Thomas Turner

…I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. At home all day and pretty busy. In the afternoon my old acquaintance Mr Tipper came to see me. Mr Tipper stayed all night.

Rec’d of Mr Bannister 3/3, which with a receipt for hop-duty 2.7.9 charged on Mr John Vine is in full for the same sum delivered to Mr Bannister the 30th ult. I received of him also the guinea and half lent him the 21st of April and gave him his note of hand he then gave me. I also received of him 5/1½ in full for a book debt. Rec’d of Mary Carpenter 0.14.0 in full.

I dined on half a calf’s head boiled, a piece of pork and greens…Paid John Nutley in cash and goods 0.12.2 in full of all demands whatsoever to this day; viz.,

For 1 pack flour last week, German	0.1.4
do. 1 pack this week	0.1.4
do. 1 gallon last week, Cain	0.0.8
1 gallon flour this week, Cain	0.0.8
½ bushel today, Durrant	0.2.8
do. today, Babcock	0.2.8
do. myself last week	0.2.10

Paid John Fielder, servant to Mr John Vine, 3.3.0 in part of wages due to him from Vine. At home all day and very little to do.

Mrs Burgess and her daughter drank tea at my house. In the evening Mr Bannister and myself smoked a pipe or two with Thomas Durrant, purely to keep Mr Bannister from quarrelling, his wife big with child, lame of one hand and very much in liquor, being out in the middle of the street at tennis among a parcel of girls, boys etc. Oh, an odious sight, and that more so to a husband.

Rec’d from Mr Allen Chatfield of Croydon a receipt for the money sent by Shelley the 29th instant.
 

My brother called on me in his road to Hailsham and paid me the £24 for the bill I gave him the 27^th instant, and I accordingly gave him his note of hand. I dined on a hasty pudding.

After dinner I rode to a fair at the Dicker in company with Mr T. Durrant, Joseph, Bett and Richard Fuller, Molly and Sam French, Bett Bridgman. At the fair I and Mr Joseph Fuller agreed with Mr Sam Stace at Berwick that he should take all the effects of Mr Vine at St Michael next at an appraisement. Came home about 9:30.

My servant in my absence received of Thomas Reeve by the payment of his daughter 1.1.0, which with the sum of 2.9.0 received the 17th instant is in full for one year’s window tax (14/-) and half a year’s land tax 2.16.0 due at Lady Day last. Spent at the fair today 2/1. Paid Joseph Fuller 6d for half a calf’s head bought of him today.
 

In the morning Mr Dodson set out for Rye. Sam Jenner dined with me on the remains of yesterday’s dinner with the addition of some rashers of pork boiled. Rec’d of Sam Jenner the twenty-one pounds lent him the 28th instant, and delivered him his note of hand which he then gave me.

Delivered to Mr George Bannister the sum of 2.11.0 in order for him to carry to the sitting tomorrow to pay Mr Vine’s hop-duty with.

At home all day, but not very busy. In the evening read part of Collins’s Peerage.

Sent Mr Allen Chatfield enclosed in a letter by Shelley delivered to his brother the land tax and 2 bills for repairs received of John Piper yesterday, and also delivered with it the 10.19.1 received also yesterday, which he is to pay Mr Allen Chatfield for Mrs Mills.

Dame Akehurst a-washing for me all day and dined with me on the remains of yesterday’s dinner, with the addition of a knuckle of a leg of veal. In the afternoon there was played at Hawkhurst Common in this parish a game of cricket between this parish and that of Ringmer, but it was not played out, Ringmer having three wickets to go out and 30 notches to get, so that in all probability had it been played out it would have been decided in favor of Hoathly. Mr Dodson played.

Paid Dame Akehurst 18d for her two days’ work. At home all day and really very little to do; trade excessively dull. In the afternoon busy a-putting my shop to rights.

Dame Akehurst, a-washing for me today, dined with me on the remains of yesterday’s dinner, as did also Sam Jenner. Paid Samuel Dallaway in cash 0.7.2 in full for work done for Mr Vine since his effects have been consigned over to us in trust. Spent today 4d in treating with Mr Stace on the same account about taking Mr Vine’s farm and effects, but we came to no fixed agreement.

Lent Sam Jenner in cash £21, for which he gave me his note of hand payable to me or order on demand for value received. Rec’d of John Piper in cash 10.19.1, which with two bills for repairs and a receipt for 1 year’s land tax is in full for l year’s rent due from myself and the other devisees and executors of Mr Piper deceased, to Mrs Mary Mills at Carshalton at Lady Day last:

1 receipt for a year’s land tax due at Lady Day last	2.4.0
two bills for repairs	0.14.11
In cash rec’d of John Piper this day	10.19.1
One year’s rent	13.18.0

At home all day and not busy. Dame Akehurst took part of my servant’s bed.

Myself and Mr Dodson at church in the morning… Sam Jenner dined with me on a fillet of veal roasted and stuffed and a green salad. Myself and servant at church in the afternoon. …After churchtime Mr Dodson and I walked home with Sam Jenner, where we drank tea and stayed and smoked a pipe and came home about 9:10.

