| Content Description | Writes that he and Mr Stephenson hold a lease from the Earl which is due to end in 1719 and wish to renew it; has heard from Mr Drinkrow, the other tenant of the Earl's in Thwing, that he has been paying his rent to a 'Mr Shampanty'; has no idea where to find this man; informs the Earl that Mr Drinkrow has sold a house and land which was on lease; warns him against letting any land 'to any a torney' as the bailiff in Thwing, Jonathan Simpson, is in league with Mr Drinkrow in his illegal activities. |