Thomas Turner

…In the forenoon walked up to Mr Vine’s with some things for the audit… At home all day. In the evening read part of Wisemen’s Chyrurgery.

…Paid Mr Sam Beckett in cash 0.7.6; viz.,

To money paid Mr Will Haslam in full on my account	0.6.0
To money paid Mr Henry Weller for cleaning my watch	0.1.6

Mr John Vine and his wife drank tea at our house… At home all day. In the evening read part of Wisemen’s Chyrurgery. Paid for 2 lbs of tripe bought today 4d.

In the forenoon walked down again to Master Shoesmith’s, where I was so lucky as to find him… We dined on a loin of mutton boiled with some turnips and carrots. In the evening read part of Wiseman’s Chyrurgery.

…In the evening Mr Elless and myself walked down to Laughton to collect a debt of Master Shoesmith, but I could not see him. From thence we walked to Mr Sam Gibbs’s, where I carried a shroud etc. and where we stayed chatting I believe an hour. We also called at Master Bridgman’s as we came home, but did not stay. We came home about 8:15.

In the afternoon wrote out Mr French’s bill. Mr Elless and Joseph Fuller smoked a pipe or 2 with me.

We dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner with the addition of a light pudding and some turnips. This day Joseph Fuller and myself were bound for Mr Elless on account of his being hop-assistant. The bond was witnessed by the supervisor and our excise man Mr John Clinch. At home all day. Wrote out several bills. In the evening read part of Hervey’s Theron and Aspasio.

My wife and self at church in the morning… We dined on a heart pudding and turnips. Myself, wife and servant at church in the afternoon… At home all day. In the evening and in the day read three of Tillotson’s sermons. A very cold windy day.

This day sent my rags by George Ranger in order for him to carry them to Maidstone Fair where John Durrant of Waldron is to sell them for me… In the afternoon my wife went down to Halland where she received of Mrs Coates 4.10.3 in full to the 4th instant. Dame Fitness and Dame Couzens drank tea at our house. Very busy all day and at home. In the evening read part of Hervey’s Theron and Aspasio.

Posted my day book and wrote out several bills… Mr Breeden of Pevensey called on me in the afternoon, but did not stay. At home all day.

In the forenoon my brother and John Babcock assisted me in packing up my rags, which we did in 4 bags containing 11 cwt. 2 qr. 17 lbs. They both dined with me on the remains of Sunday’s dinner with the addition of some fried eels, a currant rice pudding, some turnips and carrots. My brother went away about 3:15. Charles Diggens and his nephew drank tea with us and I paid him 2/6 in full for making a pair of breeches. At home all day. Rec’d of Joseph Fuller 1 bullock’s heart.