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VOLUME 45

The Letters and Papers

OF THE

Banks Family of Revesby Abbey

1704— 1760

EDITED BY

J. W. F. HILL
LL.M.5 Litt.D., F.S.A,

1952

THE

PUBLICATIONS

OF THE

Xincoltt IRecorb Society

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FOUNDED IN THE YEAR

1910

VOLUME 45

FOR THE YEARS ENDING 31 ST AUGUST, 194S
AND 31ST AUGUST, 1949

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L69L5
v. 4-5

JOSEPH BANKS I (1665 L727)
from ;i busl l>\ John Nos1 in tlevesby Church.

riii 'i i > . ■ i .i| >ii iiy Thomas .ii um'~.

The Letters and Papers

OF THE

Banks Family of Revesby Abbey

1704— 1760

EDITED BY
J. W. F. HILL

LL.M., Litt.D., P.S.A.

PRINTED FOR

THE LINCOLN RECORD SOCIETY

The Hereford Times Limited, Hereford

1952

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page
PREFACE -------- iii

INTRODUCTION - - - v

LETTERS AND PAPERS ----- 1

APPENDIX --------243

INDEX - _ _ _ - 301

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PREFACE

By a codicil to his Will, Sir Joseph Banks, who died in 1820,
directed that papers relating to the county of Lincoln should be
sent to Revesby and there placed in the evidence room. No doubt
it was there, in conditions described by Arthur Young in his General
View of the Agriculture of the County of Lincoln (1799), pp. 20-21,
and afterwards in the house built by James Banks Stanhope on the
site of the Banks' mansion, that the papers remained for a century.
During that time the collection was enlarged by the addition of
papers of Edward James Willson (1787-1854), a Lincoln architect
and antiquary, perhaps through the agency of the late Colonel
Ernest L. Grange. It seems likely that these additions were made
in the time of the Right Honorable Edward Stanhope (1840-93),
who inherited Revesby from James Banks Stanhope, and who
classified and arranged the family papers, adding to them notes,
some of which are printed here. The collection was dispersed
in the salerooms of Messrs. Sotheby & Co. on 17 and 18 October,
1918 and 24 July 1929. The greater collections of Sir Joseph upon
a vast range of subjects had earlier suffered a like fate.

Some of the Lincolnshire papers are now at Yale, some are in
Mr. Warren Dawson's collection (notably his MS. 47, often quoted
here), some are in the Lindsey County Library, and others are in
my possession. Among these are all the papers printed in this
volume save the will of Joseph Banks I (which is taken from a
copy in the Lincoln Public Library) and other papers relating
to Sir Joseph's period which I bought at the same time. The major
part of my papers I bought from Mr. Bernard Halliday of Leicester
in 1929 ; they had probably formed part of Lot 670, bought by
him, at the sale of 24 July 1929. I bought the remainder from
Messrs. Quaritch.

The papers printed here, though they have kept or come together
by accident, have a certain unity, relating as they do to earlier
generations of the family, and they have seemed worth publishing
for the light they throw on a variety of matters chiefly in the first
half of the eighteenth century. Save where notes have seemed
necessary to explain references to persons or things the documents
are left to speak for themselves, and the Introduction has been
confined to a record of the lives of the chief members of the Banks
family so far as I have been able to discover it. Even so, the volume
is larger than was expected.

It is pleasant to acknowledge the help I have received from a
great number of friends. Through the good offices of Dr. Charles
Cameron, who is engaged upon a life of Sir Joseph Banks, I came

iv PREFACE

into touch with Mr. Warren R. Dawson, F.S.A., of Simpson House,
Simpson near Bletchley, who with rare generosity lent me his
Banks MSS. for a long period, received me in his house, and gave
me much bibliographical information. The Vicar of Giggleswick,
the Secretary of Giggleswick School and the Vicar of Revesby
allowed me to consult records in their possession ; the Town Clerk
of Grimsby produced the Borough Court Books ; Mr. A. C.
Townsend of the Natural History Museum made it easy to study
the Dawson Turner Transcripts of Sir Joseph Banks' papers at
the Museum ; Mrs. Joan Varley of the Lincolnshire Archives Office
kindly furnished the notes about the clergy mentioned in the
letters, and her colleague Miss D. M. Williamson was untiring in
calling to notice relevant papers in other collections ; Mr. G. S.
Dixon allowed me to draw on his great knowledge of Lincolnshire
history, and Mr. C. L. Exley supplied notes of leases of property
of the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln. Mr. J. Holland Walker and
the Nottingham University Librarian (Mr. Ellis Flack) helped
from their knowledge of Nottingham sources, and Mr. W. G. Briggs
of those of Derbyshire ; and Mr. A. V. Perry was always ready to
find the answers to queries on London topography.

In working on the volume I have appreciated more fully than
ever before the services which Miss Kathleen Major renders to the
Society as Editor, and I am grateful to her for her help and en-
couragement at every stage. Through the good offices of the
Lindsey and Holland County Librarian (Mr. A. C. Curtis), the index
has been prepared by Miss F. E. Thurlby, now a member of his
staff and formerly Canon Foster's Secretary.

Dates have been printed in the modern style. Abbreviations
have for the most part been extended, and the original spelling
has been preserved, though many capitals have been lowered and
punctuation varied for the sake of easier reading. Where part
of a document is missing the fact is indicated, e.g. [torn]. Where
words are illegible the mark ... is used.

J. W. F. Hill.
Lincoln.

May 1952.

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INTRODUCTION

THE BANKS FAMILY

The family of Banks of Revesby in the county of Lincoln has
been made famous by Sir Joseph Banks, the fourth and last of the
line. Early in life he sailed round the world with Captain Cook
in the Endeavour, taking a leading part in the exploration of
Australia ; he was a pioneer in the settlement of New South Wales ;
he made voyages of exploration to Newfoundland and Iceland ;
he was an eminent botanist, a leader in agricultural improvement,
and for forty two years President of the Royal Society. Though he
usually spent only the summer months in his home county, he
loomed large in its life for more than a normal generation, and
rendered it service in many fields.

It is, however, his great grandfather Joseph Banks I, the purchaser
of Revesby, his grandfather Joseph II and his father William Banks
with whom the papers in this volume are concerned ; and although
the letters and papers of Joseph II occupy the most space, the
real hero of the volume is Joseph I. He was the founder of the
family. The recruitment of the gentry from the professional and
business classes after the Restoration has become a commonplace
of economic history. Lincolnshire received its share of the new
gentry, notably from the merchant princes of London. The
Chaplins of Well, Tathwell and Blankney derived from Sir Francis
Chaplin, lord mayor in 1678. Thomas Vyner, great nephew of
Sir Robert Vyner, lord mayor in 1675 and banker to Charles II,
founded the family of Gautby near Wragby. These families, with
Short of Edlington, descended from " a citizen of London ", and
the Sherards, who acquired estates in east Lincolnshire from Sir
Robert Christopher the London attorney, appear in this volume.
Sir Gilbert Heathcote, who acquired property in the south of
the county, had a seat at Normanton in Rutland ; he was lord
mayor in 1711, chief founder of the new East India Company
and a proprietor of the Bank of England. These families and
their like were joined in 1714 by Joseph Banks, an attorney
who had founded a fortune in and around the growing town of
Sheffield.

When Banks compiled his pedigree for enrolment in the College
of Arms in 1719 he traced his ancestry back only to his grandfather
Robert Banks. At its head is a shield of arms as follows : — quarterly
1 and 4, sable, a cross or between four fleurs de lys argent
(Banks) ; 2 and 3, gules, a chevron between three annulets argent

vi INTRODUCTION

(Catherton).1 These arms are those recorded by Henry Banke of
Bank Newton, a small and remote township in the parish of
Gargrave in the West Riding of Yorkshire ; and they recall that
that family " bettered their estates by marriage of the daughter
and heir of Catherton ".2

The connection with the Bank Newton family was assumed in
order to provide title to its shield of arms, with all the implications
of gentility, and in due course Joseph Banks' epitaph was to record
that he was sprung from that ancient house.

It seems that the first to investigate the history of his family
was Sir Joseph himself. He had examined the great mass of family
papers, now unhappily scattered, and among them those in this
volume. From the Revesby archives and the family Bible he
made notes on scraps of paper of all shapes and sizes, one piece for
each year in which there were entries to be made.3 He does not
appear to have extended his enquiries beyond the Revesby papers,
and so his notes do not carry the family history beyond the genera-
tion of his great grandfather Joseph I. For his pedigree, recorded
at the College of Arms in 1796, the year after he became a Knight
of the Bath, he was dependent upon professional help. There
survives a letter to him, dated 11 August 1795, from Mr. Townsend
at the Herald's College, saying that he had found among the papers of
the late Mr. Brooke a rough sketch of a pedigree deriving Sir Joseph's
descent regularly from Henry Banks Esq. of Bank Newton in the time
of Queen Elizabeth ; it appeared to have been made out by Mr. Brooke
about the year 1780 from some deeds and papers originally collected
by Sir Joseph's grandfather ; and that as Mr. Townsend conceived
that it would supersede the necessity of the pending application to
the Earl Marshal, he was anxious to lay it before Sir Joseph.4

This " rough sketch of a pedigree " was probably identical with
one in the Warren Dawson papers endorsed " Banks Mar. 24, 1781 ".
This being the year when Banks was created a baronet, the pedigree
was doubtless compiled on that account. The pedigree is virtually
identical with the recorded pedigree of 1796, save that the draft
carries the ascent beyond the Elizabethan Henry Banks to Simon
Bank, temp. Edward III.

The pedigree of 1796 sets out the descent of Joseph I as follows : —

1. Robert Bankes, second son of Henry Bankes of Bank Newton in
Com. Ebor., by Isabel his wife, a daughter of William Lister of

1 The pedigree is in my possession. It is headed " Convenit cum Registro
iji Collegio Armorum Londini Feb. 28 1718" [-19], though Mr. A. R. Wagner,
Richmond Herald, tells me it seems no1 to be officially recorded. With it is a copy
of the pedigree of Henry Bankes, registered in 1612; it i^ in substance the same
as thai printed iii Visitations of Yorkshire 1584-5 and 1612 (Harleian Society),
p. 490. Ann Banks, niece of tho first Robert Banks, married Roger Pepys of
[mpington.

2 " Tho Course of the River Aire ", Dodsworth's Church Notes in Yorlcs. Arch.
Soc. Record Series, xxxiv, 41.

3 Many such are preserved in Warren Dawson M.S 17. ' Ibid., f. 9.

INTRODUCTION

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viii INTRODUCTION

Thornton in the said county Esquire, was an eminent attorney at
Giggleswick Com. Ebor. temp. Elizabeth and James I at Beck
jure uxoris, m. Anne, daughter and heir of Joseph Crake of Beck
Hall in Giggleswick in Com. Ebor.: who had (inter alios) a son

2. The Reverend Robert Bankes of Beck Hall aforesaid, second
son, living 16 February 1641 [-2], m. Anne, daughter of Stephen
Pudsey Esq. ; who had (besides a daughter) a son

3. The Reverend Robert Bankes of Beck Hall in Giggleswick,
born at Giggleswick 27 March 1630, m. Margaret, daughter of
John Frankland of Rathmell, sister of the Rev. Richard Frankland
also of Rathmell ; who had two sons, the elder Robert Banks and
the younger,

4. Joseph Banks of Revesby Abbey in Com. Lincoln Esq., some-
time of Sheffield in Com. Ebor., Representative in Parliament for
Grimsby, Com. Lincoln, and Totnes, Com. Devon. Born at
Giggleswick aforesaid 6 September 1665, died 27 September 1727,
buried at Revesby, m. Mary, only daughter of the Rev. Rowland
Hancock, Clerk, of Shircliffe Hall in the Parish of Ecclesfield in
Com. Ebor.1

Most of the statements set out are correct, though Joseph I's
father and grandfather had no title to Holy Orders, and, furthermore,
the link to the Bank Newton family has been forged by the invention
of a second son, named Robert, to Henry Bankes. In the pedigree
registered by Henry Bankes he has five sons, but no son Robert.
The Revesby family nevertheless bore the arms of Bank Newton
(without Catherton) ; and Sir Joseph's banner, with its coat sable
cross or between four fleurs de lys, taken from the Chapel of the
Order of the Bath, still hangs in Revesby Church.2 It is all that
remains from the excursion to Bank Newton.

The known facts of the Banks family are of narrower range but
greater interest. They lead back to Giggleswick, where the name
of Banks is shown by the parish registers to have been a common
one.3 The history of that vast ancient parish, with its five town-
ships, lying in Ribblesdale in the West Riding of Yorkshire, has
been told by .Messrs. Brayshaw and Robinson,4 and only the detailed

1 There are two pedigrees in Warren Dawson MS. 47, besides that of 1781.
One (f.3), describing sir Joseph .is "Bart., P.R.S." begins with "Robert Banks=
Ann Creyk ph I as a b r-at-law, which is incorrect; the
other and earlier (f.o) merely giv< Jo • ph ' as "Joseph of Scofton ", recording

birth of Sir Joseph in L 743, but not that of his L744.

2 The >p>digrees of Banks of Hull (Joseph I's brother's family) and Banks of
Wnixley, who also claimed descent from Simon Bank<-, both have this coat. Yorkshire
Pedigrees (II !■ ; a Soci by), pp. 32, 33. The Bank Newton claim is set out in
various orks and me] i I Sir Joseph, a in that by Lord Brougham : —
"Hew. ofanancienl . established since the reign of Edward III."
Works (1st:', edn.), i, 33G.

"• Fhere were five William Bank- in the parish in 1624—5, distinguished in the

ber by th p or Ik m-p --toads in which they lived.

1 History of the Ancient Parish of Giggleswick (1932). See p. 148,

INTRODUCTION ix

knowledge of the local historian could have pieced together the
evidences of the Banks clan. Robert Banks, the " eminent
attorney ", was the younger son of Thomas Banks of Bankwell
in the same parish ; he married Ann, daughter of Joseph Creyke
of Beck Hall in Giggleswick village, a house standing by the beck
which paid for six hearths in the Hearth Tax of 1674. It is said
that the Creykes owned that residence, but they seem only to have
been tenants, for in 1615 Robert Banks, described as an attorney
of the Court of Common Pleas, bought from Francis Earl of
Cumberland and his son Lord Clifford the house and sundry closes
of land with rights of common ; they were already in his occupation.
He had a son Robert, a lawyer, and a grandson Robert, " probably '
also a lawyer, who was the father of Joseph Banks I.

The " probably " of the cautious historians of Giggleswick
cannot, however, stand against the evidence recorded by Joseph
Hunter in his history of Hallamshire. Hunter says that Joseph
was the son of a gentleman who had been an officer under Sir John
Reresby in the garrison at Bridlington — where a fort had been
erected by Charles II for the protection of colliers and others trading
to the northward1 — and who died at a very great age at the house
of his son at Scofton in Nottinghamshire.2 Hunter's account is
confirmed by the entry in the parish register of Worksop (which
included Scofton) that " Mr. Robert Banks ' was buried on 27
September 17 ll,3 he was then 81.

Reresby had been an intimate of Henry Cavendish, second Duke
of Newcastle, and it is possible therefore that Joseph's grandfather
and father may be the father and son referred to in a letter from
Newcastle to Lord Dartmouth in 1685, in which Newcastle asked
for aid for Mr. Banks, whose father suffered for the Crown, having
had a troop of horse in Newcastle's regiment in 1642, and served
bravely at the head of it : he was thought to have lost several
thousand pounds for his Majesty, and was a gentleman of good
esteem in Yorkshire. The son too had been an officer eighteen
years in the duke's regiment.4 It is likely enough that the
lawyer Robert served in the royalist army, and that his son
elected to follow his father's temporary rather than his permanent
profession.

The professional soldier Robert married Margaret, the daughter
of John Frankland, a member of a well known Yorkshire family,
a branch of which became baronets of Thirkleby, and whose most
notable member was Margaret's brother the Reverend Richard

1 Travels and Memoirs of Sir John Reresby (1904 edn.), p. 151.

2 Hallamshire (1819 edn.), p. 230.

3 Parish Registers of Worksop 1558-1771 (ed. G. W. Marshall), p. 305.

4 H. M. C. Dartmouth, i, 125. In December 1643 Colonel John Lambert lay
at Giggleswick, probably on his way to join Sir Thomas Fairfax in Manchester.
Tradition had it that he stayed at Beck Hall, and billetted his troops in the church.
Brayshaw and Robinson, op. cit., p. 78.

x INTRODUCTION

Frankland, one of the ejected ministers of 1662. In 1670 he opened
perhaps the most famous of all dissenting academies at Rathmell
in Giggleswick parish, where the house he built, with his and his
wife's initials and the date 1686 is still to be seen ; it is now divided
into three cottages, standing in an enclosure preserving the name
of College Fold.1

Robert Banks and Margaret his wife lived together in Giggleswick
for some years. Their eldest son Robert was born there in 1650;
a son John, born in 1653, died in 1662, and a son Richard, born in
1656, died in 1668. After them came Joseph, born in Giggleswick
in 1665 and baptised there on 6 September.2 Whether for reasons
of family differences, or of finance or otherwise is unknown, but
Robert (described as " gentleman ", and with the concurrence of
his son Robert, then of Hooton R-oberts, Clerk) sold Beck Hall
in 1688 for £700. He had then already removed to Levens in
Westmorland.3 Either then or soon afterwards Margaret left him
and lived with her brother Richard Frankland at Rathmell.
According to Frankland's will (dated 27 September 1698) Margaret
had eaten at his table for seven or eight years, and no payment
had been made for her maintenance. In a passage that breathes
of justice rather than affection Frankland released his brother-in-law
Robert Banks and Margaret his wife from all claims for " tabling '
her for such a period. In another passage he discharged his nephew
Joseph Banks of Sheffield from all claims for the " tabling " provided
he released to him all such goods as had lately belonged to Robert,
and had been granted by Robert to Joseph for Margaret's main-
tenance. This having been done, he bequeathed 20s. to Robert,
£4 to Margaret, and 5s. each to Joseph, his wife, and their two
children. Robert's elder son Robert, then of Hull, and his children
were to have 10s. each.4 Frankland was buried at Giggleswick on
5 October 1698, and Margaret on 5 April 1700. It is notable that
she is described in the parish register as " Margareta Banks de
R,athmell ", the usual reference to the surviving husband being
omitted. She had evidently moved into her brother's orbit, and
it is easy to suppose that the Puritan divine had little in common
with the royalist soldier or with the worldly and bustling nephew,
who conformed to the Church of England in spite of his uncle and
his wife's father, who was another dissenting divine.

1 For Richard Frankland see Dictionary of National Biography ; Nicholson
and Axon, Older Nonconform <ty in Kendal (1915) ; Transactions of Congregational
Historical Society, ii, 422 ; iii, 21. He opened his Rathmell academy on the suggestion
of Sir Thomas Liddell of Ravensworth, CO. Durham.

These dates come from the Giggleswick parish registers (which are incomplete),
save that of Robert's birth, which is recorded in the pedigree of 1719 and Warren
Dawson MS. 47, f.ll.

z Brayshaw and Robinson, p. 148. The house must have been rebuilt almost
at once, for it is now an elegant William and Mary house, and, with large additions,
has become one of the houses of Giggleswick School.

1 Nicholson and Axon, pp. 191-2.

INTRODUCTION xi

It does not appear where Joseph was educated : perhaps at
Giggleswick grammar school like his uncle Richard, and of which
successive generations of Banks of Bankwell were governors.
In 1681, at the age of 16, he went to Sheffield, where he was to
found his fortune. Sheffield was a town whose growing prosperity
was based upon the iron of Hallarnshire. In the famous third
chapter of his History of England Macaulay, after quoting Chaucer's
reference to the whittles or knives made there, continues : —

" it was not till the reign of George the First that the English
surgeons ceased to import from France those exquisitely fine
blades which are required for operations on the human frame.
Most of the Hallarnshire forges were collected in a market town
which had sprung up near the castle of the proprietor, and
which in the reign of James the First, had been a singularly
miserable place, containing about two thousand inhabitants,
of whom a third were half starved and half naked beggars.
It seems certain from the parochial registers that the population
did not amount to four thousand at the end of the reign of
Charles the Second."1

Defoe's account comes nearer to the facts. He describes the
town as very populous and large — size being a matter of degree —
the streets narrow, and the houses dark and black, owing to the
continued smoke of the forges in which were made all sorts of cutlery
ware, but especially that of edged tools, knives, razors, axes and
nails. He adds that the manufacture of hardware had much
increased,

" insomuch that they told us there, the hands employed in it
were a prodigious many more than ever dwelt, as well in the
town as in the bounds of that they call Hallarnshire, and they
talked of 30,000 men employed in the whole ; but I leave it
upon the credit of report."2

This was in Banks' time. Defoe and Banks may well have
met, for both Defoe's journalist instincts and his duty to report
to Robert Harley would make him seek out the leading inhabitants.
Perhaps more important to Banks professionally than the forges
was Sheffield's large corn market, serving parts of Derbyshire,
Nottinghamshire and the West Riding.3

In this thriving place Joseph was articled to Thomas Chappell,
a busy attorney in large practice : there is a hint that master and
pupil may have been related.4 Joseph's elder brother Robert,
who then held the living of Hooton Roberts, apparently provided
the premium upon the articles of clerkship.5 Chappell was a Town

1 Firth's edition, i, 330.

1 Tour through England and Wales (Everyman Edition), ii, 183.

s Miege, New State of England (1691), part i, p. 262.

* Infra, no. 135. 5 Warren Dawson MS. 47, f.ll.

xii INTRODUCTION

Trustee, he acted for the Duke of Norfolk, lord of the manor of
Sheffield, and indeed had a linger in every pie.1

As soon as his articles expired Joseph married Mary Hancock.
Her father, the Reverend Rowland Hancock, had been admitted
vicar of Ecclesfield in 1656 and displaced when the sequestered
vicar was restored in 1660. He then became an usher of Sheffield
grammar school, and was chosen by the burgesses as one of their
assistant ministers, but did not occupy the post. When the Five
Mile Act was passed he left Sheffield, and in 1668 was taken near
Wakefield and committed to York Castle for preaching. Later he
became tenant of part of ShierclifFe Hall, where he was licensed as
a preacher under the Declaration of Indulgence in 1672, being co-
pastor of a Congregational church there for a time.2 When in
1689 his daughter Mary married Joseph Banks she took with her
a marriage portion of £400 : this at a time when £100 a year was
i on.sidered a handsome income, and £500 an estate which justified
retirement from business.3 The young couple lived in part of
Shiercliffe Hall.

Joseph's progress in his profession was rapid. In 1692 he was
undersheriff of the county of York. He became agent for the Dukes
of Norfolk, Leeds and Newcastle. On the death of his old master
< happell he succeeded him as a Town Trustee ; and in 1704, when
he was collector for the Trustees, he had the pleasant duty of paying
the ringers when the news came that the Duke of Marlborough
had defeated the French and Bavarian armies at Blenheim.4

Most of the information about Banks in his Sheffield period comes
from Hunter's Hollam shire, which preserves the memories of Thomas
Handley, of Hall Carr, a respected old inhabitant. Fortunately
these memories include an impression of Joseph Banks himself,
almost the only one that has been found : —

Mr. Handley gives him this character, that he was ever
true to his client, but well-paid, a pleasant and very facetious
companion, and says that he never seemed to enjoy life more
than when he had collected a few of his old Sheffield friends,
whom he used to invite to pay him an annual visit of two or
three days in his retirement at Scofton."

After his removal to Scofton he was more than once the guest of
the Sheffield Town Trustees.5 Hunter adds : —

1 R. E. I ffield in th< I eenth Century (1901), p. 190. Sir John

Reresby complained that Chappell and others were concerned in framing a bogus
charge against him of causing the death of a black servant. Travels and Memoirs,
pp. 159, 171.

\. <;. Matthews, Cakmy Revised (1934), p. 246; Eastwood, History of
lesfield (1862), p. 200.

i. In Sheffield a duly qualified craftsman could set up as
: cutler, a "little mester ", with a capital of £!".
4 Leader, Recor<l* of //«. Burgt ry of Sheffield (1S97), pp. 290, 4s4.
8 Ibid., pp. 343-5.

INTRODUCTION xiii

" The traveller on the road from Sheffield to Penistan must
have observed on his right hand, about a mile from Sheffield,
a narrow field dividing two thick woods which evidently were
once united. Near the top of this slip of green stands Shiercliffe-
hall. Mr. Banks was one of the few persons of his time in
the neighbourhood of Sheffield who had the convenience of
a private carriage. In those days the descent down the
Bridgehouse-hill was more tremendous than it still is, after all
the attempts which have been made to reduce the acclivity.
This was Mr. Banks' way to town. To provide himself with
a safer way, he is said to have obtained leave from the duke of
Norfolk to make the aforesaid opening through his grace's
wood, which by some mistake was made wide enough for
twenty carriages, and is more appropriately used as meadow
or corn land than as a road. It carries in its name the remem-
brance of its original purpose, being still called in our northern
dialect the Coachgate."1

Casual references survive to Banks as an attorney. In 1701
Squire (later Lord) Molesworth at Edlington told his wife that Mr.
Banks had offered him a loan at 5 per cent. The squire was in
financial difficulties : his estate could maintain two or three
thousand sheep and 300 or 400 head of cattle, and he was loth to
explain his wants to any others, especially as he was a stranger and
everyone envied him " so sweet a bit " as Edlington.2 Years later,
in 1713, Molesworth told his wife that the Duchess of Newcastle
had lost her cause in the House of Lords. It was so bad a one that
not one lord, Whig or Tory, opened his lips for her, and their friend
Jo. Banks had lost some reputation for his part in it.3 The duchess
behaved very unwisely, but there is nothing to show how far she
was relying upon the advice of her attorney.

John Holies, Earl of Clare and third Duke of Newcastle, had died
in 1711. His man of business was William Jessopp of Broomhall in
the parish of Sheffield, who was himself a client of Banks. " An
instance of the successful combination of politics with the law,"
he attached himself to the interests of the Newcastle family, and
became a principal law adviser to the ministry in the reign of Queen
Anne, in which Newcastle held office as Lord Privy Seal. He was
generally known as Judge Jessop because he became second judge
of Chester.4 It was probably through Jessopp that Banks came into

1 Hallamshire (1819 edn.), pp. 230-1.

a H. M. C. Clements (Var. Coll. viii), p. 224.

