Thomas Turner

…Paid Tulley the patten maker at Buxted 14/6 in full for 1 dozen pattens and 1 dozen clogs received by him on Monday last… At home all day and but very little to do. A good deal indisposed with a cold. My spirits are now so low that I cannot tell what to do with myself. I am as it were quite lost with […able].

In the morning myself and two servants at church… I dined on a chick pudding, a few rashers of pork and potatoes. No service at our church in the afternoon, Mr Porter preaching at Waldron. Myself and Mr Long walked to Horsted Church, where we heard a sermon preached by the Rev Mr Philips, curate of that parish and Maresfield, from part of Revelation 5:11: “And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne.”

I came home by Mr Jeremiah French’s in order to do some writing for him and stayed and smoked a pipe or two with him. Mr Long supped with me, to whom I read one of Tillotson’s sermons.

Paid Mr John Gosling in cash 6/3 for the following goods received by him today:

6 pairs men’s outseamed tan	0.3.0
3 pairs boy’s	0.1.0
horse leather	0.1.0
6 throat hasps	0.1.3

…In the evening down at Jones’s at a public vestry. Spent 1½ d but never drank for it. Came home about 8:20. Joseph Fuller Jr, Charles Diggens and Thomas Durrant smoked a pipe with me.

…In the afternoon I rode over to Framfield where I stayed some little time, and from thence mv brother and I rode to Little Horsted where we stayed and drank tea at my uncle Hill’s, and spent the evening there and came away about 7:10. I came home about 8, very sober… I never, no never, knew so dull a time for trade in my life, nor money so scarce. Sent Messrs Barlow, Wigginton and Francis…£36.

At home all the forenoon. I dined on a leg of mutton roasted in the oven and a batter pudding under it. In the afternoon I rode to Lewes in company with Mr Thornton. I received of Mr George Verral 8.4.3 for Mrs Atkins. We came home very sober about 6:40… I called at Mr Verral’s, Mr Scrase’s and Mr Madgwick’s, as also on Mr Gilbert, who was not at home. In the evening Joseph Fuller Jr smoked a pipe with me.

…I dined at Mr Porter’s on a sirloin of beef roasted, a buttock and a piece of brisket boiled, raisin suet pudding and turnips, in company with a great many more of the parishioners, it being the tithe feast day… I paid Mr Porter 8/- in full for 1 year’s tithe due on Michaelmas last. Came home very sober about 5:10. Very little to do all day — a most dismal, dull time for trade…

Paid Nutley the miller 3/10 in full for 1 bushel flour received by him today. John Jenner the hatter at Hailsham dined with me… I paid him in cash and goods 18/-… In the evening Master Hook and I balanced accounts, and there was due to him 1.15.0, for which I gave him my note of hand… If the accounts we balanced were my bill of goods delivered to this day and his bills of mine and Philip’s shoes and Philip’s board to the 1st instant. On the whole everything between us is balanced except the £8 I lent him 23rd ult. Truly a melancholy time indeed.

…In the evening walked down to Whyly with a cloak for Mrs French. I stayed and smoked a pipe or two with Mr French and came home about 7:20. Dame Hook buying some things in the shop, she and her daughter drank tea with me. In the evening paid Joseph Fuller Jr in cash 36.17.0 in full for his half part of the money which I had received of Mr Tomlin for the hops he sold, which were bought in partnership between myself and Joseph Fuller. Joseph Fuller stayed and smoked a pipe with me. Pretty busy all day. I wish I could say happy in my mind, but ease there is what seems quite banished at present. Oh, could I come [count ?] up the virtues that adorned that happy good woman that I have lost, then indeed might I like her know happiness in this vale of tears.

Rec’d of Richard Wakeling 1.2.6 in part of interest due on a mortgage to the late Will Piper deceased… Myself and both servants at church in the morning… I dined on a cold chick pie. Myself and servants at church in the afternoon… My servant drank tea at Mrs Fuller’s. Sam Jenner drank some coffee with me.

In the first of the evening, after my servant came home, I went up to Joseph Fuller’s, where I stayed and smoked 2 pipes. I came home and found Mr Thornton and Mr T. Durrant at my house, to whom and in the day I read three of Tillotson’s sermons.

…As soon as I had dined, Mr Snelling called on me, and he and his servant dined on some pork bones broiled… In the evening went down to Mr Porter’s, but did not stay. In the evening wrote my London letters.