Thomas Turner

Sam Jenner, a-sawing wood for me part of the day dined with me on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. At home all day and very little to do. Sam Jenner took part of my bed. A very cold sharp and frosty day. In the evening wrote my London letters.

In the morning early Sam Jenner set out on a journey. James Bull, buying some goods in the shop, dined with me on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. At home all day and very little to do. A very cold day.

Jarvis Bexhill, buying some goods in the shop, dined with me on a bullock’s mint pudding and some potatoes. At home all day. A very cold sharp frosty day. In the evening. Sam Jenner came back and took part of my bed.

Sam Jenner went away in the morning. I dined on a piece of beef boiled and a plain suet pudding and potatoes… In the afternoon my brother came over and stayed and drank tea with me. He and Joseph Fuller spent the evening with me. At home all day. A most severe cold day, and really very little to the shop.

Sam Jenner, coming into my house in the forenoon dined with me on the remains of yesterday’s dinner with the addition of a plain suet pudding.

Paid. Mr Clymson, a glover at Willingdon, 8/- in full for 6 pairs men’s outseamed and 6 pairs men’s in-seamed tan leather gloves… At home all day and very little to do. A very sharp windy day and a pretty severe frost. In the evening Thomas Davy and myself played a few games of cribbage; I lost 3d.

Paid Mr Benjamin Shelley in cash 9.6.0 in full for the same sum he paid for me… I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner with the addition of some calf’s liver and rashers of pork fried. Paid John Nutley 14d for a pk of flour for Thomas Jarman. At home all day and very busy. An extreme cold day.

Myself and servant at church in the morning… We had a brief read for the rebuilding the parochial chapel of Heidon in the parish of Wigan in the county of Lancaster, the expense of rebuilding which, upon a moderate computation, amounted in the whole to the sum of £1291 and upwards. I as churchwarden collected upon the said brief 21d and 1d I gave myself makes collected in the whole 22d on this brief.

I dined at Joseph Durrant’s on a hare roasted with a pudding in the belly, a piece of pork boiled, an apple pudding and greens, my servant at home dining on some calf’s liver fried and rashers of pork. Just as I was got out of my doors intending to go to church, my brother came over in order to stand the shop tomorrow in the forenoon for me. I immediately set out on foot for Lewes in order to meet Mr John Ridings and Mr Stephen Fletcher, son and servant to Mr Sam Ridings of Manchester, with whose horses they are now at Lewes.

My brother took a walk with me and brought me going on my road to Lewes, above half way. I arrived about 5:20. I drank tea with my very worthy acquaintance Mr Madgwick, and he, myself and Mr Richardson, Mr Thomas Woodgate and Mr John Ridings and Mr Fletcher spent the evening together at the White Horse till about 10 o’clock. We supped at the White Horse on some Welsh rabbits. I lodged at Lak Mr Madgwick’s. A very fine pleasant day, but extreme cold. My brother came back and lodged at my house.

In the morning I arose and went up to the White Horse where I bought a pretty large parcel of goods of Mr Ridings and Mr Fletcher for myself and brother. I paid Mr John Ridings in cash 3.4.0 in full on my account with his father Mr Sam Ridings to this day, and also paid him in cash 5.2.0 in full on my brother Moses’ account with Mr Sam Ridings. I stayed and had breakfasted with then at the White Horse and then came for Hoathly. I came home about 12:15.

My brother stayed and dined with me on calf’s lights, mint and part of the liver boiled, a piece of a pork and some greens, and then went home. Very little to do in the shop today. Spent in my journey 12d; viz., to Mr Madgwick’s maid 6d, spent upon some punch 6d.

In the evening wrote my London letters. Today read part of The Peerage of England written by John [Arthur] Collins Esq.
 

Sent Mr John Crouch…£10. Sam Jenner, at work a-gardening for me, dined with me on the remains of yesterday’s dinner with the addition of some Savoy greens. At home all day and but very little to do. In the evening Sam Jenner and I played a few games of cribbage; I lost 3d. In the evening also I read part of Collins’s Peerage.

Sam Jenner, a-gardening for me all day, dined with me on a calf’s heart pudding and some greens. At home all day and really very little to do.

Lent Elizabeth Akehurst in cash 1.1.0 for which she stands debtor, and also received a note of hand for the same from Joseph Akehurst; so between both parties I think there will be no fear of losing it, though really the generality of people are so poor and withal so full of tricks that it is hardly any knowing whom we can trust.