3 Ibid., p. 262. The reference must be to a dispute about the will of John
Holies, third Duke of Newcastle, and the succession to the Cavendish estates.
See English Reports, House of Lords, i, 1433-6 (Brown's Cases in Parliament, i, 392-8) ;
Turberville, History of Welbeck Abbey and its Owners (1938), pp. 224-8, 302-327.
Margaret, Duchess Dowager of Newcastle, was the widow of the third Duke, and
daughter and co-heiress of Henry Cavendish, the second Duke.

4 Hunter, Hallamshire, p. 216.

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touch with Newcastle, who was lord lieutenant of Nottinghamshire :

Sheffield, a border town, gave its attorneys openings in three

counties. On 5 January 1706 Newcastle appointed Banks Clerk

of the Peace for the county of Nottingham ; an office he held,

discharging it for the most part by deputy, until his death in 1727. x

According to Hunter, Banks left Sheffield when he had scarcely

passed the middle period of his life, and settled at Scofton near

Worksop. Sir Joseph Banks says clearly, however, that he resided

at Scofton in 1702,2 when he was 37. He certainly kept his footing

in Sheffield after this date, and he may have combined a home in

the country with an office in town. Scofton was one of the homes

of the Jessopp family, and it was no doubt from the judge that

Joseph bought it.3 He was buying and selling property, knowing

how to hold for improvement in value, and it is likely that he made

much of his money in this way. In 1702 he bought his Holland

estate in south Lincolnshire from Sir George Humble for £9,900 ;

and according to Sir Joseph it was this purchase which seems to

have determined him towards settling in Lincolnshire.4 In 1710

he bought Torworth Grange, with 110 acres of land, it being much

out of repair, for £270, a price at which he could hardly lose, and

sold it in 1718 to Major General Sutton, to whom he was later to

sell Scofton, and his brother Sir Robert Sutton, K.B., Ambassador

to the Porte.5 He makes an unexpected appearance as a house

agent in a letter of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. She was looking

for a house, and wrote to her husband in July 1713 : —

" I sent for Mr. Banks, according to your order, and find by
him the house he mentioned at Sheffield is entirely unfurnished,
and he says he told you so. So that I cannot go there. He
says there is a house five miles from York, extremely well
furnished and every way proper for us ; but the gentleman
who owns it is gone to France, and nothing can be done till an
answer can be had from thence. I have yet no letter from
Mrs. Westby concerning Mr. Spencer's, and he says 'tis very
doubtful whether we can have Mr. Gill's ; and that we should
be welcome to stay at Scoffton till better provided ; but 'tis
half down, and all the furniture taken away and locked up."6

1 Nottinghamshire Extracts from the County Records of the Eighteenth Century
(1947), pp. 13, 29. Banks was also Register and Clerk of the Forest of Sherwood,
of Swainmote Woodmote and Attachment Courts, and claimed to be entitled to
two fee trees yearly, but had been put off by the surveyor of the forest. He was
commended for not taking them without warrant, according to unjustified precedent,
and granted the trees. Cal. Treasury Papers, 1714-19, p. 219 ; 1720-28, p. 72.

• Warren Dawson MS. 47, f. 14.

3 Lord Hawkesbury, ' Notes on Osberton etc' in Transactions of Thoroton
Society, v. Supp. p. 19.

4 Warren Dawson MS. 47, f.14.

4 Rev. John Raine, History and Antiquities of the 1'arish of Blyth (I860), p. 108.
The general also bought Kilton from Banks.

• Letters (Everyman Edition), p. 43.

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Perhaps Banks exaggerated the inhospitable condition of Scofton,
but it certainly appears that he was not living there at the moment ;
he may already have had a house in London, for by 1716 he was
living in Boswell Court off Fleet Street, a site now covered by the
Law Courts.1

Joseph's two children were born when he was still at Sheffield.
A daughter Mary was born on 4 June 1690, and a son Joseph on
21 June 1695.2 When Mary was 20 her father negotiated for her
marriage to George Vane, son and heir of Lionel Vane of Long
Newton in County Durham. She was to have had £4,000 for her
fortune, and he to have settled £400 a year upon her as a jointure.
How the treaty went off does not appear,3 but a letter in this volume
(no. 15) indicates that Banks felt himself ill-used. There followed
another treaty through intermediaries with Colonel Talbot of Wood
End in the North Riding for a marriage with his son (see nos. 3-22),
but this also broke down. Later Mary married Sir Francis Whichcote
of Aswarby in the county of Lincoln, baronet, and it appears from
Banks' will (see below, p. 251) that he gave as settlement £6,000
down, secured on Tumby manor, with a further £4,000 at his death.
The price was high : so also was the prize. Mary died in 1726.4

For a time young Joseph had as tutor John Balguy, whose
father Thomas Balguy was (1664-96) master of Sheffield grammar
school. John later became a wellknown theological controversialist.5
Plans for a grand tour for Joseph were discussed, and Banks'
choice of a tutor was severely criticised (see no. 13) by the Rev.
William Steer, vicar of Ecclesfield, who married Banks' niece
Anne6. Whether the plan proceeded does not appear. The next
news of provision for Joseph II was the purchase of Revesby in
1714 for £14,000. He had married on 11 April in that year Anne,
only daughter of William Hodgkinson of Overton in the parish of
Ashover and county of Derby, merchant. His father provided
by way of settlement the greater part of his Holland estate in
Holbeach, Whaplode, Fleet, Moulton and Gedney. The young
couple were at once installed at Revesby, and much of the corres-
pondence in this volume relates to alterations to the house, new
buildings, furnishings and estate management, passing mostly
between Joseph II at Revesby and his father in Boswell Court.

Revesby had been a Cistercian house, situate upon the southern
extremity of the Wolds and on the edge of the fenland. At the
dissolution of the monasteries its possessions were granted to Charles

1 Infra, no. 27. I am indebted to Mr. A. V. Perry for identifying Boswell Court.

2 Sheffield Parish Registers, iv, 138, 155. Two other children died young,-
pp. 145, 150.

3 Warren Dawson MS. 47, f.15.

4 The sermon was preached at her funeral, on ' The Good Man's Gain by Death ',
by John Mason, of Clare Hall, rector of Aswarby and prebendary of Lichfield.
Nichols, Literary Anecdotes, i, 339. 1 owe this reference to Mr. G. S. Dixon.

5 See note to no. 21, infra.

9 On 1 June 1709. Worksop Parish Registers, p. 174. See infra note to no. 2.

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Brandon Duke of Suffolk. He died in 1545, and when both his
sons died in 1551 his estates were divided among his heirs general.
The Revesby estate — Revesby, Wilksby and Wood Enderby — passed
to John Carsey and Francis his son by his wife Margaret, who was
the daughter of Sir Thomas Lovell and granddaughter of Margaret,
sister and co-heir of Suffolk. The Carseys sold it in 1575 to William
Cecil, Lord Burleigh, from whom it descended to the first and
second earls of Exeter, and through the latter's daughter Elizabeth
Lady Howard to Henry Howard, third son of the Earl of Berkshire.
Howard died in 1663, being commemorated by a tablet in Revesby
Church erected by his nephew and successor Craven Howard,
who built the house later occupied by Joseph Banks II ; it lay
at some distance from the remains of the monastic buildings.
According to Edward Stanhope, who presumably drew his informa-
tion from the documents of title, it was the daughters of Henry
Howard who sold to Banks.1 According to the Complete Peerage,
however, Craven Howard was succeeded by his son and heir Henry
Bowes Howard, who also succeeded a cousin as Earl of Berkshire ;
and at some time between 1709 and 1714 a private Act of Parliament
was passed for the sale of Revesby and other lands, therein expressed
to be the estate of Henry Bowes, Earl of Berkshire. They had

1 Edward Stanhope's Notes on Revesby were privately printed in ] 892, and were
reprinted after his death in Lincolnshire Notes and Queries, iv (1894-5), pp. 129-137.
Many of the charters of the abbey had passed to Cecil, and they are briefly described
in H. M. C. 6th Report, p. 235, as being at Burghley House. They were given by
the Marquis of Exeter to Edward Stanhope, who published Abstracts of the Deeds
and Charters relating to Revesby Abbey, 1142-1539 (Horncastlo 1889). Other
documents relating to the estate are now in the Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire
Collection deposited in the Wiltshire Record Office. The estate is described in the
private Act (eliminating obvious misprints) as follows : — " the Mannor of Reaversby
alias Revesby, and the scite of the late dissolved Monastery of Revesby, and Kirkeby,
and Tumby Wood, and the Capital Messuage or Mansion House called Reaversby
alias Revesby Mansion House, and all the Messuages Lands Meadows Pastures
Woods or Underwoods, Inclosed or not Inclosed, commonly called Kirkby Park,
all that Farm called St. Sciheark's Farm, with the Lands and Hereditaments
thereunto belonging, or therewith used or enjoy'd ; All that Messuage or Tenement,
and Eighty Acres of Land therewith Used Occupied or Enjoyed, and all those
'loses or Parcels of Land call'd or known by the name of Carr's or Sheppard's
Closes, containing by Estimation Sixty two acres of Land or thereabouts, more
or less ; All That Close or Parcel of Land call'd or known by the Name of Elm Tree
Close, containing by Estimation Forty Acres of Land or thereabouts, little more or
less ; and all those Pieces or Parcels of Land or Ground, call'd or known by the
Name of Park Wong, containing by Estimation Thirty Acres of Land or thereabouts,
little more or less ; All That Messuage or Tenement, call'd or known by the Name of
King's Freith, and the Lands and Hereditaments thereunto belonging, or therewith
Used or Enjoyed, containing in the whole by Estimation Two hundred and Forty
acres of land or thereabouts ; and All That Messuage or tenement and the Lands
and Hereditaments thereunto belonging or therewith used or Enjoyed, call'd or
known by the name of Wilksbyo Grainge And Also all that Wood and Woody
Ground, called or known by the name of Fulsby Wood, containing by Estimation
• in.- thousand Acres of Land <>r thereabouts, little more or less; and all that other
Parcel of Wood and Wood-ground, call'd or known by the name of Sheerwood,
containing by Estimation Five hundred Acres of Land or thereabouts. "An Act
for Sale of the Manor of I; by and other Lands in the County of Lincoln, the

1. tate of Henry Bowes, Ear] of Berkshire, and to Settle other Lands in the County
of Stafford to the sat : ." (From a copy in Lincoln Public Library U.P.G4o.y

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formed part of his marriage settlement ; and power was taken
under the Act to sell them for the purpose of discharging portions
for the younger children of the marriage. A surviving rent roll
for the year ending in Lady Day 1711 describes the property as
belonging to the Earl of Berkshire.1

It is interesting to speculate upon the considerations that
prompted Banks to make his purchase. It was evidently cheap.
The aforementioned rental of 1711, for the manor of Revesby,
Wilksby and Kirkby Park, shows a total income of £900 6s. Od. ;
and if it can be assumed that it relates precisely to the area bought
by Banks, it appears that he bought at 15^ years' purchase. He
was also looking for improvement in two senses of the word : for
improvement in rents, which he achieved, and improvement in
methods. The fen lay at his very door, and although it was a century
before the large schemes of drainage and enclosure were carried
out under the superintendence of his great grandson, it is evident
from other indications that he was aware of the possibilities.

Before the transfer of the property could be completed — possession
was not taken until 22 August 1715 — the Jacobite Rising had broken
out. Joseph Banks, officially resident at Scofton, was required
by the deputy lieutenants for Nottinghamshire to furnish the
fourth part of one horse horseman and arms for the militia on
account of his estates in the parishes of Worksop and Blyth, and
three parts more at the expense of the estates of Thomas Markham,
a Papist whose lands were assessed at £6 a year, charged on Banks
presumably because he was in possession. Young Joseph was
appointed lieutenant in the second troop of horse of the Nottingham-
shire militia.2

Early in his professional life Banks had become concerned in
politics. His wide connections made him a useful man. In 1700
Sir Godfrey Copley wrote to Thomas Coke upon an election at an
unnamed place that " the very minute I had the honour of yours
I was just sending a letter to one Mr. Banks of Sheffield, who hath
a great acquaintance in your county, to try if he could do you any
service ".3 Judge Jessopp mentions him as a possible candidate
in a letter to the Duke of Newcastle in 1707 : — " If Mr. Bankes
should set up at Retford he would be openly opposed by Mr.
Thornhagh and his son ; the latter would take it well if he were
offered the seat".4 Banks mentions in a letter of 1710 (no. 12)
that he has to be at Nottingham and Lincoln on election business :
he seems to have been looking after Whig interests in the area.

1 Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire Collection in Wiltshire Record Office, Account
No. 88. The rental of 1735 (infra, no. 237) shows that £1270 came from the Revesby
estate (i.e. Revesby Wilksby and Wood Enderby). Revesby Park was fenced in
1721, the wood being cut at Tumby.

: Warren Dawson MS. 47 f.18.

3 H. M. C. Cowper, ii, 414.

* H. M. C. Portland, iv, 461.

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Two of his ducal clients were in a position to help him politically.
Newcastle's word was law at election times in various boroughs
in Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire. Although Newcastle was a
Whig he was not one of the Whig junto so dreaded by Queen Anne,
and Robert Harley especially wanted him in the Ministry because
his great estate and interest made him useful1 : he entered it and
continued in office after the other Whigs had been replaced by
Tories. The Duke of Leeds was that Sir Thomas Osborne, Lord
Danby, who was Lord Treasurer under Charles II from 1673 to
1679. He was a man of great influence in Yorkshire. Furthermore,
he had married Bridget, the daughter of Montagu Bertie, second
Earl of Lindsey, and aunt of Robert the fourth Earl, whose patron-
age must have meant much to Banks when he established his son
at Revesby. He was lord lieutenant of the county, and when he
paid a social call the gentry must needs follow.

Leeds and Newcastle both became dukes as a result of their support
of William of Orange in 1688, and Lindsey was presently to reach
the same goal. The Revolution, the settlement that followed, and
the part taken in events by his clients were the background of
Banks' political life.

The Berties had been devoted royalists. Robert Lord Willoughby
de Eresby, hereditary Lord Great Chamberlain of England, was
created Earl of Lindsey in 1626, and in 1639 he became general of
the king's army. He was fatally wounded at Edge Hill, where his
son Montagu, who became the second Earl, was taken prisoner.
On his release in 1643 Montagu fought through the war to the battle
of Naseby. At the Restoration he became lord lieutenant and was
given the Garter. When he died in 1666 he was succeeded by his
son Robert as third earl and lord lieutenant. He and various
members of his family were given public offices by his brother-in-law
Danby, but on Danby's fall from power in 1679 he was left out of
the privy council.2 He remained loyal to the Crown nevertheless,
and at the election of 1685 he was busy securing the return of
members of Parliament acceptable to James II, asking Lord Rutland
to help to exclude a supporter of the Exclusion Bill at Grantham,
and looking after Stamford himself.3 His son Robert Lord
Willoughby was returned for Boston. The supreme folly of
James II in alienating his best friends is illustrated by his treatment
of the Bertie family. In the king's purge of the army Willoughby
and his brothers Richard and Henry, all captains, and Willoughby's
son Peregrine, a cornet, were all dismissed.4

Matters were coming to a head quickly. On 30 June 1688 the
famous letter of invitation to William of Orange was sent, Danby

1 H . M. C. Portland, ii, x-xi, 184-190: Trevelyan, England under Queen
Anne : Ramillies, p. 5.

1 H. M. C. Wentworth ( Var. Coll., ii), p. 394.

3 H. M. C. Rutland, ii, 86, 87.

* Ibid., ii, 97 ; Complete Peerage, viii, 22.

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being one of the signatories. On 2 October Danby wrote to his wife
that James' proclamation gave them a chance of arming, and the
gentlemen of Yorkshire were to meet at York ; he asked her to find
out if any troops passed Newark.1 On 1 December he wrote from
York to the Prince of Orange to report that he had taken Scar-
borough and hoped to secure Hull. John Holies, Lord Houghton
(who became third Duke of Newcastle in 1694), Lord Lumley
(who became Earl of Scarborough in 1690), Lord Fairfax and
Lord Willoughby were with him when he declared for William.
Philip and Peregrine Bertie were among those used by Danby as
messengers to the prince.2

Meanwhile Lord Lindsey told his sister Lady Danby that he and
others were meeting the Lincolnshire gentry, who were expected
to take the same line as those in Yorkshire, though it was thought
that Lord Castleton, one of the knights of the shire, would support
James II.3 Lindsey also wrote to Danby (11 December) that a
meeting of the gentry was appointed at Sleaford, and ' if Sir
Thomas Hussey weds the cause, his interest will do much to make
this country unanimous ".4 On 13 December Lindsey, as lord
lieutenant, and others signed an address of welcome to the Prince
of Orange.5 Willoughby was at the Hague on 24 December,
doubtless on business for the prince.6

On his father's death in 1701 Willoughby succeeded him as fourth
earl and lord lieutenant. Bishop Burnet described him as "a
fine gentleman, hath both wit and learning ", the acid pen of Dean
Swift adding the gloss that " I never observed a grain of either "7
By 1705 he was joining the Whigs. The Marquis of Granby told
his father the Duke of Rutland that the Lord Great Chamberlain
had engaged him to use his interest for Lindsey's brother Albemarle
Bertie and Colonel Whichcote in Lincolnshire " which I promised
to do, being not a little pleased to see him abandon that interest
he was in before ".8 Rutland heard also from another source that
" Lindsey is newly declared a Whig, and I believe the little lord
chamberlain too ".9 That same year Godolphin told Harley
(both moderate Tories) that Lindsey had carried his election in
Lincolnshire,10 Bertie and Whichcote defeating Lewis Dymoke and
Sir John Thorold. Newcastle thought Harley would not much
regret the defeat of " lofty Sir John ".u

1 H. M. C. Lindsey, p. 447. a Ibid., pp. 449, 453. s Ibid., p. 452.

* H. M. C. Leeds, p. 28. Hussey was one of the knights of the shire.

5 H. M. C. Lady Waterford, p. 76. It is among the papers of the Delavals,
who succeeded to the Husseys.

6 H. M. C. Leeds, p. 29. A busy man like Banks must surely have been in all
this somewhere : but the only hint that has been found is that in 1 692 a pass was
issued for Joseph Banks to go to Harwich and Holland. Cal. S. P. Dom. 1691-2,
p. 371.

7 Quoted in Complete Peerage, i, 127n.

8 H. M. C. Rutland, ii, 182. 9 Ibid., iv, 231.

" H. M. C. Marquis of Bath, i, 70. « H. M. C. Portland, iv, 201.

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In the winter of 1706 the Whigs were gaining ground in the
ministry, and among peerage promotions there was a marquisate for
their new supporter. Lindsey later became one of the Lords Justices
appointed by George I on his accession pending his arrival from
Hanover. In 1715 he became first Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven ;
and he died in 1723, being commemorated in Edenham Church by
a vast monument by Scheemakers, depicting the Whig grandee
garbed in a Roman toga. His son Peregrine, the second Duke,
became lord lieutenant, and held minor offices of state, dying in
1742.

It was in a county under the social and political leadership of
the Berties that Joseph Banks settled his son at Revesby. Clearly
the way had already been prepared for his advent, for soon after
young Joseph's arrival the duke was in touch with him, and her
Grace could be called " our duchess " (no. 28).

An election occurred about the same time, and Banks stood for
Grimsby. The retiring members were Arthur Moore, a Tory,1
and William Cotesworth, who seems to have been a Whig.2 There
stood also Sir Robert Chaplin of Well, third son of Sir Francis
Chaplin, a former lord mayor of London. Grimsby was a borough
in which the franchise belonged to the freemen : it was more than
usually corrupt. Chaplin was returned at the head of the poll,
no doubt by the customary methods, with 66 votes, Banks gaining

1 Arthur Moore (1666 ?-1730), said to have been born in Monaghan, Ireland,
was either the son of the gaoler or the publican at the prison gate. Burnet says
" he rose from being a footman without any education ". He st uclicd trade questions,
made money rapidly, and in 1695 was returned to parliament for the borough of
Grimsby. He was defeated in 1701, but thereafter sat for the borough until 1715 :
he won the by-election of 1721, but lost again in 1722. In 1715 he was elected
high steward of Grimsby in place of John Chaplin deceased, defeating Robert
Chaplin by 34 votes to 21. (Grimsby Court Book 22 March 1715.) Moore was
a director of the South Sea Company. In 1710 he was made one of the lords com-
missioners of trade and plantations, and in the last years of Queen Anne showed
great ability in parliament. He mediated between Harley and St. John in their
quarrels, but at last threw in his lot witli the latter, and would have Oiled the office
of chanoillor of the exchequer in the administration which Bolingbroke contemplated.
In after years he supported Walpole. In 1714 the directors of the South Sea
Company investigated charges against him ; lie was censured and declared incapable
of further employment. Dictionary of National Biography. On 6 October 1710
Moore had written to Harley from Grimsby that "; this day came on the election
for this place, the candidates being Mr. Cotesworth, Mr. Vyner and myself. Mr.
Vyner and I are elected by a great majority. I am well assured he will zealously
join me in such measures as shall be most for the public service." H. M. C. Portland,
iv, 608. Moore voted against the impeacliment of Sacheverell. Lincolnshire
Notes and Queries, iii, 212. For his large brick house in Grimsby, see De la Pryme;
Diary (Surtees Society), p. 153.

2 Cotesworth was first returned for Grimsby in February 1701 ; on petition
he was declared not duly elected, but no new writ was issued during the parliament .
In December 1701 he again headed the poll. He was defeated in 1702, successful
in J 705, defeated in 1710, successful in 1713. At a by-eloction in Boston in 1711
he was returned, and when the election was declared void, was returned again.
He contested Boston as well as Grimsby in 1713, but was defeated. He was patron
of Coningsby and joint patron of Healing. Speculum Dioceseos Lincolniensis
I Lincoln Record Society), i, 35, 62. A Mr. Cotesworth was Banks' partner in
London. See no. 99.

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the second seat with 35. Moore and Cotesworth polled 29 and 23
respectively. x Cotesworth, who had a wide experience of corruption,
petitioned against both members on the ground of notorious bribery
and other illegal practices, but there was no determination on the
petition by the House.2

There is no indication that Banks took any important part in
parliamentary affairs. A letter from him, dated 18 April
1719, to Francis Foljambe, a former Scofton neighbour, has,
however, survived and is worth quoting as showing a few of his
opinions : —

" This day the king came to the House and passed all the
Bills, and prorogued us till 19th May ; he made a long speech
... I like it very well, only am sorry he thereby intimates
his design for Hanover this year, but that however shows no
fear of Cardinal Alberoni.

" Yesterday Mr. Secretary Craggs told me, we might depend
the Spanish " Armado " was either destroyed at sea or blown
to the Canaries. When I answered that it was well they were
not gone to Jamaica or some of our plantations, he told me
it was impossible, for they had good intelligence that they had
but twenty-one days' provision on board. We wait (but
not with patience) for greater certainties.

" Postscript. As to the Peerage Bill, it was never sent us,
so many of us joined with the Tories in crying out against it.
In my opinion, and I have read all on both sides, it was a favour
that we shall live to repent refusing. In short, as one gentleman
wisely said, it was like offering a dog a whole shoulder of mutton,
which instead of accepting make(s) him turn his head from it
with bashful shame as a favour too great to be real, but in
bits he would have taken it all. In short, though stopping
the increase of peers makes every single peerage a more choice
feather, yet no doubt, were there a third part more added out
of the best estates in England, they would as a House have much
greater interest by their increase of property, and would be
able by their boroughs and interests to choose a good part of
the Commons. And besides, all the opposers of the bill own
it would prevent all designing Princes doing jobs with twelve
at a time or more &c."3

1 Stooks Smith, Parliaments of England from 1st George I to the present time
(1844), i, 200. Banks bought the freedom of Grimsby (in order to qualify for
election) for £20. Grimsby Court Book, 26 January 1715.

2 Oldfield, Parliamentary History, iv, 148-156.

3 H. M. C. Savile Foljambe, p. 142. Cardinal Alberoni was the minister of
Philip V of Spain. The Spanish " Armado " was sent to secure Sicily and Naples :
it was destroyed by Admiral Byng. The Peerage Bill proposed severely to restrict
the royal prerogative in appointment of peers, to prevent such a creation as had
given the Tories a majority in 1712. Many Whigs joined with the Tories in opposing
it. Walpole defeated it by an appeal to those members of the Commons who hoped
to become peers.

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Constitutional opinion having given judgment against the Peerage
Bill, it is the more interesting to have a shrewd contemporary-
opinion in its favour.

This letter was written when the fever of speculation known as
the South Sea Bubble was coming to its height. By the Autumn
of 1720 the Bubble had burst : the inflation of credit had come to
an end, and hosts of people were ruined. There followed a parlia-
mentary enquiry, in the course of which evidence was given that
Joseph Banks had been a buyer of stock. An account of the
incident was given by young Joseph to the Committee of Secrecy.
He said that his father regarded his purchase as an accidental
bargain, and had talked of it publicly ; and so far from getting an
undue advantage as a member of Parliament — as a bribe — he
could have bought the stock cheaper soon after in Exchange-alley.

On 14 April 1720 the directors of the Company had offered to
the public £2,000,000 stock at the price of £310 for £100 stock.
A month earlier (13 March) Banks had agreed with Sir John Blunt,
a leading director, to buy £1,000 stock at 310, the market price,
and gave him a note, payable in a month or six weeks for the
money. Blunt, to save the charge of a transfer and being in a
hurry, entered the amount of stock sold in an account book. The
purchase money was paid on 6 May and Blunt gave a note : — " I
promise to transfer to Joseph Banks Esq. or order, £1,000 South-sea
stock, value received ". On 20 April the directors resolved to lend
£500,000 on the security of their own scrip at the rate of £250 on
£100 stock : a measure whose purpose and effect was to drive up
the price of the stock and increase the profit of the company on
its sale. By 1 June the stock reached 770. When it was at 750
young Joseph asked his father to raise £4,000 on his stock. His
father agreed, and gave him Blunt's note, in exchange for which
no certificate had been issued. Young Joseph then saw Blunt
and asked for the certificate. Blunt said he would see to it at once,
but asked him to wait as there was a crowd. When eventually
Joseph became angry and refused to wait any longer, Blunt said
he would get Mr. Knight, the company's accountant, to do it for
him. Joseph agreed, and gave up his note in exchange for another
which read : — " June 10th, 1720. I promise to transfer to Robert
Knight Esq. or order, £1,000 South-sea stock of John (sic) Banks
Esq. John Blunt." Joseph took this to Knight, who made an entry
in a book, and paid him £4,000 for his father as a loan on the stock,
taking no note or security for it.

