Ashenhurst Saturday July y^e 29^th. 1704
Honoured Father
William Coopers Lease as you will percieve by my Sister’s is determin’d
The Life departed it hapned on Wednesday last in y^e Afternoone; Have seen
Hall he is well satisfied to have y^ehis Business done as you {^shall} direct, have y^e Draught
of a Lease & Release for making {^a} Ten^t. to a {?P^Ecipe}, of your own writing, so
yt if you please to send me y^e Parties names & y^e {?PEmises} I believe I can
draw y^m. by that this PEsident, w^ch. when you please to do, will send you them
of next Post, if Business will not permit you to return by that Time;
shall long to heare of y^e Proceeding of y^e Exchequer Affairs. Have told Mr
Walthall as you ordered are {?of} last, he returns you his humble Service & {^[illeg]}
many Thanks for yE Trouble & Pains in his Business {^but is very unwilling to begin a prosecute ye suit at his own Expence at} Lawrence is impatient
to heare from his son James concerning his Grandaughter as I wrote you last Post.
I pray for our speedy & happy meeting & am &c.
We heard accidentally yt there had been a great misfortune among y^e children at y^e Park by over-
turning a cart I went thither on Thursday last, Tom & Will were both in y^e Cart, wⁿ. it turn’d over &
over Tom was thrown out so yt y^e Wheele fell upon his Side, he is at present very weake but can [deleted]
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walk; so yt they hope he will recover, Will was under y^e Body of y^e Cart, so was
only a little bruised of w^ch. he is perfectly well.

Ashenhurst Saturday July y^e 29^th. 1704
Honoured Father
William Coopers Lease as you will perceive by my Sister’s is determined
The Life departed it hapned on Wednesday last in y^e Afternoone; Have seen
Hall he is well satisfied to have y^ehis Business done as you {^shall} direct, have y^e Draught
of a Lease & Release for making {^a} Ten^t. to a {?P^Ecipe}, of your own writing, so
that if you please to send me y^e Parties names & y^e {?PEmises} I believe I can
draw y^m. by that this PEsident, w^ch. when you please to do, will send you them
of next Post, if Business will not permit you to return by that Time;
shall long to heare of y^e Proceeding of y^e Exchequer Affairs. Have told Mr
Walthall as you ordered are {?of} last, he returns you his humble Service & {^[illeg]}
many Thanks for your Trouble & Pains in his Business {^but is very unwilling to begin a prosecute ye suit at his own Expence at} Lawrence is impatient
to heare from his son James concerning his Grandaughter as I wrote you last Post.
I pray for our speedy & happy meeting & am &c.
We heard accidentally yt there had been a great misfortune among y^e children at y^e Park by over-
turning a cart I went thither on Thursday last, Tom & Will were both in y^e Cart, wⁿ. it turn’d over &
over Tom was thrown out so that y^e Wheel fell upon his Side, he is at present very weak but can [deleted]
go up

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walk; so that they hope he will recover, Will was under y^e Body of y^e Cart, so was
only a little bruised of w^ch. he is perfectly well.