Thomas Turner

Mary Heath a-washing for us all day, dined with us on a piece of beef boiled, an apple pudding and potatoes. Rec’d of John Long in cash 2.8.0, for Mr Alex Whitfield, it being the money he sold the furniture of the school to him for. At home all day, but not very busy. Mr Long drank tea with us. A very sharp day.

We dined on some hog’s feet, ear etc. boiled, with potatoes and a piece of beef boiled… At home all day. A very sharp cold day.

Mr Francis Elless dined with us on a hog’s haslet roasted and applesauce. Rec’d of Mr Laurence Thornton in cash £5 in exchange for one bill I gave him on Mr Will Margesson… Mrs Browne, Molly and Bett Fuller drank tea with my wife, and they together with Mr Elless and Mr Thornton played at brag with us a while in the evening; my wife and I won 2½d. Molly and Bett Fuller supped with us on some bread and cheese. At home all day and thank God pretty busy. A most remarkable cold day.

…Mr William Francis, rider to Messrs Barlow and Wigginton, called on me in the forenoon, but I neither gave him order nor paid him any money. Paid Mr John Gosling in cash and goods 2/6 for 5 pairs men’s outseamed tan gloves received today.

We dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. Very ill all day with a violent purging and a prodigious sickness. A most remarkable cold day, it freezing even by the fireside, as also in our bed-chamber. This day hired of Mr John Long the school-chamber at 10/- a year.

In the morning our servant only at church. We dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner, with the addition of a piece of mutton boiled. No service at our church this afternoon, Mr Porter preaching at Laughton. Some snow fell all the day and most extremely cold. Thomas Fuller and Mr ——– sat at our house in the evening. At home all day and much better.

…Paid Mary Heath 18d for washing on Tuesday and Wednesday last… Rec’d of Thomas Diplock…£37, which is in full for 1 year’s rent due from Thomas Diplock to Mr Matthew Blake (in Hickman’s Folly, near Dock Head, in Southwark) at Lady Day last, and which I am to send for Thomas Diplock tomorrow by the carrier. I gave him a receipt that I received of him so much money as 10.19.4 and what it was for. At home all day and very busy. A good deal of snow fell today and most intense cold.

…My brother came over in the forenoon and dined with us on a hog’s flesh and pearl barley pudding, turnips and potatoes. Rec’d of Matthew Lewer by his wife 4/- on account of Mrs Virgoe, and which money I have placed to the credit of Mrs Virgoe’s account between her and myself. This day balanced accounts with John Watford Jr and received of him in cash 1.7.8 in full… At home all day. In the evening wrote out Mr Elless his bill. My wife bad with the rheumatism in her face. Gave a man 6d who went about with a petition to make up his loss sustained by fire at Watling in this county, the damage being estimated at about £55.

My wife went down to Mr Porter’s to dinner… Paid Thomas Cornwell 16d for two rabbits bought of him today. About 7:35 I went down to Mr Porter’s, where I supped on some roasted chicken, a cold goose pie, a cold chicken pasty, a cold ham, a piece of cold roast beef, some cold roast goose, tarts etc. in company with Mr and Mrs Porter, Mr Calverley, Mrs Atkins, Mr French and his wife, Joseph Fuller and his wife, Joseph Durrant and his wife and Thomas Fuller.

We played at cards in the evening; my wife and I lost 16½d. We gave the servant 12d. Came home about 2:10, very sober, and as was the whole company, in a manner.

Took physic today. We dined on a hog’s flesh pudding, and part of a rabbit boiled, with potatoes and turnips. Thomas Fuller Jr made me a present of a hare, for which I gave 12d. Paid John Page 15d for half a pound of cotton he bought for me at Lewes today. At home all day, but not very busy. Read part of Gay’s Fables.

…My wife went to Joseph Fuller’s to dinner… About 8:05 I went up to Joseph Fuller’s, where we played at brag till suppertime; my wife and I won 16d. I supped there on some roasted chicken, a shoulder of mutton roasted, some cold neat’s tongue, cold ham, part of a cold roast goose, part of a cold chicken pasty, tarts and puffs etc. in company with Mr and Mrs Porter, Mr and Mrs French, Mr Calverley, Mrs Atkins, Mr Piper, Dame Durrant and Thomas Fuller. We came home about 1:55 and I think quite sober. My wife and I gave their servant 12d.