Blunt said on examination that he did not tell Banks that this
\\ as the company's stock until about Christmas, and that he believed
Banks did not know: apparently implying that Banks was in the
same position as other M.P.s in taking profits on stock belonging
to the company for which they had never paid. The first note
certainly implied that Blunt was selling his own holding of stock.

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Banks was surprised when he was told it was the company's stock
he had bought, but said it signified nothing to him whom it had
belonged to. Blunt offered to leave his name out of " the list ".
This was apparently a list of those to whom loans had been made
and who had not transferred their stock to the company. It had
been one of the methods of bribery practised by the directors to
allot stock which had not been paid for to influential people, and
no doubt they also made loans upon such stock. Banks rejected
this offer, which would have put him in a false position, and declared
that he had bought the stock and paid for it at a higher price than
he could later have bought it for, and he would not have it cancelled
(or words to that effect).1

Parliament assembled on 8 December to find that the end of the
inflation had affected industry everywhere, and there was the most
violent indignation. Over thirty members of the House were
under suspicion of having obtained stock without making payment.2

After the committee's investigation there seems to have been a
complete acceptance of Banks' integrity. His fellow member for
Grimsby, however, was in different case. Sir Robert Chaplin was
a director of the company ; it was disclosed to the committee that
he and another purchased £10,000 stock at 174| and resold at
197, Mr. Knight paying them the difference of the advanced price.
This meant that they had never paid for the stock, but merely
took their profit. On 21 January he was ordered to attend in his
place, and on the 28th he was expelled from the House. He was
not regarded as one of the worst offenders, but rather as one of the
wealthy men who had some knowledge of the indirect proceedings
of their colleagues. Inventories of the estates of the directors were
compiled, Chaplin's being returned at £45,875 14s. 5d. The estates
were confiscated, though Chaplin and some others were allowed
to retain £10,000 each.3 At the by-election which followed at
Grimsby, Arthur Moore recovered the seat he had lost in 1715,
receiving 56 votes against 14 for Robert Vyner.4

It was perhaps an impression that he was tarred with the same
brush as Chaplin that cost Banks his seat at Grimsby at the general
election in 1722. There were seven candidates. Benjamin Collier
and Charles Pelham, both apparently Whigs, were returned, and
Moore lost his seat. Banks went to the poll, and no doubt tendered
the customary inducements : he had the unusual distinction of
getting only a single vote. Both Moore and Banks petitioned

1 Parliamentary Debates, viii, 71, 77-8, 80-1.

2 \V. R. Scott, Joint Stock Companies to 1750, iii, 336.

3 Parliamentary Debates, viii, 9, 12, 33, 37. Scott, iii, 345. There were many-
petitions from the public for justice against the guilty men, among them one from
the city of Lincoln.

4 Later Vyner sat for the county in several parliaments. In 1730 he spoke
against the address in company with Tories like Windham and Shippen and
opposition Whigs like Pulteney. H. M. C. Carlisle, p. 64.

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against the return of Collier and Pelham on the ground of bribery
and other corrupt practices, but by the end of the year some
accommodation had been reached, and both petitions were with-
drawn.1

Meanwhile Banks had been returned for Totnes in Devon. Here
the Treasury had the nomination of one member2 without the
candidate having to " undertake " an election, and it seems likely
that Banks was its nominee.

At the next election in 1727 Banks apparently did not stand.
He was probably not in good health. An illness of some weeks
is mentioned early in 1726. By then he had apparently become so
heavy that it was not easy to find a horse to carry him (nos. 49, 53).
His mental vigour was, however, unimpaired. In 1722 he was
in treaty for purchase of land at Bourne, claiming that 17 years'
purchase was usual in Lincolnshire, and that rents in the county
were falling3. He purchased the Marsh estate (at Fulstow and
Marshchapel) in 1726 for 22 years' purchase.4 A major project
was in his mind in 1727, as is shown by a letter from Maurice Johnson
of Spalding to Henry Heathcote on 21 May : —

" I aske your pardon for not sooner answering yours of the
12th but untill this morning I had not opportunity of meeting
with anyone who could give me any probable account of Mr.
Banks his proceedings or aime in relation to his becoming an
Adventurer in Deeping Fenn and indeed I hear the adventurers
themselves think they are not well apprized of his intentions.
For all I can learne is that he came to the general meeting in
April last and inquired so far as he could, into their conduct
and what lands were seized into their hands for non payment
of taxes on pretence of purchaseing and said he would view
the same in order thereunto : He went to see the several
Outfalls for issueing the waters into the sea and afterwards
(with Mr. Fortrey an adventurer) went about the Fens and
from him or others informed himself what quantities of land
had been granted to the Adventurers and what parts thereof
were chargeable with taxes for the Banking Dreyning etc.
and what were tax free and said he would make further necessary
inquiries and would againe be with them at their next meeting
which I hear is to be at Stamford next week. I perceive some
of the undertakers have been told that Mr. Banks hath let
fall some expressions (but not amongst them) which gives
them reason to think he doth not make these enquiries merely
in order to his buying some of those forfeited lands but that

1 Stooka Sni! I,. Parliarm nts of England, i, 200 ; Oldfield, Parliamentary History,
iv, L53. Grimsby Court Book records, 24 March 1722, that Miles Wray voted for
Bunks.

- Namier, Structure of Politics at the Accession of George III (1929), i, 171.

3 Lines. Record Office, Ancaster MBS., v/D/7, Bourne and Thurlby.

4 Warren L)aw.on MS. 47, f.12.

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there is some farther view in him or some others which they
can not yet fully penetrate. Sir if anything which may concern
sir Gilbert Heath cote shall come before the Court of Sewers
(where my son is Clerk) he will transmit you an Account
thereof And I am perswaded that the Court of Sewers in this
neighbourhood will be cautious (as their duty is) to do nothing
unfair much less injurious or unjust to anyone."

Henry Heathcote's reply, dated 25 May, shows Banks as others
saw him : —

" I have the favour of yours and am very much obliged to
you for your ready answer and the account you give me of
Mr. Banks proceedings, which I could not have expected till
after the meeting of the Commissioners of Sewers.

" By yours I perceive the adventurers seem not to be well
aprised of his intentions. I have seen him since, and by some
expressions I perceive his intentions is large proffit, tho now
and then covered with a charitable pretence of doing great good
to the country and nation, and what a pity it is so much good
land shoud remain drownded &c. I can prety well guess by
the discourse that passed, severall ways he designs to come at
this end, and how it is to arise, but it is not fitt for me or my
father to be any ways concerned in it, believing it will not add
anything to ones reputation.

" I hope, and believe, nothing he or anybody else can do in
relation to that undertaking will affect my father otherways
than give him trouble, but shall be obliged to Mr. Johnson if
he will be so kind to take notice of what passes and let us know
it, for it is good when one hears of privateers upon the coast
to keep a good look out, as they say at sea, and it may not
be amiss for those' who are concerned in the free lands in Deeping
Fenns to observe what is doing, tho I believe there is some
amongst them who as well as my father will not easily suffer
themselves to be fooled or imposed on."1

Whatever Banks' intentions may have been he did not live to
carry them out. He died on 27 September, aged 62 ; Sir Joseph
noted that "it is traditionally received in the family that the
large room on the east side of the house was built this year, and that
the immediate cause of his death was a broken skin got by falling
among the rafters of the ceiling."2

So ended the full and interesting life of this honorable, shrewd,
vigorous and kindly north countryman ; a good husband and father ;
in business hard but just ; ambitious for himself and still more for
his family. By his own standards he must be judged successful.

1 Lines. Record Office, Ancaster MSS., V/D/lj, f.

2 Warren Dawson MS. 47, f.41. The funeral cost £224 8s. Od. besides the black
coach which came to 35 guineas. See infra no. 129.

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He founded a family and a great estate : and although his own line
endured only for a century he would have recognised in his famous
great grandson a man after his own heart, forceful and autocratic ;
with the same love of action and the same hard strain in him,
refined by education and the influences of inherited wealth, into
an insatiable curiosity and scientific zeal, with results of lasting
benefit to mankind.

By his will he settled his estate in the Revesby district on Joseph
II, and directed that the rest of his real and personal estate be settled
in the same way. If his family failed, then he gave £500 to the
lord mayor and aldermen of London for a hospital for foundling
children " to prevent the innocent infants from being destroyed
by parish nurses or other ways." It was not until 1739 that the
Foundling Hospital was established. He directed that he be
buried in the chancel at Revesby without pomp, with a decent
marble monument with a suitable inscription. He intended to
rebuild the whole church in his lifetime, but if he died before, then
he ordered his son to do so. He also declared his intention to build
almshouses for ten decayed farmers, brought to poverty by loss
of cattle or other inevitable accident, and not by fault of their own,
on Revesby Green.

In legacies for rings he remembered a wide circle of friends,
some from Sheffield days and some from Scofton. The Lincolnshire
legatees read like a catalogue of the nobility and gentry, apparently
both Whig and Tory.

Banks was not the first or the last lawyer whose will has
caused trouble. There were in it various interlineations and
deletions in his own hand, implying that he intended to make
a new will. For these and other reasons it was necessary for
Joseph II to apply to Parliament for a private Act, which is printed
at p. 253.

The church and the almshouses remained unbuilt when Banks
died, and Joseph II at once set about carrying his father's directions.
The almshouses were built in 1728 (see no 134) and bear the following
inscription : —

'i Joseph Banks Esq. Lord of Revesby by his Will directed
the building of these Almshouses for ten poor people, and
endowed the same with Fifty pounds a year. He departed
this life the 27th of Sept. 1727, leaveing Joseph Banks Esq.
his only son as heir, who in pursuance of his father's Will
erected this building Anno 1728."

As rebuilt by James Banks Stanhope the houses still stand on
Revesby Green.

The first stone of the new church was laid by Joseph II's young
• laughter Lettice Mary in the spring of 1730, and divine service was
performed in it on the patronal festival (10 August, St. Lawrence's

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day) of the same year. In 1890 it was removed by James Banks
Stanhope, who built the present church. At the time of its removal
a description of it was recorded. " It was found that the walls
of Banks' Church consisted of an interior of bricks, and an exterior
of stone (probably) from the ancient Abbey, the carved sides of
which were placed with faces inwards . . . The Banks Church,
consisting of small tower and nave, sixty feet by twenty, with flat
ceiling and deep cornice, had not a window, properly so called,
on the north side, but was ' very good for sound '. It had a three-
decker pulpit and pews, of which three were square ; also a west
end gallery. The windows on the south side were semi-circular
headed." Among the few monuments were one to Henry Howard,
and one to Joseph Banks I, executed by John Nost (see no. 110).
It was described as a huge affair, with a pyramidal pillar, surmounted
by a bust.1 The inscription described Banks as sprung from an
ancient family of Bank Newton (whose arms were placed thereon) ;
it piously attributed to him the building of church and almshouses ;
and proclaimed him a kind husband and father, an unfeigned friend,
in all ways mindful of his covenant and promise. Part of the
original structure was placed at the west end of the north aisle of
the new church, with a new brass inscription recording the names
of successive generations of the family, and completely obscuring
the original inscription.2

Joseph II seems to have lived chiefly at Revesby in his father's
lifetime, though by 1721 he had a house in Lincoln: perhaps he
was sub -tenant of the Burghersh chantry, of which he took a lease
from the dean and chapter in 1724. It was then divided into two
tenements, one occupied by himself, the other by Newcomen
Wallis. When the lease was renewed in 1732 the one part was
occupied by Lord Wallingford (see nos. 151-152) and the other by

1 Lincoln Diocesan Magazine, vii (1891), 186-7.

2 The monument had been erected on the north side of the chancel. The
original inscription is given by Weir, Horncastle (1820), p. 7S, as follows : —

" H.S.E.
JOSEPHUS BANKS Armiger ex antiqua familia apud Bank-Newton in agro
Eborac. Oriundus. Jurisprudentiae studio operam dedit illamq. feliciter
exercuit. In honorem Dei Ecclesiam hanc vetustate collabentem, a solo
restituit vicinium Ptochotrophium in X senum aut Mancorum subsidium a
fundament is extruxit. Bis ad suprema Regni Comitia Senator Grimsbeiae in
Lincolnia, et Totenesiae in Devonia Electus, Regi suo et Patriae utramque
vicem fideliter inservivit. Maritus et Pater benignus Amicus sine fuco Pacti
et Promissi sui observantissimus annos LXII vixit XXVII Septemb. A.D.
MDCCXXVII obiit. Liberos vidit adultos Josephum et Mariam quorum
hanc Dno. Francisco Whichcote Barnto. nuptam Patre superstite praepropera
mors abripuit Optimo Parenti superstes ille.

M.H.P.C."
Sir Joseph noted that Joseph II gave John Norton £300 out of his father's
personal property in consideration of his believing John to be the natural son of
his late father, and that his late father intended to have given him this as a provision,
but omitted it by mistake. Norton died in 1730, not out of his time. Warren
Dawson MS. 47, f.30.

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Dr. Edward Greathed, both of whom were still in occupation
on a further renewal of the lease.1

Plans for Joseph II 's entry into politics must have been discussed
in his father's lifetime, for in August 1727 he was nominated for the
borough of Dunwich in Suffolk, then fast falling into the sea ;
he and Serjeant Branthwaite each received only four votes, against
23 for each of the winners, Sir George Downing and Thomas
Wyndham.2 In May 1728 he was brought in at a by-election at
Peterborough. In the following January Lord Fitzwilliam, his
fellow member, who was political patron of the city, died, and the
manoeuvres that followed are recorded in this volume (see nos.
102-3, 105, 113-14, 122-3). Sir Charles Gunter Nicoll was elected,
and when he died in 1734, Armstead Parker. At the general
election later in that year Banks was not elected : it does not appear
whether he was a candidate. The letters suggest that he was not
much interested in the defence of his seat. He was mentioned as
a possible candidate for the city of Lincoln in 1734 (no. 219), and in
1739 he was making inquiries about Bramber (no. 250).

There is no indication that Joseph II took any part in Commons
affairs. He appears as a lay figure, with perhaps a touch of derision,
in a report of one of the many attacks upon Sir Robert Walpole : —

' The other day Mr. Oglethorp run a parallel between Sir
Robert and Joseph : said how oppressive Joseph was to the
Egyptians — continued to get both their land and children after
reducing 'em to the hard condition of selling 'em for bread,
while he fed his own family with the fat of the land ; but
Pharaoh at last died, and then there arose a king who knew
not Joseph, and his posterity was forced to make bricks without
straw. I'm sorry he made Joseph's character faulty, since
I think he has now left us none but Jonathan's without blemish
in the Old Testament. Soon after this speech there was a
committee appointed. Sir Hind Cotton stood up and named
Sir Robert Walpole and Joseph — after a pause — Banks Esquire.
This diverted the House, particularly the Minority, not a
little . . . "3

At the time of his election for Peterborough Banks bought a
house on the east side of St. James' Square, next to the mansion
of the Duke of Norfolk. His wife Anne having died on 9 September
1730, he married, on 19 October 1731, in Lincoln Cathedral, Catherine
Wallis, widow of his former tenant Newcomen Wallis.4 The
London house was settled on her : at that time it was occupied

1 From abstracts of leases kindly -upplied by Mr. C. L. Exley. In 174G William
Banks renewed the lease, one tenement then lately having been occupied by Edward
Hale.-, the other by the Reverend John Ball.

"- H. M. C. Var. Coll., vii (Dunwich), p. 108.
//. M. C. Carlisle, p. 102.

1 Register of Marriages in Lincoln Cathedral, 1 725-1 754. Both were described
aa "i St. Magdalen's parish.

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by Count Dagenfelt, the Prussian ambassador (no. 184). In 1748,
after Banks' death, and when the house was old, unlet and ruinous,
it was sold to the Earl of Effingham for £1,830, and, with the
adjoining house, pulled down to build a new house for the Duke of
Norfolk.1

In 1731 Joseph II took Quickswood in the county of Hertford,
a place belonging to Lord Salisbury : it was said that the late earl
had spent much time there (no. 169). He also bought a house at
Ancaster, and was there in 1734, 1738 and 1740. In 1735 he was
high sheriff of Lincolnshire. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society
(no. 175), and a member of the Spalding Gentlemen's Society.
If he was a notable figure — Stukeley writes of Lord Moles worth,
Mr. Banks and ' other great ones "2 it was apparently because
his wealth made him so rather than for any qualities of his
own.

His second wife Catherine died in 1736 on the birth of her son
George. Banks had been at Bath in the spring of 1734, in the care
of the famous Dr. Oliver. Later in the year he was there again,
suffering from gout. He died on 31 March 1741. By his will,
made in 1736, he provided for Ms infant children by his second
wife, appointing his son Joseph III and his daughter Lettice their
guardians. The bulk of his estate was left to his eldest son. In
1737 he made provision against the birth of an illegitimate son;
and after the death of Joseph III he declared by codicil that his
sons William and Robert were so amply provided for that he devised
his real estate at Ancaster, Wilsford, Rauceby and Londonthorpe
to his sons Collingwood and George, with the house and furniture
at Ancaster, and his copyhold estate at Deeping. The whole was
worth about £200 a year (see p. 272).

Joseph II seems to have been a man of ability, overshadowed by
his father. Perhaps because Joseph I had placed and supervised
him at Revesby (though he was devoted to his memory) he seems
not to have liked the place, for he did not live there much after
his father's death. Indeed, he does not appear to have liked any
place or anything for long. He was a devoted husband and father,
but he seems to have lived an aimless life, and it is significant that
Sir Joseph found little to record about him.

He had eight children : —

1. Joseph III, born 1715; finished his education at Geneva,
and afterwards went as a volunteer on board a king's ship with a
fleet to the Mediterranean. He died in 1740 in his father's lifetime,
unmarried.

1 Dasent, History of St. James' Square (1895), p. 74, which says (p. 219) that the
house was occupied by Banks 1728-30 and 1733-36, and by Dagenfelt in 1731.

2 Diaries and Letters (Surtees Society), i, 223. Stukeley mentions many Roman
coins in his possession, and he dedicated his plan of Bano vallum (Horncastle) to
Joseph II. Itinerarium Curiosum, pp. 7, 129.

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2. Lettice Mary, born 1716, died 1757, unmarried ; buried at
Revesby.

3. William, born 1719 ; his mother had the smallpox out upon
her when brought to bed, and narrowly escaped with her life. In
1736 he joined the Middle Temple; in 1741, in the chapel of
Burghley House, he married Sarah Bate, eldest daughter of William
Bate of Fausson, co. Derby. As the second son he succeeded to
the estate of his maternal grandfather William Hodgkinson, and
took his name. On the death of his elder brother Joseph he became
heir apparent of Revesby, and renounced the name of Hodgkinson.

4. Elizabeth, born 1720, married James Hawley, M.D. on 8
November 1744, "or at least ", said Sir Joseph, " she on that day
went away from Bruton Street unknown to her friends ". Her
marriage on that day is recorded in the Gray's Inn Chapel Register.

5. Robert, born 1722 ; in 1739 he was enrolled at Merchants'
Hall, Bristol, having indented himself there (? to Mr. Jefferies).
In 1743 (when he came of age) his brother William conveyed to
him the Overton estate in obedience to a decree in Chancery. In
1757 he married Bridget, eldest daughter of Thomas Williams
of Edwinsford, co. Carmarthen, who settled the estate on her and
her issue. On Williams' death he took possession of the estate,
but on his wife's death in 1792 he was obliged to give it up. He
was returned M.P. for Wareham in 1751. He died in 1792 and was
buried at Battersea. The Overton estate then passed by a shifting
use to his nephew Sir Joseph Banks.

6. Eleanora Margaret, born 1723 ; " she is ", wrote Sir Joseph,
" spoken of by her contemporaries as having been one of the hand-
somest women of the age she lived in, and this her portrait at
lievesby justifies ". She married the Hon. Henry Grenville,
brother of Earl Temple, in 1757, and was the mother of Louisa
Countess Stanhope. She accompanied her husband to Con-
stantinople when he was appointed Ambassador to the Porte.
She died in 1793 and was buried at Chevening, Kent.

By his second wife : —

7. Collingwood, born 1734 in St. James' Square, admitted to
Middle Temple 1753, died while at Christchurch, Oxford.

8. George, born 1736, matriculated at Christchurch, Oxford,
served in Coldstream Guards, died s.p.1

William Banks settled at Revesby, which he refurnished in
1743 (see no. 285). He contested Grampound in Cornwall in 1741,
and was defeated, but was declared elected when the victors were
unseated in petition. He was appointed a deputy lieutenant of
Lincolnshire in 1743. The publication in 1749 of an " Open

1 Most of these details are taken from notes of Sir Joseph in Warren Dawson
MS. 47.

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XXXI

Letter " addressed to him on the subject of distemper among
horned cattle implies that he was a wellknown figure in agricultural
circles.1 Sir Joseph records that some time in 1745 he was seized
with a fever which left him deprived of the use of his lower limbs.
In 1752 he recovered the use of them suddenly, and without any
apparent cause, and immediately got on horseback to attend to his
favourite business of drainage but in less than half a year he fell
back into his former state. The medical people attributed his
relapse to the use of more riding exercise than was prudent. There-
after he was confined to his chair, and was carried from thence to
his bed and to his chaise, in which he sometimes took the air but
never visited.2 As lessee of the manor of Horncastle, held of the
Bishop of Carlisle, he contributed half of the cost of buying the fair
at Market Stainton, eight miles distant, and transferring it to
Horncastle.3 There is a glimpse of him entertaining a very large
company at Revesby on an occasion connected with drainage,
though it cannot have been on completion of the Grand Sluice
at Boston, which did not take place until 1766.4

In 1749 great alterations were being planned for the Revesby
gardens. The long pond on the north side of the house was dug,
and the mount behind it raised of the earth that came out of it,
and elm trees were planted behind the mount. The menagerie
was probably begun that year, but other plans were not carried out.

William Banks died after a short illness, which had not alarmed
either his family or his physicians, in 1761, aged 42. His death
was attributed by the physicians to the bursting of an imposthume
in his breast.5 Something of the regard in which he was held is
expressed in the parish register of Revesby, recording his burial
on 1 October 1761 : — " A most worthy gentleman and Lord of this
Mannour ".

His son Joseph was born in 1743 and his daughter Sarah Sophia
in 1744. When he died the children were still minors, but his widow
lived to witness her son's fame ; she died at his house in Soho
Square in 1804.

1 Edward Smith, Life of Sir Joseph Banks (1911), p. 4.

* Warren Dawson MS. 47, ff.20, 51.
8 Weir, Horncastle, p. 41.

* J. S. Padley, Fens and Floods of Mid- Lincolnshire (1882), p. 46. He was
concerned in the removal of the stained glass from Tattershall Church to St. Martin's
Stamford Baron. Lincolnshire Notes and Queries, i, 1.

8 Warren Dawson MS. 47, ff.20, 51.

THE LETTERS AND PAPERS OF THE
BANKS FAMILY OF REVESBY ABBEY

1. The Rev. Robert Banks, Vicar of Holy Trinity Church, Hull,
to his son, Robert Banks, at Joseph Banks' house in Sheffield
per Doncaster.

Hull, 7 June 1704. I am not sure whether I told you that my
Lord of Strafforde presented Mr. Greenhalgh to Hooton Roberts,
and you may assure dear Brother that the next advowson is
undoubtedly my Lord of Holdernesse's, and that I would have
him take an absolute next turn, in his own name, to such uses
as I shall nominate.

The Earle of Strafforde, or his heirs, and the Earle of Holdernesse
do present to Hooton Roberts alternis vicibus. I was presented
by my Lord Holdernesse, Mr. Greenhalgh by my Lorde of Straffords,
so that my Lord H's turn must needs be next ; I should be glad
to hear how the money is secured, and the living setled, with
humble service to your uncle and aunt, duty to dear Father, blessing
to Mill & c. and all dues. I am in haste. Your loving father,
Ro: Banks.

Your mother and sister and brother Jo: give their love to you,
and all dues from your uncle Thornton's. Your brother and cousin
go back to-morrow.

We heartily wish you all a good journey to London. Tell
Milly that if they be pressing her to stay at Birkin, she may
stay longer than a week, and that when she has a mind to
be at home, write us 2 lines, and we will send to meet her at
Howden.

The Rev. Robert Banks was the elder brother of Joseph Banks I. He was born
at Giggleswick on 22 June 1650 : for the help he gave to his brother, see Introduction,
p. xi. He took Holy Orders, and was incumbent of Hooton Roberts in 1681.
(Warren Dawson MS 47, f. 11.) On 26 May 1689 William III wrote to the mayor
and corporation of Kingston-upon-Hull acknowledging receipt of an instrument
under their seal nominating Banks as vicar of Holy Trinity, Hull, requesting the
royal approval of Banks' election, in accordance with an Act of Charles II separating
Trinity Chapel from Hessle and making it a parish church : the request was granted.
Calendar of State Papers Domestic, 16SU-90, p. 121. Banks canvassed at a parlia-
mentary election for Benjamin Isaacs, who was a Jew, and it was said that Dame
Banks was descended from a Jewish family. Sketches oj Hull Celebrities (1876),
p. 298. He was prebendary of York, 1712, and died in 1714. For the pedigree
of Banks of Hull, see Yorkshire Pedigrees (Harleian Society), p. 33.

Banks married (1) Margaret, daughter of Rev. Robert Thornton, (2) Millicent,
daughter of Sir Edward Rhodes. By his first wife he had issue : —

Robert Banks of Bawtry, attorney, to whom this letter is addressed ;

Anne, m. Rev. William Steer, as to whom see the next letter ;

Rev. Joseph Banks, rector of Hooton Roberts, as to whom see Index ;

Elizabeth, m. John Wilkinson, vicar of Holy Trinity, Hull ;

Hammon Banks ;

Millicent Banks, died s.p. ;

John Banks, died s.p.

