Thomas Turner

Mr Hill stayed and dined with us on some boiled mutton, sausages and eggs and hog’s-puddings. At home all day and but very little to do.

…In the day posted part of my day book, wrote out Mr Coate’s bill, and wrote the poor book. In the evening went down to Jones’s, there being a vestry to make a poor rate, which we did for this last half year at 2/2 to the pound, and signed by Thomas Fuller, churchwarden, John Cayley, overseer, and William Piper, Jeremiah French, Joseph Durrant, Richard Page, Joseph Burgess and myself. I came home about 9:20, Lent John Cayley in cash 1 guinea.

Paid 4d for 2 lbs tripe bought today. We dined on some tripe boiled. At home all day. Posted my day book and finished writing out the parish bill.

Paid Mr Sam Beckett in cash 4.17.6 in full for the same sum he paid this week in London for me; viz.,

To Sir Sam Fludyer & Brother in full	3.4.0
To Mr Thomas Nixon in full	1.11.6
For ½ hundred cauliflower plants	0.2.4

…My brother came over in the afternoon and drank tea at our house and also borrowed my horse. At home all day and but very little to do.

Myself, wife and servant at church in the morning… We had a brief read for the protestant church of Haggin in the county of Mark (in the King of Prussia’s dominions) in Germany. The expense of rebuilding and repairing the same amounted to the sum of £3100 and upwards. This brief is to be collected from house to house. We dined on a dried hog’s cheek boiled, light pudding and greens. In the afternoon walked to Laughton Church, Mr Porter preaching there. The text was in the latter part of Job 27:5,6; “…till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me. My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.” Thomas Davy and Mr Long at our house in the evening, to whom, and in the day, I read three of Tillotson’s sermons. A good deal out of order with my side, which I am very fearful will turn to something of a cancerous humor.

At home all day… My brother came over in the afternoon and drank tea with us. In the evening wrote my London letters. Took physic today.

…We dined on the remains of Sunday’s dinner, with the addition of a plain batter pudding, parsnips and turnip greens. In the afternoon Mr P. Hiller, servant to Mr Joseph Hiller, called on me and I paid him… 8.12.6 in full on my account… In the evening went down to Mr Bridgman’s, where John Barnard made an entertainment, his apprenticeship being this day ended. I came home about 10:30 very sober. I gave the young man 2/-.

We dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner with a hog’s pudding broiled. In the afternoon walked down to Whyly to get ½ cord wood.

…At home all day. In the evening my wife carried down Mr Coates’s bill and came back and supped with Mr Porter. Our servant sat up with Will Vine.

…Mr Sterry, Messrs Kendall and Rushton’s rider, called on me and drank tea at our house, and also lodged at our house. In the evening we went down to Jones’s and stayed until about 10:30, and I think came home thoroughly sober. At home all day and not very busy.