Thomas Turner

After breakfast walked over to Framfield when my brother and I went down to Mr Rideout’s to consult him about my mother’s will… I came home about 1:10 and dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner with the addition of a light pudding. Rec’d of my [sister] 4/6 in full for a gold ring. In the afternoon wrote my London letters. Very busy all day. In my absence my wife gave John Streeter 21/- to pay in Lewes for me, but the person whom he was to pay it to not being at home, he brought it back again and gave it to me.

In the morning my brother came over and breakfasted with us. I received of him in cash 1.4.1 for goods had today; viz.,

32¼ lbs lump sugar	1.1.11
2¼ yds Russia drab	0.2.2

In the forenoon Mr Stone came and made me an issue upon my back by eating it in with caustic, and then scarifying it… At home all day and busy. In the day read part of the 4th volume of The Peerage of England. Thomas Davy sat with us some time in the evening.

…Very busy all day and at home. Mr and Mrs Porter sat with us some time in the afternoon. In the evening read part of Hervey’s Meditations.

After breakfast walked over to Framfield. From thence my brother and I walked over to Uckfield where I paid Mr Cheeseman, alias Chesmer, 6/8 for a copy of the court roll for my house in Framfield, he being steward of the Manor of Framfield, which copy he is to send me the 14th May next. We then walked to Chailey to consult with my brother Richard where we dined with George Beard on some sausages… We came home round by Little Horsted where we called on my uncle Hill and Mr Lewer, but we did not stay. My brother came and brought me on my road to Bradford where we parted. I came home about 7:10…

In the forenoon Thomas Davy at our house a-taking up a coat and waistcoat. I paid him one shilling, which is for the same sum he paid for me at Mayfield yesterday, it being our club feast…Mrs French drank tea at our house. In the evening Mr Thornton and I played at cribbage; I won 1d.

My father Slater and his brother Woodgate called at our house and dined with us… I balanced accounts with my father Slater and received of him in cash 6.6.6, and afterwards for 2 cheese 16/6. They both went away about 3:20. Mr Bridgman and his wife drank tea here. In prodigious pain all day with my back.

My wife and servant at church in the morning. Dame Smith at Laughton dined with us on the remains of yesterday’s dinner with the addition of some boiled veal. In the afternoon my wife and servant at church, myself not being at church all day. After churchtime Mr Laurence Thornton sat with us some time. In the evening and the day read 2 of Tillotson’s sermons and part of the 2nd volume of Hervey’s Meditations.

…Paid Mrs Rebecca Weller by her daughter Frances in cash £4 in full for one year’s interest on a bond of £100 due the 5th instant. In the afternoon Mr John Breeden of Pevensey came to our house in order to take an inventory of my mother’s stock-in-trade. He together with Richard Page and his wife drank tea at our house, and after that Mr Breeden and I walked into a neighboring field to see a person pick up 100 stones laid one yard’s distance from each other, which he performed in less than 46 minutes, but he should have done it 45. The distance is near 5¾ miles. In the evening wrote my London letters. Mr Breeden supped and lodged at our house and Joseph Fuller smoked a pipe with us in the evening.

In the morning Mr Breeden and I walked over to Framfield. I carried with [me]the leg of mutton bought on Saturday, which I have made my brother and sister a present of. After breakfast Mr Breeden and I proceeded to take an inventory of my mother’s effects. As my brother proposes keeping forward the shop, we also valid [valued?) the goods to him… Stayed at Framfield all night.

We continued very busy appraising the goods. My brother Richard came over to us and dined at Framfield on a shoulder of mutton roasted and green salad. We stayed at Framfield all night.