2 BANKS FAMILY PAPERS

The Earl of Holdernesse (see No. 5) had evidently acquired from the Wentworths
a half share in the advowson of Hooton Roberts, and they presented to the living
by turns. See Historical Manuscripts Commission Reports, Various II (Wentworth),
p. 384, Earl of Strafford to his cousin : " . . . . my mother Strafford has not yet
parted with Hooton Roberts. You or my cousin W[entworth] of B[retton] once
advised me to prevent her letting it". (?1674.)

2. Henry Frankland to the Rev. William Steer, to be left with him
in Sheffield by the Doncaster bag.

23 June 1710. I received both yours and should really have
answered the first sooner but that I had not a fitt opportunity to
speak to Collonel Talbot about the contents, which I have since
done. I beleive he is very willing to see his son settled in marraige,
and in order to itt, whoever hee courts and approves of he is ready
to settle att present £300 per annum and the remainder of his
estate after his death, which is betwixt 4 and £500 per annum
more. This he offered to my neice when that was talkt of. He
is now gone abroad for a week or tenn daies, and when he returns
shall discourse him about itt again, for what I write now is not
from him, but onely I know these are his termes, and thought you
would think the time long till he returned, that I could return
you a more positive answer, so that you shall hear from me againe
shortly. Your brother I neither saw nor heard of. I wish you much
joy of your son, and all here are your humble servants and kiss
the skirt of your garment. I am your very humble servant,
Hen: Frankland.

The Rev. William Steer married Anne, daughter of the Rev. Robert Banks
(see note to No. 1). He was born at Darnall, eldest son of William Steer, cutler,
baptised 13 December 1681, at school at Sheffield (Mr. Drake). Admitted sizar
of St. John's College, Cambridge, 1701, M.A. 1708, deacon (York) 1705, priest
1706. Presented to living of Ecclesfield in 1708 by Thomas Gill, who had obtained
the presentation from the Duke of Norfolk. Prebendary of York 1713. Died
1746. Venn, Alumni Cantabrigienses ; Eastwood, History of Parish oj Ecclesfield
(1862). For pedigree of Steer of Ecclesfield and Wakefield, see Yorkshire Pedigrees
Ml.irleian Society), p. 354.

Henry Frankland was the second son of Sir William Frankland of Thirkleby,
Yorks., knight and baronet, and was admitted to Lincoln's Inn 2 December 1685.
Admission Register, i, 336.

This and succeeding letters show Steer and Frankland acting as intermediaries
in a treaty for a marriage between Mary, daughter of Joseph Banks I, and Roger
Talbot, son and heir of Colonel Talbot of Thornton le Street in the North Riding.
For the family of Talbot of Thornton see Visitation of Yorkshire 1612 (Harleian
Society), p. 577 ; and for the Talbot manor, Victoria Count?/ History, Yorkshire,
North Riding, i, 456-7. The Talbots may have been related to the Franklands ;
and there is a hint that Colonel Talbot might have been made an earl after the
coronation of James II. Historical Manuscripts Commission Reports, Frankland-
Russell-Astley , pp. 63, 73. Young Roger was admitted to Sidney Sussex College,
Cambridge, 1701 ; joined the Middle Temple on 24 February 1703. Register of
Admissions, i, 253. In 1712 he married the daughter of Sir Thomas Frankland,
bart.

3. The Rev. William Steer to Joseph Banks, at Scofton.

Ecclesfield, 29 June 1710. Yesterday I received the inclosed
from Mr. Frankland, and when the next which he promises shortly

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comes to my hands I shall transmit it into yours, and then you'll
be able to judge better of the matter. I believe the family is of
as long standing as any in the north, and I dare answer for it,
you'll find nothing but honest dealing. The estate is in good hands,
and consequently must be in good order, and as to the young
gentleman, he is a man of good sense and a pleasant fellow : has
been brought up in the University and Inns of Court : he has
only a brother and sister, the latter is married and the other now
merchant, and may be provided for without being beholden to the
main estate. An incumbrance of a great many brothers and sisters
is no small matter. I believe he follows much the country diversions,
and perhapps may have no inclination to be at London, other
wise it might be an easy matter for to bring him in at North
Allerton.

I told Mr. Frankland for reasons obvious enuff that you would
not have the young persons do anything of their part till the
fathers had either absolutely or as good as settled matters on
theirs. If then Mr. Frankland next brings that encouragement
that you shall think it worth your while to make some essays
that way, and my attendance may be any way serviceable, I shall
be ready to wait your motions, and I do declare (I have that respect
for Cos: Mally), that I would not set one step before another, was
I the least apprehensive that it would not be happy for her, as
I fully believe it would be for the gentleman, for whom I have a
great respect too. This I know is a tickle province and no body
can insure the event ; however, it's likely enuff to prove well,
which if it does, it will answer the intention of, Sir, your humble
servant and nephew, W. Steer.

All our duties and services as due.

We hope to see you all here at the Race.

Wm. the 3rd, Revolution, thrives bravely, as everything on that
bottom must needs do.

I gave Mr. Frankland a true account about Mr. Vanes,
which may enable him to vindicate you, when he meets
with any (as I hear there are a great many) that lay the
blame at your door. Mr. Bright is the properest person to let
the world know how it was, and I think in justice he ought to
do it.

The fortunes of the racehorse, Revolution, are not further recorded here.
For the reference to Mr. Vane, see Introduction, p. xv.

4. Henry Frankland to the Rev. William Steer, at Ecclesfield.

14 July 1710. I hope you received my last wherein I told you
that I would acquaint you with Colonel Talbot's proposall, which
I am now able to do, he having sent me his thoughts the other
day, and his own expressions are these. He saies he cannot pretend
to so great a settlement as Mr. Vane had agreed to make, nor

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would he require above half his fortune for provision for his younger
children, the remainder to themselves, house furnished, and what
ground he has in his hands full stockt, £300 per annum and the
wood, present settlement, is all he can think of parting with att
present. The remainder of his estate is between 4 and £500 per
annum. Now if Mr. Banks approves of this proposal! pray let me
know as soon as you well can, and I shall communicate it. I am,
dear Sir, Yours, Hen: Frankland.

Pray let me hear from you very speedily. All here are yours.

4a. The Rentall Yearly.
Thornton Le Street

£ s. d.

Edmd Bay's, let to G.

Hicks

66 0 0

Luke Kay
Anne Rowell . .

42 0 0
21 0 0

James Brest

18 0 8

Symon Bell
Will: Sadler ..

19 0 0
13 0 0

Chr: Richardson

12 0 0

Will Jacson

8 16 8

Will Jackson . .

8 10 0

Will Bell of N. K. .

8 0 0

Will Bell of G. M. .

8 0 0

Symon [illegible]
James Britton . .

7 16 8
7 0 0

John Britton . .

5 10 0

Symon Walker

5 10 0

Will Kendrey . .
Rob: Fletham . .

5 5 0
4 10 0

Will Seir

2 0 0

In my own hands about

90 0 0

The mill last lett att

44 0 0

LotCJ .. .. .. .. .

Thornton Le Moor

395 9 0

£ s. d.

Richard Percivall . . . . . . . . . . 54 15 0

Robert Bell

3 15 0

James Wright

3 10 0

Tho: Wilkinson free rent

16 0

Mr Ward free rent . .

4 0

Jane Popham
Tho: Broun

17 0
1 0

[sic]

63 8 0

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South Otterington
John Raper . .
Will Kendrey
James Seir
WiU Meeke . .
George Cust . .
Richard Leckenby
John Remmer
Tho Hilton . .
Anne Webster
Mary Bell
Geo Forner
Symon Bell
Tho: Smith
Chr: Percival
In my own hands

Warlaby

John Almond

North Alerton
Sam: Smith
John Milburn

Carleton in Cleveland
Wid: Kitchin
Thusk Mr Stanes
My Uncles astate about

• i

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£ s.

32 0

31 5

24 0

21 10

5 0

4 0

3 6

3 0

1 10

1 8

7 0

139 3

£ s.

20 0

7 0

2 0

10 0

1 15

100 0

140 15

738 15

13 6

1 0

Out payments

To the Bishop of Durham

To Sr Tho: Franckland

To the Arch Bisshop

Endorsed : — A Copy of Mr Talbot rentall.

5. The Rev. William Steer to Joseph Banks, at Scofton.

Ecclesfield, 18 July 1710. According to promise I send you
Mr. Frankland's further account of what I proposed. You see
how it is, and so can judge of the matter as well as any body. I'll
say nothing anyway. If it be not worth embracing, we're as we
were ; if it be, and should prove happy, I have my end. Mr. F

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desires a speedy answer. If you think it convenient, I do, that
you may draw up your thoughts in such a manner that I may
transmit yours into theirs as I have theirs into your hands,
and which way soever you determine, I hope theire is no hurt
done.

As to Mr. Small, I know nothing of the estate but by common

hearsay, which is not to be depended on. My Lord H ss must

know more of it. Young Small is Parliament man at present,
but I find he came in with a promise from Sir Thomas to a certain
gentleman that he would give him his interest the next election,
and I'm told he'll make use of it.

I beg you would give an answer the first opportunity to, Sir.
yours to serve you in this or any kind else, W. Steer. All our
duties and services.

Robert Darcy, 3rd Earl of Holdernesse, born 1681 ; styled Lord Darcy and
Conyers 1689-92; took his seat in the House of Lords 1702; Lord Lieutenant
of the North Riding 1714 ; First Lord of Trade 1718-19 ; Lord of the Bedchamber
1719 until 1722, when he died.

6. Joseph Banks to the Rev. William Steer (draft).

Scofton, 23 July 1710. I was favoured with yours about the
affaire we talked on, and the charecter you give of Collonell Talbot
is what I ever heard and belive of him, but I verily believed the
estate had been much greater. However, it's worthy in him to
say the least. Annother disapointment in an account of that
kind which makes me believe all the world a cheat. Now tho
I had rather give a suitable fortune to an estate double that value,
yet I shall only what I give to the estate settled £300 in hand
and betwixt 4 and £500 in hand after the Collonell's death will
be considerable short of what I desired my daughter, and I know
not how they can five of £300 (blank) the fortune wholy (blank).
I am resolved til things of this kind fully understood not to let
the young people or any else know a word of any such intention,
noe not my wife, and therefore I would be fully informed of what
you mean by the wood, and what may be the real vallue of so
much as will not disfigure the estate if cut. tho I am entirely against
cutting any : what you mean, betwixt 4 and £500 and in reversion.
for their (si) a great difference between £405 and £495 per annum ;
whether the rents be old rents or on lease, or how much of the
estate may be in the Collonel's possession, and who bears taxes,
or if any fee farm rents or out payments, and whether landlord
or tenants repair houses. What fortune is expected to this estate.
and how much the father would have of it, for it must be considered
that the estate as represented is no more than clear £500 in possession
per annum or thereabouts. You alsoe told me something of a
pretty estate expected from an uncle ; pray alsoe explain that
matter to your faithful and ready freind, J. Banks.

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7. Henry Franhland to the Rev. William Steer.

4 August 1710. I have here on the other side by the Colonel's
appointment sent you a full answere to Mr. Banks' queres, which
pray transmitt to him as soon as you can, with a desire he will
send his answere. I dare say if he likes the estate he will meet
with all the honourable and fair dealing in the world, and doubt
not but they would be very happy. I am sorry when you are got
as farr as York your horse should take rest, and not think of coming
to see your old freinds here, who would be very glad of kissing
your hand, till when I am your most humble servant, Hen:
Frankland. All the family here are your servants.
Mr. Bankes' 1st quere about the wood.

Answere, the wood as inclosed which lyes near the house, and
other wood upon the estate is valued att about £5000.

To his 2d quere, what is meant, between 4 and £500 per annum
in reversion.

Answere, £450 in reversion, the unckle's estate of about £100
per annum included.

3d quere about rents.

Answere, they are all tennants att will, the landlord beares all
great taxes ; upon some part of the estate he payes the small
taxes which are very title, upon other parts no small taxes. He
finds wood and tenants usually repair their own houses, about
£15 per annum paid out in free rents. The Colonel has in his own
hands about £94 per annum full stockt.

£5000 is expected as fortune. £2500 the Colonel expects, the
other to go to the young people, £300 per annum in present
with the house furnished and stock upon ground with the
wood, the eatage whereof included in the £300 per annum, is
what the Colonel will settle, this being the true case without any
reserve.

8. The Rev. William Steer to Joseph Banks.

Ecclesfield, 10 August 1710. I sent yours, in answer to which
you have this. You have now a full, and I hope a true account
of the whole, and if you tike the terms you may propose what
way you think proper in order to compleat it ; or if you have a
mind to send any new overtures, I shall take care to transmit 'em
into their hands.

We have agreed with one or two to let 'em their tythe for a
term, and if we can get others up to a good price we shall agree
with more. Will not a note drawn between us serve ? If it will,
I wish you would be so kind as to send me a short form. I believe
I must be the secretary. I suppose I can let only from 3 years
to 3 years, and that too must be conditionally so long as I am
possessed of the vicarage, and so we would have your two parts

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to be no longer obligatory than my 3d part, for there is a necessity
for 'em all three to be fast and loose together.

All our duties and services. Yours, &c, W. Steer.

9. Joseph Banks to the Rev. William Steer {draft).

Scofton, 19 August 1710. Yours of August the 10th came not
to my house till the 18th, and then I was abroad for a week, and
since my return have fully considered it and Mr. Frankland's
inclosed. I observe the wood is valued at about £5000. I suppose
that may be what they compute it at, but has it been valued by
artists, or would it sell for so much ? Besides what is necessary
for ornament and repairs, which I perceive the landlord allows
to all his tennants, I mean wood for repairs. I perceive the estate
in possession and reversion is £780 per annum, out of which rents
of £50 per annum, and the landlord bears parish dutys, which are
deducted for, as cheife rents, and allows repairs, so possibly it
may be clear, except land taxes, £700 per annum ; a judgment
may be made of a rentall, tho it cannot be of lands in a gentleman's
own possession. Now taking all this to be certain, considering
only £300 per annum in hand, I cannot see the least reason for so
great a fortune, but will be free to give what I was to give Mr. Vane,
£4000, and pay it on the wedding day, or assigne securitys right
good ; more I will not give or promise unless the estate was greater.
The half the young people is to have I would have laid out in lands,
and till a purchase can be found will allow them a £100 per annum
for it. If these terms accepted I shall be glad to meet Colonel
Talbot and Mr. Frankland, and if we conclude, let the yong people
see how they like one another. I should be glad the yong gentleman
to put on a Bar gown, it might qualifle him for a place, and other
advantage I could shew him the way to ; a little getting saves a
great deal of spending. I had like to've forgot that I expect the
like clause I had with Mr. Vane, that if my daughter should dye
in 2 years and leave no issue and my son be alive, then to have a
£1000 returned ; but if she or any of her issue be then alive and
my son dead, to give another £1000.

10. Henry Frankland to the Rev. William Steer.

26 September 1710. I received yours togeather with Mr. Banks'
enclosed, both which I have communicated to Colonel Talbot,
who is sorry to find Mr. Banks resolved to give but £4000, for he
desires me to let you know, that he cannot dispense without having
himself £2500, and he hopes .Mr. Banks will likewise give the
yong couple as much, for considering that the Colonel settles £300
per annum in present, and gives him the wood worth £5000, he
thinks he may expect £5000 fortune. I doo assure you to my
knowledge there is a young lady worth £5000 who has been partly

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proffered here, but this matter being depending the Colonel would
not lett his son see her or treat anything about itt. However, this
comes on purpose to desire Mr. Banks and you to come over to
Woodend, where I dare say he will be fully satisfied of honourable
dealings, and they may discourse the matter freely togeather, and,
as I hope, agree. The post not being so certain, have sent this
bearer on purpose to you, that you may please to send him on with
itt and one of yours to Mr. Banks, and that you will please to
appoint a time when you will come over, that all parties may be
att home, so desiring your positive answer in this affair, I am your
very humble servant, Hen: Frankland.

I have sent your old acquaintance Harry Bickers, and not knowing
how well he is horsed must desire you to hire another messenger
to Mr. Banks and entertain Harry till he returnes.

11. The Rev. William Steer to Joseph Banks, at Scofton.

Ecclesfield, 28 September 1710, 11 o'clock. I received the
enclosed just now by a messenger on purpose from Mr. Frankland.
You'll see in it the reasons why in such hast. If you think fit
to goe over, according to your desire I shall be ready to accompany
when you please, if you think I may be any way serviceable in
helping forward what I hope will prove a good work.

I suppose the whole business is no secret to Cos. Mally. I thought
to have said something to her upon this subject when I was last
at Scofton, but one rangling dispute or other put me by. I'll say
nothing more in the matter. You see how things are, and I have
given you as true an account of the young gentleman as I can.
They seldom fail to be happy that marry into an honest family.
All duty, love and service to everybody. W. Steer.

Pray hast my man back, because their messenger would be
going homeward to morrow as soon as your answer comes.

12. Joseph Banks to the Rev. William Steer (draft).

Scofton, 28 September 1710. I received yours late this evening
by your servant, with Mr. Frankland's inclosed, and should [torn]
to wait of them as Mr. Frankland mentions, but at present must
give up all hopes of it, being very busy, and the ensueing elections
makes it impossible, for I must be both at Nottingham and Lincoln
on those occasions (where we shall have hard struggles). Besides,
I had rather meet half way, and think it more proper at our first
interveiw. I should be sorry to hinder the yong gentleman of so
good an offer as Mr. Frankland hints, but cannot think otherways
than £4000 in hand is a full answerable fortune to the estate if
everything be as represented, considering how much of the estate
is in reversion, and without the yong folks have half of it where-
with to purchase another £100 per annum to add to the £300 per

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annum, I do not see how they can well live of it till the reversion
fall, which I am far from desiring may be soon ; so prudent a
father being valuable in my eyes, especially when charge increases.
If tis liked I will not faile towards later end of October (which is
but a month) to desire the favour of you to go with me to meet the
( 'olonel and his son at Ferrybridg or thereabouts, being the half
wav, and with Mr. Frankland would be so kind to give himself the
trouble also to meet us, that if we proceed we may have right
understandings at first and no rubs afterwards, as I too lately had
on the like occasion ; sooner I cannot hope to meet, for besides
the elections I have extrordinary and unavoidable busynes that will
take up all my time to the begining of the terme. I hope you will
comminicate this with my very humble service ; and desire an
answer by the post which will come safe to your brothers at Sheffield
to you. I am, &c.

13. The Rev. William Steer to Joseph Banks, at Scofton.

Ecclesfield, 11 October 1710. The last week being engaged at
my brother George's wedding in Cheshire, I did not meet with
Mr. Talbot's till I came home, and could not get an opportunity
before Friday last to waite of Cos. Mally. She wondered I did
not come before, Mr. Talbot having told her what he writ to me
about, and said she was a little uneasy for fear you should think
she'd forgot her promise, and she had no mind to write till she'd
spoke with me.

I told her by your's and Mr. Talbot's request, I was to give you
an account how she stood affected, which would make it the less
necessary for her to do it herself ; and indeed this is a thing of
that nature that young ladies of her modesty can much better give
their consent by silence than any other way ; and therefore she
hopes you'll excuse her writing, since she has nothing else to say
but what I'm commissioned to give you satisfaction in this, and
thus it is. As to matters of estate &c. it is needless for her to say
anything, since she can perfectly acquiesce in what you do ; and
as you best know what you will give, so are you best capable of
judging what's reasonable to expect.

As to the gentleman, which is what you think fitting to make
her the sole judge of. she looks on him (as far as she can learn by
their short acquaintance) to be so good humoured that she can
reasonably propose to live happily with him, and if both the estate
and person be agreeable to you and her Mama, they will not be
otherwise to herself.

This is the sum of her answer, which to me seems to have so
much duty and discretion in it, that I confess it fills me not a little
with admiration.

If things would not be for both their good, I wish some lucky
omen would still prevent it ; but save in this case we may hope

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well when matters go on by parents consent and everything seems
to be promising.

I suppose you are going to place Cos. Jo under his new
guardian. Methinks I'm somewhat concerned for him, for fear
this should not prove so much for his advantage. He is as
good tempered lad as is in the world, and this seems to
be the critical time for molding him into any form, as he is
likely to have a plentifull fortune, so would I have him worthy
of it.

I wish I could persuade you (but theirs little hopes) to give him
a year's run at one of the universities : this would furnish him
with that learning which would be serviceable to him all his life
after. I have transcribed a part of the preface of the second part
of Timothy and Philotheus very proper to what I'm now urging ;
and when he had been there some time he might meet with a better
opportunity of travelling, and I believe the universities are of
that repute abroad, that it would be some credit to him to have
been of one of 'em — or, if he must learn other countries before he
knows anything of our own [erased] a fit tutor. The cheif reason
for having one is to introduce young gentlemen into good, and

keep 'em out of bad, company. But how is Mr. D (?) likely

to do either ? To say nothing of his principles, you know he loves
not to go sober to bed, and birds of a feather will flock together.
What then must become of these poor young lads ? They'll have
glorious examples ! and must either sit it out with 'em, or ramble
where their own young heads will carry 'em. A great many wonder
at the first step you are going to make, and if Jo should prove a
rake, the Vicar of Ecclesfeild thinks he shall be able to give you
the reason of it.

I beg you'll excuse this freedom, which I should not have taken
had I not thought, by the instance of Naaman's poor serving maid,
what great service sometimes little instruments may do. If that
should be my case, I have my end ; if not, yet I hope you'll be so
kind as to let the sincerity atone for the indiscretion of your humble
servant and nephew, W. Steer.

Nancy joins in duty and service to everybody.

Enclosed. The Dedication of second part of Timothy and

Philotheus And then levels the firebrand at the two bright

eyes and luminaries of our nation, the universities ; for were these
once extinguish'd, we should soon arrive at his celebrated state
of utter darkness, of thick darkness that might be felt, and when all
colours are alike, and all distinction abolished, then and only then
may we hope for the success of his own innumerable absurdities ;
but, my Lord, whilst these sacred seats of knowledge and piety,
more renowned than Thebes and Athens, and I hope much more
durable, can boast a race of Prelates like your Lordship, and a
full emanation of inferior lights, happy in a lesser degree of the

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same glory and brightness, it will be impossible for vice and folly
to rase these venerable structures, which the religion of former
ages so carefully began and the wisdom of the succeeding times
so well established ; who shall presume to violate what even the
outrages of the maddest age thought sacred and holy, and God be
thanked the desolation was not universal as the corruption ; the
best and noblest, even royal blood has not been thought unworthy
these nurseries, which glory in producing the first great conqueror
of France, and those other heroes who triumphed over the power
of Rome with the same success and bravery. Let the senate, the
tribunal and the pulpit witness, if there be yet any decay ! Why
then should the faults of a few, why should strangers or those that
are sent to spie out our nakedness bring an evil report upon the land,
or those undistinguishing wretches, who chuse only the follies of a
place, dare to question its perfections ? Let these proclaim that
scandal which they give : but surely we are fruitful! enuff of arts
and sciences not to need any foreign importation ; it is a reflection
upon our native soil to transplant ourselves for improvemants ;
these far fetched toys and trifles in learning like the modes and
fashions will make our understanding as ridiculous as our habits ;
it was the glory of the Romans to teach the nations they conquered ;
our forefathers travelled to make their own native country more
great and lovely by comparison : but what's a visit to long residence
and continued education ? This is a voluntary banishment :
and how monstrous is it for Britains to stand in need of a naturaliza-
tion ? A fine gentleman exported is indeed a national representa-
tive : he spreads our glory and does a country justice : but to
exchange a generous British breeding for anything beyond sea
is the worst sort of merchandise and traffick. Why do we call
our religion and government the best , if we may chuse our principles
somewhere else ? and how preposterous is it for foreign Brittains
to come over like invaders and step immediately into business
and converse, ere the English Divine has purged out what the
crafty Jesuite or wrangling Socinian had too artfully instilled, or
e'er in a civil sense they have duely performed their quarentine ?
We are not selfish enough with regard to the publick, and neglect
ourselves whilst others admire us ; foreign customs, like monsters,
please us, because they are uncommon, tho never so irregular.
Let those be favoured with banishment who think our country
savage and barbarous ; I cannot contemplate the glories of our
religion and government without believing as I do of our beauties,
that if a perfect Church or State were to be erected, the English
features and complexion would be the better part of the composi-
tion : they who have saved Europe are fit to polish and adorn
it: and it our vanity (\dc* not exceed our perfections, which it
seldom does, greal Brittain deserves to be the Academy of the
Universe.

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14. The Rev. William Steer to Joseph Banks, at Srofton.

Ecclesfield, 23 October 1710. Friday last I was with Mr. Talbot,
Mr. Frankland, &c, who were in full expectation of seeing you
at Yorke ; but since that could not be, they will give you the
meeting when your affairs will leave you at leisure. They said
that they would not appoint a day, because they are more at
liberty than you, and therefore what day you'll set they'll certainly
observe. I told 'em you thought Ferry Bridge the properest place.
Mr. Talbot says he cannot ride thither on a day, and wishes you
would either come over to the Woodend and then you would see
everything, or else that you would be so kind as to pitch upon
Wetherby ; but he leaves that to you ; only would have the
meeting whilst the ways are good.

How you determine please to signify to me, and I will com-
municate it to them.

I stayd at Yorke till the election was over, and if you have not
had the poll, perhaps it may not be unacceptable. D. 6659. K.
6412. S. 2919. Some say Sir William is shamefully distanced.
I'm told there were a company of damrid priests that did him
much evil ; but he designs to remember 'em for't. A great company
of boys brought the Dr.'s picture elevated upon a pole with huzza's ;
Sir William turned his backside on't when it was brought before
the tribunal.

All our duties and services to everybody. I am, Sir, Yours to
serve you to the best of my power, W. Steer. I may have your
answer by Silcock at the farthest on Saturday.

