Thomas Turner

In the morning about 3:50 I set out for Chiddingstone. I met my brother Moses at Uckfield, from whence we went to Forest Row where we breakfasted in company with my father Slater, he meeting us there. We then went to our tenant’s, where we dined on a baked mutton pie and a plum pudding baked, my family at home dining on the remains of Sunday’s dinner with the addition of some boiled mutton. We came home by Withyham where we called on John Hall, but did not stay. My brother and I parted at Hastingford… We Spent today as under; viz.,

At Forest Row	0.4.4
Gave our tenant’s son	0.1.0
	0.5.4

all which I paid, and which is to be divided between us all; that is, we are all of us to pay an equal share. Then I paid 2d for the turnpike more, as also 2d for the ostler; and my brother also gave the ostler 2d. So when the expenses are all added together and divided in 4 parts, it is 17½d each…

At home all day. We dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner… My wife very ill.

…Myself only at church in the morning… We had a brief read for the parish church of Wittinton in the county of Stafford, to which I gave 1d. We dined on a piece of bacon boiled, a knuckle of the shoulder of veal bought the 19th instant and some greens. In the afternoon myself, Joseph and Thomas Durrant, Joseph and Thomas Fuller walked to Waldron Church where we had an excellent sermon preached by the Rev Mr [??lves], rector of Waldron and Frant, from the former part Titus 3:2 “To speak evil of no man…” We came home about 5:30, not staying anywhere, but coming home directly from church. My wife very ill.

After breakfast rode to Uckfield to put a letter in the post. Came back to Framfield where I stayed some time. Called at Mr Chatfield’s to look at his wool… Susan Swift dined with us on the remains of Sunday’s dinner with the addition of a light pudding. Susan Swift at work for us part of the afternoon, both my wife and servant being ill…

Paid Mr Laurence Thornton, our officer of excise, in cash 5/1¼, which is in full for the same sum he paid the collector of excise yesterday for an inland duty on the stock-in-hand of coffee and chocolate; viz.,

For 3½ lbs coffee	0.4.4¼
For 1 1b chocolate	0.0.9

At home all day, but not very busy.

At home all day. We dined on the remains of dinner. Lent Thomas Durrant my horse to ride to Dicker Fair upon. Very busy all day; at work in my garden. In the evening Thomas Davy and/or John Babcock assisted in boughing my peas, and both supped with us. In the day read part of Salmon’s Geography, and in the evening read part of the 2nd volume of Hervey’s Meditations.

Paid James Crowhurst 1.8.6 in full for a parcel of earthenware I received by him today. We dined on the remains of Sunday’s dinner…

We dined on a pigeon pudding. After dinner I rode over to Framfield. From thence I rode to Chailey to inform my brother Richard that myself and Moses intended to go up to Chiddingstone on Tuesday next. When I came to Mr George Beard’s, I found him absent, being in London, and his wife a-visiting; one child at home very ill, the other cross and sufficiently employing one servant to look after it; the other servant a-brewing; a mantua-woman there at work, and my brother as full as he could turn his hands in the shop. Oh, strange confusion! But however, I stayed and drank tea and came home about 8:15. I called at Isfield to bespeak some oatmeal.

At home all day. We dined on a pigeon pudding… Took physic today.

Myself and servant at church in the morning… Mr Elless dined with us on a shoulder of veal roasted and a raisin suet pudding. Just as we had dined, Mr John Tucker came to see me, who dined with us on what we had left. My wife and servant only at church in the afternoon. Mr Tucker brought me a present of 6 pigeons. He stayed and drank coffee with us and then went home. In the evening and the day read 2 of Tillotson’s sermons and part of the 2nd volume of Hervey’s Meditations.