Thomas Turner

Rec’d of John Streeter the £2 I lent him the 8^th instant. Paid Richard Fuller 17d for one leg of mutton received by him today weighing 5¾ lbs at 3d. Our late servant dined with us on some boiled beef, 2 salted whiting boiled, turnips and potatoes. Paid Clymson the glover at Ticehurst in cash and goods 30/- in full for goods received today… Paid John Delves at Waldron 7/- in full for 3 ells Irish and 3 ells of dowlas I bought of him today. My brother came over in the evening and drank tea at our house, but did not stay.

Mrs Roase sent my wife a present today of some plaice and whiting. at home all day. Our late servant stayed with us all night. Rec’d of John Cayley in cash 1.7.0; viz.,

to money paid to Richard Braizer	0.7.6
to do. Thomas Ling	0.15.0
to do. Widow Trill for spinning	0.4.6

In the night my wife was taken very ill, but thank God she is better this morning. In the morning George Richardson, Mr John Madgwick’s servant, came to see us and he and Charles Diggens (who came in accidentally) breakfasted with us. George Richardson and myself at church in the morning (Charles Diggens going away in churchtime)…

This day Charles Vine and Ann Fuller, both of this parish, were asked in the church (this being the first time). George Richardson and our late servant dined with us on a leg of mutton roasted, some fried plaice, a pond currant pudding and potatoes. Only our late and present servants at church in the afternoon. George Richardson drank tea with us and stayed with us till near 7 o’clock. Gave George Richardson one bill on Mr William Margesson, payable to Mr John Madgwick… viz.,

To part of the said bill in full on my account	15.10.6
To part of the same in full for the funeral goods on account of my late mother	6.1.6
	21.12.0

In the evening read 2 of Tillotson’s sermons. Our late servant stayed all night.

At home all day, but not very busy… In the afternoon my brother came over to borrow my horse and brought me in cash £21, for which I gave not given him my note of hand (but it is money which I borrow of him). He stayed and drank tea with us. In the evening Thomas Davy and I played at cribbage; I lost 2d. Our late servant stayed all night. In the evening wrote my London letters.

…In the forenoon went down to Mr Coates’s to settle some accounts for him. I dined there on a shoulder of veal roasted and stuffed, and a hot apple pasty… Came home about 5:10. Charles Diggens drank tea at our house.

Today wrote a petition for Master Diggens to his Grace the Duke of Newcastle, to solicit his Grace to promote his son to be a supervisor. Thomas Davy and I played at cribbage a while in the evening; I won one penny. Our late servant stayed all night. Mary Heath lodged at our house.

…Mary Heath a-washing for us all day and dined with us on the remains of yesterday’s dinner, with the addition of a light pudding. Paid Joseph Fuller Jr in cash £28 which is in full for the note of hand I gave him the 9th instant… My brother came over in the afternoon and brought me a receipt for money he paid this day to Mr Nathaniel Polhill… in full on my account… My brother brought my horse again.

At home all day. Elizabeth and Lucy Mepham drank tea at our house. Thank God extremely busy all day. In the evening John Piper and Thomas Bristow (buying some things in the shop) came in and smoked a pipe with me.

After breakfast walked down to Halland. Mary Heath a-washing for us all day, and dined with us on a piece of beef boiled, an apple pudding, turnips and potatoes. After dinner set out for Alfriston in company with James Marchant, Thomas Durrant and Thomas Davy (they on foot and myself on horseback). The intention of our journey was purely to see Mr Elless (and by his desire). We got to Alfriston about 4:30. We supped with Mr Elless at his lodgings on a fine piece of beet roasted, a currant pond pudding, a currant suet pudding and a butter pudding cake.

We, together with Mr Elless and the person at whose house he lodges, played at brag in the evening, and notwithstanding we played as low a game as possible it was my unhappy lot to lose 3/-. (I think almost to give over ever playing at cards again, for I think it quite inconsistent with that which is right, for if we reflect how much more service this 3/- would have done had it been given to some necessitous but industrious poor then to be fooled away in this manner, therefore of consequence if there could have been more good done with what I lost I was not a-doing right when I was a-losing it).

We spent the evening and night till past 3 o’clock and, excepting my loss, extreme agreeable, for we had plenty of good liquor and a hearty welcome and no swearing or quarrelling, but all seemed prodigiously delighted with each other’s company, and at the same time went to bed sober. Wo all lodged at Mr Elless’s lodgings. My wife in my absence paid Mary Heath 18d for 2 days’ washing.

After dinner we all went and called on Mr Snelling, who took a walk with us to Seaford in order to see a five-gun battery erecting there. We stayed at Seaford about an hour and a half and came back to Mr Snelling’s and drank a bottle of beer, and then went and dined with Mr Elless on a leg of mutton boiled, turnips and a butter pudding cake.

We came home (thank God, very safe) about 4:30 and I think sober… In the morning my brother Sam Slater came to see us, who dined with my family on the remains of yesterday’s dinner with the addition of some boiled tripe… My brother went away about 2:20… Lent Thomas Durrant in cash 2/-.

Paid Richard Fuller 9½d for 3½ lbs bullock’s skirts I bought of him today. We dined on a skirt pudding, some boiled tripe and potatoes. At home all day except walking down to Halland in the afternoon. After we had drunk tea our late servant went home. In the evening my brother and John Elphick came over, but did not stay. Pretty busy all day.

Myself and servant at church in the morning… We had a brief read for the parish church of Dyndlebury (or some such like name) in the county of Oxford, the charge of rebuilding which, exclusive of the of materials, amounts to the sum of £1237 and upwards, to which I gave one penny. We dined on a bullock’s skirt pudding, a plain butter pudding, turnips and potatoes. Myself and servant at church in the afternoon… At home all day except being at church. Mr Thornton at our house in the evening, to whom and in the day read 2 of Tillotson’s sermons and part of Burkitt on the New Testament. Rec’d of Thomas Durrant the 2/- I lent him the 16th instant.

Paid Mr Alexander Whitfield 2/4 in full for Philip’s schooling to this day. Paid Edward Martin 6d for 24 herrings bought of him today…