At the election at York Lord Downe and Sir Arthur Kaye, the Tory candidates,
were elected ; Harley was told they were safe. Historical Manuscripts Commission,
Portland, iv, 575. Dr. Sacheverell was the hero of the Tories and High Churchmen,
and the defeated candidate who turned his back on the doctor's picture was Sir
William Strickland. Bean, Parliamentary Representation of Six Northern Counties
of England (1890), p. 650. Thoresby notes in his diary (19 October) : — " Attended
the mayor and corporation [of Leeds] to York, where most gave one vote for Sir
William Strickland, and the other either for Lord Downe or Sir Arthur Kaye;
many other gave single votes for the first, who, yet by the joining of the other two,
was vastly outdone ".

15. Joseph Banks to Henry Frankland (draft).

Scofton, 27 October 1710. Yesterday I received a letter from
my Cousen Steer, that Mr. Talbot and his son and yourself would
give me the meeting at some convenient place about the affaire
you have been so kind to give yourself the trouble in, before the
ways were bad, and desired it might be nearer you then Ferry
Bridg, which I think is the half way. As for coming a little further
I should not scruple, but I think to ingage my friend Mr. Bright
to come with me, and considering how lately he has burry'd his
lady, and is not very well, I cannot press him further. I write
my mind fully about the termes to Cousin Steer, and at our meeting
desire I may not be pressed further, and if those settled and the

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yong people like one another, it will be proper for me to come
over and look at the estate. I think these are the proper steps
to be taken. I confess I should be satisfyed without a view, but
that I have been so lately bit by Mr. Vane, whose caracter was
generaly very good, but I have too good an account of Mr. Talbot
to fear the like ; for my part, when he once finds me worse then
my word I'll be content to be thought the worst of men ; and
hope I may expect the same of him, and therfore desire his rentall
may be made, with all out payments and deductions except queen's
taxes against we meet. Because the days grow very short I will
not delay the meeting, but God willing meet you at the Swan in
Ferry Bridg of Wedensday next, being the first of November, and
write to Cousen Steer to meet us.

16. Lord Holdernesse to Joseph Banks.

(Undated.) I have been very inquisitive about Mr. Talbott's
affairs ever since I had yours, and by all I can learn from severall
hands he has given you a fair account, and for the 3Toung man
I hear nothing amiss of him but what you are allready acquainted
with viz : his loving a pot. I designed to have sent you this account
if I had not had this opportunity to morrow, I beg my humble
service to your fireside, and believe me, Sir, your most faithfull
humble servant, Holdernesse.

I hope to see you soon. I go to Kelham to morrow for 3 or
4 days.

17. Mrs. Mary Banks to her daughter Mary Banks, at Madam
Monks at Handsworth.

Sunday morne. I hope thou would recaive thy father's and
myne by Silcock last night. If not, pray thee send forth to Shefield
for it, and thy father desires thou will observe the orders in it.
Thorny Stacy will come to Shefield of Tuseday, and we think thou
must come back with him of Wedday day ; if the busnes be done
with Cozen Steares, thou had best give nurse and midwife and
Sarah each half a crowne and I'le give it thee againe, and the rest
as thou mentioned before.

We rejoyce at the good news of Mrs. Monck and heartely wish
her a good recovery. I am in great hast but am thy most affec-
tionate mother, M. Banks.

Jonathan Clay and Docter Carver is here. I'le take care of
what thou writ in the litle noat.

18. Joseph Banks to his daughter Mary Banks, att [torn] Moncks
Esq. att [Hands]iuorth near Sheffield.

12 January 1711. Your mother has spoake my mind soe
fully that on peruscing hers, I find I have nothing to ad, but thou
sees and has heard as much of the man's character as ever I did,

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either proceed, or if thou dislike, send for Cos. Steare, and let him
truly know thou cannot thinke of it. I leave it to thy selfe. But
after I have gone soe farr, without more reasons then I then knew,
to go off would not looke well, I must confesse. Thou has such
tyme before thee, and if an estate deserve it a better fortune, that
I cannot but thinke greater things will offer. Pray God direct
thee. I leave it to thy selfe, and thou may show mine to Cos.
Steare if thou please, for I will act in all things justly and above
board. I am, thy truly affectionate father, J. Banks.

19. Mary Banks to the Rev. William Steer (draft).

I have been considering ever since my last to you which way
to determine in this great affaire and the result of all is, that I
desire Mr. Talbot will not give himself any further trouble. I am
heartily grieved he has had so much allready, for I own to you
I can never think of proceeding, and perhaps by this time he's
as little inclined to go forward in this affair as I am. Your friend,
I own it, is (I believe) master of severall good qualifications, and
more then I dare pretend to merrit, yet I cannot for my life think
him agreeable, nor I don't expect a longer acquaintance will make
him appear more taking ; and I think that man and woman must
run a great hazard of living misserably all their lives, where there
is not a mutual inclination beforehand. Whatever suspitions
you and Mr. T — t might have of his being played against some
other, as he hinted to you so often, yet I declare to you I don't
believe anything of that nature was ever intended, and I must
do my Papa the justice to tell you (which I do with a great deal
of sincerity) that my Papa has left me entirely to chuse which
way I please in this affaire, and since he has shewed me so much
kindnes, I'm sure 'twould be agreat folly in me not to speak my
thoughts freely on this occasion. As a proof of what I've now
told you I have inclosed my Papa's letter, which I beg you'll return
by the first opportunity. You'll find by that that he expects I
should see you at Hansworth before I leave it, which will be on
Wedensday, but you have allready took so much pains that I think
it a shame to give you new trouble, tho I'm confident I do it by
this long epistle. I beg, Sir, you'll excuse it, and that you'll accept
my best thanks for your kind designs and friendship for me, which
I shall allways have a pleasure in acknowledging, being yours, &c.

I had said the same to you when I was at Hansworth that I do
now, but then the decision of this affaire was not so fully left in
my own power, as it is now, or at least I did not think it so, tho
my Papa had allways told me it was.

20. The Rev. William Steer to Joseph Banks.

Ecclesfield, 30 January 1711. Tho the blackest day in our
kalendar, save one, should be employed in deprecating that wrath

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which might justly fall upon a kingdom for the blood shed thereon,
yet perhaps you wall pardon this avocation when I tell you the
occasion of it. Some time agoe I received a letter from Cos. Mally
wherein she desired that Mr. Talbot might give himself no further
trouble. I sent it him the very next post, not much doubting but
there was enuff said to hinder a 2d visit ; but I find he's more
taken with Cos. Mally than to be put off with one denial. He
came hither this day and I suppose was for going to Scofton ; but
because I know Cos. Mally dreads being made a countries talk,
and I believe you would not care for it, both he and I upon that
consideration thought it better to give you this trouble in order
to prevent what perhaps you might think a greater.

I had a letter by him from his Papa, who is mightity sirprized
with what he calls an unaccountable turn ; if there has been any
hidden reserve, he cannot think it altogether so fair, but as to
that, since he knows not the reasons for this throw off, he knows
not what to say. As to his estate, he says he has given it in rather
less than more, and I believe I have said several times and can
safely say so still, that you'll find nothing but honest dealings
at the Woodend, and as to the young gentleman I do not know
any objection that can be made against him but that we had up at
Ferrybridge, and you seemed to be satisfied in it, and though he
may have used some freedom that way formerly, yet I hear of
late that his conduct has been such that no one need be uneasy
on that score.

Did I think he would not, nay, did I not believe that he would,
make Cos. Mally happy I would scorn to have been concerned
in this matter. All that can be the design of this, is to beg of you
to consider the thing once more with Cos. Mally and .... give
your answer by the bearer .... in hopes and if you give any en-
couragement will be with you very .... think .... Mally 's.
I perceive you .... contentedly as he can, and not give you any
trouble, how much .... must take back with him.

I have no more to say in the matter, and should not have said
this had Mr. Talbot been as easily sneaped as I am. He presents
humble duty to you all &c. Yours &c, W. Steer.

His father desires, if there be no hopes of any further proceedings,
that you would be so kind as to return his rentall.

21. Joseph Banks to the Rev. William Steer {draft).

30 January 1711. 1 have been very negligent in answering
yours. 1 was in some hopes either to have seen you at Xmas, or
that I might have called of you since. And in Xmas I was writing
to you just when Mr. Balguy went from hence, and a great deal of
company coming in he promised me to do all by word of mouth.
However, I cannot omit thanking you for your kind advice about
my son, and to tell you that I have some thoughts to take him and

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Mr. Balguy to London next week, instead of York, and leave them
there for some time, and when I see you we'll talk of what further
steps propper. They both want a little of London.

As to Mall, if she has seemed to alter her mind to you about
Mr. Talbot, I protest it's without the least desire or procurement
of mine. I never saw a gentleman I liked better then the father,
and the yong people were to approve for themselves. I had no
hesitation about him but about what we heard of a little too much
loving a bottle, which he protested to me he was reformed from,
and when he went from hence, Mall also went to Hansworth, and
told me she would consider and write me her thoughts, but never
writ but what you writ. And some time after she writ to her
mother as if she could not like it, upon which I writ to her as her
mother also did, to lay her hand on her heart, for as to the person
she should be sole judg. The estate I approved, tho could have
wished it had been larger, that I might have given a larger fortune
and to some such purposes.

At her coming home she told me you had writ her, that you
supposed she had some greater offer &c. Upon my salvation
I know of none, nor believe it, but have since got out of her that
she had intelligence, but how she would not tell me, that Mr.
T — t some way misbehaved himself by being d — k at Pontefract
as he went home. If so I am sorry for it, and cannot blame her,
for the apprehension of want of government that way must be
very dreadfull. I wish it be not so, for the young gentleman's
sake, to whome and to that worthy family I am a hearty well
wisher, and so I hope when you write you'll let 'em know, with
my very humble to them and Mr. Frankland. Pray my best
respects to my neece and blessing to my godson. If you have
any commands for London let me know, for I think I shall go
about a week or 9 days hence. I am, your affectionate cousen and
servant, J. Banks.

John Balguy, born 1686, was the son of Thomas Balguy, master of Sheffield
grammar school. He was admitted to St. John's College, Cambridge, 1702; B.A.
1705-6; M.A. 1726. He taught at Sheffield grammar school. He was taken into
the family of Banks, then at Scofton, as tutor in 1708. Banks introduced him
to Sir Henry Liddell, with whose family he resided for two years at Ravensworth
castle. He was ordained deacon 1710, priest 1711. He became a noted contro-
versialist. Prebendary of Salisbury 1728, Vicar of Northallerton 1728 until his
death in 1748. Dictionary of National Biography ; Hunter, Hallamshire (1819),
p. 174.

22. Joseph Banks to the Rev. William Steer (draft).

Scofton, 31 January 1711. I have yours by Mr. Talbot's
servant and you may be sure find no fault with the estate, which
I approved, nor in anything dislike that worthy family, for whom
I must ever have an esteem and vallue, but you know on what
foot we parted at Ferrybridg, to witt that the yong people should

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have an interveiw, and if they liked one another the matter was
done, but if otherwise, there was to be an end. Xow I take God
to witnes I desired my daughter to speak her mind freely in the
matter, and if she could like the gentleman for a husband, I was
heartily free to it, and never used any arguments to diswayed her,
but after your letter in which you said she seemed to acquiesce
in my pleasure, and her writing one to her mother some time after
in which she seemed of another mind, and to desire that no further
proceedings might be in it. I writ to her again to use her judgment,
and that T would proceed in it or not. as she liked : and if she
was against it to write her mind fully to yon. in that letter I said,
as I remember, that I could have been better pleased the estate
had been more, that I might have given a greater fortune, or to
some such purpose, but this not till after she seemed plainly against
it : and she still continues of the same mind as she tells me. for
I have freely talked her about it this evening. These are too nice
points for yong women to give reasons in. fancy being often the
greatest reason. I declare it solemnly. I know of no other offer
as yours to Mall hinted, and therefore can asure you that is none.
I am very sorry there has been so much trouble, and the affair
nott succeed. 1 wish the yong gentleman most heartily a better
match in every respect, and should have been ven* proud of an
alliance with worthy Colonel Talbot, to whom, and Mr. Frankland.
and yong Mr. Talbot, I desire you present my most humble service,
for I am heartily theirs and your most faithfull humble servant.
J. Banks.

Inclosed is the rent all.

23. Joseph Banks 11 to Joseph Banks I, at Boswell Court near
Lincoln's Inn.

Boston, 25 April 17 1G. I was both Monday and yesterday in
the woods, and can't see but that the new man might enter upon
that charge immediatly for any good Simpson does. But if you
expect that this new servant should do any great matters of fenceing
more than makeing up accidental! gaps etc. I dare say you'l be
mistaken, for the woods suffer most from the inroads that are
daily made from Marum and the neighbouring townes who are
daily hitching. 1 catched one my self, and if they know that the
wood keeper is sett fast att any peice of worke. they] watch him
and then whip in att another side of the wood, so that the advantage
youl receive from this new proposed woodward will be to save the
wood from the insult and damage of these robbers, which 1 fancy
i- very considerable : and walking about with an axe he may
mend any gapps I ait not pretend to work days workes of ditching,
for if he does the wood will be more exposed than ever. I only
offer this as my present opinion, the woods being so large and so
farr in sunder that unless every eriminall be severely punisht it

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will even then be liable to be stoln, tho the very makeing up of
gapps will save you a deal of monys, for the present woodwards
never lay hand to anything I believe, and if occasion for ditching
(as I believe if the gapps be mended their will be little occasion)
then he will be ready hourly to overlook them. To manage right
he must watch night and day, and punish them severely when
ketched, and then one might hope in a little time they would be
so frighted as not to venture.

Mr. Potter is now at worke in setting up the wainscott, and
I have agreed with him to settle the floor and window seats and
chimney peice, and make 2 draw pannells with pullys for the 2
west windows so as either to have em give light or no light, for 3£
which Mr. Wright thinks is wonderfull cheap. He will not wainscott
the chamber under lOd. a yard more, and says he shall loose 50s.
by wainscoting the parlour, so I shall not meddle any more with
him, tho the best chamber will but looke very awkward without
it. Pray hasten down the hanging, the'l not sell theirs.

I have likewise viewed the brick, and find em but very ordinary,
but the'l serve. I can have a chaldron of lime from Spilsby for
20s., so have ordered the bricklayer to bring 2 servants and a
labourer to meet me Monday sevenight to get done in 2 or 3 days.
We think to run up a chimney in the particon for the brewhouse ;
pray your direction about that. On Monday night we had a fire
broke out in the latching chimney, but by God's providence the
favourableness of the weather we gott it out, but for that reason
I will have the chimneys secured, for this is the third time that
this house has escaped burning. Their also wants the roome drawing
where the apples were put and several rooms whitewashing. As
for the chimneys, if they can't be easily secured I'll lett em alone,
it being summer time.

Mr. Wright will send you a fist of your arrears next week, they
have then appointed to pay him their rents.

I think to take from the forrest side about 40 sheep for feeding
on the fenn, so if you have any to spare I might as well buy them
from Scofton, and as for the wagon if you please I will likewise
take it, and so carry my goods in it. I will buy a sett of ordinary
geers of Preston and get somebody to bring it from Scofton to
Lincoln, and then will send horses from here to bring it home.
Coles are now very cheap, but nobody will dare yett to fetch them.
They are 17 or 18s. per chaldron.

I viewed Mr. Misers estate. I find he has for some time exposed
it to sale. I can't see any great (?) tho tis old rented att a moderate
rent, but I fancy people will hang att it, the towne is so exceeding
poor.

We have bought 60 2 inch deals to be slit for my chamber floor,
they cost 6£. 5s. and 15s. sliting, and five farthings a peice for 200
pales for the gardin, and we designe to buy an hundred more for

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Sandora's house. We are just going to see if we can buy any thing
else, haveing cheapend severall things, which is all from, honoured
Sir, your most dutifull son and obliged servant.

Drury has brought the beds etc., and I have sent em to Revesby.
I humbly thank you for that as well as all your favours. My humble
duty attends you and dear mother and kind love my dear sister.

Joseph Banks I bought the Revesby estate on 17 March 1714. Joseph II married
Anne Hodgkin.son on 11 April 1714, and they took possession of Revesby on
22 August 1715. (Warren Dawson MS 47, ff. 17. 18.) Alterations to the house
went on for a considerable time. There is an engraving of the house in Howlett,
Selection of Views vn the County of Lincoln (1805).

24. Joseph Banks II to Joseph Banks I.

2<) April [1716]. Mr. Sherlock being come and having considered
of severall things, we desire your answer to the queries underwritt.
I am so fearfull of looseing the post that Ive not time to apologise
for my abrupt way of begining.

1 Q. Whether the best chamber must be wainscotted thoroughly,
except where tapstery ; or whether you designe any tapstery or
no for that chamber. We think it had better be all hung with the
pearl hangings to the cornish, and wainscot t window sole high,
than some parte tapstery the other parte hangings : but observe
since your last orders to make a door into the middle closett
within 10 inches of the front there is no peice of tapstery can
be used but that peice which is now in the striped chamber att
Scofton.

2 Q. Whether you continue your resolution to have the beam
taken out of the new building.

3 Q. Whether you'l give Mr. Shirlock leave to alter the roofe
of the new building to a whole hip. as the rest of the house is, he
fining it att his owne charge.

We've gott 2 trees that will do. Tie take care of all your affairs
to the best of my capacity, particularly Turn by land tax, miln,
and Coap's farme. Our humble duty and service attend you as
due. I am, dear Sir, your most dutifull son, J. Banks.

Pray left us hear how my mother does yet.

■I.',. Joseph Banks I to Joseph Banks II (draff).

2 May [1716]. Answer to Quere 1. For my part am content
it be hung as much as you please, but 1 think such a door into the
little roome within a foot of the front was as I mention, and another
opposite to it in the w;iil towards the orchard, for their will certainly
build a drawing room and chamber over it ; besides wainscot
window sole hight theire must be a pannell betwixt the windows
and over the chimney and I think over every door. If the leaste
peice of tapistry come in betwixt the doors at the bottom of the
bed twill be handsome as a picture.

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2. As to the taking away the beame in the new wing, its certainly
a sad botch, and if ever used for a sitting roome for our selves
will do harme, or spoil the roome, but if only a roome for servants
its less matter, so wholy leave it to Mr. Sherlock.

3. As to ashing the roofe of the wing, am content, but theire
is no manner of hast of itt, and so think wee had better lay our
heads together when I come down.

Now that I have answered your queries, lie put in to know how
your bricks and lime go forward.

And as I writ before, better not pull up the hall floor unles you
can finish it. I mean the arch into stair case and chimney take
much lesse every way, and thereby the coming in at the hall door
much improved as to the entrance into the hall, therefore if
the stone be got ready and all to be done as the hall loft till I
come.

Mr. Sherlock may use the arch and wainscott in the vestible
which is double pannelled either in the best chamber or the dining
roome and two little offices under itt but least forgotten, hasty
sketches are on the other side.

You must get great parlour wainscotted out where the vestible
is and the door case settled the top of which to be even with the
top of windows and the bottom with the parlour boards. Weel
contrive how to sash itt and case itt when I come down. Adiu
to you all cordially.

Your mother is better but at Kensington.

26. Joseph Banks II to Joseph Banks I, in London.

Revesby, 9 May 1716. Upon examining the bed Mr. Nash of
Fleet Ditch has sent me I find it the most scurvy thing that ever
was imposed upon any body. Every thing looks slight and unfinished
(not to mention that but one of the curtains is lined), and for the
bed stocks they are only 5 foot 8 inches long and 4 foot 1 inch
broad, so that its too little for one single person, so that if
the other bed on the sea be like this we shant have a bed to lie
in. Tis a most base villanous action and I desire your advice
herein.

I mightily want the hangings and could be glad to meet with
em att the coming of the next carrier. I am extreamly busie, and
the messenger staying have time to add no more but my humble
duty love and service as due, and that I am your most dutifull
son and obliged servant, J. Banks.

Ive brought Parker along with me, being failed both by the
man John Cottam promised me and your woodward, who, I hear,
is run quite away. If you can gett any thing abated by Nash, I
could gett other bedstocks made for the bed and put these to
another use. Pray let him know Im surprised he sends me not the
lineing for the rest of the bedd.

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27. Joseph Banks II to Joseph Banks I, at Boswell Court.

Revesby, 12 May 1716. I suppose ere this youl have received
mine about the bed which I desire advice in.

I shall exactly pursue the modell about the stable and brewhouse,
but I cant think but there is some mistake in the post, being your
last letter I received from London is dated 3 May.

I am now in full employment with the workmen which I endeavour
to manage as best I can (tho I far fall short of you). I could finish
everything reasonably well by this day sevenight had I but the
hangings and my goods come from London (which I yet hear
nothing of).

Mr. Jacqueline came over here the other day and stayd 2 nights
with me, and desired me send you the inclosed. He's very hardly
used and now would be glad if you could assist him, either with
Lord Newcastle att Haughton or Sir G. Savile.

Never sure was a house so bare as this when I came. They
had not left one shelf scarce in the house, and now the hangings
are down here is nothing but the very shell of a new house, but I
am now in a fair way to fitt it up pretty tollerably. I am not aware
of any materiall point to ask your advice in. and hope if the hangings
gett this night to Boston to be with you of Wedensday sevenight.

I am glad I said nothing to the woodwards since this fellow of
Mr. Empsalls has fitted you so. Every day I walk into the woods
I find people breaking the fences and stealing wood.

My duty and love as due, and I am. honoured Sir, your most
dutifull son and obliged humble servant, J. Banks.

28. Joseph Banks II to Joseph Banks I, at Scofton, via London.

Revesby, 21 August 1716. Yesterday I begun to dig the seller
and fetch bricks, and to-morrow the masons begin ; your orders
shall be exactly observed. I am glad your reconciled to my thought
of riseing a step out of my lodging roome into the new building.

Since you left us, amongst others of our first acquaintance
.Mr. Boucherett and Mr. Xcwcomin dined with us, who are very
civil good sort of people, and we since danced all night with Mr.
Newcomins.

The venison came very sweet and well, and I heartily thank you
for your care about it and sending my other things. Particularly
must I beg youl order the other venison against you come.

I have and shall continue to keep a more than ordinary strick
eye over the woods whilst nutting time lasts, and punish the
offenders.

I am surprized Will Banks should know more of my servants
here then I do myself, even so particularly as to know which and
how they ride my horses, as }Tou write. The 2 mares I bought
are only for cart mares, tho upon an accidentall chance we may
harness them, tho most rarely.

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As to sowing the pease stubble with wheat, tis not for my advan-
tage as Im told, because I shall then have no barley land, which
is the principal! corn I want, and beside I hope the 5 acres of wheat
will be sufficient for my family, and tis not worth my time to grow
corn to sell ; besides now labourers are so dear, 'twould be an
endless peice of charge to gett it in order.

My wife joines with me in humble duty to you, and hope and
shall be extream glad very shortly to see you. She will order the
affair my sister [torn] with our Dutchess. We are still in wants of a
cook, and if you hear of a god notable working lass, T should be
glad to send half way to meet her.

Dear Lettice is well and we are glad to hear Joe is soe, and 1 am,
dear Sir, your most dutifull son and affectionate servant, J. Banks.

The very most of the sheep on the fenn are rotten, and mine in
great number, so tis very well I bought no great fen stock.

Mr. Boucherett was doubtless Matthew Boucherett of North Willingham ,
grandson of another Matthew, a French apothecary who was naturalised in 1644.
He was high sheriff of Lincolnshire in 1706, and seems to have been so strong a
Whig that he was the only member of the grand jury at Lincoln who refused to
join in an address of congratulation to Robert Harley on his recovery from an
attempt on his life. Historical Manuscripts Commission, Portland, iv, 671. He
married Isabella, daughter and co-heiress of Sir Edward Ayscough of South Kelsey
and Stallingborough, at which latter place he was buried (1749). Maddison,
Lincolnshire Pedigrees (Harleian Society), p. 163.

The Newcomens were one of the oldest Lincolnshire families, with many branches.
For the family of Saltfleetby and Low Toynton, see Maddison, p. 714. and Associated
Architectural Societies Reports, xxiv (1897), p. 145 et seq.

' Our Duchess ' is Her Grace of Ancaster. See No. 31.

Sir Joseph Banks noted " William Banks the bailiff was found to be a great
rogue. He was not related to the family ". Wan-en Dawson MS 47, f. 30.

20. An Account of work done and money Laid out for Jos. Banks
Esq1- at S1 Cyckes [Sith's] Hall at Revesby as followeth
by John Sherlock ( 'arpenter.

1716

Aug1 28 for two Transam Windows

for a Celler window & 50 foot of Joist . .

p'd Wm Dove for 18 days & \

Tho Overton 17 days

Wm Green 7 weeke at 13s. 6d. per

An1, Cawdern & his son each 12 days ..

Wm Broughton ti weeks & 3 days

p'd for Grinding Coulers

for getting 2C & \ of deales from the

Marchant
for planing & setting to d . . e in a Chamber
for sawing 5 Doz

for frames & Sashes for 8 Windows at 24s per
for Coulering
for my selfe 6 Journeys horse hier 2s per

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Recd by Wm Green fouer pound & some Couler 18d
Endd :— 29 April 1717— Then Recd of Mr Banks Junr Twenty
Guneas on Ace1 wth his Father J. Banks Esqr

Jn° Sherlock

For St. Syth's hall, see No. 74.

30. An Account of work done and money laid out
for Joseph Banks Esq. as followeth.

August 28 1716.

Jno Sherlock, carpinter.
Impr. For two transam windows
For a celler window and 50 foot of joist
Wm Dove 18 days and \
Tho Overton 17 days
Wm Broughton 6 week and 3 days
Wn Green 7 weeks at 13s. 6d. per
Anto Cawdern and his son 12 days
Paid for grinding coulers

For getting 2 and \ of deals from Mr. Stennitts
For planing and setting to drie
For sawing 5 dozen
For 8 sash windows and coulering
My selfe 6 journeys
29 April 1717 begun again at Reavsby that week
Anto Cawdern 6 days
Tho Stanley 6 days
Wm Briggs 3 days and \
For getting deales to the boat and paid for a glewpott
Win Cawdern 5 days

Spent of workmen when the wall was taken down
My selfe 2 days
May 6 that week
Anto Cawdern 6 days
Wm Cawdern 6 days
Tho Stanley 6 days
Wm Briggs 6 days
My selfe 3 days horse 5s.
13 that week

Anto Cawdern 4 days and \ . .
Wm Cawdern 6 days
Tho Stanley 6 days
Wm Briggs 6 days
My selfe 3 days

Gave to drink when the beame was put up . .
Paid fright and portrige for 3 boxis
20 that week
Anto Cawdern 5 days

at Reavsby

£ s. d.