In the forenoon my brother Moses came over to acquaint me of the death of Philip Turner, natural son of my half-sister Elizabeth Turner (the boy we had the care of, as also his maintenance according to the will of my father). He lived with my brother in order to learn the trade of a tailor, and died this morning about 5 o’clock of a scarlet fever, aged 15 years.

I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. After dinner lent Mr Dodson my horse to go to Lewes upon… Paid Mr Porter 12d for his fee for burying Joseph Hutson yesterday; also paid John Streeter his clerk’s fee for burying Joseph Hutson yesterday. At home all day and pretty busy in the afternoon.

In the afternoon Sam Jenner a-gardening for me. Rec’d of Dame Fitness 3/- in full for one year’s window tax due at Lady Day last. Lent Will Eldridge five pounds, for which he gave me his note of hand payable to me or order on demand.

…Sam Jenner went to Lewes for me in the forenoon and came back about 12:20 and dined with me on a hot veal pie. After dinner myself and Mr Dodson went down to the funeral house, I to attend the funeral, and he as an underbearer. I gave away the following goods:

Mode Bands:
1. The Rev Mr Thomas Porter
Italian Crape Bands:
1. James Hutson Sr	3. William Hutson
2. James Hutson Jr	4. John Hutson
Men’s White Kid gloves:
1. Rev Mr Thomas Porter
Men’s White Lamb Gloves
1. Thomas Turner	2. John Braizer
Women’s White Lamb Gloves:
1. Mrs Gibbs
Women’s Black 2d Chamois Gloves:
1. Mrs Hutson Sr	3. Mrs Hutson Jr
2. Mrs Browne	4. Mrs Molly Hutson
Men’s 2d Chamois Gloves:
1. James Hutson Sr	3. William Hutson
2. James Hutson Jr	4. John Hutson
Maids’ or Girls’ 2d Chamois Gloves:
1. Molly Browne
Favors:
1. Mr Henry Dodson	8. Henry Bray
2. Thomas Durrant	9. Henry Godley
3. John Gasson	10. Samuel Harman
4. Samuel Dallaway	11. Isaac Turner
5. Will Burrage	12. James Browne
6. Will Henly Jr	13. Roase Page
7. Richard Tealing

Total distributed:

1 Mode band

4 Italian crape do.

1 pr men’s white kid gloves

2 pr men’s white lamb do.

1 pr women’s do.

4 pr Women’s black 2d chamois do.

4 pr Men’s do.

l pr Maids’ do.

13 Favors.

We brought the corpse to church and buried it about 8:20. Afterwards I and Thomas Durrant walked down again to Mrs Browne’s to bring home the things left. Came home about 9:40.

Rec’d a letter by the carrier from Mr John Crouch and Mr Paul Hornsby acquainting me the respective bills I sent them the 22^nd instant by Shelley came safe to hand and were placed to the credit of my account. Also a letter from Mr William Margesson acquainting me that he had received from William Burrage 5.5.0 on my account, which I have received of him on the parish account, it being for 35 weeks’ pay (which he allows this parish toward the expenses attending the keeping his wife and family) due the 28th day of March last…

Rec’d of Will Henly by the payment of his wife 3/- in full for one year’s window tax due at Lady Day last. I also received of her at the same time in cash 17/6 in full on account of her husband. Rec’d of Richard Braizer 8/10½ in full. Rec’d of Mrs Elizabeth Browne by the payment of her servant Henry Godley 24/- in full for the same sum assessed on her by a poor rate made the 17th ult. (The above was not in cash, but a coffin, for which I received the money of the heirs of John Vernon.)

Today there being a court-baron held at Whitesmith for this manor, I walked there in company with Mr Joseph Burgess who was admitted to a house [now the King’s Head) lately erected in this manor by Mr John Vine, but to which he [Vine] was never admitted. However (upon the steward’s promise that he should have it as his property) Mr Burgess bought it [he had been operating it as a public house already] and as I observed before was this day admitted to it for the first admittance. The day of payment agreed upon between Mr Vine and Mr Burgess was Midsummer. Mr Burgess, not having got his money for payment, immediately after he was admitted surrendered it to me and my heirs (in the way of a mortgage), but upon condition he, the said Joseph Burgess, pays the sum of £50 to me upon Midsummer Day next. When the said mortgage is to be discharged, Mr Burgess paying all the court fees, except 2/- I paid, the agreement being for him to pay 30/-, which was the whole charge (except my 2/-).

I dined at the Chequer at Whitesmith, the house where the court was held, on a piece of the brisket of beef boiled, a leg of mutton boiled, a forequarter of lamb roasted, 3 chickens roasted, 2 raisin and currant suet puddings, green salad etc. in company with about 20 more (my family at home dining on a piece of beef boiled, a suet pudding and greens). I stayed till about 5:20 when, being sent for to go to Mrs Browne’s, I came away and went immediately to Mrs Browne’s, where she gave me some further orders relating to the burying of her brother tomorrow.

I came home about 7:50. My brother came over to my house in the evening, but did not stay. Spent at the court today in whole 4/3.