Will Gilmore at Battle.
 

At home all day. I dined on some beef bones stewed and turnips. Oh, my mind is quite outrageous and tumultuous at my folly. May I from this time forward ever abhor as I really do drinking anything to excess. Oh, let me strive and keep a guard upon my lips that they admit nothing strong to pass them…