Thomas Turner

Myself, Mr Dodson and servant at church in the morning… During the time we were at church my friend Mr George Richardson dined and my brother Richard came to see me and they with me on a calf’s heart in a pudding, a piece of beef boiled, greens and a green salad.

My brother, Mr Dodson and servant at church in the afternoon, Mr Richardson and myself staying at home. During divine service Mr Joseph Hartley came to bring me a new wig, as also to accompany back to Lewes my friend Mr George Richardson and my brother. They all, together with my friend Sam Jenner, stayed and drank tea with me and went away.

Paid Mr Joseph Hartley in cash	0.8.6½
By goods	0.16.5½
	1.5.0
in full for a new wig received today	1.1.0
and new mounting an old one	0.4.0
	1.5.0

but out of the 16/5½ for goods 5/- is for a pair of 4 thread black hose, not delivered. Sam Jenner and Thomas Durant sat with me some time in the evening, to whom I read part of Young’s True Estimate of Human Life.

…I dined on some calf’s liver and rashers of pork fried. At home all day and but very little to do. In the forenoon filled up my land and window tax receipts. In the afternoon posted part of my London accounts and wrote my London letters, as I intend (if nothing more than I at present know of intervenes) going to the fair at Uckfield on Monday next.

In the evening T. Durrant and Joseph Fuller Jr sat with me some time. Set down too much today in the book; nought, nought but credit… an excessively wet afternoon.

Sam Jenner at work for me all day and dined with me on the remains of yesterday’s dinner, and the addition of some rashers of pork boiled, and green salad. At home all day and very little to do.

Rec’d of Mr James Bristed by the payment of Mr Joseph Durrant in cash 1.12.0 in full for the same sum assessed on his lands in this parish by a poor rate made the 17th ult. Very busy a-marking up goods and putting my shop in order. In the evening read part of the OEconomy of Nature, by Richard Russell M.D. and I think it a very well-wrote treatise.

In the forenoon went up to Mr Vine’s, where I sold a roller to Mr Relfe at Ripe (the property of Mr Vine) for 16/-, and for which I received the money. I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. Paid Joseph Fuller Jr in cash 9.13.0 in full for the note of hand I gave him some time ago, but I find I forgot to date it; but however it was for a bill of the same value I received of him on Mr Oddy the hop-factor in Southwark.

In the evening Sam Jenner and I played a few games of cribbage; I lost 12½ d. Very little to do all day.

Thomas Durrant dined with me on a shoulder of veal stuffed and roasted, with some green salad. In the afternoon Mr Dodson returned from Fair. At home all day and very little to do.

I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. Rec’d of Joseph Fuller in cash 9.4.0 and by a shilling spent makes 9.5.0 and is in full for the same sum which he sold to [?] for at Cliffe Fair, the property of Mr John Vine. At home all day. Sam Jenner drank tea with me and in the evening we played a few games of cribbage. A very fine warm day. Business very dull and losses in trade never more frequent. Therefore I hardly know what we in trade are to do.

In the morning early Mr Dodson walked to Lewes in order to stand the shop for him during the fair, today being Cliffe Fair. My brother came in the morning and breakfasted with me, and then I went to Cliffe Fair on some business relating to Mr Vine’s affairs.

I dined at Mr Reese’s on some fresh salmon boiled, a cold ham and cold pigeon pasty, some roasted pigeons and green salad, (my brother and servant at home dining on the remains of yesterday and Saturday’s dinners). I spent upon myself, horse and turnpike 2/4. Came home about 8:20, not quite sober.

My brother went home in the evening. After I came home wrote my London letters. Paid 3/6 today for an advertisement about Mr Vine’s affairs. Lent Robert Hook in cash two guineas…

Myself and Mr Dodson at church in the morning… I dined on a knuckle of veal boiled, a piece of pork, a butter pudding cake and greens. Myself, Mr Dodson and servant at church in the afternoon… Molly and Fanny Carman drank tea at my house. After churchtime Mr Dodson and I walked over to Framfield where we drank tea at my brother’s and stayed some time. Came home very sober (having drunk nothing but tea) about 8:30. An excessive hot day.

Rec’d of Joseph Fuller 1 shoulder of veal 10 ½ lbs at 3d. Sam Jenner dined with me on part of a shoulder of veal roasted and stuffed and green salad. At home all day and very busy.

In the morning I set out for Lewes in order to attend the sessions (as I did in a manner expect Mr Carman would appeal to the poor rate). I called on Sam Jenner, who walked with me. We dined at the Bridge Coffee House on a knuckle of veal boiled, a piece of bacon, greens and a buttered pudding cake. My brother Sam Slater dined with my family at home on a knuckle of veal stewed, a piece of pork and some greens. Mr Carman, agreeable to my expectation, lodged an appeal to the poor rate, and as it was a broken day, we stayed and heard the sessions trials. Came home about 10:10, very sober. Spent today 16½d.

My brother Sam Slater went away in the afternoon. Sam Jenner stayed all night with me. My family at home very little to do today in my absence. A very wet afternoon. I called today on my friend Mr Madgwick and bought ½ tun cheese of Mrs Roase and a parcel of earthenware of Messrs Richards and Comber.