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Letter – Edward Blackett to George Mashrother – 19 Oct 1714
19-Oct-1714
Sr
I desire you’l do me the Favour to order a good number of Candles, to make Illuminations on Wednesday night otherwise I doubt the Mobb may Break the Windows, & will not consider that there are none that lives in the House, wth my Humble Service to all my Neighbours. I am
Your Assured Friend To Serve You
To Mr George Mashrother
At his house in Conny StreetYork
Letter – Edward Blackett to John Ward – 21 Oct 1714
21-Oct-1714
Mr Ward
I reced both your Lettere & am very Glad that your Wife & Daughter got well Home, I hope you’l be so kinde as to let your Family come to Newby in Summer, where I am very sure they cannot be anywhere more welcome, pray give my Service to Mrs Place, tell her I can never Agree to the proposalls you send me, for I am sure they are wthout a precident, you understand Business so well yourself that I wonder you wou’d trouble yourself to send them, however pray
Letter – Edward Blackett to Mr Wright – 21 Oct 1714
21-Oct-1714
Sr
I reced yours of the 19th & I did give Mr Ward order to dispose of the Mannor of Bpp-ton, wth all the reserved Rents & Royaltys & what Agreemt he makes shall be punctually perform’d by me, I know very well that the Yearly value is but £4-1-6., but you never name the right I have to mary Crawforths Lands, & several others who has no manner of Title to shew, If you think it worth your time, you may discourse Mr Ward abt it, & then I shall be very gl
Letter – Edward Blackett to William Lowes – 21 Oct 1714
21-Oct-1714
Honest Will
Your Son & his Fellow traveller was here last weeke, & staid wth me two or three days, I look upon him to be a good sober young Man, & if you keep him three or 4 Years longer at the university I am sure it would be very much for his Advantage, & you need not doubt but Interest may be made to get him a good Living
Fail not to come to Newby as soon as possibly you can, to sett Strait May day rents, you know I have often told you, I wou’d never suff
Letter – Edward Blackett to Henry Tulip – 21 Oct 1714
21 Oct 1714
Honest Henry
Besure you take care to send the Inclosed to Will Lows by a safe Hand I have order’d him to come to Newby as soon as possibly he can, to sett the last May day Rents Streight, & to give you notice, where you meet him, so that you may accompany him & sett your Halfe Years Rent Straight, for I will never suffer one Halfe Years Rent to run into another, but always have them punctually pd 30 days after due, as soon as this Letter comes to your Hand fail n
Letter – Edward Blackett to Philip Launder – 22 Oct 1714
22-Oct-1714
Sr
I perceive by yours of the 9th that you have put on Board, Henry Lambert, one Bag of Hops for me directed to Mr Scott Grain Master in Yorke, wch I have not as yet reced, I desire you’l let me know by the next post, who you wou’d have the moneys pd to, & the order shall be observ’d by
Sr Your Humble Servt
For Mr Philip Launder
Letter – Edward Blackett to Captain Pym – 24 Oct 1714
Newby Oct 24 1714
Capt Pymn
Last week I read in the Newse Paper that Capt Pym Commander of Increase lately arrived at Bristol from Newfoundland, so I desire you’l doe me the favour to let me know by a line from your own hand whither you see or heard any thing of the Phenix man of War and Whither the Capt was in good health or not for I heard about a month ago that he was not very well. Pray oblige me in this directing your lettr for Sr Edward Blackett Bart at Newby In Yorkshire
Letter – Edward Blackett to William Norton – 26 Oct 1714
26-Oct-1714
Sr
Your son mr Lambert has bought me a bagg of hops & desires the money may be pd to you so I have sent my son to wait on you with this letter & the moneys. I shall give him a Letter of thanks by this Post for the trouble he was pleas’d to give himself wth my Humble service to yourself & family
I am Sr your affectionate kinsman & humbler servt
For Mr Wm Norton Esq these
I am abt altering my will so I desire yowl give the coppy wch you have t
Letter – Edward Blackett to John Blackett – 29 Oct 1714
Sr
