Thomas Turner

At church in the forenoon; the text Colossians 3:2: “Set your affection on things above”… At home all day; read part of Jews’ Antiquities.

Paid for bread 3d. Rec’d of Mr James Shoesmith, by the payment of his son William, 16/5 in full to the 18th instant. Paid Mr William Piper… 5.6.1 in full for money paid to Messrs Margesson and Collison for my use by Messrs Swainstone & Hedges, being the money for which they sold 2 pockets of hops for Mr Piper, Nos. 1 & 2, weight 2 cwt 2 qr 16 lbs, sold at 42/- per cwt. Rec’d of Francis Smith in cash 5.5.4½, which with the money paid for me in London is in full for the £11 I gave him the 21st instant and with the 30.19.10½ he received in London for my mother’s and my wool makes together 41.19.10½. He paid Mr Calverley & Son on my mother’s account…

He paid Mr Calverley & Son on my mother’s account 16.13.0

On my account to Messrs Margesson & Co. 20.0.0

Rec’d today 5.5.4½

Paid for 3 sets of copies [copy-books?] 0.1.6

At home all day. Charles Diggens drank tea with us. Paid for baking meat ½d.

Rec’d of Thomas Shoesmith 18d in full for 6 weeks’ schooling ending the 19th Oct. last. At home all day and busy. Mrs Vine the younger drank tea with us.

At home all day. In the morning balanced accounts with Nicholas Divol… Paid Thomas Fuller 4/1½ for 2 stone 2 lbs beef received today. Paid for milk ½d. In the afternoon posted my day book and wrote out several bills. Nothing more of moment.

Paid Joseph Fuller l4d for a shoulder of mutton of 4¾ lbs. Paid for bread 1d. Sarah Taylor drank tea with us. After tea went to the audit of Mr John Vine’s, where I received my audit bill at Mr John Vine, value 2.14.0. Gave his daughter 12d. Came home about 8:30, but neither ate nor drank anything. Whilst I was gone I smoked 5 pipes. Paid Lucy Mepham 18d for 3 days’ work.

This day sent Mr John Crouch a bill, value £10… Gave to Francis Smith £11, which he is to pay in London for me. My brother Moses came over and dined with us. Paid for bread 4d. Paid Dame Vinal for washing 9d. At home all day and very busy. George Richardson called on me. Rec’d of William Sinden ½ bushel wheat.

Got up in the morning about 3 o’clock. Weighed of my rags; sent them by Smith’s cart to Waldron in order to go by Noakes the Wadhurst carrier to Loose, where I am to have 29/6 per cwt. I am to pay carriage. The weight was 6 cwt O qr 18 lbs, 9.1.9½. Very busy all day. Paid for bread 4d. Mr George Beard and my brother Moses and Mr Slater and Nanny Slater came to see us and dined with us. Mr Beard, Mr Slater and my brother went away about 5 o’clock. Rec’d of my brother in cash 5.5.0, which with 11.8.0 I am to receive of their wool money makes 16.13.0, which I am to pay Mr Thomas Calverley & Son in full for my mother. Sarah Mott drank tea here.

Rec’d of Joseph Fuller 1 shoulder mutton 4½ lbs, 13½d. My brother William came over to see us; stayed and dined with us and stayed till 7 o’clock. Paid for bread 1d.

At home all day and busy. Wrote to William Rice for the balance of his account and gave him 14 days to the bringing it… Rec’d of Francis Smith a receipt from Margesson and Collison, value £10, and 11/- I gave him the l4th October was reckoned in the cash I paid him yesterday, so that both of it’s in full for the 10.11.0 I gave him the l4th October. Paid for bread 1d.

Paid Frank Smith… 6.11.5 in full of all accounts to the 9th October. My brother Moses came over and dined with us and stayed till about 6 o’clock in the evening. I wrote out Mr J. Shoesmith’s, Mr Edward Miller’s, Mr Robert Turner’s and Mr Samuel Gibbs’s bill.