Thomas Turner

Sam Jenner at work for me all day and dined with me on the remains of yesterday’s dinner with the addition of a plain suet pudding and some greens. Mr Jacob Fender, servant to Mr James Blake, called on me. I paid him one bill on Mr William Margesson…£35. At home all day and very little to do. Robert Hook and I played a few games of cribbage in the evening; I won 10d. Sam Jenner took part of my bed.

This morning about 8:20 died very suddenly John Vernon, gardener at Halland. He has for many years been a very infirm man and oftentimes has had some very severe fits of sickness, though for about a month past he has enjoyed a better state health than usual.

Sam Jenner, at work for me all day, dined with me on a light pudding, a piece of beef boiled and some Savoy greens. At home the whole day. In the evening went down to Mr Porter’s, where I supped on some veal cutlets and bread and cheese. I stayed and spent the evening there and came home very sober about 10:30. Rec’d of Mr Porter 1.15.6 in full for money I paid as under for him:

To money paid for 1 quarter of white kid peas..	1.10.0
To do. for 4 hassocks and 1 rubber for shoes	0.5.6

Rec’d of him also in cash 1.9.7 in full for his part of the interest due on Mr Sam Atkins’s money left to this parish as a legacy for ever, the interest of which £100 is yearly distributed among the poor householders of this parish, and at this time the parish have the money on bond on account of repairing the church. Therefore the remaining sum of 2.10.5 I am as overseer to pay, which will make the sum of £4 in full for one year’s interest due on the said bond the 20th day of November last. A very cold day.

Sam Jenner went away in the evening. Perhaps it may appear odd, Sam Jenner’s being so much at my house, but he is a good natured willing, person and oft does my gardening etc. for nothing, and he is undoubtedly a worthy companion.

Paid either a son or servant of Mr Edward Heaver, miller at Isfield, in cash 9/9 in full for 1½ bushels oatmeal received of him today… Mr Long, late writing-master of this place, but now under instructions for the excise, coming into my house in the evening, took part of my bed.

At home all day and thank God pretty busy.
 

In the morning Mr Stone called on me and bleeded me. My servant only at church in the morning, Mr Long and myself staying at home and getting dinner. My friend Mr Long dined with me on a piece of beef boiled, a light pudding and greens. Myself, servant and Mr Long at church in the afternoon; the text in Matthew 29:31,32: “When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: And before him shall be gathered all nations; and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats.”

Waldron singers came and sang at our church in the afternoon. After churchtime Mr Porter and myself gave away the interest of hundred pounds, being a legacy given to this parish for ever by Mr Sam Atkins, formerly gardener and house steward at Halland to his Grace the Duke of Newcastle, the interest of which annually to be distributed among the poor householders of this parish. I presume them to be such (according to the testator intention) as had no monthly or even any relief at all out of the parish book. But be that as it will, we now deviate from that rule. The interest due November 20th 1763 being £4 and one shilling, Mr Porter put to it of the money given at the communion, and we distributed it in the following manner:

Richard Braizer	0.0.2	Thomas Tester	0.5.0
Edward Babcock	0.1.0	Richard Vinal	0.3.0
John Durrant	0.4.0	Ann Wood	0.1.0
Widow Dan	0.2.0	William Eldridge	0.8.0
James Emery	0.3.0	Thomas Ling	0.5.0
Richard Heath	0.3.0	Thomas Roase	0.2.0
Samuel Jenner	0.3.0	John Streeter	0.2.0
Richard Prall	0.3.0	Widow Cain	0.2.0
Susan Swift	0.2.0	Widow Cornwell	0.2.0
William St[l]arkes	0.5.0	Will Sinden	0.3.0
Francis Turner	0.3.0	Thomas Dallaway	0.2.0
Widow Trill	0.2.0	Will Elphick	0.5.0
Sarah Thunder	0.3.0	Peter Adams	0.2.0

But several of the people not being there, I took their money in order to pay it to them, and they are as follows:

John Durrant	0.4.0 pd	Will Sinden	0.3.0 XX
James Emery	0.3.0 pd	Will Elphick	0.5.0 XX
Widow Trill	0.2.0 pd	Peter Adams	0.2.0 pd

Of the above William Elphick’s is to be placed to the account of his debt. Sam Jenner and Mr Long drank tea with me and then Mr Long went away. Sam Jenner stayed the evening and took part of my bed. A very pleasant day. Quite warm what we have had it. In the [ ] my servant down at her brother’s.

Sam Jenner, a-gardening for me all day, dined with me on the remains of yesterday’s dinner with the addition of a plain batter pudding and some greens.

Mary Durrant, buying some things in the shop, drank tea with me. Sent John Durrant by his daughter Mary the 4/- I received for him yesterday. In the evening wrote my London letters. Rec’d of Joseph Fuller Jr one bill on Mr John Oddy…value 9.13.0, for which I gave him my note of hand payable to himself or order on demand.

Sent James Emery by his daughter and also sent the widow Trill by her daughter-in-law the money I received for them on Sunday last. Paid Richard Heath the 3/- I received for him on Sunday. I dined on a piece of beef boiled, a light pudding and greens.

In the afternoon went to the funeral of John Vernon where I gave away 6 pairs of men’s and women’s white lamb gloves. He was buried about 5:50. Sam Jenner and I played a few games of cribbage; I won 6d. But very little to do in the shop all day.

I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner with the addition of a batter pudding and greens. Mrs Piper, buying some goods in the shop, drank tea with me. Sent Will Sinden the 3/- I received for him on Sunday.

Sam Jenner came in the morning to work for me. 4s soon as I had breakfasted, I walked down to Halland, from whence Mr Goldsmith and myself went and distrained Thomas Cushman’s goods etc. for £15, being for 1g year’s rent due to Mr Coates at St Michael last.

We came back and dined at Coates’s on part of a cold piece of roast beef, part of a shoulder of veal roasted and some brawn… Sam Jenner took part of my bed. My servant had but very little to do today in my absence. Came home from our day’s work about 4:20.

Sam Jenner at work for me all day and dined with me on the remains of yesterday’s dinner with the addition a of a light pudding and some greens. Mrs Carman and Mr Smith, an attorney-at-law at Lewes, who called on me about some parish business, drank tea with me.

At home all day and very little to do… Sam Jenner took part of my bed. An extreme fine day for the season of the year. In the evening Sam Jenner and I played a few games of cribbage; I won of him 6d.

Sam Jenner at work for me all day and dined with me on a veal pudding and greens. Paid Joseph Fuller Jr 20d for a breast of veal bought of him today weighing 5¾ lbs at 3½ d. Paid Ben Shelley in cash 8.19.6 in full as under:

Shelley Dr.
To cash paid him the 4th Feb. last	2.14.6
To money rec’d for 2 qrs 15 B rye grass seed sold on account of myself and the other executors and devisees of Mr William Piper deceased	2.3.6
In cash today	8.19.6
	13.17.6
Per Contra Cr.
By a bill of carriage from the 30th June 1763 to the 21st Dec. 1763, both days inclusive	13.17.6

N.B.: I am debtor to the cash of my executorship for the money Mr Shelley received for the rye grass seed, which I passed to my account as money paid.

In the evening Robert Hook and I played a few games of cribbage; I won 12d. Sam Jenner took part of my bed.