Thomas Turner

…Sam Jenner, at work for me part of the day, dined with me on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. At home all day and thank God very busy. In the evening Joseph Fuller and Sam Jenner sat with me some time. A very pleasant day.

I dined on a beef pudding. After dinner I walked up to Mr Vine’s in order to see him, but could not, he being a close prisoner in his own house.

Rec’d of Edward Martin by the payment of his wife 18/9 ½ in full. Dame Martin drank tea with me. In the evening Sam Jenner, coming late, took part of my bed. But very little to do all day. In the evening read some Universal Magazines. It may perhaps be thought by the censorious and malevolent part of my neighbors to appear odd that Sam Jenner should be so much at my house, but I assure them I have always found him a very sincere friend, a worthy man, a learned and agreeable companion, a sincere and good Christian, and at any time willing to do any business for me, and that without any gratuity. Therefore I cannot think him an improper person for a companion.

…Sam Jenner at work for me all day and dined with me on a beef pudding and some rashers of pork boiled. At home all day and not at all busy. Sam Jenner, staying the evening, took part of my bed. A very cold day, but a very fine one. Samuel Jenner and I played a few games of cribbage; I lost 2 games.

In the morning as soon as I had breakfasted, I walked down to Thomas Cushman’s at Laughton, there being a sale today of the goods myself and John Goldsmith seized the 15th instant for Mr Coates. Cooper Hammond, myself and John Goldsmith sold enough to pay Mr Coates, and myself and Mr Goldsmith came back to Halland where we dined with Mr Coates on some salt fish, a shoulder of mutton roasted, egg sauce, potatoes and parsnips (my servant at home dining on the remains of yesterday’s dinner).

I stated the account between Mr Coates and Cushman, and the balance due to Cushman when Mr Coates’s rent was paid in full to Lady Day 1764, NS, was £2.0.8, which said balance Mr Coates paid to the wife of Thomas Cushman, whom he sent and ordered to receive the same, and she gave her receipt for the same which was witnessed by myself and Mr John Goldsmith.

We stayed and smoked a pipe or two with Mr Coates and came home about 5:40. Sam Jenner came in in the evening, or at least in the afternoon, and he and I played a few games of cribbage in the evening; I won 2d, and he took part of my bed. I gave these unhappy people my trouble as they paid me a book debt which had been some time standing, and Mr Coates kept us extremely well.

In the forenoon wrote out Mr Coates’s bill. I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. In the afternoon walked down to Halland with Mr Coates’s bill amounting to £4. At home all the evening and busy a-writing.

I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. At home all day; posted my day book. Molly Hicks drank tea with me. In the evening wrote my London letters. Very little to do all the day.

Myself at church in the morning… I dined on a breast of veal roasted. After dinner Thomas Durrant and myself went and called Sam Jenner in order to walk to Little Horsted Church. And when we came there, we were disappointed, there being no service this afternoon.

We walked down to my uncle Hill’s, but did not stay. We came home by Sam Jenner’s where we stayed and smoked a pipe or two and came home very sober about 7:50. My servant at church in the afternoon.

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.

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 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.