Thomas Turner

…In the afternoon Mr John Long and I walked to Mr Goldsmith’s at Waldron to look upon some wool which Joseph Fuller had bought. A very remarkable hot day… At work in my garden all the day, when at liberty. In the evening read part of the 2nd volume of The Guardian.

…In the evening rode with Joseph Fuller Jr to Waldron to look at some wool he had bought, but did not then buy it, though I bought it after I came home at 8½d per lb. A remarkable hot day, and really but little to do in the shop. Oh, most melancholy time; what shall I do to work — I cannot.

Lent John Browne in cash £10, which with the £20 I lent him (or more rather my brother) the 27th ult. makes the sum of £30, for which I received his bond, which I made to my brother William Turner on account that when my uncle Hill pays in my brother’s money, my brother Moses and I shall again take up ours, so that we have only laid ours down till such time as my uncle Hill pays Will his money, which he should have one before now. The bond is dated the 5th instant and the interest £4 percent, and witnessed by myself.

In the forenoon rode to Mr Peckham’s and looked upon his wool, and bid him 8½d per pound, but did not buy it… We dined on some lamb’s liver and pork fried. In the afternoon finished posting my day book. Mr John Pike of Burwash lodged at our house, he coming to see Master Hook.

My wife and self at church in the morning… My brother William came to see us in churchtime, and dined with us on a lamb’s heart pudding, a lamb’s lights, tongue and head and French beans. No service at our church in the afternoon, Mr Porter preaching at Laughton.

After dinner my wife and I took a ride for air. We called at my uncle Hill’s, but did not stay. From thence we went to Mr Godfrey’s in the Plashett Park and drank tea in company with my cousin Molly Hill; after tea my uncle came. We came home about 9:10. My brother stayed and drank tea with our servant and stayed till about 7:10.

…In the afternoon went down to Halland and received of Mrs Coates in cash 7.9.0 in full for the bill my wife carried in the 4th instant… Received of Thomas Davy in cash 4/- which I am to pay his club arrears with… Sent by the post 11/3, which is in full for mine, Thomas Davy’s and Master Hook’s club arrears, the quarterly meeting at Mayfield being on Thursday next.

Paid 6d for 10 plaice bought today… Dame Eason of Laughton and her daughter-in-law drank tea at our house… I walked down to Richard Page’s in the evening.

We dined on some boiled plaice, a piece of bacon and French beans. Paid John Jones of Waldron in cash 5.11.11 in full for 70 fleeces of sheep’s wool weighing 4 tod 30 lbs at 22/8 per tod, received by him today. At home all day, but far from being busy. In the day read some of Bishop Sherlock’s Sermons.

…Paid Joseph Fuller in cash 3.16.10 in full for 74 fleeces of sheep’s wool received by him today weighing 3 tod 12½ lbs at 22/8… Played at cricket a little time in the evening. At home all day and not very busy. Mr Godfrey coming for some things in the shop brought my wife a brace of carp for a present.

…We dined on a boiled carp, a piece of pork boiled and French beans. My wife paid a servant (or son) of Mr Ed Heaver’s, miller at Isfield, 5/4 in full for 1 bushel of oatmeal received by him. In the evening went to Bentley and looked at Mr Jones’s wool, today which I bought at 8½d per lb. From thence I went to Mr Sam Gibbs’s to look at his, which was at Will Goad’s, where Mr Gibbs and I walked to see it, and I bought Mr Gibbs’s at 8½d and Mr Goad‘s at 8d. From thence we went to Laughton Pound, where stayed about an hour. I spent 12d and came home about 9:20, but not thoroughly sober, though far from being drunk.

Paid Mr Will Turley in cash 17/6 in full for axes and handbills sold for him, and there now remains in my hands 6 handbills and one axe of his… In the afternoon went down to Halland and bought Mr Coates’s wool at 8d per lb. In the evening Mr Long and I walked down to T. German’s to ask him for some money, but could not get any.