I have a very great request to you & I think it is the first so I hope you’l not deney me, it is to desire that you’l prevail with your Son will to give one of his voats for Mr Sharp this next Election for Rippon will Ingage that Mr Aisleby shall not take it ill being it is my request to you both and if Mr Sharp can be anyway serviceable to your Son in his office by taking of stamps, paper or Parchment & he will oblidge him in it and your favours in this shall always be owne
Letter – Edward Blackett to Philip Launder – 30 Oct 1714
30 Octobr 1714
Sr
I’ve recd the favour of your Letter, with an account of the Cost of the hops so immediately sent my Son with the moneys to your father Norton, I return you many thanks for the trouble you were Pleased to give yourself in buying of them with my Service to yourself and family. I am
Sr your obliged Humble Servt
For Mr Lauder At his house in Notingham
Letter – Edward Blackett to George Booth – 31 Oct 1714
Oct 31 1714
My Lord
I am mighty Glad to hear, of your Lordships safe return to Dunham, and tha[t] you found all your family in good health which pray continue
All this Country is in great hurrey about making Intrest both for the Country and the severall burrows, being their is opposition [to] most of them, wee Expect the parliament wa[s] to be dissolved next week, I hope in a little time the Elections will be over then I designe god willing to goe to York for the remainde
Letter – Edward Blackett to Christopher Wandesford – 31 Oct 1714
31 Octobr 1714
My Lord
Am glad to perceive by yr Servt tht you ar in good health, I cannot say so much of my self for I have not been very well for these many months past, not being able to walk twenty yards without a great pain in my back, so tht I am forced to have a chair <carried> if I do but walk in the garden but in case It were otherwise with me I must beg yr pardon, for the little interest I have is ingaged for Mr Sharp, & am sure you wd not have desire I shou
Letter – Edward Blackett to John Ward – 1 Nov 1714
Newby the 1 9br 1714
I Recd yr letter wth the Inclosed from Mr Wright I leave the disposal of Bishopton Royalties &c, wholly to your self not questioning but you will do for me as If was yr own,
So what Ever bargain you make will stand too wth my service to you self & family
I am Yr Assured Friend
Letter – Edward Blackett to Nicholas Fenwick – 1 Nov 1714
Mr Fenwick & Compn Dt
having occasion for two hundred pounds I desire you will send me bills for the same at 20 days after date assoon as conveniently you can, as for the remainder shall not have not present occasn for it. I hope before this the Rest of my lead is in the Cellar, if not pray order J
J Mewburn and James Clark, to hasten the bringing of it to Newcastle , wth my service to yr self & partner
Letter – Edward Blackett to William Lowes – 1 Nov 1714
1 9br-17
I have both writ & told you so often tht I would not have my Rents so Ill pd, tht I doubt I shall be forced to Imploy another to receive thm, I will allow only a month or five weeks at most after ye Rent day, and before you can be well hear another rent will be high due, I will never allow of such payments so upon recept hereof come to Newby tht we may sett the May day Rents straight & will Consider who shall receive the Martin[ma]s Rent for I would as soon have no re
Letter – Edward Blackett to John Ward – 4 Nov 1714
4 Novbr 1714
Mr Ward
I hope you’l be mindfull to meet Mr Wright at Bppton at the time Appointed wch I think is on Monday next, & whatsoever Agreemt you make <I ll> will perform I am now positively resolved to let 150 a year at Mulwith so I desire you’l endeavour to get me a Tennant you it is as pretty a Farme as any In Yorkeshire, & if any of yor Acquaintance has occasion for such a Farme they cannot <. specd> thm selves better, wn you return from Bppton p
Letter – Edward Blackett to James Mewburn – 4 Nov 1714
4 Novbr 1714
James
Am glad to perceive by yors if Mr Fenwick has promised to weigh off the Lead in a little Time, besure you fail not to speak to the Newburn Wherrymen, & let thm know at their perrill they do not bring down the Lead wth all possible speed order the case of glass to be ship’d in any Hull vessel directed for Mr Alderman Fenwick mercht in Hull to be sent to Sr Yorke for Sr Edwd Blacket besure you see glass writ on the Top of the Box wch will make the Watermen