1 0 0

11 6
1 7 9

1 5 6
4 7 6
4 14 6

2 6 0
8 0

2 6
15 0

15 0
10 12 0

1 10 0

16 0
13 0

7 7
4 6

8 4

3 6

9 0

16 0

10 0

13 0

12 6

12 0
10 0

13 0
13 0

12 6

1 6

2 6

13 4

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Wm Cawdern 6 days

Win Briggs 6 days

Tho Stanley 6 days

27 That week Anto Cawdern 6 days

Wm Cawdern 6 days

Tho Stanley 6 days

Wm Briggs 4 days

3 June That week Anto Cawdern 5 days

Wm Cawdern 5 days

Tho Stanley 5 days

Wm Briggs 5 days

My selfe 1 day

Reed by Wm Green

For some couler he brought home

29 April 1717 Reed of Mr. Banks junior 20 guineys.

June 4 Reed by Anto Cawdern

by Tho Stanley

by Wm Briggs

To Ballance

£46 11

£4 0

• • • •

iiineys. .

21 10

5 1 10

1 8 6

8 0

1 9 8

£33 11

£13 0 0

March the 26th 1718.

Received then of Mr. Banks eight guineys and to have delivered
at Boston 4 transam windows with casements and bares and glass
and a parsall of modlion cornice the which I take in full of this
bill and all other accompt to this day by me.

Jno Sherlock.

31. Joseph Banks II to Joseph Banks I, at Scofton {turn off at
Stilton).

Revesby, 3 September 1716. Ever since I writt my last which
is a fortenight agon, I lived in expectation of seeing or hearing
from you, but to the great trouble of both my wife and self heard
this day by the way of Tunbride that you had got a fall from the
black horse and was hurt, tho I hope and trust in God youl be
perfectly recovered ere you receive this.

We are in great wants of you here to consult you about the roof,
Mr. Shirlocke and Doctor Wright being both puzzled, but they
both are of opinion that a lead roof would both be the cheapest
and best. I hope we shall see you very shortly here, or in case
you be not better He endeavour to wait on you.

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I expect to-day to see the Duke of Ancaster which is an honour
he has paid to none except Captain Short. He often enquires
very kindly after you, and on Thursday the Dutchess and the
neighbouring gentlemen and ladies come to dance here, we haveing
done the same at all their houses. So that we could no wavs avoid
it, haveing made use of much less rooms then our owne.

Our best duty and affectionate service attend you. Heartily
wishing you safe and speedy recovery and very soon to see you
here, being, honoured Sir, your most dutifull son and obliged
humble servant, J. Banks.

P.S. We can buy no partriges here but at 6d. a peice. I wish
you could prevail on Mr. Empsall or any of your freinds to lett
me have a dogg. The Dutch doctor had a pretty good one. if it
be not gone.

The post from Revesby travelled by Boston to the North Road at Stilton ;
thence it turned north for Seofton, which was near Worksop.

The I hike of Ancaster was Robert Bertie, fourth Earl of Lindsey, born 1660;
styled Lord Willoughby de Eresby. M.P. for Boston 1685 and 1689, and Preston
ItiX!) ; joined his uncle Lord Danby (later 1st Duke of Leeds) at the taking of York
in the Revolution of 1688 ; was at The Hague on business for the Prince of Orange
in December of that year; Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1689-U7 ;
summoned to the Upper House as Lord Willoughby, 1690; succeeded in 1701
as Earl of Lindsey and Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire; Privy Counsellor, 1701.
Joined the Whig party in 1705 {Historical Manuscripts Commission, Rutland.
ii, lsj ; i\ . 231) ; and created Marquis of Lindsey in 1706. On the death of Queen
Anne he was found to be one of the Lords Justices appointed by George I to act
for him until he could arrive from Hanover. In 1715 he was created Duke of
Ancaster and Kesteven. He died 1723.

lie married (1) Mary, daughter of Sir Richard Wynn, bait., of Gwydyr (d. 1689) ;
(2) in 1705. Albinia, daughter of General William Farrington.

Captain Short was probably George Short of East Real, who married Penelope,
eldest daughter of Sir John Tyrwhitt, bart., of Stainrield. His grandfather, Peter
Short, apparently the purchaser of East Keal, was described as a citizen of London.
For the Shorts of Edlington see Burke, Landed Gentry.

32. 28 September 1716. Then it was agreed between Joseph
Banks Esqi of the one part and Abraham Ball of Spilsby Freemason
of the other part Firsl whereas the said Joseph hath procured
Delfe leave and leading of a1 Mint 15 tuns of Ketton Stone to Stam-
ford, but the said Abraham hath paid and is to bear all charges
of getting the same stone and carrying it to Boston by water and
landing it there every parte of which stone the said Joseph Banks
hall at Efcevesbj and severall harth paces are to be paved and made
as good and well wrought and laid as Captain Short's hall is done
of the same stone and some other worke. Now the said Joseph
Banks agrees to fetch the said stone from Boston and to pay for
the said paveing when finished four shillings a square yard Diamond
( utt and for harth paces a foote five pence halfe penny And the
said Joseph agrees that the said Abraham shall have to his own
use so much of the said stone as the said Joseph does not use at
Revesby aforesaid, allowing the said Joseph onely 3d. for every 80
foote thereof being the usuall price of the carriage from Ketton

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to Stamford And the said Joseph Banks having paid the said
Abraham six pounds in hand all the said stone is declared and
agreed to be proper goods of the said Joseph Banks and to remaine
as such at Boston or else where till the said Joseph Banks work be
entirely supplyed out of it at Revesby. Witness there hands.
J. Banks.

The six pounds not to be paid till the stone in my possession at
Boston or security given.

Received May 20 1717 of Joseph Banks Esq by the hands of
William Wright the sum of Six pounds pursuant to the agreement
made the 28 September 1716 betwixt the said Joseph Banks and
Abraham Ball for free stone mentioned in the said agreement to
be paid in hand but not received till the date hereof. I say received
the said sum 06 : 00 : 00. per me Abraham Ball.

33. Reed Oct. 8 1716 of Joseph Banks Esq by the hands of Wm
Wright the sum of Four pounds in part of payment for the building
the new Room at his Hall in Reavesby I say received the said sum
for the use and by the order of my master Mr. Jno Sherlock per me
Wm Green.

34. Anne Banks, ivife of Joseph Banks II, to Joseph Banks I.

27 November 1716. I had before now done myself the pleasheure
to congraulate your safe arivall to Town, but my health not
premiting it till this time, hope you will pardon me.

Mr. Banks aquainted me with your new disigne to continue
the officess as they are at present with your serious considerashion,
I fear will be very inconvenient, for when the hall is alltered as you
intend fancy you will not think itt too good a roome for a pashadge
betwixt the dary larder and kitchen. As the servents business
will lead them very ofton throw it with water milk whea etc., it
will make it quite useless either to dine in or the jentlemen to take
a bottell in the afternoon in. I lekwise fear (and so doth severell
others I have comunicated your disigne too) your bringing the
other wing so much nearer the front of the hous will make the
building look iregeler.

I hartyly ask pardon for this freedom and shall acqueice in every
thing your better judgment thinks fitt to do. I beg my dughty
may be made ecceptable to my mother and best servess to my
6ister. I am, honoured Sir, your obedient and dughtyfull daughter,
A. Banks.

I had intended to have sent a goose this morning, but being
disapoynted of some wild fowll I had spoke for to send with it will
defer it till next week.

Inclosed is Mr bill with the remarks upon it if thear be no

wine put one shipebord Mr. Banks hath a very good opertunity
to fitt him self at Bosston.

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35. Joseph Banks I to Mr. Sherlock, at Revesby {addressed to
Mrs. Banks).

Boswell Court. 1st December 1716. I should be glad to hear
the Great Beam or Sumer Tree was taken out and all that floor
well, and also the seller floor settled, and pray lett me know if
that Great Beam be long enough to support the wall to be taken
down betwixt the great parlour and vestible. You or your cheife
servant knows I leave the wall or pear betwixt the great parlour
door and out wall standing, and as much wall of the other side of
the parlour, which will be above two foote on each side the parlour :
soe that I hope that beam or peice of timber will be long enough
to reach betwixt the pears, and I would have the pears cased 7
foote high and then a sham arch in the wainscott to rise from the
pears to the top of the room. Soe the greate parlour and vestible
will be laid togeither.

I would onely have an arched door 2 yards wide out of the hall
into the stairecase, which staire case I think not to alter, butt lett
the offices and seller stand in that corner of the house, as they are,
and would make partitions in them as in the draught. And let the
wing that is to build stand 3 or 4 yards more to the front ward
of the house then the other wing, then a door to goe out of the
great parlour into it as here described, which I beleive youll like
well. First it will make a noble drawing room and a closset or a
library behind it and goe out of the dineing room handsomly.
And in the rooms above it will make a good dressing rome closetts
etc., and since I do not lay the hall and stair case together, I think
its noe matter of settleing any more floors, but onely that end of
the vestible that is to be laid into the great parlour, for the windows
will he too high in the hall if the floors settled, and all will he of a
floor, except the great parlour, and that but one step down into it.
and the drawing room to he lcvcll with the great parlour floore.

In this inclosed draught the wings appear but very odly in the
ground plott, but 1 beleive will never he decernd to be irreguler
in the upright, for they cannot both be seen together, but when
you arc at a great distance, and then no mortal can tell that the\
are not alike. By this undecernahle irregularity, severall good
offices and sellers will he preserved, and the drawing room goe
handsomly out of the dineing roome, which could not have been
in case the drawing roome had been over the sellers, and it would
have stood on the north, without sight of sun or front garden.

Having little to doe makes me send you this account, and desire
your thoughts and good Air. Oldfeild's on the matter, hees a good
judge when you describe the facts to him. My very humble service
to him and his lady.

1 direct this letter to my daughter to convince her of several!
objections she has made to the alterations as 1 hear fix them,
and truly her objections are so very just that 1 commend her for

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making them, but they proceed from the wrong information she
has had of my designe. for she supposes the 2 larders are to be
continued as they are for common butterys for all things and for
dayrys and c. and that passing to them with all such things will
effectually spoyle and dirty the hall, which is designed for a hand-
some room, even to dine in sometimes in summer for coolness.

Now pray let her know that I never designe those 2 larders for
any such uses, but since the sellers under them are to be continued,
and they are such excellent offices, and stand north and coole,
and have such good floors, and since I am uncertain whether we
can settle the sellers low enough to make the offices above into a
handsome drawing room, I would have them continued and to
be pertitioned as described, to wit 2 bottle houses to be taken
out of the back parts of them, then the further to be a choyce
stoar room for my daughters choycest provissions sweet meats
bottles and c, for they are not only dry, but perfectly cool ; and
the nearer, I would have to be a larder for the choycest meate
provissions and c, and not to be devided as I once ordered, for
that will make it dark, but onely a door hung into it as you enter
into it up the steps. And as for a passage through it into the store
room, which will not be opened often and will be no inconveinience
at all, for its to contain such things onely as my daughter will keep
the key of herself ; and theire being doors both out of the stair
case and hall into these offices and the seller, either door might
be used on occasion, as company happens in the house. And
without the continuance of these offices, where could a desert be
sett up, or carryed from table but into the kitchin.

And as for useing water in these offices which will best be seldom .
I designe a well to be made hi the seller, which will help and draine
it selfe into the sough, and will hold water, except in a very dry
summer, better than any pond.

I fear my daughter was not informed that the dairy was to be
by the small bear seller out of the kitchin, and that the larder
in the new wing was to be devided in two by the middle stanshon
of the window, for the housekeeper and butler to be each a clossett
to lock. And the butler's clossett in the old little parlour to be
made a handsom clossett when the boofett taken out for my son
to keep his matters in.

Besides out of the kitchin we have built a larder for the cook,
and can make what more offices we find occassion for theire by out
shotts when the new wall built or against the stable or kitchin ends.

Now I would have 5 windows in the old house sashed in the
chambers story, I would have the brick arches taken quite away,
and the frame of the sash to touch the bottom of the cornissh, but
pray send me the exact measure of the sashes hither, and the lowest
you can doe them for. I fancey the gutts might be sent cheaper
from hence, I propose to find only pullys coards and glasse. I find

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many gentlemen send the gutts from hence, and have the frames
made in the country, pray how would you vallue the frames without
the gutts ?

I am mightily troubled I can get noe good brick made ; what
is the reason you are dearer then London in making, tho so very
bad. i can have brick made here at 5s. 6d. to deliver them well
burnt per tale, and if counted before burnt at 4s. 6d. Mr. Wright
has lett mine at 6s. and onely count them into the kill, and if spoyled
in the burneing as they have done three kills, I am to have no
satisfaccon as they say. I will not tell you how hee's imposed
upon about them : theire must be some mistake. Had I bricks
at a reasonable rate, should be a great builder ; pray assist my
son in getting substantiall brick makers to undertake it. I would
burne with wood, which I find does better then coal.

You told me you would let me know how I might have Ketton
stone per foote delivered at your town in diamond squares for
paveing, pray let me know it ; and whether you hear of any corned
for me to your harbour already, for I fear the mason will use it
for any body else if he can get stone work. I hear hees a begger,
so must take care to secure my stone. I am Mr. Sherlock's affec-
tionate freind and servant.

Pardon copying by my self.
36. 3 January 1717. Memorandum twas then agreed between
Joseph Banks Esquire of the one parte and Thomas Roads of
Wiberton in the County of Lincoln of the other parte as folio weth
viz. the said Joseph Banks for and in consideration of the yearly
rent of forth five pounds and ten shillings to be paid by even and
equall porcons att the feast days of St. Michael the arch-angell
and the Nativety of the Blessed Virgin demises to the said Thomas
Rodes all that messuage or tenement wherein Richard Sandom
latley dwelt together with the parcells of ground hereafter mentioned
viz the twoe closes under the house the marhus latley plowed and
adjoyning to my sikes closes the three thistly closes and the eight
acres in the frith all now in the possession of Richard Sandom
being parte of his farme He the said Thomas further agrees to pay
one 3d parte of the land tax and other assessments whatsoever
and to keep and leave the fences and howses in good repair and
to do and performe all customs and boons as is usall in the town
Further he the said Joseph Banks for himself agrees to set all in
good repair and get the house fit against Ladyday next at which
time tis agreed the said Thomas Roads shall enter who before his
entry if required is to give security for his covenants above This
agreement is for one year to commence Ladyday next.

Witness Eliz. Wright Joseph Banks

his
Thomas T Peek Thomas Roads

mark

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37. Joseph Banks II to Joseph Banks I.

Revesby, 11 January 1717. I'm very sorry to hear of the
continuance of your distemper. I pray God send you a safe recovery
and that soon.

I shall observe getting Ketton stone.

I have shewed Mr. Shirlock your designe, but he does
not approve of it. He has sent me a draught which is too
big to inclose, but I'le send it by some of our neighbouring
attorneys the latter end of this month. If I might advise
you. I think tis better to do no more (except making this
convenient) by a little gardin etc, till you some way dispose
of Scofton, and then to do this most compleatly, to make
it a family seat. I beg your pardon for this freedom, for tis
such a confounded country to build in, that I am frighted att
every item.

Here came Wm Wardle as soon as ever I had sent
my last letter to the post house, and now T. Skelton is
comd. who wants to borry 5 or 6£ as you'l see by the
inclosed letter from Will Leigh. I've lent Wardle 20s. but
have refused Skelton, but promised to send to you, and that
you'l give him a answer by the return post. They are a sadd
crew. Mr. Chaplin has utterly refused to entertain any of 'em,
or to speak with them, on some quarrell with Sir Robert as
tis supposed.

We were yesternight very late att the wood salle, which I must
needs owne I think Mr. Wright master of to a great degree. He
sold about 12a. for £150, and some of it but scruby stuff. He says
he'l now give you a full answer to all your letters. Inclosed is his
accounts and the coppy of my agreement for the return of Sandby
Farm.

Hamerton will not part with Green's lands on any account that
I can find out. I'le leave no stone unturnd.

I'm very sorry to hear my Mother has gott a return of the gout.
I wish her a speedy recovery. Our most affectionate duty, love and
service attend you all. I am, your most dutifull son and obedient
servant, J. Banks.

The Mr. Chaplin who often appears in these letters settled at Blankney about
the time of Banks' purchase of Revesby, having acquired the estate on the forfeiture
of Lord Widdrington of Blankney for complicity in the Jacobite rising of 1715.
He was Thomas Chaplin, youngest son of John Chaplin of Tathwell, who was the
eldest son of Sir Francis Chaplin, lord mayor of London in 1677-78. John Chaplin's
younger brother Robert was a director of the South Sea Company and was Joseph
Banks' colleague in the representation of Grimsby in the parliament of 1715. He
was expelled from the House of Commons in 1721. (See Introduction, p. xxiii).
He was created a baronet in 1715, with special remainder to his nephew Porter
Chaplin, son of his brother John. Sir Robert died in 1728, and Porter Chaplin
having predeceased him, Porter's son John succeeded to the baronetcy. John
married in 1730 and died in the same year, at the age of 19, when the title became
extinct. Cokayne, Complete Baronetage, v. 30-31.

' Sir Robert ' is doubtless Sir Robert Chaplin.

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38. John Sherlock to Joseph Banks I.

Boston, 14 January 1717. I received yours. The sashes for
these frames that is up shall be made to your content, and if you
think to have any more lie do 'em as cheap and as good as you
can have from London. Your design of a west wing will be con-
venient within but very od without when there is a break with a
peddement and a front doore to have 4 windows on one side and
but 2 on the other (I think you don't mean so only to tire me)
and a long house does not look well without breaks especially if
it is so low. I've made bold to send this ruff draft which is partly
such a house as I've heard you say you would have : first a back
court and the first roome on that side a hall which I would for
steward and gentlemen's servants, or may make a keeping parlour
on't to take out a pasige to go to the offices, and the new roome
may be what it was designed for, a little parlour, or divided into
larder and dary. For taking the stairs out of the kitchin, there's
several reasons for't and fixing as in the draft : and the two roomes
over the old seller, one may be for the ladys store, the other with a
trelles partition for the butler. The vestible and little parlour
will make a convenient hall and the west wing a drawingroome and
liberary and the east will make either a keeping parlour and study
or a bedchamber and clositt. On the outside between the break
and tarris walk, the court will be a 100 foot wide and may have
parraid for coaches ; if you like this project I think you may take
out the sash frames that is in the new wing and have noe sashes
but on the front except a sash doore into the orchard. This is all
I can say to your Honour at this time, and am, with duty, your
obedient humble servant, Jno Sherlock.

Mr. Oldfeild is gone up to Towne. Their lodging is in White
Hall wher Im sure would be glad to see you and may hear what he
and Sir John says to it.

39. William Sparks to Joseph Banks J.

[January 1717 ?] I have agreed with Thomas Cooburn if
you are pleased to like of it which is as follows : to pitt saw and
cross cutt the poostis or stoops att 2 pence half penya pece and to
measuer the slabes and to pay half a crown a hundred foot 5 scoor
to the hundred for them : and if any stuff is hewed to pay 18
pence a loade for hewing 50 foot to the loade and to saw ash boards
att half a crown a hundred and to measuer eavrey pece 5 scoor to the
hundred : Sir, I don't think that you cann get it donn as it should
bee cheper. 1 am. Sir, your most humble servant, Wm. Sparks.

{Added by Joseph Banks II.)

If you approve of the prices above pray lett me know per next
that I may fix it, tho I'le try if can have it cheaper done in Nottshire.

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I have no letter from you this post, am for Derbyshire to-morrow
early. Mr. Hooton has sent me a draft that he judges most proper.
It comes directed to you in 2 letters. Pray return it to be here
by next Satterday sevenight, else shall not have time to ingross it.
Our joint duty attend you, being, dear Sir, your most dutifull son,
J. Banks.

Jan. 15. Reed this letter back from J. B. who approve. I make
this bargain by his letter.

40. Joseph Banks II to Joseph Banks I.

Revesby, 9 February 1717. Yesterday I was sent for in all
hast by your steward Wright to speake to him before he dyed,
but I found him much better than I expected, and I think in no
apparent danger. He has not yett received Michaelmas rents but
will, he says, do itt and retourn it you as soon as he gett out. I
beleive the man is safe enough, but in all things very slow. He
desired me to send you his humble service etc., but att present
can't write himself.

I took efFectuall care about your boards, but their is few of em
but what are in use, viz. 70 in the doors, stairs and the best chamber
floor att Sandoms house, and the most of the rest are fitted for
the 3 floors cornish etc. in the new building, one floor of which will
be now saved by a plaster floor. The whole was 200 and not 240
as you mention.

I have heard nothing from the surveyor since he left me. We
agreed he should send you the survey to London.

As to Lord Harborough's estate, by what I can find it will
improve something, and since it lies so convenient for you I would
advise to buy it. I wish you all health and success in your designed
purchase of £1200 per annum. Tis a prodigious thing and must
be very cheap to pay both taxes and interest. I beg your pardon
for this freedom, but I suppose you must borrow unless you sell
some parte of Lincolnshire as well as Nottshire Yorks and
Derby.

The country are fully satisfied about the improvements youve
made here, and tis impossible, I beleive, ever to think of getting
one penny abated, tho He try all ways to do it.

I thank God my stock of all kinds does very well. My sheep
make great improvement, so that against another year I designe
to stock more with them. My horses are in good order and my
beasts likewise. I told the Pad (?) as you call it to cess you one
guinea loss, so that considering the work I lost little by it. You
may depend upon my coach mares as and when you please to
command em. I wonder you should in the least dispute it, they
are and shall be kept in very good order.

I shall observe your directions in not fixing for Derby. I am
infinitely obliged to you for the trouble you (sic) about a place.

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Our dutv and love attend vou all. 1 am your most dutifull son and
servant, J. Banks.

The woodman goes on very weU. The old ones were discharged
at his first coming. I have not seen a right horse for your weight
since I came into these partes. 1 can't as yett dispose of your
2 corn farms as you desire, nor I doubt I can't, so pray your orders
how to proceed. I can't find Mr. Hatson's bill ; I wish youd gett
me another, and He order his monys.

Lord Harborough. Bennet Sherard, son of Beiinet, second Baron Sherard of
Leitrim (an Iri^li peerage), by Elizabeth, daughter and co-heiress of Sir Robert
Christopher of Alford. born 1677; succeeded his father as Baron Sherard, 1700;
lord lieutenant of Rutland 1700-12 and again from 1715 to his death; M.P. (Whig)
for Leicestershire 1701-2, Rutland 1713-14: created Baron Harborough in 1714
on the occasion of the coronation of George I, Viscount Sherard of Stapleford,
Leics., in 1718, and Earl of Harborough in 1719.

The Lincolnshire estates carne through the second Baron Sherard's marriage
with the daughter of Sir Robert Christopher, an attorney who amassed a large
fortune and invested it in real estate in East Lincolnshire, buying out many
impoverished families, and achieving an annual income of £ 1,500. He died in
1669. Sir Joseph Williamson's notes of Lincolnshire families temp. Charles II
in Herald & Genealo(/i*l, ii (1865), p. 121. R. C. Dudding, History of Alford (1930),
pp. 68-73.

41. John Sherlock to Joseph Hanks I.

Boston, 20 February 1717. I had yours and was at Reavsby
last week and understand Mr. Banks and Lady is going a journey,
and if you please we'l stay till their return before we begin the work
againe. The sashes is redy for the three windows and will out of
hand make the two you've ordered, and as I said before they shall
be as cheap as from London. I beg you'l please to give order for
the other three that they may be put in when the scaffahng is
redy. L need not tell you the house will look odly without 'em,
and as for the old windows and glass (if you've not occasion for
'em) J will give the worth for 'em. In my next you shall have
particulars, and am. with duty, your honor's humble servant,
Jno Sherlock.

42. Joseph Banks I to John Sherlock (draft).

23 February 1717. I have yours, and am content you sash
all the 5 front chambers, but am much afraid you have not seen
t he newest fashioned ones and the scanshons of the wood, therefore
ii you'l send me a most critically exact measure 1'le get you one
made here with or without a frame and send it down per next ships.
If you please 1'le only send you the gutts, but send me a most exact
measure. 1'le also find aU pullys and cords from hence.

I wish the best chamber was done window high, I mean wainscot-
ted, and tlicn the res! we might \fom\ when I come down.

i would have the 5 sashes come up to the c[ornice ?] or at most
riot above an inch of brick arch appear. If you'l order this matter
I leave to my son and you.

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43. Joseph Banks II to Joseph Banks I.

Revesby, 24 February [1717 ?]. I'm not a little concerned that
you should think that I'm negligent either in ordering your affairs
or answering your letters nicely. I'm sure I do both to the very
utmost of my capacity, and as for Mr. Wright I'm very sure I've
had more trouble with him than it would have been to me to've
received and retourned you all your rents, and for what I can see
I've no reason to alter my character that I've all along given you
of him.

However Ladiday is not yett passed, and he says that the rents
are never thought much att if they pay but one \ year before
another come due.

Mr. Wright has never yett paid Ralph Kirkham the monys.
He retourned my Mother to London, so that I've been obliged to
lett Ralp have sometimes £30 or £40 or more to trade with all.
I only mention this to shew you his slowness.

Since my letter is gone to my father H 'twould disoblige him
beyond measure not to come, but if you think proper to command
me in any service at Scofton, I can easily from thence step on to the
Assizes, and will if you please. I do not doubt but by the blessing
of God we shall performe our journey safe. We have so ordered
our house as to housekeeping and business when I come back that
if I did not go now I can't go till June. I'm very sensible of the
great charge that building or altring is, and would endeavour to
contrive to put you to as little as may be. Your great generosity
to me in that particular affair needs no spinning on, therefore I've
made a little draft in this paper which I'le explain on the other
side, which, when corrected by your hand, will perfectly sattisfie
both me and my wife, and greater additions may be made to it,
when ever you think ntt. I should be mighty glad if you approve
of it.

