My good friend

London Jan^ry: 21^th: 1702

I Received your letter dated y^e 11^th Instant, and

aNother of y^e 19^th that on the 11^th Came to my hands

by y^e post before the other where it should Lye

I know not, I understand you Cant get M^r

Mountagues Certificate tell y^e Keepers are pay’d

their useall sallerys I spoake to S^r Thomas Hanmer

about it and he ordered me to write to you if it be

the Keepers Wright to have it he would have you

pay it; if you have not money in your hands pay

it out of y^e next wood sales and pray send up M^r

Mountagues Certificate as soon as possible you

can, I cant finde Cap.^t Rider to signe y^e other as

yet, if you here he is in the Country lett me know if

your next letter I have Nothing Else at present

but my Servise to you and to M^rs Herbert and your

two sons, and am:

Your most true friend and

Servant: Jo.ⁿ Jennings

[change hand] This is my Sonn Josephs

writing:/

[change hand to Herbert]

{?and} to more Troublesom [damaged] I had sent you the acompts

Of the Last Salles butt I being willing to make what mony

I could I [illeg T???hed} a good quantity which moneys upon Truth

I cannot get {^all} up [deleted] yet How ever you shall Have the

Wood Book and the A Compt {?sealery} my wife and sons

Present ther servis to you and Mrs Jenings and to yo^r sons and dagher

and to [illeg d?th} yo^r Trew ffriend and humble servant

[vertical left side] Joseph writes

a very good Hand

January 25: 1702

This Leter returnd to M^r
Jennings/

In order to pay Sallry {?Reports}

[original hand] For

M.^r Thomas Gerber tatt his

House att Whittlebury neer

Towcester

Northton Shire

By Towcester Bagg

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Worthy and Dear Trew ffriend January 25: 1702

I recd yo^r Leter of 21^st: Instant and Have sent

you [illeg] M^r Mountagues sirtificatt

ffor sallery [illeg fforistt]: as to the Keepers

a Lowances ffor looking to the underwoods

hath bin given them a Long Time

when the woods man in the [illeg down]

and I paid all a long Till now butt

Then Thay keept The {?seame} and

[illeg] out of chiging coppiss Till thay

[illeg] [illeg] our [illeg] [illeg] butt now thay

stood [deleted] the {?coppis} with [deleted] [illeg]

and could [illeg] the {?nextt} yeare After thay

are full which made grett [illeg]

Therefor I see no Reson why any money

Should be a Lowing to Any {?Coppis [illeg]} the

cannot present that [deleted] [illeg]

butt M^r Montagues keepers hath promisd

to be more carful ffor the feuter: There

master not a Lowing of Any [illeg] to be

dun in the cloase coppices: capt Rider

is not in this {?country/county}: and {?Chas} {?Chase}

writ to him ffrom this place [illeg] these

Leters to be Left att one Mrs Greenaways

In Lether{?shall} near Lether [damaged] [illeg]

Desier you would be [damaged] please to

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to get the warrant as sown as you can possible ffor sevrall

Reasons I Have fformerly Told you: the {?Salles} are nott so

Big as thay ware Last year butt Lye ffarther distant

My good friend

London January: 21^th: 1702

I Received your letter dated y^e 11^th Instant, and

another of y^e 19^th that on the 11^th Came to my hands

by y^e post before the other where it should Lie

I know not, I understand you Cant get M^r

Mountagues Certificate till y^e Keepers are paid

their usual salaries I spoke to Sir Thomas Hanmer

about it and he ordered me to write to you if it be

the Keepers right to have it he would have you

pay it; if you have not money in your hands pay

it out of y^e next wood sales and pray send up M^r

Mountague's Certificate as soon as possible you

can, I cant find Captain Rider to sign y^e other as

yet, if you here he is in the Country let me know if

your next letter I have Nothing Else at present

but my Service to you and to M^rs Herbert and your

two sons, and am:

Your most true friend and

Servant: Jo.ⁿ Jennings

[change hand] This is my Son Josephs

writing:/

[change hand to Herbert]

{?and} to more Troublesome [damaged] I had sent you the accounts

Of the Last Sales but I being willing to make what money

I could I [illeg T???hed} a good quantity which moneys upon Truth

I cannot get {^all} up [deleted] yet How ever you shall Have the

Wood Book and the Account {?sealery} my wife and sons

Present their service to you and Mrs Jennings and to yo^r sons and daughter

and to [illeg d?th} yo^r True friend and humble servant

[vertical left side] Joseph writes

a very good Hand

January 25: 1702

This Letter returned to M^r
Jennings/

In order to pay Salary {?Reports}

[original hand] For

M.^r Thomas Gerber at his

House att Whittlebury near

Towcester

Northton Shire

By Towcester Bagg

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Worthy and Dear True friend January 25: 1702

I received your Letter of 21^st: Instant and Have sent

you [illeg] M^r Mountagues' certificate

for salary [illeg fforistt]: as to the Keepers

allowances for looking to the underwoods

hath been given them a Long Time

when the woods man in the [illeg down]

and I paid all along Till now but

Then They kept The {?seame} and

[illeg] out of chiging coppice Till they

[illeg] [illeg] our [illeg] [illeg] but now they

stood [deleted] the {?coppice} with [deleted] [illeg]

and could [illeg] the {?next} year After they

are full which made great [illeg]

Therefore I see no Reason why any money

Should be allowing to Any {?Coppice [illeg]} the

cannot present that [deleted] [illeg]

but M^r Montagues keepers hath promised

to be more carful for the future: There

master not allowing of Any [illeg] to be

dun in the close coppices: captain Rider

is not in this {?country/county}: and {?Chas} {?Chase}

wrote to him from this place [illeg] these

Letters to be Left at one Mrs Greenaways

In Lether{?shall} near Lether [damaged] [illeg]

Desire you would be [damaged] please to

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to get the warrant as soon as you can possible for several

Reasons I Have formerly Told you: the {?Sales} are not so

Big as they were Last year but Lie farther distant