March 25th. 1760

Mr Seabrooke
Your Letter of 25th Febry last acquainting me
of the Damage done to your premisses by the late high
Wind amountg to £80 has this day been [..] taken into
Consideration by the Gd. Comee of the Govrs. of this Hosptl. And
also the Report of the Survey taken last Week by the
Persons who was down there wherein the Damage
done is said to Amount to no more than £50. at the
very Utmost, towards which last mentiond Sum the
Commee have Resolved to make You a considerable
AllowanceThe 3 elm Trees which you have
unwarrantably Cut down, they are determin'd to make
you Pay for them, and you may think Your self well
off that you escape their Resentment so easy
The Tree that was blown down you are here expressly
Order'd by the said Commee to Draw it form where it
now lays, to some place of Security on your Promisses,
and this as soon as possible, they being thoroughly
Persuaded, that it belongs to the Hospital

To Mr Robert Seabrook< no role >
at Mesworth near Tring
Herts by Tring Bog

I am Etc
R Leeson

1st April 1760

Mr. Stuen
I am inform'd by Mr. Seabrooke Tenant to this
Hospital for Lands at Masworth of an encroachment
made by You on part of the said Lands by your ploughing
ass & laying it to your own notwithstanding he hath
told you of it several times but it has hitherto been
to no manner of purpose you stillpersisting in what
you have so donein Consequence of which the
Matter is now come before the Grand Committee of the Govs.
of this Hosptl. by whom I am Orderd to write that in Case,
you don't immediately give Satisfaction to the said Mr.
Seabrock by rests ring the Land so encroach'd, and
making him all the Acknowledgement wch. he shall require
for the time you have so unjustly detained the same
an Action will be commenced against you, & this without
any further Notice

R L