As for the pheasants I do not designe to keep 'em up att all,
but let 'em run about in the yard if they please. Perchance some
of em may stay home in the yard. I can't here of a drover, therefore
must beg you'l order 'em to be packed safe and sent by the Lowth
carrier, to be left for me att Horncastle.

I thank you for the votes. Our Torry rogues won't believe theirs
anything in the invasion, and say its all a plot to gett 4s. in the
pound. I've rattled 'em up. I am, Sir, your most dutifull son and
obliged servant, J. Banks.
(Plan)

Imprimis a gardin to the south 35 yards by 25 up which a gravell
walk into the Hall (which I propose to be the little parlour and
vestible), which is the grace of every house. Second, the dineing
room as at present, but a drawing room where the two larders now
are, only I would take of it a screed as in the draft, one part for a
bottle house, the other to keep salting tubs, flower tubs etc., the

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sellers may be settled I find by the sough, then I would make the
present hall into a comon sitting parlour, only a passage cut of
with rail and banister att the top to give light. This will make
our sitting parlour better by being nearer our business, and keep
the best end of our house always clean, and make the offices no
worse. I would have two half doors to run into the .... that

would go out of the hall to the best stair case.

The account of the 200 of deals and 20 half deals brought from
Boston .Michaelmas 17 h>.
Used about Dick Sandom's new house .. .. .. 70

Remaining in my custody 6 score and 12, 12 of which were

a little damaged in scaffolding . . . . . . . . 132

and four of 'em are slit for particioning the buttlers and house-
keepers rooms, most of the rest plained for the 3 new
Moors
Mr. Shirlock used 38 about the cornish of the new building
etc. Mem. their is cornish made for that part next the
stable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

240

Dick Sandom's old doors were too low to use again, most of 'em
\ cry bad, and they made mortar boards but Tie take the 2 good
ones for some use.

My father H. was Joseph El's father-in-law, William Hodgkinson of Overton,
Derbyshire.

The Torrj rogues ' were opposing an increase in the Land Tax. It had been
raised to 4s. in the £ for purposes of the War of the Spanish Succession, and lowered
to 2s. after the Treaty of Utrecht. The rebellion of 1715 cause,! a 4s. rate in 1716.
Prom 1717 to 1721 it was 3s. because of the war with Spam, and thereafter fell
to 2s. Doweli, History of Taxation (1884), iii, 97.

44. John Sherlock to Joseph Banks 1.

Boston, 25 February 1717. This day I received yours and
am sorry we've gon on so fast for the sashes is redy for the
other two windows. The reason is the men that makes 'em is
slaved for in a not I km- place bear. I've sent the mould of both the
inside and outside : please to take some workmen's opinyons.

You know there's 12 squares in a window, they're 17 inches and ]
and 11 inches and {. I pray you send some to see they be stright
and please to send more than the just number. As for puilys,
they're all in as good as any is made. I've some from London
but I've better from Lincoln as I will show you the differance,
Please to send lines and I think putty for youl gett it cheaper and
better then the glayser you've from Spilsby, and theirs a wors
from Horncastle offers his service to your son that did work for
Mr. Whelpdaile (and badly too). He put glass into 9 little window
wher I was conserned and charged 50 li. of putty at 12d. per.

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Please to send brass pins to fasen the squares in the rabbitts
and screws to make fast the sashes. Ther's some that has
keys to 'em but are offen out of order ; the other I think the
best. You may have these at Mr. J. Childs, ironmonger, at
Temple bare. I don't know the man. but have had such things
from him, and is very willing to mend or change anything that
is a mis.

I understand you wou'd have the best chamber done first. Please
to give your order about the perticulars following whither you'l
have the games splad or window shutts or a pear glass or glass
over the mantle or wood or stone chimnie piece or pannill hanging
or a pice painting over the chimnie.

I had rather take my work but in this I can't tell how it can be
done. If you please Tie send you men that is as honest and good
workmen as any is and will have noe more wages for 'em then at
Boston. Mr. Banks may take account of 'em. If there be the
least objection against 'em they shall be removed, and for my own
journeys and assistance I'le refer to your honour.

I know youl want deals 1 tould Mr. Banks so, and there's
none to be had but at one place, a yong earless marchants.
We was both in a mind to secure 'em and I have done so.
They're fitt for business and cheap. Your humble servant, Jno
Sherlock.

45. Joseph Banks I to John Sherlock (draft).

28 February 1717. I like this paterne of sashe gutts with
the alterations by the props very well, and what you have
made will doe, but let the rest be made thus.

I have writt fully to my son that He allow 2s. 6d. per yard and
you'l find all, or He find deales and pay 14d., soe if work
manship or stuff come to more he to bear it soe you must settle itt
with him.

In that great roome the windows in the end are to be made up
and onely 2 in front and my son may have shutts and ends splayed
or lett them alone, but the place betwixt the windows must be for
a great glass. He knows best whether heel have a chimney glass
or not.

I would have the chimney .... as they are and a large panal over
the chimney and the rest of the roome window sole high, and a
small cornish to naile the hangings to.

You may make sashes for the 5 windows in the chamber. Be
sure they reach to the cornish or within an inch.

When you are working there let Potter be ordered to rectifie
his base work in the parlour chimney windows and floor. Desire
my son force him to doe it then. T am in hast. Your faithfull
servant, J. Banks.

Pray keep this patterne.

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1 desire your further directions about the glasse sash cord, how
much and how much putty. I never trouble Gaser to put in the
glasse, but my joyners always doe itt.

46. John Sherlock to Joseph Banks I.

Boston, 30 March 1717. The last I se your son he said we should
begin with the next month, and not hearing anything on it I made
bold to send this. I've reserved some of my best men for you and
as I said before I can't tell how to take the work for it will be
mixt as it was before. I'le have no more wages then we've at home,
and for my journeys I'le refer to your Honour.

The measure of work that is done comes to more than day wages
but I desire no more then as above, and likewise no more for the
sashes then you can have 'em from London, which I desire you'll
please to lett me know and I'le make you a bill of all that is done.

The sashes is all ready and coulered on the outside and fitt for
putting in. They're as good as can be made on the heart edg of
the plank. Workmen that does their business well will tell you
not above halfe a plank is fitt to make sashes. The frames is
made of oak with an archetrave. Please to favour me with a line,
and 'twill oblige, Sir, your most humble servant, Jno Sherlock.

47. Joseph Banks I to John Sherlock (draft).

2 April 1717. I am favoured with yours, and in my son's absence
would advice to begin to put up the sashes and wainscott the great
chambers and floor daughter's dressing room and wainscott and
finish itt, and the servants roome below, for wee shall come down
very early of the year, and hee'l not have room for us. The glass,
sash coards and pully are all put up, and shall be sent directed
to you per next ships.

As to the price of sashes here I professe to you I have them
offered according to the paterns here of my own windows, which
are of the best kind : the sashes are about 7 foot high, only 6 lights
in a sash, to wit 12 in a window, and my glass here are 19 inches
by 12. I say the woodwork Isay the wood work (sic) with pullys
but without coards and weights, at 20s. a window they reckon the
12 lights at 12d. a light and the frames at 8s., but I'le freely give
you a guiney.

Since deals are dear 1 would have my sons great chamber only
wainscotted window sole height, and the sashes put up to the
outside cornish or within an inch, and a cornish round and as much
left for hangings as conveniently can. A door must be made where
the way is designed into the intended new wing. Lett it be contrived
to save deales as much as you can, and no .... but the stiles stuck
with beads.

As I writt my son word, I'le pay by measure, but lett him make
out for his own conveniences and jobbing. I will order my son

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let you have moneys what you want, who am your affectionate
friend and servant, J. Banks.

This letter should have come of Wedensday but was forgott
by mistake.

48. Joseph Banks II to Joseph Banks I.

Overton, 5 April 1717. I am very glad you've sold Scofton etc.
to your satisfaction. Theirs noe doubt but the monys will yeild
you twice the profitt that place did. My wife joines with me in
returning you our most hearty thanks for your repeated kind offer,
of what we shall have occasion for, att Scofton, and particularly
for reserveing the 2 marble chimney peices, too which I've bought
one here 4 foot high and 5 foot long and a slab for the hearth of
5 foot by 20 inches.

I rejoyced very much to see by my mother's last and kind letter
that she was very easie as to the selling of Scofton, so that I hope
every one is pleased with it. She added that you had some thoughts
of furnishing up Shirt liffe Hall. If soe youl want I reckon all your
household goods that Mr. Sutton does not buy. My wife desires
you'd not part with any of the peices of tapstery and if you do
not use them else where your self, would be extreamly glad youd
lett 2 of 'em be putt up in our best lodging room, which she thinks
would make it very handsome. I reckon their is their a little
tumbril cart which I desire to have, if not otherways disposed of.
I suppose nothing will be done about the goods till you come down,
and then if you please I'll wait of you over, but att present I cant
see my going would of any advantage. I hope this affair will bringe
you down very soon into the country, which we shall be extreamly
glad of, and will hasten the fitting up of the house as soon as we
return, which will be of Easter Monday.

As to the orders youve given Mr. Shirlocke if you please to give
me leave I'll tell you my thoughts, after which you may either
continue or alter your orders as you think proper.

The floor in the best parlour is so very bad that it shames the
room so I would have those boards used in my wife's dressing
room, and the parlour all new floored and the vestible laid to it.
Potter shall lay downe the old floor according to promise, so the
charge will be no more, this peice of work I would have first gone
about. 2d to take downe the particion between the hall and great
stair case and put up the prop that the mason may lay the floor,
then the sashes put in the chamber. My wife has a great many
things litterd in the great lodging room and the key lockt up so
that to go into that room as youve ordered would be highly
inconvenient. If you please to alter Mr. Shirlock's orders as
soon as I get home I'le fetch up Ketton stone and plaster for
the 2 floors in the new building, and all shall be done with
dispatch.

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Pray Sir do you designe the gardin walls to be built as soon as
brick and lime ready as we agreed before. If so I will not bestow
any charge of fitting up the little court.

I'le send you Shirlock's letter next post and will take the best
care I can as soon as I return about Coap's farm etc. I'm glad youve
sent R. K. tobacco. I dare say he'l earn it if you please to imploy
him. You almost surprize me in telling me, Hagnaby is so soon
exposed to sale.

I gott a promise att the assizes that our cause about How Briggs
should be diferd so hope shall have your assistance in it.

I'm surprized Mr. Wright should not make you return. The
man grows worse and worse.

All here joine in most affectionate duty and service as due to
yourself our mother and sister. I am, your most dutifull son and
obliged humble servant, J. Banks.

My wife continues by fitts very much indisposed with the headache.

Pray be so kind as to send me either by the post or carrier the
lease I left with you from old Booth to J. Milns. I suppose you
could do nothing with Oldfeild.

Pray, dear Sir, is my settlement executed by yourself and the
trustees. If not, I begg you'd please to gett it executed before
you come down, and bring it to me.

My father H. desires me to acquaint you that 'tis his oppinion
still to lay the declaration in Derbyshire, and Mr. Marples will
prove the debt, and his evidence corroberate Alsops account, tho
not duely subscribed. He presumes he ownd the debt to you, and
promised you part of the monys.

Scofton was sold to Brigadier Richard Sutton ; he is mentioned as having been
in the field in 1711 and as Lt. Governor of Hull in H.M.C. Portland, v. 63, 97. In
1728 he was trying to get a lease of Harloe and Lindhurst from Lord Oxford, to
whom Lord Byron wrote asking for the tenancy. Ibid., vi, 23. Sutton was M.P.
for Newark from 1711 until his death in 1737 ; he was sent on a special military
mission to Copenhagen. At another time he was Envoy to Brunswick.

It was related that owing to some delay in the transfer of Scofton, Sutton, who
then held a command in the north, sent some troops to take possession of it. The
next letter indicates that he was unpopular, and reputed to be a Roman Catholic.
His great grandson sold the estate to Francis Ferrand Foljambe in 1800 ; the
hall was pulled down and the gardens joined to Osberton. A church was built
on the site of the hall in 1833. See Lord Hawkesbury, ' Notes on Osberton, etc.',
in Transactions of the Thoroton Society, v., Supplement, 19.

Shirecliffe Hall, Sheffield, was Joseph I's earlier home. See Introduction, pp. xii-xiii.

49. Joseph Banks II to Joseph Banks I.

Revesby, 27 April 1717. We calld at Scofton and staid 2 nights
according to your desire, in which time I viewed both all the
household goods, and quick stock, an exact catalogue of which
I've taken, a copy of which is annexed to the catalogue of goods
pitchd on by me of the other side, and this day I've sent a drover
to assist in bringing what goods they do not buy home hither, to
put in the fenn. My drover likewise brings me a few sheep out

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of Derbyshire, which I bought when there, purposeing the conveni-
ence of getting them home, so your cattle shall be taken good care
of. I cant say the sheep or beasts are in so bad order as was repre-
sented, 2 carthorse and 2 or 3 beast are miserably poor, but all
the rest in pretty good order. I ordered Mr. Langley not to be run
downe in the price, for since tis against summer I do not doubt
but we shall make out a good price by putting them into the fenn,
barring accidents.

We orderd Alice to make up all the beds, and lett downe the
curtains against Mr. Sutton's comeing, but to put all up again
after he was gone. Both she and Will, as well as my honest
neighbour Langley, promise their best assistance to the last. Every
body seems mighty loath to part with you and your family, and
as sorry they are to have such a neighbour, who is the most un-
acceptable couple that you could have sold it to. I'm the sorriest
for poor Mr. Calton. I wish you could some way procure him a
lease. I see in a letter to Mr. Langley, you promise to take care
of him, which can be done no other way. In short you know his
violence against Papists in every sermon, which will turn him out
a course, so by that means he'l not only lose the farme, but the
monys he's laid out to improve it, which I'm told is above forty
pounds. I humbly beg your pardon for this digression, but I only
tell you this that if possible before the executeing the conveyance
you may take care of the poor man, which would be a credit both
to you and us all, in the county, and the contrary I doubt a great
reflection.

As for the goods pitchd on, I only desire what you think con-
venient, parte, all, or more, as you please. I've gott a boat, which
I'le send when you please.

I've had a letter from Shirlock that thev cant come till Monday,
but then will fall on, pell mell. I've sent for the windows etc.

I think to gett the hall floor laid and that particon taken downe
immediatly. The hall floor cant be settled unless all windows
alterd, so pray your full orders per next.

We viewd Tumby since we came home. 1 like it better and
better every time I see it.

Our humble duty attend your self and dear mother and sister.
I hope we shall gett all things in tolerable order against Midsummer,
the time you apoint for your comeing downe. I am, dear
Sir, your most dutifull son and obedient humble servant,
J. Banks.

I've gott you an horse which I beleive will fitt you very well.
Otherways when you see him we can sell him again.

' Alice ' was no doubt Alice Nelson, who appears in Nos. 154, 180 and 183.

Parson Calton, whose habitual preaching against Papists was not likely to make
him popular with Sutton, his new landlord, is mentioned by Jessop in a letter to
the Duke of Newcastle in 1707. H.M.C. Portland, iv, 461.

£ s.

£2 5

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50. 1717. An account of work done for Mr. Banks as followeth in
weekly bills by John Sherlock carpinter.

April 29, that week

Chief man, Anto. Cawdern, 6 days at 2s. 8d. per day
Aprentice, Wm. Cawdern, 5 days at Is. 8d. per day
T f Tho. Stanley, 6 days at 2s. 2d. per day

[Wm. Briges, 3 days and \ at 2s. 2d. per
dav

I think the wages unreasonable and beleive I can gett men to
finish the new building as well as them at lower prices, but would
upon no account be without them in this alteration of pulling
down the Mali and supporting the floors.

51. John Sherlock to Joseph Banks I.

Revesby, 30 April 1717. Yesterday Mr. Banks wrote about the
best chamber, and hope shall have your answare. The chimney
in the dining roome won't be in the midle.

With advice of Mr. Banks and lady (if you please to admitt on't)
to make a drawing roome over the celler, this chimnie will fitt it
and there is a convenient place on the wing of the chimnie to make
one for the dining roome.

And when you please to build another wing to answare the
last it may be a bedchamber below and dressing roome and closett
above. This will be a very good house without any furder adishon.

If we've good success in taking down this wall (which I don't
fear) we've another projecte which 1 think youl like, that is to
take down the other wail in the hall and build a place without the
house to remove the stairs whole into, which will make the hall a
large roome. And I'm. with all duty, your honor's humble servant.
Jno Sherlock.

Memd. [by Joseph Banks I\.

I had but this <» May and answerd it 7th and sent a possitive
plan quite contrary.

52. Jose i >li Bunks J I to Joseph Bank* I.

May Day 1717. You'] see by the other side a contrivance of
Mr. Shirlock's which 1 hope you'l like.

Captain Short dined with me yesterday. We talked over the
Tumby tax affair, and he's most ready to serve you to the utter-
most, but we do not know what to do for the Act, hearing nothing
(•I it. so would desire you to press the undersheriffe to send it us
with all expedition, for Mr. Short setts forward for the Bath in

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14 or 16 days time, so must have it, and the business done before
that time.

I can't gett a taylor to please me in takeing my measure but
will send it you ere long.

I take all care of the wood miln etc. and have writ to my freind
about Coap's farm to-day.

I'm very well laid in both for French and other wine better and
cheaper than can be gott from London, but return you a 1000
thanks for your kind offer.

I've bought a large marble chimney (for my best dineing room)
in Derbyshire, so that the wooden chimney peice will be for the
use of the drawing room as on the other side. If you please, to
respitt sending any marble chimneys from London, for we've
found a marble pitt at Overton, so that I can have what I want
from thence. Dutch tiles, the common bigness, are 2s. 6d. per
dozen. All here join with me in humble duty and affectionate
service as one praying for all your healths, particularly my mother's
speedy recovery. I am, dear Sir. your most dutifull son, etc.,
J. Banks.

Overton in Ashover, Derbyshire, was the home of Joseph II's wife, Anne
Hodgkinson.

53. Joseph Banks II to Joseph Banks I.

Revesby, 8 May 1717. I shall wait till your further orders about
household goods. My boat will bring 7 or 8 tun.

Im surprized in your letter of Monday in which you tell me
you had no letter from me the post before when I writ, and sent
it away carefully, sure you've received it ere this. It was in
particular to acquaint you that we had not yett gott the Land Tax
Act, and to desire you'd forthwith gett it us, for Captain Short
goes to the Bath next week, so that I doubt it now can't possible
come in time, tho I could persuade him to stay 3 or 4 days extr-
ordinary if that would do it, but he says we may if the Act permitt
it differ the meeting till he retourns, so when we see the Act we'll
take the most effectuall measures to gett your affairs att Tumby
settled.

I can say no more in commendacion of the horse I've gott for
you than as before, viz. that I never saw an horse that was likelier
to fit you, but if you have alterd your mind and designe to buy
none tis att an end. However, I'le keep him till you come down,
and so you may then have him if you please. My coach mares
are in very good order and shall be kept so. I hope they will not
shame yours.

We've taken all care of your cattle that are come, and it shall
be continued. Grass is very scarce and for hay tis rarely to be
mett with. The fen now begins to mend and cattle of all sorts
now begin to sell well, but as hitherto they held of.

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I've gott Mr. Wright to summons all the tenants to pay to-
morrow, you can't have a worse opinion of his slownes then I've
had and communicated to you al along. I'le execute your orders
in any point you please to command in that affair.

Mr. Shirlock is with us. and we've all hands aloft in pulling down.
He doubts not but to finish this affair to your satisfaction. We
must be forced to buy a chaldron or 2 of lime to finish this breach.
You could not expect we have lime burnt before the bricks made.
Every thing shall be done with all the care and frugality
immaginable. and your directions observd as near as may be in
all points.

Pie make a list of some things we have occasion for and gett
your assistance in the buying of em. Att present my pockett will not
speake but to necessaries. I've writt to G. Stevens to pay some
moms on my account. Ive yett gott not answer about Coap's
farme. Pray if we've occasion may we fetch the trees out of Tumby
wood that Coap has cut downe.

I can't gett any one to undertake the barn under £10. Mr.
Shirlock says its worth it, for little of the thatch will do again.
So if you please to allow me £8 I'le add the remainder and
do it compleatly, thatching it with reed, and then it will cost
£12.

Coap lias set men on to work up the wood att the miln door and
Luffs Strangley [?]. I hope I can gett witness to prove his converting
some of the wood to other uses. I am your most dutiful] son and
obedient servant, J. Banks.

My humble duty and service as due.

54. Joseph Banks 11 to Joseph Banks I.

Revesby, 15 May [1717]. I humbly thank for your kind offer
of one of the lust beds (we should have been very well content
with the old bed as in last ), so my wife pitches of the kalomanco
bedd, but shall wanl some little stuff thats near of the colour to
hang out the room, the quantity of which i'le send to you as soon
as l have measured it. We shall want one feather bed and the
chairs you mention, but pray have regard to the paper of things
we pitchd on about 5 or 6 posts agon, being mostly such things
as would he useful] to ns and sell but for little. Pray remember
cabinetts and chest of drawers for your owne use.

I likewise thank you for the marble harth, and desire you'd buj

Mi,, stove grate with one fender and sett of utensills as poker

tongs fireshovell and belows, and pack them in the half hogsheads,

ami if you please the spices in another, that I send a catalogue

of in m\ next.

I never had m\ deeds lor the Dore estate from you. They are,
I beleive. in your iron chest, at Scofton. Pray push li. Clay on,
it he can sell it for its worth.

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Pray leave no stone unturnd in this affair of Howbrigs. We'll
spare for no charges to do our selves justice, which I'm sensible
has not been done us hitherto.

The lime and bricks are going about with all expedition. I cannot
hear of my freind (since my return) who manages Coap's farm. He's
taken a ramble to see some relation, but I'le watch his retourn. 1
have gott the £50 from Soresby. Many thanks to you are due.

I sent of Monday for the Tax Act but could not hear of it, have
sent an especiall messenger to day, and Mr. Short is by appointment
to be with me to day to read it together.

Yesterday I went to Mr. Wright, who said he was sending you
a pretty good return just then. Since you designe to be downe
so soon, 1 think will respitt that affair, for it must run in another
channell, unavoidably.

Eager of Moreby gave Mr. Wright no notice of leaveing his farme
till the day before Martinmas day, so that we're of opinion we
can force him to hold it another year.

I'm in no want of either hay or corn, and you may depend upon
it all things shall be provided for your reception. I'le gett the
barn done and trust to your generosity. I'le take care of lime
and of Coap too.

Our attorney for How Briggs never could gett a copy of the
indictment tho he demanded it twice, which we take to be another
reason why they should not give judgment against us ; so without
further order I will not ask for a copy of the indictment, fearing
it may prejudice us.

Mr. Shirlock and I have just been talking over the modell in
yours of the 5th, and since we've not time to do anything but
finish our present undertaking, so we can take more time to consider
of it, only desire your positive answer whether the chimney shall
be removed or stand as it does, and have 2 wainscott pillors put
up as in your last. The inclosed is the wages which I think more
than Mr. Shirlock talked of or writ, one of the 2, but I can't find
the letter. I've spoke to him. He says they never have less.
I can't say but they are diligent understanding men and work from
5 to 7. Pray your thoughts of it, and send me back the bill.

Our humble duty attend you, dear Mother, and sister. My
mother I'le send her affectionate service as due. I am, your most
dutifull son and obedient servant, J. Banks.

Pray what becomes of Cuss: Hancock ? 1 wish you could do
something for him.

"Cuss: Hancock". Joseph I's wife was Mary Hancock.

55. Joseph Banks II to Joseph Banks I.

Revesby, 19 May 1717. Upon peruseing the Land Tax, we
found it quite aiterd to what it was before, and if you iooke page 214

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you'l find their is time given till the 29 September, so that we
shall have time enough to consider of this after you come downe
and my neighbour Short retourns home, and the Act is so very
exact that we shall have occasion to lay all our heads together.

As to Parson Coap I've been with him, and he seems very civill,
told me he had not his writeings in his owne hands, but would
send for the lease and shew it me in a little time. I dischargd
the milner from workeing up the wood, but it went against my
conscience, for I never saw a miln so much out of repair. In short
twil cost as much to repair as to build it from the ground.

1 desire to have a pah- of fine woosted hoes the same of the cloth.
Pray order your servant to write 2 lines to Waddell himself. I
delivered the silver hilt to the wagoner himself, gave him sixpence
and he promised to deliver it to you himself.

The 10 inches of wall shall be put up again, 'twil be as soon
done as spoke of. It was parte taken downe before your letter
came. I'm very sorry you should seem so very angry at so small
a transgression. lie assure you your orders shall be observed
as nearly as may be for the future, for I am far from contradicting
your orders in these affairs, that was it not for your goodness and
generosity I should never alter anything.

I designe to take a butler that is a gardiner, so if you please
should be very thankfull if youd engage me Tom, Mr. Jaqueline's
nephew, who is now gardiner att Scofton, 1 shall be obliged to you.
If you please send him the inclosed letter and add what you seem
convenient to it, I've forgott his sirname.

Your tenant Clarke grows so very infirm with the continuall
pains of the stone that he desires to resigne his farme, and young
Tom James will hold it if you think fitt. They have both been
with me. I beleive he'l be a very good tenant.

We rejoice to hear my mother is so much better, pray God
continue it. Our most affectionate duty, love and service attend
you, dear Mother and sister, as due, I am, honoured Sir, your
most dutifull son and affectionate servant, J. Banks.

Inclosed is the list of the grocerys etc. which we desire you'l
please to buy for us, and send in an half hogshead.

56. John Sherlock to Joseph Banks 1.

According to your order I've sent the bearer and by him a smale
token of oysters which I desire youl accepte. I've thought what
you said in making the new wing an apartement which will be
very good and may bring the bed chamber to the stair hed and
have the dressing roome and dark elosett at the other end. I had
forgot to speak about the old windows. 1 could a disposed of 'em
in summer and may be 1 can the next, but desire to know the
price. I think youl have occation for most on 'em your selfe.
You said 'twas your desire to have the old account sett stright.

