Thomas Turner

I dined on a knuckle of a shoulder of veal boiled and some greens. Rec’d of the widow Marchant the guinea I lent her the 14th ult. At home all day and thank God very busy. In the evening Mr Clapinson and I played a few games of cribbage; I lost 2d.

I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner, and after dinner I, having some business at Lewes relating to parish affairs, went to consult Luke Spence Esq, Justice of the Peace, about it, but he was not at home. Mr Bannister, having some business at Lewes, accompanied me there. We called at Mr Michell’s but did not stop. We drank tea at Mr Abraham Edwards’s, in company with 13 or 14 men and women (but I forgot) fine gentlemen and ladies. We came home about 8:20, very sober. Spent only 2d for the turnpike.

After we came back we went up to Master Piper’s his hopping supper being tonight, where we supped on a forequarter of lamb roasted, a loin of lamb roasted, a mutton pie, plum pudding, carrots and cucumbers (in company I dare say with 20 people). We stayed and smoked 2 or 3 pipes and came home sober about 11:20. Very little to do in the shop all day.

Rec’d of Thomas Prall in cash 0.16.0 in full for half a year’s land tax due at Lady Day last, as also 2.8.0 in full for the same sum assessed on him by a poor rate made the 17th day of April last…I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner minced and cucumbers.

At home all day and thank God very busy. In the evening Thomas Durrant sat with me some time. Oh, tumultuous is my mind; once I was all serene and calm, but alas, the object that then fixed my thoughts is now no more.
 

 Paid the wife of John Vine Jr in goods 13/10 ½ in full for their servants’ and sons’ work at Mr Vine the elder’s farm. I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. In the evening went down to Mr Porter’s, where I stayed and supped and spent the evening. Came home sober about 10:30.
 

Myself and servant at church in the morning. I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner with the addition of some cucumbers. Paid Master Hook 3/- for his attesting and the Justice’s clerk’s fees for their allowing the certificate I and Mr Carman signed and sealed the 12th instant.

Myself and servant at church in the afternoon… Thomas Durrant drank tea with me. My servant went to see Molly French after churchtime. A remarkable wet day; at home all day and very melancholy. Oh, how agreeable did the time use to pass of Sunday evening in my wife’s lifetime. What it now does! Then we did usually spend it agreeable to the dictates of religion. I wish I could say the same now.

…My brother came over in the forenoon and dined with me on part of a shoulder of veal stuffed and roasted, and cucumbers. In the afternoon paid the following persons for about ¾ of a day picking the hops growing on Mr Vine’s land (on account of myself and the other assigns of the said Mr Vine):

Lucy Williams	6d
Elizabeth Akehurst	6
Dame Cain	6
Mrs Tamkin	6
Dame Thomson	6
Dame Day	6
Dame Vinal	4
Dame Prall	6
Ann Prall	6
Molly Tamkin	2
Elizabeth Burrage	6
Susan Swift	6
Paid in all	0.5.6

At home all day and thank God very busy. In the evening Mr Clapinson and myself played about 50 games of cribbage; I neither won nor lost, though I won 5 games more than he, but by altering our bets we left off play equal.

Paid John Tamkin for work done on Mr Vine’s farm. Paid John Thomson…for work dons on Mr Vine’s farm for his assigns. I dined on a piece of pork boiled, a light pudding and cabbage. Paid Mr Ben Shelley in cash 6.4.9 in full for the same sum he paid this week in London for me. At home all day and finished posting my day book and thank God very busy.

I dined on a plain suet pudding boiled and some cabbage. Rec’d of Mr Sam Stace in cash £5 in full for grass now growing on lands late in the occupancy of John Vine, which I received for the use of myself and the other assigns of Mr Vine.

Spent at Mr Burgess’s, at the taking the money, 12d out of it. This day myself as churchwarden and Mr Thomas Carman as overseer granted a certificate to the parish of Maresfield for Richard Braizer and Catherine his daughter, and also John his son and Judith his wife and Sarah and Susan their children. The certificate was attested by Robert Hook and Edward Foord.

In the evening balanced accounts with Joseph Fuller Jr on account with his father, and paid him 0.5.6½ in full on account of his father… Joseph Fuller Jr smoked a pipe with me in the evening. At home all day; posted part of my day book; and thank God very busy.

Oh, how unpleasant is the present situation & my affairs, for what it was in my dear Peggy’s lifetime; I have now not one friend in the world to whom I can trust the management of my affairs to, even my servant which bears the character of an excellent one is defective in a proper care, and what is beyond all that, seriousness of temper and pious behavior is not so easy attainable as then.

This morning about 5:10 died Constant, the wife of John Streeter, aged 70 years.

I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. Posted part of my day book. At home all day and thank God very busy. In the afternoon we had a pretty smart tempest of thunder, lightning and rain.

Mr Long stayed and breakfasted with me, and then went away. I dined on part of a neck of lamb roasted, and some carrots. At home all day and very busy. In the evening paid. Joseph Fuller Jr in cash £20 in full for the same sum borrowed of him the 20^th day July, and took up my note of hand which I then gave him. Also paid him in cash 20/- in full for 2 years’ interest due on a note of hand for ten pounds due the 11th day of March last, which note of hand I took up and gave him another for ten pounds payable to himself or order on demand, with interest for the same after the rate of five pounds percent per annum, to commence from the 11th of March last, and dated this day.

James Emery at work for me all day and dined with me. My servant sat up with the wife of John Streeter, who is dangerously ill. Thomas Durrant took part of my bed. At home all day and thank God very busy.