Thomas Turner

Henry Osborne and his father Thomas Osborne came to me in the morning and gave me a note of hand for £2 payable to me or order on demand, which is as a security for Henry Osborne’s debt. We dined on the remains of Tuesday’s supper. Molly French drank coffee with my wife, and she, John and Samuel French and Mr Long supped with us on the remains at Tuesday’s supper. We played at brag in the evening; my wife and I lost 11½d, and now I think I have taken up a resolution not to play any more at cards if I can possibly help it.

…We dined on the remains of Tuesday’s supper. In the afternoon my brother came over but did not stay. At home all day but not very busy.

In the morning my wife and I rode over to Framfield and both went to Framfield Church, where we heard an excellent sermon preached by the Rev Mr Thomas Wharton, vicar of Framfield, from Hebrews 2:3,4: “How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him; God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with diverse miracles, and gift of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will?”

We dined at my brother’s on a shoulder mutton roasted and onion sauce with a plain batter pudding (our servant at home dining on the remains of Tuesday’s supper). My wife only at church in the afternoon. We stayed at my brother’s till near 5:10. We came home as far as John Browne’s, where we, finding it grown dark, got Mr Hutson to ride our horse home, and we walked home on foot. Mr Thornton and Thomas Durrant at our house in the evening.

Took physic today. We dined on the remains of Tuesday’s supper. At home all day; we had very little to do. Lent Richard Page in cash 1.1.0. In the evening wrote my London letters.

…After breakfast I went to Lewes. I dined at Mr John Madgwick’s on a piece of beef boiled, cabbage, hog’s feet and scallops… I got a bill of Mr Sam Durrant for £30 payable to me or order, dated today, 21 days’ date, on Sir Joseph Hankey and partners, No. 3455. I also got Mr Durrant to give me the promise to settle my brother and sister’s affairs between them. I drank tea at Mr George Verral’s, and paid him in cash 1.8.0 which is in full on my account, except 6 dozen soap. Came home about 7:50…

We dined on the remains of Tuesday night’s supper. In the evening Master Hook and I balanced accounts as under, and I paid him 4/3 in full:

Robert Hook Dr.
To sundry goods and cash per my book	2.16.3¼
To goods on Elizabeth and Lucy Mepham’s account	2.16.3¼
To cash today	0.4.3
	5.16.9½
Per contra Cr
Rec’d by shoes and mending	1.15.9
Do. by 42 weeks’ board for Philip, ending the 1st April 1760	4.1.0
	5.16.9

Master Hook and Thomas Davy supped at our house.

In the forenoon rode over to Framfield. I dined with my brother on hog’s maw, mint and cold butter pudding…I balanced an account with my brother and sister as under:

Myself Dr.
To cash received of James Knight the 22nd of October in full for half a year’s rent due the 10th October when we had deducted £2 for land tax	11.2.6
Per contra Cr.
To mending, schooling, clothing, boarding etc. of Philip Turner to the 1st April	5.16.6
	5.9.0

the quarter part of which is 1.7.3 for each of my brothers and myself, and I gave my brothers Moses and Richard and my sister Sally a note of hand for 1.6.4½ on demand, which was by mistake 10½d too little in each note. I stayed at my brother’s and drank tea and then came home about 7:20.

My brother came over in the forenoon; I lent him my horse. We dined on a plain rice pudding, a piece of beef boiled and potatoes. Just as we had dined my uncle Hill came in, who dined on the remains of shat we had left. I balanced the account between my uncle and my brother William; viz.,

Mr Richard Hill Dr. [including]
To one year’s wages due the 5th April 1759	4.0.0
[totalling]	30.0.0

for which I received my uncle’s note of hand, payable to my brother or order on demand, with interest at £4 percent per annum, to commence from the 7^th April next.

In the evening Mr Long md I walked down to Whyly where we supped on some sausages, cold roast pork and apple pie. Mr French and I balanced accounts… We came home about 9:40, and both a little merry. Till about 10:30 it was a remarkable tempestuous night, the wind being extremely high and rained very much and lightened several times.

In the forenoon my brother brought home my horse, and dined with us on some salt fish and the remains of yesterday’s dinner. In the afternoon my wife went down to Halland to pay Mrs Coates a visit…

No service at our church in the forenoon, Mr Porter preaching at Laughton. We dined on a chicken roasted, a piece of pork boiled, a bread pudding and potatoes. Myself and servant at church in the afternoon…

Thomas Davy and Mr Long at our house in the evening, to whom I read 2 of Tillotson’s sermons. Took physic today. In the forenoon there fell a great quantity of snow, which melted as it fell.