| Content Description | Has seen the tenants in Mr Gace's collection; is sure none of them will refuse to pay their rents; has received only £100 from Mr Soresby since he came down £90 from Robin Banks; thinks they have received more than they own, as is sure that Farr has not received any for over a year; will come down again later as he thinks he can get more money from them, and is sure that the duchess will not be awarded the estate; encloses bills for repairs for Lyndhurst for winter 1713; while Harley is probably not liable for it all, suggests he pay it, as the poor keeper there has received nothing from the duchess; refers to a John [Forbells] who came to Wenman demanding forest wages, by the duchess's command; adds that he gets 2 or 3 claims like this a week.
Writes that Palmer has taken the hounds to the duchess at Welbeck; he cannot afford to keep them as the duchess has not paid him for 3 years; thinks it might be sensible for the duke to send him some money in return for his absolute obedience to Harley; provides some details of this arrangement; understands Mr Walter will soon be here to receive Lord Essex's rents; knows that some of Harley's tenants rent part of that estate and will probably ask Essex what they should do about the payment of their rents following the agreement between Harley and Lord Clare; would be glad of some venison from Clipstone; hopes Harley will allow him to come up in 3 weeks time. |