My worthy and {^only} Trew ffriend 8 Spember: 6: 1703

I Rec^d yo^r Leter of the 27^th {?last} and Am glad to Heare

that neither the {?Lord} of grafton nor Sr Tho Hammer

will {^not} Have Any thing to do with [illeg] Ringer I Am {?sure}

thay Have Litell Reson ffor it conserning this [illeg] in this

{?country/county}: I {?upon/asure/impose} to {?heard} of {?fomerh} {?doing} {?soon/dun} with the

{?Funnell} Tempestus wind which was very {?dreadfull}

in this county not a Town nor villeg where it Hath

not dun a great deal of butt more in {?some} {?placis} than

in others butt no place excepted {?ffrom} its [illeg] I

my [illeg] {?house} Rec^d a {?comprisable} but of I {?thank}

god it Has no [illeg] [illeg] as many in this country

has by [illeg] of [illeg] and stables and Barns ffalling

upon them.

I hard last your {?the} a {?commpt} where John Archbold

My {?self} The [illeg] [illeg] the [illeg] {?patroll} grounds

To which a compt I will [illeg] to: not withstanding

The ffolk [illeg] a quittance ffor Halff a years Rent

Which I never [illeg] ffor I hath {Time I have

sent you a Leter of Mr Robington and a [illeg] to

this [illeg] a {?made} in distress So I would desier you

To will to Him to pay His a Rears or {?quit} my {?Lord}

[illeg] of grafton will put Him to Trouble a bout it

I will a sure you this is the only man I Have [illeg dispared]

With in Any a compt {?possibly} this 30 years and

I {?believe} more [illeg] than Any mistake ffor

When I {?left} my a compts with Mr Toppam in

{?June} 1695 when you was with me before I came

to London the [illeg] the Halff a Rent to be

{?sure}

I have had {?him} {?8} years with [illeg] [illeg] [illeg] [illeg] [illeg]

to go out with grafton grounds and to have {?Mr} {?Hawker}

ffor [illeg] [illeg] and Tell me {^he} hath a pointd ffrom

my Lord {?Earl} of grafton and S^r Tho Hammer; {?I}

paid [illeg] to Him I Told Him The [deleted]

{?Monday/money} must be {?Repaid} by [illeg] and shall

[illeg] their under {?Tenents} [illeg] very [illeg]

[vertical left side] I hear nothing more of {?Raph} Riley Tho Hadings in the [illeg] conserning

[illeg] [illeg] [illeg] [illeg] {?Butt / Bull} my servis so with my {?notiss} [deleted] with my [illeg]

To you and Mrs Jennings [illeg] [illeg] me be with [illeg] [illeg] praying always for your Helth {turn over

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Postscript; Since y^e great wind I have been at Grafton

where there is [deleted] {^a great deal of} damage done to y^e {?liles/lilos}; but very

little to any thing else. I find One M.^r W.^m Rogdgers

has a mind to take part of Grafton Grounds, who was

formerly a Ten.^t to part of y.^m [deleted] He

has y^e report of a very honest Man, & y^e best workmⁿ

in his calling, of any Man y^t ever Came into Graft.

Grounds, since y^e death of M.^r Carter &c

My worthy and {^only} True friend 8 September: 6: 1703

I Received your Letter of the 27^th {?last} and Am glad to Hear

that neither the {?Lord} of Grafton nor Sir Thomas Hammer

will {^not} Have Any thing to do with [illeg] Ringer I Am {?sure}

they Have Little Reason for it concerning this [illeg] in this

{?country/county}: I {?upon/asure/impose} to {?heard} of {?fomerh} {?doing} {?soon/dun} with the

{?Funnell} Tempestus wind which was very {?dreadful}

in this county not a Town nor village where it Hath

not done a great deal of but more in {?some} {?places} than

in others but no place excepted {?from} its [illeg] I

my [illeg] {?house} Received a {?comprisable} but of I {?thank}

god it Has no [illeg] [illeg] as many in this country

has by [illeg] of [illeg] and stables and Barns falling

upon them.

I heard last your {?the} a{?commpt} where John Archbold

My {?self} The [illeg] [illeg] the [illeg] {?patrol} grounds

To which account I will [illeg] to: notwithstanding

The folk [illeg] acquittance for Half a years Rent

Which I never [illeg] for I hath {Time I have

sent you a Letter of Mr Robington and a [illeg] to

this [illeg] a {?made} in distress So I would desire you

To will to Him to pay His arrears or {?quit} my {?Lord}

[illeg] of Grafton will put Him to Trouble about it

I will assure you this is the only man I Have [illeg - dispared]

With in Any account {?possibly} this 30 years and

I {?believe} more [illeg] than Any mistake for

When I {?left} my accounts with Mr Toppam in

{?June} 1695 when you was with me before I came

to London the [illeg] the Half a Rent to be

{?sure}

I have had {?him} {?8} years with [illeg] [illeg] [illeg] [illeg] [illeg]

to go out with Grafton grounds and to have {?Mr} {?Hawker}

for [illeg] [illeg] and Tell me {^he} hath appointed from

my Lord {?Earl} of Grafton and Sir Tho Hammer; {?I}

paid [illeg] to Him I Told Him The [deleted]

{?money} must be {?Repaid} by [illeg] and shall

[illeg] their under {?Tenents} [illeg] very [illeg]

[vertical left side] I hear nothing more of {?Raph} Riley Tho Hadings in the [illeg] concerning

[illeg] [illeg] [illeg] [illeg] {?But} my service so with my {?notice} [deleted] with my [illeg]

To you and Mrs Jennings [illeg] [illeg] me be with [illeg] [illeg] praying always for your Health {turn over

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Postscript; Since y^e great wind I have been at Grafton

where there is [deleted] {^a great deal of} damage done to y^e {?liles/lilos}; but very

little to any thing else. I find One M.^r W.^m Rodgers

has a mind to take part of Grafton Grounds, who was

formerly a Tenant to part of them [deleted] He

has y^e report of a very honest Man, & y^e best workman

in his calling, of any Man that ever Came into Grafton

Grounds, since y^e death of M.^r Carter &c