Thomas Turner

…Rec’d of Joseph Fuller 1 leg of mutton  weighing 7¼ lbs at 3½d, 2/1. I dined on part of a leg of mutton boiled and some turnips. At home all day and very little to do. In the evening Joseph Fuller Jr and Thomas Durrant sat with me some time.

Myself and servant at church in the morning where we had a sermon preached by the Rev Mr Griffith, Curate of Ripe, Mr Porter not being at home, from Ecclesiastes 2:13: “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.”

Immediately after we came out of church, Thomas Durrant and I took a walk to Framfield where we dined with my brother on a leg of mutton roasted and caper sauce. Thomas Durrant at Framfield Church, but not myself. No service at our church in the afternoon. Bett Fuller and Thomas Durrant and myself drank some coffee at my brother’s and then came away. Thomas Fuller [Durrant], wishing to accompany his sweetheart Betsy Fuller to her home, begged it as a favor of me to walk around by Blackboy Street with them, which out of complaisance I acquiesced with. We called at the Black Boy, and meeting with master Hook we stayed some time and came home about 11:20. Gave my brother’s servant 6d. Spent at the Black Boy 12d. Thomas Durrant took part of my bed.

In the forenoon Mrs Carman and her daughter, coming to the shop to buy goods, dined with me on the best end of a leg of mutton boiled and turnips, and also drank tea with me. At home all day and thank God very busy. In the evening wrote my London letters. My servant sitting up with Mrs Hicks Thomas Durrant took part of my bed. A very fine pleasant day the most so we have had for some time. Joseph Fuller sat with me some time in the evening.

Sent Messrs Kendall and Rushton enclosed in a letter by Benjamin Shelley (delivered to himself) one bill: … 24 on Mr Will Margesson, dated today, 30 days’ date, No. 586, value, 24.6.0, which bill when paid is in full on my account with Messrs Kendall and Rushton.

I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. At home all day and pretty busy. John French, coming in the morning to buy some goods, breakfasted with me. A cold windy day.

Lent Richard Page, son of the widow Page, and for her use, in cash four guineas. I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. In the afternoon Mrs Piper, coming to the shop to buy some goods, drank tea with me. Mrs Carman sent me a present of a few sausages and some pork bones.

At home all day and thank God very busy. In the evening Master Hook and I played a few games of cribbage; I won 2½d. Oh, my tumultuous mind! What’s all the world without a friend!
 

In the forenoon Mr Francis Elless my old acquaintance came to see me and dined with me on some pork bones broiled and the remains of yesterday’s dinner with some onion sauce. Mr Elless and I balanced his account, and the balance due to me was 3.16.7; in consideration of it’s being a pretty long time standing, he gave me his note of hand for the sum of four pounds, payable on demand with lawful interest.

In the evening Thomas Durrant, his father and myself went down to Joseph Fuller’s to spend the evening with Joseph Fuller Jr, which we did and came home about 10:20, but I am not so happy as to have the pleasure of saying quite sober.

I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. At home all day, and but very little to do. In the evening at Master Durrant’s some time. Thomas Durrant took part of my bed, they having company at home. Paid Mr William Gilbert in cash and goods 27/6 in full for wooden ware received of him today.

…Paid Mr Benjamin Shelley in cash 3.2.9 in full for the same sum he paid for me this week… I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner with the addition of some pork bones. A person coming after the school could not get any lodging at our public houses; so I permitted him to take my servant’s bed, she a-sitting up with Mrs Elizabeth Hicks, and Thomas Durrant took part of mine.

At home all day and but very little to do. In the evening down at Mr Porter’s about a half-hour.

Mr Wheeler, the gentleman who came to take the school, went away in the morning. Thomas Durrant breakfasted with me. Myself only at church in the morning… Thomas Durrant dined with me on a breast of veal roasted. Myself and servant a at church in the afternoon; the text in the 1st verse 52nd Psalm: “The goodness of God endureth continually,” from which words we had an excellent sermon.

Joseph Fuller drank tea with me, and to him and Thomas Davy in the evening I read a sermon preached by the Rev Mr Courtail, Rector and Vicar of Burwash, at a visitation of the Rev Thomas D’Oyly, Archdeacon of Lewes. In the morning the banns of marriage for the first time were published between Will Osborne of this parish and Mary Wortson of Buxted.

I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. At home all day, and but very little to do. In the evening wrote my London letters.