Thomas Turner

At home all day. Rec’d of Robert Hook 1 ham of pork, 17¼ lbs at 3d. We dined on a piece of pork, light pudding and greens. Mrs Virgoe drank tea with us. In the evening T. Fuller and Halland gardener chatted with us about an hour. My wife read 3 numbers of the Freeholder to me, my eyes being again bad.

…We dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner with the addition of some onion sauce. At home all day. Wrote out several bills. Thomas Davy sat and chatted with us about 2 or 3 hours in the evening.

At home all day, and posted my day book in the morning. We dined on the remains of Sunday’s dinner with a piece of pork and greens, Paid Sarah Prall 4/7½… in full for post letters to this day. About 4 o’clock my wife went to see Mrs Day; came home about 9. Very busy all the afternoon a-writing out bills etc.

At home all day. Sent Frank Smith by Thomas Hemsley in cash 14.18.0, which with cash I have sent him before maxes 59.18.0. I sent Mr John Crouch, grocer, a bill on Messrs Margesson and Collison, value £10… Sent Mr Sterry 1 firkin and one ½ firkin, 2 baskets and 1 stone bottle. We dined on the remains of Sunday’s dinner. My sister Sally and my mother’s maid Mary Elphick drank tea with us… In the evening began posting my day book.

At home all day and very busy…Mr John Bulpit, Messrs Heywood and Blake’s rider called on us. I paid him by a bill I drew on Messrs Margesson and Collison…15.4.0…in full to Messrs Heywood and Blake. We dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. Dame Henly and her daughter Mary drank tea with us. In the evening wrote my London letters and read Frewin’s letter in answer to Watts…

Just as we were going to church, Mr Tucker came in, which prevented my going to church; my wife at church both in the forenoon and afternoon. We dined on a piece of bacon, batter pudding and greens. He stayed and drank tea with us and went away about 5:30. Mr French called in the evening and stayed and smoked one pipe. At home all day. Our maid came home about 7 o’clock. William Bristow and Mary Hope asked today [i.e., their banns were read in church].

Paid John Streeter (for Thomas Freeman) 4/6 in full for 6 pairs of women’s cloth pattens, which I this day received from Freeman by the post. I also paid the post 6d for bringing a parcel from Lewes. Paid Mrs French…1.5.3 in full for what was omitted when we balanced on the 8th of January last (and also in full of all demands to this day). We omitted on the 8th of January as under:

2 loads of wood which I found I had since that time; see 19 March	1.0.0
1 gallon peas	0.0.6
Horse keeping	0.3.0
3 ½ lbs hops at 6d	0.1.9
	1.5.3

In the afternoon our maid went over to Framfield witha parcel for Charles Diggens. She stayed all night. We dined on the remains of Thursday’s dinner. In the afternoon Joseph Fuller Sr smoked a pipe with us, as did Joseph Fuller Jr in the evening. At home all day and busy. Heard there were press warrants come to Hastings and Battle.

At home all the forenoon. We dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. About 3 o’clock I walked over to Framfield carrying with me the clothes I bought yesterday at Mr Madgwick’s. Drank tea with my mother. My brother Moses and Charles Diggens were just come home from Uckfield where they went yesterday to help the Taylors at Uckfield make their mourning for Mrs Moon, the wife of Mr William Moon at Little Horsted, who was buried this day. They were a little in liquor; so I had no further conversation with Charles, but I think the old man looks very odd on me, and Charles is very shy; so I do imagine I shall have my offer rejected. My brother came with me as far as the middle of Eason’s Green. I called in at Master Hook’s as I came home and stayed there near an hour. Came home about 9:10.

In the forenoon Mr Edward Relfe, saddler in Lewes, brought us a new pillion and dined with us on the sparerib given us by Mr French. It was baked in the oven with a pudding under it. I paid him for the pillion etc., 1.4.6; to wit,

1 quilted pillion with 2 straps on the off side	0.15.0
Lace for the cloth	0.3.6
Lining	0.1.2
Stiffening	0.2.0
Making	0.5.0
	1.4.8

After dinner I set out with Mr Relfe on horseback to go to Lewes and went with him as far as the London Gates, but not liking my horse, nor the roads, I returned back again, came home and pulled off my boots and set out on foot for Lewes about 3 o’clock. I came home again exactly at 8 o’clock. I spent nothing all the time I was gone, nor drank anything but a glass of orange shrub. I found it prodigious bad walking.

At home all day. We dined on the remains of Sunday’s dinner. Dame Prall dined with us on account of her being a-washing for us. Paid her for washing 3d. Very busy all day… Charles Diggens was over in the evening. My brother Moses drank tea with us, and Charles Diggens and he went home together.