16 March
My Lord
Am obliged to your lordship for yours of the 7th, I perceive you do not go to London so soon as I thought you would, have inclos’d your lordship a bill of £50 for my dear mittys allowance, upon my Son Christopher wch will be punctually paid, though he be at present in the North, I Recd a letter the last post from my d[ea]r Mitty, as also one inclosed wch I will take care to deliver, wth my most humbl Service to your lordship & family & my blessing to my dear Mitty
Mr Mowbray
I perceive by a letter from Jacob Peart that the workmen was to have £7:5
I perceive by your letter of the 19th that you bargaind wth Loraine for £5.50 pr tun as also wth [struck out: ‘the workmen’] those that works the dead heaps for £7:5 pr fother wch shall be punctually paid, it is a mistake betwixt my Clerk & James Mewburn, you may be assured, what ever bargains you make for me shall always be duley observed so pray acqt Loraine, & the workmen, that
The 25 March
H[ones]t Mr Loftus
I am very much obliged to you for the most kind letter, & do assure you if it were in my power to be any way Serviceable to you none should be more ready than myself on Monday next God willing I design for the bath & I hope to God if Journey & the waters will prove for my healths sake so farewell honest Mr loftus & believe me always the real friend to Serve
EB
I shall be glad to receive a lettr from you at the bath, may direct for m
Mr Sedgewick
Your letter Surprised me very much, I am sure I do not owe you one farthing & never shall I hope, & why you should desire Mr Ridsdale to pay my dbts, that has no moneys of mine in his hands, it is strange to me, so you need not give me nor yourself, any further trouble upon this acct I am Your Friend
EB
York 26 March
Dr Sr
Am very much obliged to you for your of the 19th as also for the 2 inclosed Draughts you sent me, I am now in a hurry going to the bath & have not time to take advice abt them at their own leisure I desire a line from each of you to the bath & what price he sets on them wth my most humble Service to yourself & Lady I am
Sr your Most Faithfull & Most Obedt Humb. Servt
James
You will find I was mistaken, by the inclosed from Mr Mewbray & Jacob Peart, so let the workmen & Loraine be paid according to their agreemt, I would have a pay made at May day next, & what is due to me from Mr Fenwick, ordr Will Lows to furnish you wth it, & shall pay him consideration for it, have writ to him some time ago about it, this day I desig[n] for the bath in Somersetshire via London I am
June the 9
James
I returned from the bath last Sunday very much out of order, I hope a little time will set me right againe, am glad you set the carriages on before you left fallowf[iel]d, & besure you agree wth one to pile the lead as it comes down to Newburn, I wish you could send me a bill by Saturday nights post, if not you had best bring the money you have wth you to Newby, for this is a time that you may be best spared (& also bring the pay wth you, for I long to know what was
Mr Ward
I returned from the bath last Sunday, very much out of ordn, I hope a little time will set me right againe give my Service to Mr Spereman & acqt him if he will give 200 guineys, he shall have the manner of Bishopton, I w[oul]d have writ you long since to the same purpos, but have been out of order, I believe you may see Mr Spierman at Darlington, (am sorry to hear you have been likewise out of ordr should be glad to hear you are perfectly recovered againe) I hope you will get me go
June
H[ones]t Mr Mowbray
I perceive by your of the 4th June, that the undertakers are unwilling to allow me more than 1/8, so I soley refer it to yourself they shall be obliged [struck out: ‘by the lease in case they do not’] constantly to work her, [struck out: ‘that the lease shall be forfeit’d’] if not, the lease to be forfeited, & my Part of lead delivered at Newcastle Formerly I spoke to my Nephew Blacket about Wall Fell, who promised me a lease of it, for what term I plea
Newby June 14
Mr Lowes
I recd yours & am to acquaint that my master is come from the bath & likewise in pretty good health and as for the bargain that you made wth wood my master will confirme
June 15 1715
My Lord
I am infinitely obliged to your Lordship for your kind inquire after my health, I fell ill upon the road of a Pluresie within forty miles of Newby I stayed there ten or twelve days & had five & thirty ounces of blood taken from me I wish I had continued there ten or fifeten days longer for my jurney home did me a very great prejudice tho I made three days of it, I am forced to have two or three people to sit up with me every night since I took my Distemper, for I
16 June 1715
Mr Silvertop
Sr, I have been in the South at the bath these 3/m & am but just return’d, cannot say I am so well in health as I could wish, but I hope a little time will perfectly recover me, the time of the year is now past for cutting of timber, & please God next year shall follow the advice, inclosed I send you your acct signd, & had done it much soonr if had been at home, my Brother I believe did buy a small piece of ground at Bladon wch I have nothing to do wit
Newby 21 June 1715
My Lord
I am Still Every day more and more obligd to your L[or]dship for the kind wishes for my recovery, my the pain on my side continuing wch obligd me to be let blood & had 12 ounces [struck out: ‘of blood’] taken [struck out: ‘from me last Sunday’] on Sunday last, I thank god I find myself better Since, tho, I cannot turn myself in bed, as yet, without help, I hope I shall get strength shortly, for I find myself much better
