Thomas Turner

I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. At home all day and but very little to do. In the evening Sam Jenner sat with me some time. Excessive hot weather. In the afternoon Mr Bannister and I went to fishing some little time, but had not any luck. Paid Joseph Fuller Jr 2/5 for 9 lbs beef bought today.

In the morning and all the forenoon out at work on the high roads. The following teams were out:

Mr Blackman	3 carts
Mr Walls	two “
Thomas Reeves	2 “
James Fuller	1 “
John Cayley	1 “
George Stace	2 “
Labourers:
Thomas Bristow	John Thomson for himself
John Elless for John Nutley	Joseph Fuller’s boy,
Charles Vine

I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. Paid Mr Ben Shelley in cash 7.17.6 in full for the same sum he paid in London far me this week; viz.,

Cash paid the 5th instant to Mr Thomas Comson in full on my account	2.11.0
To do. the same day to Messrs Deighton and Butler in full on my account	5.6.6

In the evening took a ride to pay my intended wife a visit, with whom I took a serious walk and spent the evening till about 10 O’clock. After parting with her I went to take my horse, and happening into company, I stayed till about 12:10. I came home about 1:40. Spent today as under:

Horse	0.0.2
Turnips	0.0.2
Myself	0.1.3
	0.1.7

I dined on some beef roasted in the oven and green salad. At home all day. In the afternoon pretty busy. In the evening Charles Diggens sat with me some time, he bringing over some cloths for Master Porter and Master Baker.

Myself and brother at church in the morning; the text in the 30th verse of the 18th chapter of the prophecy of Ezekiel: “Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord God. Repent and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.” We had a brief read for the relief of the Philippine colony in Turkish Moldavia for about £2500. I collected upon the brief 2/6, and 6d I gave myself makes together collected in the whole on this brief 3/-.

Bett Carman dined with me on some cold roast beef and green salad. Myself, brother and servant at church in the afternoon; the text in the 6th and 7th verses of the 5th chapter of the Book of Job: “Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground; Yet man is born unto trouble as the sparks fly upward.”

Mrs Carman, Bett Carman and my late servant Mary Martin (who came to see me between churchtimes) drank tea with me. In the evening Thomas Davy, myself and Thomas Durrant took a walk to see Sam Jenner, who is very ill with an ague. Came home again very sober about 9:20.

I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. At home all day. Borrowed of Mrs Elizabeth French in cash £18, for which I gave her my note of hand, payable on demand. Sent Mr Abraham Baley (by John Vine the elder) in cash £30 in exchange for the following bill received from him:

Sirs:                         Lewes, June 10th, 1765
 
Ten days after date pay Mr Thomas Turner or order Thirty Pounds value received and place it to account of
 
Your very humble servant.
 
Abraham Baley
 
To

Messrs Hoare’s      }    £30

London

In the evening wrote my London letters. At home all day. Excessive hot dry weather. Master Baker drank coffee with me or at least treated me with a dish of coffee at my house.

Sent Mr Will Margesson enclosed in a letter by Ben Shelley, delivered to himself, the bill value £30 I received of Mr Haley by Mr Vine yesterday.

Dame Akehurst, a-washing for me all day, dined with me on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. In the afternoon rode up to Hawkhurst Common, where one part of the parish was met to play a game of cricket with the other part. I stayed and played one innings but being taken very ill came home about 7:30. Had a violent fever in the evening. Paid my shilling as a gamester. Paid Joseph Fuller 7d for 2 lbs of veal bought of him today.

Paid Joseph Fuller Jr 3½ d for 1 lb of mutton bought of him today. Dame Akehurst, a-washing for me all day, dined with me on a piece of mutton boiled and a veal pudding. Paid Mr John Wilbar by his nephew John Wilbar 7/3 in full of all demands. Paid Dame Akehurst 4/6 in full for 6 days’ work. At home all day and mighty piteous. Joseph Fuller sat with me some time. Excessive hot all day.

Paid Mr Joseph Fuller 5d for 2 lbs of veal bought of him today. Dame Akehurst, a-brewing for me today, dined with me on the remains of yesterday’s dinner with the addition of a piece of veal boiled. In the evening or more rather in the afternoon I had a very smart return of my ague, or more properly fever, though I am in hopes went off lighter than before. At home all day and very busy.

In the morning my late servant Mary Martin came to see me and dined with me on a leg of mutton boiled and greens. Paid Joseph Fuller Jr 2/3 in full for a leg of mutton bought of him today, weighing 7 ¾ lbs at 3½d per lb. Paid John Shelley on account of his brother Ben Shelley in cash 4.6.7 in full for the same sum paid in London for me this week; viz.,

By cash paid the 12th instant to Mr Thomas White in full on my account.	1.5.8
By do. the same day to Mr Miles Stringer in full on my account	1.15.2
By do. the same day to Mr Robert Wale in full on my account	0.7.1
By do. the same day to Mr Jacob Keane in full on my account	0.18.8

Paid Mrs French in cash £18 in full for the same sum I borrowed of her the 10th instant. About 4:30 Thomas Durrant and I set out for Lewes where we spent the remainder of the day at Lewes, part of it with my intended wife. Paid Mr Thomas Gilbert in cash 3.19.11½ in full. Mr John Madgwick gave me cash in exchange for a bill, value £20, on Mr Will Margesson, dated today, 10 days’ date, drawn by myself, No. 656. Paid Mr Edward Relfe 12d in full. Spent today upon myself, horse, ostler and turnpike 15d. Came home about 1:40 very sober.

I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner with some green salad. At home all day and in the afternoon had my ague very severe.