At home all day and busy. Paid Joseph Fuller 1½d for the kidney bought the 25th inst. Paid Josias Smith 0.16.6, which sum Frank Smith paid Messrs Crowder and Woodgate for me and is in full of their account. Rec’d of Charles Diggens 21/- for one of the tubs of brandy bought the 23rd inst. Gave T. Nicholls about 4d of tobacco for a few jobs done in my garden. Paid for bread etc. this week about 12d.
Sunday, June 29 1755
Not at church all day, nor out from home.
This I think to have been my best day since I was taken ill the 20th inst.
Monday, June 30 1755
Received of William Vine 5/6 in full to this day. Balanced accounts with Francis Smith and agreed to pay Mr James Hutson 2.17.10; and Smith owed me 0.9.9, which makes 3.7.7 and is in full to this day. I likewise received of Francis Smith 1.10.9 which I am to pay Mr Hutson with the above 2.17.10, which together makes 4.8.7 and is in full for the money Francis Smith received of Mr Pollard for Hutson’s hops, with the carriage being deducted.
Tuesday, July 1 1755
This day paid Mr James Hutson 4.8.7 as I yesterday agreed with Frank Smith to do. Afterwards I balanced accounts with Mr Hutson and received of him 0.14.4, which with 1.4.0 I owed him makes 1.18.4, and is in full to this day, Joseph’s schooling excepted. Rec’d of Robert Hook 4/- for bottles of brandy. Paid Joseph Fuller 2d for a piece of mutton for broth. Rec’d of Rippington’s boys 6d for 1 week’s schooling, due on Saturday last.
Wednesday, July 2 1755
Rec’d of Mr Thomas Osborne 3/5½ in full. Posted my day book; and nothing more of moment.
Thursday, July 3 1755
At home all day. Paid Mr Daniel Speed 30/- in full. Nothing more of moment.
Friday, July 4 1755
Paid Joseph Fuller 2d for a piece of mutton for broth. Nothing more of moment.
Saturday, July 5 1755
At home all day, busy. Lucy Durrant and James Hutchens drank tea with us. Mr French, Piper, Fuller and Durrant here in the evening to get me to make the land and window tax books against Monday morning. This day I heard of my late servant George Beard of Chailey being married to his servant. Paid for a shoulder of mutton, 6 lbs, 21d.
Sunday, July 6 1755
At church in the morning; the text, 5th chapter Job, 6th and 7th verses: “Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither does trouble spring out of the ground; Yet man is born unto trouble as the sparks fly upward.” Not at church in the afternoon; obliged to make the window and land tax books.
Monday, July 7 1755
At home all day and busy. Rec’d of Gift Durrant 4/- on her mother’s account. Rec’d of Dame Pilbull 2/- in full. Paid Halland gardener 17d in full for cucumbers sold for him.