Shall send my Lady
Mr Stephenson
Sr – I must desire your particular care in conveying by some careful master, in whom you can depend upon, a Picture of very great value, wch is directed for my Son Chr[istopher] he will likewise return by the same master another picture of great value, wch you must desire him to take the same care off, the particular care in this, will ever oblige
your assur’d F[rien]d & H[umble] Ser[vant]
I hope you have not forgot to write for the 2 canary birds you may
Dr Kitty
My Ld Warrington will send to your house a picture of value and had done it before this but had forgot where you lived, if you can depend upon a mastr that will take a particular care of it, ship it by him, & direct it for Mr Scott Crane Mastr in York to be sent to Newby, I likewise shall send you a picture of great value for my Ld warrington, wch you must send by a careful porter, my Ld w[oul]d take it kindly if you waited on him at the same time yourself may with my humble Servi
Dr Prescot
The paine on my side made me very uneasy since you was here, so last Sunday I had 12 ounces of blood taken from me, & since I have taken the same purch wch you orderd wch wrought mighty well wth me, not withstanding my paine continues though not so violent, but more in the night wch hinders my rest, so pray acqt me what you advise me to rub my side, & my Apoth. shall make it up
Mr Langwith
I desire you will get me a deal box made wch will hold my two silver dicanters & put them carefully up, that they may not bruse, & give the box wth a great charge to the Ripon Carrier, who comes into your Town on Tuesday night & comes out on Wednesday morning, so I desire you will give it the carrier your self on wednesday in the morning, & also when I come to York shall pay what I am indebted to you I am
Mr Stephenson
The bearer is my honest work who I always imploy, I desire you will go wth him, where any old Tyles are to be sold, I have sent him purposely to chase them out, tho, I give a better price, & if none to be had, shall be oblig’d to buy some new Tyles, must desire you to see them carefully put in the boat, for small matter breaks them, 2000 or thereabouts I believe will do my business, I am
We shall be very glad to see Mrs Stephenson at Newby where you may be assured she
Mr Aldr
I desire you will send me 12 Gallons of the very best port white wine, & order to be sent by the Ripon Carrier on Wednesday morning, I hope you will take care to let me have the best in. the cellar I am
Sr your Humble Servt
Mr Mowbray
I desire you will let Mr loraine the dead heaps and the Waste about the Mill, wch he has already gone through at what price you think convenient, I would not have him to be a looser, but must oblige him to keep such a Number of work people at work or otherwise shall be in my power to let it to whom I shall think fit, & what ever bargain you make wth him, shall be punctually performed by
30 June 1715
Honest Will
I have been from Newby above these 3 months, & in coming from the bath I fell sick upon the road & was oblig’d to stay their 10 or 12 days thank God since I got home am indifferent well & am since much better
Upon the receipt of this letter give me an acct of all my concerns in your country, as soon as you have got In your harvest shall be glad to see you at Newby, but if you think your harvest will be backwardly must see you before for am
June 30 1715
James
Am very glad parceval dispatched his business so well, if Sr John does not pay me nigh £15000 pound by the 17 Xbr next, he will be foreclosed & Seaton lordship will be my own,
& faile not to know of J Clark the freeporter the price of lead, for I know neither Mr Fenwick nor Mr Ridley will tell you the price court but always says its cheapr than it is, give my Service to Mr Fenwick & his partner, & acqt them I have 6 or 700 p[ieces] of lead , & if the
July 3 1715
My Lord
Recd the favr of yours of the 30th the other day, My Lady Warringtons Picture was put aboard a vessel that was just sailing for London, & a great charge given the Master to take particular care of it, & deliver it to my Son, who will send it to your lordships house, I do not in the least question but it will come well safe to hand, wch should be glad to hear, Capt Millington is now at Newby who acqts me that all at dunham are in good health, my familys gives their
Dr Kitty
The Picture for my Ld Warrington is shipt in John Cock who sailed yesterday directly from York to London, it had been much better if you had not shipt the Picture in Caleb Rich because he unloads at hull, but Stay’d till you had an opportunity of shipping it in a Vessel directly for York, however I hope it will come safe to hand, when you Receive the Picture Send it to my Ld Warrington but must take nothing for freight or porteridge
My Ld would be very glad to see you
Sr
I Recd your letter, & give you many thanks for your kind Inquiry after me, my two year old Heifers are bulled by a very fine Hollands bull wch I got lately from Holland I value the Heifers very much & would not part wth them to any one but my Ld Gower, so if you will please to send any one over of judgemt to Newby, they shall have their choice, shall be very glad to see you at Newby, wth my most humbl Service to my Ld I am
Sr your