February 1798.

Action is very great and the house in which he lives
is very incommodious and extremely decayed the
Circumstance of his Son's being obliged to go from his
Lodge to the Gate Perhaps 100. times in a Day in rainy
Weather over his head with a Mud Floor under his
feet is a very serious Grievance he has been often
obliged to change his Shoes when they have been
entirely wet through twice or three times in a Day
and has not escaped violent attacks of the Rheuma-
-tism with all his Care.

Mr.. Aris's Distance from the Gate increases
his Labour and fatigue in going backwards and
forwards extremely whereas if he were so situated as
to be within sight of the Gate and near it his Duty would
be performed with much greater case and Satisfaction
than at present I confess I observe with much Concern
a great Alteration in the Governors health and I impute
much of it to the great additional fatigue arising from
his being so inconveniently placed I conceive that
every Complaint both from the Father and the Son
ought to be adjusted and removed for between £300.
and £400. a sum apparently of little Consequence
when Compared with the Preservation of the Health
or securing the Comfort of so good and valuable an
Officer as Mr.. Aris or so attentive a Servant as his
Son I would therefore beg leave to move that it be
referred to the Committee to Consider under the Direction
and with the assistance of Mr.. Rogers what plan may
most effectually be adopted for the better Accomodation of
the Governor and of the Principal Turnkey in Order to the
more easy and effectual Discharge of their Duty and that
the Committee do Report the result of their Deliberation to
the Court on the next County Day.