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March 25th. 1760
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Mr Seabrooke
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Your Letter of 25th Febry last acquainting me
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of the Damage done to your premisses by the late high
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Wind amountg to £80 has this day been
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taken into
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Consideration by the Gd. Comee of the Govrs. of this Hosptl. And
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also the Report of the Survey taken last Week by the
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Persons who was down there wherein the Damage
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done is said to Amount to no more than £50. at the
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very Utmost, towards which last mentiond Sum the
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Commee have Resolved to make You a considerable
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AllowanceThe 3 elm Trees which you have
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unwarrantably Cut down, they are determin'd to make
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you Pay for them, and you may think Your self well
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off that you escape their Resentment so easy
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The Tree that was blown down you are here expressly
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Order'd by the said Commee to Draw it form where it
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now lays, to some place of Security on your Promisses,
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and this as soon as possible, they being thoroughly
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Persuaded, that it belongs to
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To Mr
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Robert Seabrook
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by Tring Bog
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I am Etc
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R Leeson
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1st April 1760
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Mr. Stuen
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I am inform'd by Mr. Seabrooke Tenant to this
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Hospital for Lands at Masworth of an encroachment
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made by You on part of the said Lands by your ploughing
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ass & laying it to your own notwithstanding he hath
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told you of it several times but it has hitherto been
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to no manner of purpose you stillpersisting in what
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you have so donein Consequence of which the
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Matter is now come before the Grand Committee of the Govs.
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of this Hosptl. by whom I am Orderd to write that in Case,
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you don't immediately give Satisfaction to the said Mr.
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Seabrock by rests ring the Land so encroach'd, and
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making him all the Acknowledgement wch. he shall require
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for the time you have so unjustly detained the same
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an Action will be commenced against you, & this without
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any further Notice
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