Thomas Turner

Thomas Davy breakfasted with us. My wife, maid and Philip at church in the morning, but not myself on account of my being ill with a cold. We dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner with the addition of a suet plum pudding and some pickled salmon sent us yesterday by Mrs Roase. My wife, maid and Philip at church in the afternoon. This day have I taken up a resolution, God being my helper, to live a sober, virtuous and pious life, which God grant I may do, through the mercies and intercession of my blessed Savior and Redeemer, Amen.

At home all day. Read part of Horneck’s Law of Consideration and one of Tillotson’s sermons.

At home all day and not busy. …We dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner with the addition of a pearl barley pudding. Just as we had dined, my mother and sister came in, who dined on some rashers of pork and pickled salmon. They stayed all night. This day paid Joseph Fuller 2/0½ for 1 leg of mutton received today.

At home all day; at work in my garden. My mother and sister stayed all day. We dined on a leg of mutton boiled and a piece of pork and rice plum pudding… My mother, sister and nephew stayed all night. In the evening Thomas Davy at our house.

At work in my garden part of the morning. After breakfast my mother, sister and nephew went away. Paid Jenner the hatter 17/10; viz., by book debt 4/9, by goods today 3/3½, by cash today 9/9½ in full for goods received today; viz.,

3 hats	0.7.6
1 do.	0.6.0
4 lb wool	0.3.4
For lying a waistcoat	0.1.0
	0.17.10

Paid Thomas Cornwell 6/6 on the parish account and what I put in the Easter account. At home all day. In the afternoon posted my day book. This day there was a cock match at Jones’s between Mr Clinch and Watt Dicker, but I did not go down.

In the morning at work in my garden. We dined on a piece of pork, suet, pearl barley pudding and turnip greens. In the afternoon Sarah Trill came and drank tea with us. At home all day. Read part of a book written by Vincent Perronet, vicar of Shoreham in Kent. In the evening Thomas Davy at our house, to whom I read one of Tillotson’s sermons. This day our parish and Chiddingly played at cricket at Broad Oak, when ours was beat, Chiddingly having 8 wickets to go up.

At home all day. We dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner with the addition of 4 eggs. Paid Charles Jeffries 16d, which with the 1.3.0 given him the 10th instant is in full for money he paid in town for me this week; viz.,

To Turner Bristow in full	1.3.4
For asparagus and radishes	0.1.0
	1.4.4

…We dined on a piece of bacon and turnip greens… John Browne at work about 3 hours for me, a-helping put up part of a bed. After dinner my wife and Philip walked over to Framfield and stayed all night. Mr John Breeden and a gentleman of Pevensey called at my house but did not stay. In the evening read part of Horneck on The Great Law of Consideration.

In the morning I walked over to Framfield where I arrived about 7:10. I breakfasted at my mother’s. My wife, Sally, Moses and Philip went all to church in the forenoon, as did my cousin John Bennett, who this morning came for my sister. We dined at my mother’s on a roasted breast of veal. (Our servant at home dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner). While they were at church in the afternoon, my sister and cousin Bennet went home. My wife and I stayed and drank tea at my mother’s and myself, wife and the 2 boys came home about 7:30, where we found Thomas Davy, to whom I read 2 of Tillotson’s sermons. I this day received of my mother in cash 10.12.2 for the uses as under; viz.,

To send Messrs Cruttenden & Burgess	10.0.0
for 3 hats	0.7.6
for 4 lbs white wool	0.3.4
for 2 lbs butter	0.0.11
Do. 2 tumblers	0.0.5

At home all day. John Browne at work for me part of the forenoon. We dined on a loin of veal (bought on Saturday) roasted in the oven and some asparagus… Paid Mr French by cash 7.5.1 and by a book debt 0.15.11, which together makes the sum of 8.1.0 and is in full for the note of hand I gave him the l4th April. I accordingly took up the said note. In the afternoon my brother called here in his way to Lewes, he being a-going to work there, and I paid him in cash 2/- and, by a book debt, 9/1, which is in full to this day. Mrs Rippington and Elizabeth Akehurst drank tea with us… Rec’d of Mr John Vine ½ cord of wood.

…We dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner with the addition of some green salad. Gave Ed Smith, Mr Beckett the carrier’s rider, 1.12.0 for him to pay Messrs Warriner and Hartley in full on my account. This day sent Messrs Margesson & Collison (in a box) in cash three 36/- [pieces], 3 moidores and 3 guineas, which together makes the sum of £12.

This day a game of cricket was played on Hawkhurst Common between this parish and Chiddingly which was won by our parish, the two last men being in. This day died Master Marchant about 6 o’clock after an illness of near 3 months. This day sawed part of half a cord of wood and worked some part of the day in my garden. Thomas Davy here in the evening.