Thomas Turner

I dined on a beef pie. At home all day. My brother came over in the afternoon and stayed and drank tea with me. This day balanced accounts with Mr John Gosling and made level on both sides. Thank God pretty busy all day…

Rec’d of Mr Thomas Carman 1.5.0 in full for land and window tax due at Lady Day last. Myself and servants at church in the morning… We had a brief read for rebuilding the parish church of Ellington in the County of Derby, the expense of which amounted to the sum of £1280 and upwards, to which collection I gave 2d. Myself and both servants stayed the communion. I gave 6d. I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner with the addition of a green salad. No service at our church in the afternoon, Mr Porter preaching at Ripe… In the afternoon read part of Hervey’s Theron and Aspasio. In the evening my brother William came to see me and stayed with me all night…

Rec’d of Joseph Fuller 2.2.0 in full for window and land tax. My brother stayed and dined with me on a fillet of veal roasted and green salad and then went away. Mr Coates’s servant and Sam Jenner drank tea with me.

In the evening went to see Mr Thornton and his bride, where I spent the evening in company with Joseph, Moll and Bett Fuller, Mrs Browne, T. Davy, Elizabeth Mepham, James Marchant, Mr Shoesmith, Mr Long and Sawyer Noon. I came home about 12:30, sober…

This day balanced accounts with James Fuller and paid him in cash 2.4.2 in full on my account to the 9th day of March last. I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner with the addition of a green salad. Thomas Davy and Mr Long drank tea with me. In the evening Thomas Davy took a walk with me, where I collected some window and land tax…

I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner with the addition of a green salad. Out part of the day collecting in land and window tax. Also made the window and land tax books. A most prodigious dry time.

This being the excise sitting day at Lewes, I rode there to swear to a coffee and tea book… In the evening my brother and Joseph Fuller and Charles Diggens sat some time with me in the evening… In the evening received land and window tax of a good many, but little to do in the shop all day. An extreme dry time.

…After breakfast I rode to Maresfield to meet the general receiver of the land tax for this county. I paid Thomas Gerry, his deputy, in cash 87.14.0 and by a bill on Mr Will Margesson, dated today, 14 days’ date, payable to him or order, value 25.4.5 for value received of his Majesty’s money, No. 522, which together makes the sum of 110.18.3 and is in full for one year’s arrears of land and window tax from this parish due at Lady Day last; viz.,

Dr.
To one year’s land tax	153.18.0
To one year’s window tax	36.6.0
	184.4.0
Per Contra Cr.
Jan 8, 1762 in cash	71.0.0
Today in cash	87.14.0
Do. By bill	24.4.3
Salary	2.5.9
	184.4.0

…Called at my brother’s in Framfield both going and coming… I came home about 1:20… In the afternoon walked down to Halland, but did not stay. But little to do all day.
 

After breakfast rode to Lewes to ask Mr Michell the favor to serve [i.e., permit Turner to supply] the nails for the Keeper’s house now a-rebuilding… Came home about 12:20. I dined on a calf’s heart pudding. In the afternoon Dame Pentecost and Dame Cornwell, buying some goods in the shop, drank tea with me… In the evening went for a walk with Mr Elless. Called in at Mr French’s, but did not stay.

In the morning my brother and his fellow partner came to see me and breakfasted with me. After breakfast I lent his partner my horse to go a journey upon. My brother stayed, and he, myself and both servants at church in the morning… My brother stayed and dined with me on the remains of yesterday’s dinner with the addition of some veal cutlets.

My brother went away immediately after dinner. No service at our church in the afternoon, Mr Porter preaching at Mayfield. Sam Jenner and Thomas Durrant drank tea with me, to whom I read two of Tillotson’s sermons. In the evening we took a walk in the park. Came home about 8:20.

After breakfast I rode to Maresfield to carry in the window and land tax books, there being a sitting of the commissioners of the land tax. I came home about 2:20. Spent only 2d.

There being a main of cocks fought at Jones’s today between the gentlemen (if any such there be) of this parish and the gentlemen of Lewes, Mr Ben Hudson of Hailsham who came to see it dined with me on a fillet of veal roasted, a gooseberry pudding and some green salad. Mr Hudson also drank tea with me. Paid Mr Thomas Cruttenden, baker in Lewes, 1.4.0 in full. In the evening wrote my London letters.