Letter – Edward Blackett to Nicholas Fenwick – 4 Nov 1714
4-Novbr-1714
Gentlemen
Havin present occasion for 200 I desire you will not fail to send me p[er] first post the said sume in two Bills, payable to me or my order, at -15 or-20-days after date & you’l very much oblige
Srs Yr very Humble Servt
Letter – Edward Blackett to Christopher Blackett – 7 Nov 1714
Newby 7 9br – 1714
Dr Kitti
Am glad to perceive by yrs of the 4th tht you have got judgmt ag[ains]t Horton & in few days time should have execution against him, besure get the mony if possible for have no hopes to get any thing of mr Brumell, last week I sent you a <hhd> of ale, upon Receipt of this letter buy me a bushell of The Old Winter peermain, a bushel of Gden Pippens, & a bushel of glden Rennitts, take care they are well packed up wth straw, tht if any fr
Letter – Edward Blackett to Henry Dawnay – 9 Nov 1714
9-9ber-1714
My Lord
I Rec[eiv]ed ye Honr of yo r Lordps Letter I did hear If such a report was spread both at Ripon & in the North Rid, tht yr Ldsp had a pention of -500 p[er] Ann[um], but neither my self nor any other I believe ded give any Credit to it, & this morning have sent yr Letter by my son to Ripon to be perused by the Gentlemen their, so I heartily wish yr Ldsp success I am
Intirely Yr Ldsps Faithfull Humble Servt
For The Lord Downe
Letter – Edward Blackett to Henry Hodges – 9 Nov 1714
9-9ber-1714
Sr
I rec[eiv]ed the favour of yr Letter & can Assure you tht I have no moneys at Newby only wts necessary to pay me own worke people,I own I have a small sume at London as also some moneys at Newcastle wch will bedue to me for rents in a short time, mr Ridsdale never spoke one syllable to me abt what you write & If it were in power to serve you might freely demand –
Sr Yr Faithfull Humble Servt
For Henry Hodges Esqr
Letter – Edward Blackett to William Norton – 11 Nov 1714
11 9br-1714
Sr
I am very sorry to hear that you have been very ill of late I hope this severe Fitt, will make you be more Carefull of yr self, & not Ride to late at nights, but always to go home wth day light, will Engage you will not have such severe Fitts of the Gout, as you formerly have had, if you’l follow my advice, will take care that Chris Almond have the -10- at St Andrew day as you desire wth my most Humble service to yor Lady I am
Most Affectionately Yr
Letter – Edward Blackett to John Ward – 11 Nov 1714
11-9br-1714
Mr Ward
I perceive you have been at Bppton wch I thank you for, if mr Wright come to Newby shall make him welcome, but does soly referr that Affair to yr own managemt
The Agreemt wch mr Place & I made abt his Damm is dated the 3d day of Sept-1703, to pay me -4-Guineas yearly, payable at Martins & May day as long as his sd Damm shall stand & be Continued, so it is - 11-years gone you may soon see wt you have collected of it, for my own part I do n
Letter – Edward Blackett to Ralph Loraine – 11 Nov 1714
11-9br-1714
mr Loraine
I perceive by yrs of the -4th that you are Indebted to Harry Tulip £55 wch I believe is more then yor -10-Tun of Lead comes to, I had a Letter last post from Newcastle, who – complains mightily of the w[eigh]t of it, so you will Imagine I will Expect to have it made good, both as the wt of the Carriage & the Lead, get w[ha]t Lead you can made agt Christmas, & order as much of the dead Heaps as possibly they can to be smelted agt that time. shall
Letter – Edward Blackett to James Mewburn – 11 Nov 1714
James
I perceive from yrs that the wherrymen has brought down -560- peices & will bring down the remainder on Monday or Tuesday next, wch will be glad to hear Confer[m]d, I perceive that mr Fenwick has weighed of 300 peices, & is much concerned at the Ill weight, it is much more my loss, he pays for no more thn what he has, so upon recept of this Letter write a chideing Letter to mr Loraine abt the weight & order him to acquaint the smelters that smelts the waste to make bet
