Thomas Turner

At home all day. No churching here the whole day. James Marchant and the widow came and dined with us on a sirloin of beef roasted in the oven with a batter pudding under it, a plum suet pudding, boiled potatoes and some bouillis pies. In the evening Thomas Davy sat with us about 3 hours, to whom, and in the day, I read 7 of Tillotson’s sermons.

…In the evening sent John [Hesman?] over to Framfield for a shroud etc. for Mr Thomas Jones, for which I gave him 6d. Balanced accounts with John Jenner, hatter at Hailsham, and received of him 10½d in full except 10/- for rabbit skins sold him today. Sent his boy 6d for box money.

Lent Mr Jeremiah French in cash £10, for which he gave me his note of hand payable to me or bearer on demand. Paid Isfield miller by his servant 6/- for one bushel of oatmeal received today… This day gave Joseph Fuller orders to carry a bullock’s cheek to Dame Burrage.

…In the day papered up 24 lbs of tobacco in 127 papers… This day I received by Richard Siggs my pipe of cider, which I had made by Mr Heaver of Uckfield. This day I balanced accounts with Mr Jeremiah French (by his wife) and paid her 6.8.6 in full to this day… In the evening read 7 of Tillotson’s sermons.

Paid Clymson the glover…14/3 in full for goods I received of him today… This being St Thomas’s day, I relieved the under-mentioned persons with one penny each:

1.	Widow Hope	18.	Roger Vallow
2.	John Streeter	19.	Will Starks
3.	Widow Pilfold	20.	Thomas Dallaway
4.	Dame Burrage	21.	Widow Cornwell
5.	Richard Brazier	22.	Richard Vinal
6.	Francis Turner	23.	Widow Cain
7.	John Durrant	24.	Sarah Vinal
8.	Will Henly	25.	Thomas Ling
9.	James Emery	26.	John Dan
10.	Lucy Mepham	27.	Widow Day
11.	Sam Jenner	28.	William Eldridge
12.	Thomas Tester	29.	Robert Baker
13.	Thomas Heath	30.	Richard Till
14.	Richard Heath	31.	Ed Babcock
15.	Susan Swift	32.	Ann Wood
16.	Richard Prall	33.	Widow Bristow
17.	John Elless

…At home all day. In the evening read 4 of Tillotson’s sermons. Also in the evening John Watford here a-beating out of some apples for some cider; he supped with us.

…Paid John Streeter 5/- for 2 dozen hard brushes he bought me today at Mr Wilbar’s. In the afternoon sent my maid to Framfield. In the evening my brother came over, but did not stay. I received of him for goods which he has and is to have 2.9.11½; viz.,

14 lbs saltpetre at 90/-	0.11.3
7 blk. pepper nt. 20d	0.11.8
1 ½ lbs nuts nt. 8/7	0.12.10½
Carriage	0.0.8
½ hundred raisins	0.12.0
Carriage	0.1.6

All the above had except 17 lb raisins. This day gave Thomas Tester an order for 3 pks. of wheat. In the evening read 3 of Tillotson’s sermons.

My wife, self, nephew and maid at church in the morning… Mr Porter being lame, the Rev Mr John Stone of tellingly preached here. We dined on a piece of boiled beef, bacon, butter pond pudding and turnips. Here was no churching in the afternoon; so I was at home all the afternoon. Thomas Davy drank tea with us. To him, and in the whole day I read & of Tillotson’s sermons. Thomas Davy sat with us until eight o’clock.

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Homer’s Odyssey and in the evening 5 of Tillotson’s sermons. I can with truth say I have not been one pole from my house today. Oh, nothing to do, the thought of which almost drives me to despair.

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…Posted some of the parish accounts.

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