Thomas Turner

…My old friend Dr Snelling called on me and breakfasted with me. I dined on a piece of bacon boiled and green salad. At home all day. In the evening my brother came over, but did not stay. Pretty busy today.

I dined on a cold beef pie and green salad. In the evening walked down to Halland, but did not stay. In the evening read part of The London Magazine for June. Very little to do all day.

…I dined on a hot beef pie and green salad. At home all day and very little to do. In the evening read part of Bishop Beveridge’s Thoughts.

I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner with the addition of a green salad. In the afternoon Mr John Warriner called on me and drank tea with me. I paid him in cash 5.9.0…

In the evening went up to the common where Richard Fuller and I played a game of cricket with James Fuller and Sam French for half a crown’s worth of punch, and to our disappointment were beat. We went down to Jones’s in the evening and spent the money in company with Joseph Fuller, Samuel Jenner and Thomas Durrant. Came home about 11:20 very sober.

…In the afternoon there was a game of cricket played between this parish and an eleven picked out of Framfield. It was played in the park and my servant went to see it, but it was not played out. At home all day and pretty busy.

Lent the widow Page by her son John in cash three guineas. I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. In the afternoon Mr Faulkner Bristow called on me and drank tea with me. I paid him in cash 3.3.0 in full on my account. He and my worthy friend Dr Snelling, who called on me, stayed and spent the afternoon with me and drank a glass of ale with me.

In the evening I wrote my London letters. Pretty busy all day. Sam Jenner sat chatting with me in the evening. My brother came over in the forenoon and dined with me.

Myself only at church in the morning… Mr Tipper and Sam Jenner dined with me on a shoulder of mutton roasted, plain rice and a lamb’s heart pudding and green salad.

After dinner we set out for Lewes, I having some business there, and also to accompany Mr Tipper. I stayed and did my business and came home sober about 10:20. Spent today on myself, horse and ostler 10d. Myself not at church in the afternoon. The retrospect view of one’s actions does not yield half the pleasure it formerly did in a married state.

Paid Joseph Fuller 6d for a lamb’s purtenances bought of him today. I dined on some lamb’s liver fried and rashers of bacon and green salad. In the afternoon my friend Mr Tipper came to see me and stayed and drank tea with me and also stayed and spent the evening and took part of my bed… At home all day and thank God very busy. In the evening Joseph Fuller smoked a pipe with me and Mr Tipper.

I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. At home all day and pretty busy. In the afternoon Mrs Piper her mother and servant drank tea, buying many things in the shop…

In the evening read part of Bishop Beveridge’s Thoughts. Sam Jenner sat with me some time in the evening. A very lonely melancholy time. No friend to trust the care of my domestic affairs to.

In the morning my late servant Mary Martin came to stand the shop for me, I having some thoughts of going to Lewes.

In the forenoon rode up to Edward Hope’s, but did not stay. A very wet day; so I did not proceed on my intended journey. My late servant stayed and dined with me on a piece of bacon and light pudding. She also stayed and drank tea with me and then went home. At home most part of the day. Very busy all day.