Thomas Turner

…Rec’d of Mr John Piper 1 shoulder of veal 10¼ lbs at 2d. I dined on a piece of veal boiled and the remains of yesterday’s dinner. Finished posting of my day book.

…In the afternoon my brother and Bett Fuller drank tea with me. In the afternoon posted part of my day book and in the evening Thomas Durrant and Mr Buller assisted me in packing up my rags. They together with Mr Joseph Fuller and my brother smoked a pipe with me in the evening…

I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner with the addition of a piece of bacon und some spinach boiled. At home all day. Busy a-putting my shop in order.

I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner with the addition of a green salad. In the evening Mr Dodson brought home my horse and stayed with me all night…

In the morning Mr Long and I went to John Cayley’s, where we measured a piece of wood ground of about 5 acres. Mr Long came back and breakfasted with me.

In the forenoon I papered out a bag of nails… about 4:30 Joseph Fuller Jr, Mr Long, Mr Thornton, Thomas Durrant and myself went to Laughton to pay a visit to Mr Edward Shoesmith, with whom we drank tea and stayed and supped on a veal pasty. Came home about 1:40, not thoroughly sober, nor very much in liquor, walking home very well without so much as a fall or anything like one.

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.

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 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.

…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.
 

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.