Thomas Turner

…At home all day and had a very busy forenoon. In the evening Thomas Davy sat with us a while, and I finished reading the 1st volume of Hervey’s Theron and Aspasio. A prodigious quantity of rain fell in the evening, and we had also several claps of thunder.

In the morning walked up to Roger Vallow’s… At home all day. Paid Mrs Virgoe 4/9 for 1 barrel of beer. Paid my brother 8d for a duck which he brought me today. Rec’d of Joseph Fuller 1 1b mutton. In the evening read part of Hervey’s Theron and Aspasio.

…Miss Nanny and Molly French drank tea at our house. This day about 2 o’clock died Mr Sam Virgoe, aged about 80, who has lain bed-rid near this 6 months. At home all day. In the evening read part of Hervey’s Theron and Aspasio.

John Watford at work for me all day and dined with us on the remains of yesterday’s dinner with the addition of a piece of bacon and some carrots… Thomas Davy at our house in the evening, who supped with us…

In the morning Mr Stone came and let my blood. My wife and I both stayed at home from church. Thomas Davy dined with us on a duck’s giblet pudding, a boiled duck and some carrots. My wife and I not at church in the afternoon. Thomas Davy at our

…The workmen a-repairing the house again today. At home all day, but not busy. A good deal indisposed with a cold. In the evening read part of the Jewish Antiquities.

The workmen repairing our house all day. We

dined on a piece of bacon, a duck and some carrots boiled… In the evening read pert of Josephus’s Jewish Antiquities. Thomas Davy sat up again the first part of the night for us to watch our house.

The workmen at work upon the house all day. Received by Richard Page from Mr Plumer 13 sacks salt. At home all day. James Marchant supped with us, and he and I sat up to watch the house and played at cribbage (though we played for diversion, staking no money) till past 4 o’clock.

The carpenters and masons at work upon the house all day… At home all day. Drank tea at Mrs Weller’s. In the evening Thomas Davy at our house; he and I played at cribbage. I won one penny. He sat up to watch our house till between 3 and 4 o’clock.

The carpenters and masons at work upon the house all day… In the afternoon Thomas Davy sent to Uckfield for me upon Master Darby’s horse for 8½ ells hop-bagging, for which he paid 5/6, which money I gave him, as also 8d for his own time and the turnpike.

At home all day. In the evening finished reading Salmon On Marriage, which I think to be a very indifferent thing, for the author appears to me to be a very bad logician.