Thomas Turner

About 8:30 my wife and I set out for Framfield to see my mother, she having been ill, on a horse of Mr French’s. We breakfasted with my mother and also dined with her on a breast of veal roasted… We drank tea with my mother and came home about 5:50. Thomas Davy had the horse down to Mr French’s for me and came back and supped with us, to whom I read one of Tillotson’s sermons. My wife and I neither at church today. A very wet day.

…Thomas Davy sat with us chatting till 11:40. A rainy day, and at home all day, but not very busy.

…After dinner I went down to Whyly in order to call Mr French. After staying some time, we set out for Buxted Place, he being a-going there to collect some quit-rent of Mr Medley… When [???] to Buxted, Mr Medley was not at home. We went and spoke to Mr Turner and then went to Uckfield where we smoked a pipe with Mr Miller and came home by my mother’s, where we stayed a while. From thence we came to Whyly where I stayed about half an hour and came home about 8:10, somewhat the worse for drinking; that is, I was what is commonly called pert. A very hard frost and excessive cold.

Mary Heath a-washing for us all day; she dined with us on a piece of beef boiled and a rabbit boiled, potatoes and turnips… Paid Mary Heath 13½d for 1½ days’ washing. A very cold sharp frosty day. In the evening read part of Mead On the Sun and Moon.

…Mary Heath a-washing for us half the day… Mr Elless and James Marchant drank tea at our house, Mr Elless buying a coat of me. At home all day. Paid James Bull 2/- for 1 bushel potatoes.

In the morning walked over to Framfield. I breakfasted with my mother, and afterwards cut her out 13 round frocks. I dined at my mother’s… I balanced the account current between myself and mother and received of her in cash 4.11.11½ in full on that account, and there remains due to me from her on a bond £130, on a note £60, on bills for goods, one parcel 7.13.8, one do. 2.9.4 and one do. 1.16.9. I stayed and drank tea at my mother’s and came home about 4:30. A remarkable wet day. Mr Mason spent the evening with me.

A very wet forenoon… In the evening went down to Jones’s to a vestry where was Mr French, Thomas Fuller, Mr Piper, Mr Richard Page, John Cayley, Mr Burgess, John Watford and myself. We had nothing material on the carpet, and good humor consisted among us all. We broke up about 6:15. Mr Mason and Dame Watford drank tea at our house, and Mr Mason, Mr Elless and Thomas Davy spent the evening at our house. After Mr Mason and Mr Elless went away, I read the 1st and 2nd Night of The Complaint to Thomas Davy.

In the morning myself and servant at church… We dined on a leg of mutton roasted, a plain suet pudding and turnips. Myself and servant st church in the afternoon… In the evening and the day read 3 of Tillotson’s sermons. A very cold day and a sharp frost.

Paid John Streeter 9d for a rabbit bought of him today… My brother Moses came over in the afternoon and stayed and drank tea with us. At home all day. A very cold sharp day, there being a very thick rime all day. In the evening read part of Mead’s Mechanical account of Poisons.

About 6:50 I walked over to Mr Tester’s at Waldron where I met Mr Mason, and from thence we went out and surveyed part of a farm rented by Tester of Rose Fuller Esq. I came home sbout 5:35. My family at home in my absence dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner, as did I, when I came home, on some bread and cheese, having neither eaten nor drunk since my departure from home (unless it was 4 dishes of tea). A very cold sharp air; in the evening a thick rime came over.