Thomas Turner

My wife and self at church in the morning… John Hesman dined with us on a part of a shoulder of veal roasted and green salad. My wife, self and servant at church in the afternoon… After churchtime Mr French, Thomas Fuller and myself went down to Mr Osborne’s to get some money of him, but could get nothing but fair promises. Oh, melancholy time! There seems to be little else but fraud and deceit among too, ah, too many of mankind…

…Mr Elless drank tea at our house. In the evening went down to the vestry at Jones’s, where our company was Thomas Fuller, Mr Burgess, Mr Piper, Joseph Durrant, Richard Page, John Watford and myself, but nothing particular was transacted. I came home about 8:45…

At home all day and took physic, we dined on the remains of Sunday’s dinner with the addition of a light pudding, parsnips and potatoes. Dame Horsecraft of Chiddingly and Sal Vine drank tea with my wife. In the afternoon posted part of my day book and wrote out part of a bill.

In the forenoon I received a letter from my brother wherein he acquainted me my mother was very ill. I then walked over to Framfield where I found my mother very ill with diabetes… I stayed and drank tea at my mother’s and came home about 4:50. Thomas Durrant came in the evening and cut my wife’s hair and supped with us on some bread and cheese.

Paid Mr Heaver the miller at Isfield’s servant 6/- for 1 bushel oatmeal I received by him today. Paid Thomas Burfield in goods 4/11 for 8 beehives received by him today. We dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner with the addition of a plain rice pudding, potatoes and parsnips. About 3:20 my wife went down to Halland to pay Mr Coates a visit. In the evening Mr Clinch came to pay me his debt and stayed and spent the evening with us. I received of him in cash 1.18.6 in full. Robert Diggens called in the evening, and it being a very blusterous night, he stayed at our house all night. My wife come home about 9:40. At home all day, and but very little to do.

Robert Diggens stayed and breakfasted with us and then went home. Mr Gadaden, Mr Standing’s rider, called on me and dined with us on few rashers of bacon, a light pudding, potatoes, parsnips and greens. At home all day, but far from being busy.

…At home all day; and I think it has been a very wet and windy day. In the afternoon read part of the London and Universal Magazines for February.

My wife and self at church in the morning… We dined on a piece of beef boiled, a small piece of mutton boiled, potatoes and parsnips. My wife, self and servant at church in the afternoon… After churchtime Mr Clinch, Joseph and Thomas Fuller and Charles Diggens smoked a pipe with me. In the evening and the day read 5 of Tillotson’s sermons.

At home all day. Took physic. Posted my day book. Wrote out some bills and settled my accounts for my journey to London…

…In the afternoon our servant went over to Framfield to know how my mother did and found her never likely to get the better of her illness… Dame Martin drank tea with my wife. At home all day. In the last part of the evening Thomas Davy at our house.