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Please to leave order by your son, and if you find anything in it
that is not fair make what abatement you please. It may be youl
think my assistance too much, but I've not sett down halfe my
journeys. The sashes I gott nothing by and Mr. Banks can tell
you what I gott by my men. However I'm willing to serve you
as I have done. Sir, her's two bills, one as my booke is, the other
cost a guiney. Your direction about it shall be observed and
acknowledged a great favour done to your honor's humble servant.
Jno Sherlock.

An account of work done and money laid out at Reavsby
Joseph Banks Esqr as followeth by Jno Sherlock carpenter.

lor

1716

Augt 28 for two transam windows . .

for a celler window and 50 foot of joist

pd Wm Doves for 18 days and | .

Wm Broughton 6 week & 3 days .

Tho Overton 17 days

Wm Green 7 weeks at 13s. 6d. per .

Anto Cawdern and his son 12 days.

pd for grinding coulers

for getting 2 C and | of deals from Mr
Stennitts

for planing and setting to drie

for sawing 5 dozen

for 8 sash windows and coulering .

my selfe 6 journeys . .
Ap 29 begun again at Reavsby that week
1717 Anto Cawdern 6 days

Tho Stanley 6 days

Wm Briggs 3 days and \ . .

for getting deals to the boat and pd for
glewpott

Wm Cawdern 5 days

spent of workmen when the wall was taken
down

my selfe two days
May <i that week

Anto Cawdern 6 days

Wm Cawdern 6 days

Tho Stanley 6 days

Wm Briggs 6 days

my selfe 3 days horse 5s.
13 that week

Anto Cawdern 4 days and » . .

W7m Cawdern 6 days

Tho Stanley 6 days . .

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May 13

Wm Briggs 6 days . .

my selfe 3 days

gave to drink when the beame was

pd fright and portridge for 3 boxis

that week

Anto Cawdern 5 days

Wm Cawdern 6 days

Wm Briggs 6 days . .

Tho Stanley 6 days

that week Anto Cawdern 6

Wm Cawdern 6 days

Tho Stanley 6 days . .

Wm Briggs 4 days . .

that week Anto Cawdern 5

Wm Cawdern 5 days

Tho Stanley 5 days

Wm Briggs 5 days . .

my selfe 1 day

Reed by Wm Green
for some couler he brought home
Apr 29 \ Reed of Mr. Banks junr 20 guineys

1717 J
June 4 liecd by Anto Cawdern
by Tho Stanley
by Wm Briggs

June 3

days

put up

£ s. d.

13 0

12 6

1 6

2 6

13 4
10 0
13 0
13 0
16 0
10 0
13 0

8 8

13 4

8 4

10 10

5 0

£46

0
1

0
6

. .

£5

£13

to ballance

Marc}) the 26th 17 IS Rercl then of Mr. Banks eight guineys and
to have delivered at Boston 4 transam windows with casements
and bares and glass and a parsall of modlion cornice the which
I take in full of this bill and all other accompts to this day by me
Jno Sherlock.

(The other account, omitting a few items, totalled £42 10s. 0d.,
and after making the above deductions, left a balance of £8 18s. 6d.)

57. Joseph Banks 11 to Joseph Banks I.

5 June 1 1717]. If the proposall for dear sisters M — h be pleaseing
to you and agreeable to her, we shall be extreamly glad and most
heartily wish success to it.

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Inclosed is the copy of our indictment. I could not possibly
get it before.

I am surprized att what Marshall writt to you. He told me the
ladies were his relations. He write to him again myself, and will
endeavour to find out who Coap pays rent to.

We kept no copy of the note for grocerys but will guess att it,
viz consider as we did before what we want
2 double refind sugar loves her[e] worth 14d per lb
2 single refind here 12

a stone lump sugar none to be had
stone rasins, stone currans, each 6

spices as nutmeggs, cinamon, cloves, saffron, and ginger etc. 7s.
worth. 6d. sugars are here pretty good. Anchovis 1 lb. capers one
quart, vermicelli half a pound, morells half a pound, sweet oyl
2 pints.

I was yesterday with Mr. Wright who is [torn] trifles, but yet
I do not think fit to quarrell [torn] right with him. Ive spoke to
Kirkham to pay you £60 next Fryday sevenight which he says
he'l do if his man has not .... of retourns in his way to London,
and Mr. Wright has promised me the monys and says he will send
you all he has, but he's nothing but shuffle, and theirs no dependance
on his word, but since you are to be downe so shortly, I would
not have any bustle made, for then you may take your accounts
and your affairs out of his hands.

Michael will manage the receiveing of the rents very well, but
I can't spare him any further att all, for he manages all business
att home and never stirs out except to wait of his mistris when
she dines with a neighbour or so ; so that I doubt you can have
little use of him in any other capacity, for now hay time and harvest
is coming on that he'l be continually engaged but att meal times.

[torn] was here yesterday and has turnd his [torn] to me, so that
now their wages are pretty reasonable, so that I shall not change
them. They now have one shilling, 3d. a peice less then befor.
We have finished the best chamber and all that alteration except
laying the floor and a little matter of the wainscott in the new
dineing room, so that I hope we shall have things in tolerable
readiness by Midsummer or a week after.

The boat man that was to've brought my goods from Scofton
has sent me word their is not passing Fossdyke, and Ive sent thither
and find it too true, so that I must fetch my goods by land carriage,
which I think I can do pretty reasonably, only I cant bring the
malt, so desire it may be either kept for me till a boat will come,
or else sell it their. But pray in your next be pleased to tell me
what goods I may bring from Scofton for I think either to go or
send Michael to see them packed up, and I think to gett them
brought by [torn] that carries wool to Wakefeild, [torn] weeks
time.

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I ve put ray coach cart mares in pretty good order. I never
have them very poor. You talk as if corn was cheap with you.
tis far otherwise here, oats are the lowest 12s. per quarter and
wheat £2 3s. Od. per quarter. I am glad youve sold your stock to
the Brigadeer for our fen is but very indiferent, and I'm afraid their'l
lie great loss. One of your mares was very near dying but, we've
recovered her. but I've one fain ill myself that I doubt will
dye.

The brick goas forward apace, and 1 hope will prove very good.

Our most affectionate duty love and service attend yourself,
dear mamma, and sister. I am, dear Sir, your most dutifull son
and servant. J. Banks.

Dear sister's m h ' evidently refers to the marriage of Joseph ['s daughter
Mary to Sir Francis Whichcote of Aswarby, bait., M.P. for Cambridgeshire, 1718-22.

She died in ITl'G. and in I T.'iT he married Frances, daughter of Edward Hall and
relict of Sir Nevile Eickman of Gainsborough, bart.

' No passing Fossdyke '. Under an Act of Parliament of 1671 the mayor and
citizens of Lincoln declared themselves undertakers of the navigation from the
High Bridge at Lincoln to the river Trent, and began work upon the channel at
once. I a Council Minutes, I <»">.">— 1 710, pp. 217—232. River works in Yorkshire

upon the Aire and Calder increased the importance of the Fossdyke. It was
declared in 1741 that the channel was much silted and grown up. the locks and
pens ruinous and in decay, and the navigation in danger of being totally lost. The
common council had not the resources to undertake large capital works, and in
17-Ki they granted a lease of two-thirds of the navigation to Richard Ellison of
Thome in t lie county of York, merchant, for 999 years at a rent of £50 : he presently
acquired the other third. Lincoln Corporation MSS. 598, 599.

58. Joseph Banks II lo Joseph Banks I.

Revesby, 29 June 1717. Inclosed is an exact account of what
[Ve brought from Scofton, which I hope will be agreeable to your
commands. I fancy when the cabinetts drawers etc. are brought
'twill be the safest and best way to bring them all along by land
carriage. The best great bell I've brought away, and you may
certainly take away the other, for they are no ways fastened to the
freehold. I've likewise orderd the bowls to be sett by for your use,
bho the Brigadeer said he was to have them, but I do not find that
by the articles. We've eleard Mother' closett as you orderd for Mrs.
Sutton, and return you a 1000 thanks for all these great favours.

M\ neighbour Campsall came to speake to me about driveing
the sheep. I doubl he's a villain, and the rest not much better
b\ his talk, for he says Will kept a cow or 2 all winter of your hay,
and that he can tell ol other niisdemeaners. When knaves fall
out honest folk will come to their right.

Mr. Steven- niett me here last night just as 1 came home and
is going about his business.

lie take eare of the writ of error as you direct.

I know not what to say about Joseph. 1 doubt he's but a drunken

rless fellow, and tor his abilities in looking after horses I know
nothing, tho he's very tractable and willing.

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Our most humble duty and affectionate service attends you
dear mother and sister, and I am, dear Sir, your most dutifull son
and obliged servant, J. Banks.

I've bought no yett ewes, for had bought in my full quantity
before I received your letter.

You've one score of sheep very fatt, which I advised Mr. Langley
to sell, and the rest will be fatt in 6 weeks time.

59. John Sherlock to Joseph Banks I.

Boston, 29 June 1717. I think your son has lett you know that
I've turned over my men for him to pay without any proffitt to
me. I goe some times to see how they go on and was there this
week. They want some deals so have made bold to gett | C fitt
for the business. I hope you'l be there ere long, so shall say no
more, but am, your honour's humble servant, Jno Sherlock.

60. Joseph Banks II to Joseph Banks I.

Revesby, 1 July [1717]. I thank God we've gott all our goods
safe home for ought we yett see.

Mr. Stevens received not above £90, severall of the greatest
tenants not paying at all, but I will send to them this week to
come and pay me and then will return it to you. I lett Mr. Stevens
have £40 which I had in the house and Ralph Kirkham's man will
pay you £50 or 60 (as I writt you before) this weeke.

I forgott to tell you we brought Sis: horse from Scofton. I found
he did them no good and the wood keeper may fatt him by teathering
him in the wood. I am, dear Sir, with humble duty and service
as due, your most dutifull son and obedient servant, J. Banks.

We're a little surpized we've heard nothing from you these 2
posts, but hope you are all well. The writt of error has been shewne
both to sherriffe and justices, and shall be left to-day with Clerk
Peace. I pay the quarterly tax to-day, £24 odd. I keep calling
of Mr. Wright daily.

61. The Rev. Joseph Cope to Joseph Banks I.

Kirkby on Bain, 4 July 1717. I would gladly have waited upon
you at Reavesby, but I am not able to goe or ride soe far by reason
of my great weaknes and many infirmities and old age. Sir, I
understand that there is great need of more timber to finish the
repaires of Tumby mills ; and if you please out of your owne
generosity will order some timber to compleate the work, noe
man shall be more thankfull to you for it then myselfe. By the
late owners that I farmed it of I was to have all timber found
me, but what your covenants are about it I neither doe desire to
know nor to make any question of it, but you will doe what is
just. I should be very desirous to see you at Kirkby ; if not I

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would endeavour to waite of you at Tumby if 1 can possibly get
e far. who am your most humble servant and tenant whilst.
Jos: ('ope.

The Rev. Joseph Cope was admitted sizar at St. Catharine's College. Cambridge,
1669, B.A. I < > T i2 3. ordained priesl (Rochester) 1673. and instituted to Kirkbj^-on-
Bain, 1691 . on the presental ion of Kong William and Queen Mary. He was presented
i<> Wes1 Keal (described as M.A.) on 23 -July. 1698, by Richard and Theodosia
Jackson, but the same patrons presented Abraham Freeston ■ on 3 September of
the same 3 ad in view of the name of the last incumbent in Freestone's

institution the institution of Cope to West Keal seems aol to have taken place.
Be signed the parish register transcripts of Haltham on Bain as curate, 1705—16,
and several of tin- transcripts are written in his hand.

<i2. Joseph Banks 11 to Joseph Banks I.

6 July 1717. I see by yours of the 27 June which is the last I
received that you thought I had marked too many things as you
well might. But I dare say you scarce thought so when you saw
the inventory of what I brought away. The reason of my markeing
80 many things in the inventory was. that 1 thought by some of
you]' former letters you seemed to think you would live att Revesby
the most of the time you will be in the country, except some little
time ;itt Hume which place I fancied you'd have had furnished
in such manner as to have been in a tollerable condition to have
received you. but as 1 hope that I've taken nothing away att
present but what you will like of. so will pursue your further
directions for what you would have done.

Pray what do you do about Lord Scarborough's estate \ it will
vex you if it be bought out of our hands. I can't yett find out
who Coap pays his renl too for the Ladies farme in Revesby, the
inclosed I received from him of Thursday which you must pray
give .:u answer too by the return of the post. I scarce know how-
to advise you for the miln takes as much repairing as if it was to
be built new. the goits, dams, soles and wheels and everything

ing made new. I go now and then to sec bhey do what they do
do. substantiallyj bu1 ii you can force him to repair with his
owne wood, I would have you doubtless to do it. otherways
von better letl him have a little wood then left the miln be
unfinished.

My w ifc joines with me in humble duty to yourself, dear mother,

id affectionate love to dear sister. Pray how goes on her match '.
We should be -lad to hear, heartily wishing it may be to all our
satisfactions. I am. dear Sir. your most dutiful I son and obedient
humble servant, .). Banks.

My wife will write to my mother next post. Your monys corner
in but slowly, but however ['ve laid wait for returns and will pay
them the monye as I getl it. You must order that affair positively
when you come do\* ne.

Hume was pari <>\ Banks' Holland ••stai^.

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63. Joseph Banks II to Joseph Banks I.

Revesby, 23 July 1717. I humbly thank you for getting my
carriers bill of so cheap and for buying the table cloths.

All the floors in the new wing are finish d and the windows putt
in. but nothing else done att it, so that the dairy is ready, the
room over it for the servants, and wife's appartment for a lumber
room but I've sett on the joiners to make the particions and finish
it, and will gett a bed made up for it of the green stuff I bought of
you att Scofton, for we have no bed for it.

If you think fitt we can have a shed made when you come downe.
but we shall have no great occasion for it, I beleive. I went of
Monday to Mr. Wright and he promised me he would gett a copy
of his wood sale and send it you this week.

Our most humble duty attend yourself dear Mama and sister.
I am, dear Sir, your most dutifull son and obedient servant, J. Banks.

P.S. We have a matter of 40 or 50000 bricks ready made for
burning, and their is clay for about 20000 more, and I am advised
to lett them burn none till they all be made, so can have clam])
sett as you please.

I find upon strickt viewing that coles is much cheaper to burn
brick with then wood, I am sure 20 per cent, as wood sells now. so
shall kid no more wood then whats already done.

Pray what hopes of the .... I wait in expectation of your call
every post. I likewise hope by your saying nothing of comeing
downe the cross old gentleman you lately mention is molified and
that affair on foot again. I heartily wish success to it.

(>4. Joseph Banks I to the Rev. Joseph Cope.

Revesby, 18 November 1717. As I writ you of Saterday, so
this comes to endeavour to prevent disputes betwixt the miller
and you, for since wee saw the lease and are all satisfied it is
determined, the miller is my tenant and he tells me he has Lady
day rent to pay you, but he having laid out much more in repairs
etc. according to an expresse agreement with you, and haveing
neither shooting mill or kill, as he assures me lie can prove was
most fully stipulated betwixt you, theires no doubt but equity will
reimburse him both as to the repairs and damages so much as the
rent falls short, but I write this that if possable you may agree
without going to law. I see no difficulty if the man tell me true,
and he has brought it me under the hand of a very substantiall
man who writes he was present at the bargaine. which should
have been reduced to writing, and to that end the miller brought
you by your order a sheet of stamp paper, which you have since
kept without putting the agreement into writeing thereon. This,
Sir, being the case, I pray you will do him justice, since ho is your
parishioner and my tenant.

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And since you have not done it I am going to make him a shooting
mill and build him a kill, which will cost a great deal, and by your
lease the master mill was to be repaired, and that I find you
demolished and sold the stones of to one Bogg, and made a fulling
mill there, which you should have done in another place, and though
you had not the least liberty yet find you have taken down the
fulling mill tho many of the materialls lye on the place, and tho
you bought the fulling mill stocks yet you tooke wood and disposed
of too much great vallue, as also in lieu of the tenters. I would
therefore know what you would propose me instead of the master
mill which you was not to demolish, but repair according to your
discretion, which will not allow you to demolish it, also for the
fulling which you had not the least power to demolish, and yet
have taken down.

Since my purchase I have only the materialls which are but a
small recompense where taken down for a standing fulling mill.
Good sir, do but propose any reasonable thing to the judgment
of any indifferent men and it shall satisfie me, for I would not
take any advantages that might by you be thought too hard though
the law allows them. Desiring your full plain answer because I
go this weeke to Parliament, I rest, Reverend Sir, your most
faitbfull humble servant, J. Banks.

I have been forced also to send for a pair of new milstones since
you sold those you found on the master mill. Vera copia exam.
J. Banks junr. Jno. Finney.

65. Articles of Covenants Contract and Agreement indented
had made concluded and agreed upon the five and twentieth day
of March in the first year of the raigne of our Soveraigne Lady Anne
by the Grace of God Queen of England Scotland France and Ireland
Defender of the Faith Anno Domini 1702 Between Stephen Gels-
thorpe of Dunham in the County of Lincoln Gentleman of the one
part and Joseph Cope of Kirkby super Baine in the County aforesaid
Clerk of the other part

Witnesseth that the said Stephen Gelsthorpe for and in con-
sideration of the yearly rents and covenants hereinafter mentioned
to be paid and performed by the said Joseph Cope in manner as is
hereinafter specified and set forth He the said Stephen Gelsthorpe
by and with the consent and approbation of Josias Southcott of
[blank] in the County of Devon Esq doth hereby demise let and
to farme let and hath by these presents demised let and to farme
letten unto the said Joseph Cope his executors administrators and
assignes All That messuage or tenement with the appurtenances
thereunto belonging with all houses outhouses and buildings
together with one or more water mill or mills with all lands arrable
meadow's and pastures and all commons and common of pasture
to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining commonly called

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or known by the name or names of Tumby Mills and Tumby Farme
late in the possession or occupation of Richard Bogge his assignee
or assigns To Have and To Hold unto the said Joseph Cope his
executors administrators and assignes and every of them for and
during and unto the full end and terme of one and twenty years
from the said five and twentieth day of March above written (if
one Sir John Southcote shall soe long live) Yeilding and paying
therefore yearly and every yeare unto the said Stephen Gelsthorpe
his assignee or assigns the full and just sum of Twenty pounds of
good and lawfull mony of England during the said terme in manner
following that is to say at the two most usuall feasts and daies of
paiment in the yeare commonly called the feast of St. Michael
the Archangell and the feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed
Virgin Mary by even and equall portions or within siixty daies after
either or any of the said daies of paiment in the yeare the first
paiment to commence and begin at or upon the feast of St. Michaell
the Archangell next ensueing the date hereof or within sixty daies
after according to the true meaning of the said limitation And it is
hereby covenanted and agreed by and between both the parties
to these presents that the said Joseph Cope or his assigns shall
repair the master mill belonging to the aforesaid premises and
hereby demised at the discretion of him the said Joseph Cope and
he or his assignee or assigns shall have liberty to set up or erect a
fulling mill upon the said premises hereby demised or any part
thereof And he the said Joseph Cope his assignee or assigns shall
have all the timber and other materialls that is now felled and
lying or being upon the aforesaid premises for and towards the
repairation of the aforesaid messuage or tenement and mill or mills
soe demised as aforesaid and other buildings thereunto belonging
And what wood is necessary to be used and imployed in and about
repairing of the said messuage and mill or mills and buildings and
premises aforesaid shall be allowed gratis (without paying anything
for the same) unto the said Joseph Cope his executors administrators
and assignes and the same to be taken and had out of Tumby
Wood in the said parish of Kirkby super Baine provided there be
sufficient timber or other wood growing or being in the said Tumby
Wood aforesaid to do the same And Alsoe shall have the like
priviledge of taking and having such timber and other wood in
Tumby Wood aforesaid for the erecting and setting up of a fulling
mill on the river of Baine upon the premises aforesaid And if it
please God the said Sir John Southcote should chance to dye before
the expiration and ending of the said terme of one and twenty
years and the next heir or heirs of the said Sir John Southcote
will not suffer the said Joseph Cope his executors administrators
or assigns or any of them peaceably and quietly to have hold occupy
possesse and enjoy the said farme and mills and premises aforesaid
during the full and whole terme of one and twenty yeares demised

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as aforesaid It is alsoe hereby covenanted and agreed by and
between the parties to these presents that then it shall and may
be lawfull to and for the said Joseph Cope his executors adminis-
trators and assignes to take and carry away from off the aforesaid
premises what and such millstone or millstones as he the said
Joseph Cope or his assignee or assigns shall lay upon the said come
mill and that to his and their owne proper use and benefit or other-
wise the said Joseph Cope shall be allowed reasonable consideration
for the said millstones by the said Stephen Gelsthorpe or his assigns
And Alsoe it is agreed by the said parties to these presents that
the said Joseph Cope or his assigns shall be allowed all workmen's
wages and what is reasonable for all iron work done in or about
the premises aforesaid provided the said Joseph Cope or his assigns
doe not enjoy in a peaceable manner the aforesaid premises during
the terme aforesaid And lastly it is covenanted and agreed by the
said parties to these presents that the said Joseph Cope or his
assigns shall leave at the end of the said terme the hereby demised
mill and premises aforesaid in as good repaires as he the said
Joseph Cope shall find the same to be in when he shall first enter
into and upon the said mill and premises aforesaid the same to
be adjudged and determined upon view of honest neighbours In
Wltnesse whereof the parties aforesaid have hereunto set their
hands and seales interchangeably the day and yeare first above
written.

Joseph Cope L.S.
Wrote upon double six penny stampt paper pursuant to the
late Acts of Parliament made therefore and sealed and delivered
in the presence of

Tho: Howgrave

Richard Wright

Mary Blow.

66. John Sherlock to Joseph Banks I.

[20 Jan. 1718 ?] I had yours this day seven night that you
left for me when you went from Reavsby. T'm sorry you should
complain of my bill. Air. Banks knows what I gott by my men.
He did say there wages was thought to be unreasonable, so I
desired him to gett other hands as soon as he could. I would not
have the work stopt and tould him he might pay these as 1 did
(till then), but he gott none and I lost there summer for I wanted
'em at home wher our wages is paid without abatement. The
removing the staires you was not charged with. The modilion
cornice you agreed it should be put about the end, but it was such
an od thing we did not know what to do. All was done by your
consent and if you think fitt to make abatement for this and the
alteration of the summer tree do as you please : as to the wast
about the couler know nothing on't only a little Wra Green brought

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that was valued at 18d.: as to the work coming to more by day
then square I can't help. You may please to remember I often
writt and tould you such alterations and jobs could not be taken.
I know I gave rates of new work and you sett 'em down and the
sash windows at 30s. a piece, but you sent me London rates and
I charged you the same. I acknowledg a mistake in my bills for
the 13 of May. I did not sett down my men's time for that week,
and when that and for my time is added I belive they'l be right.
I did not sett down halfe the times I was there, and if you don't
think I deserve so much give me what you please. I beg our
accounts may be set stright. The next sashes will pay for the
old transams. I desire to know the price. I can justly say if you
pay the whole bill I don't get one farding by't neither do I desire
it for what is past nor for what is to come, for it may be in your
power to do me kindnesses and in perticular somthing I have in
hand about the breach at Dagenham. I think you know it has rund
several years and has been offen attempted and all has miscarryed
as well as Capt Perry the last year (experance has taught me I can
stop it). I've writt to him that I will give him proposalls to his
satisfaction. I belive he will give me answare. I don't do't to
lessen him in any respecte. I shall make bold to lett you how the
matter goes, and am with duty your honor's most humble servant,
Jno Sherlock.

67. Joseph Banks II to Joseph Banks I.

Revesby, 24 January 1718. I enquired of Mr. Wright what
became of the windfalls. He says their was but one ash worth
anything, and we had it sawne into joists for Sandam's house.
I'le sell but few ashes this year, but will try both ways, viz whether
it be better to sell them standing or worked up, so by that means
I shall know better against another year. I would gladly have
your advice before we sell many, for it will disfigure the grounds
mightily.

By the inclosed note you'l see what I've done with Parson
Whelpdale, so I shall take care to lett his farme to advantage
for the ensueing year, and you must sett your reckoning streight
when you come downe into these parts. He seems very civill,
and says he'l submit all to you when you come downe.

I've appointed your tenants to pay me their rents of Tuesday
and Wedensday next, tho I am afraid they will not all pay. How-
ever, I've orderd Mr. Stevens to pay you on my account 15£ and
I've orderd 50 or 60£ more to come to you speedily out of Derby-
shire, and I've laid wait for retourns here, which are exceeding
scarce. However, I'le always take care to send you monys as soon
as it comes to my hands, and will make up and send you your
accounts as soon as this half year is pretty nigh gott in, and any-
thing more you please to command me.

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Here is about 40 or 50£ per annum upon sale in East Kirkby.
but the title is upon the same hold with Parson West's estate
there. They ask 20 years purchase. I fancy I could buy it for 10.
It's sonic little to be improved, but not much, but for the title
yon are the best judge. You must give me speedy orders about
it, for I've but time till I hear from you before they will publickly
offer it to the best bidder, tho perhaps chapmen will not be plenty
full on account of the title.

Poor Widow Lamin wants to take administration to her husband's
effects. Pray han't you a power as successor to the Abott to grant
administrations, or must she apply to Doctors' Commons ?

I beg you'd be so kind as to buy me livery cloth lineing and
buttons for 2 mens liverys and lett it be sent downe by the carrier.
It there be half a yard to spare I should have use for it, hatt lace
and buttons for 2 hatts if you please.

Pray tell Mr. Chapman I'm ashamed \torn] sent his monys.
My illness has prevented me, but the first bill I can gett I'le return
it him. Pray my kind service to him.

Pra\ w hat hopes of the loins ? Is not Lord S — d married ? "What
says Lord Molesworth '. Sure faith has left the earth, and in time
we shall all be doggs choping in the baskett for our own bellies.
1 am. dear Sir, your most dutifull son and obedient humble servant.
.). Banks.

Tom llanley is run his country haveing got 7 or 8 in people's
debt both here and at Maram. He went the day before Xmas but
we expected his retourn till last weeke, so 1 must be forced to sett
-nine one else on. He only finished the staircase and best parlour
shutters.

The Rev. John Whelpdale, S sar at Christ's College, Cambridge. 1676, B.A.
1670 80, det Lincoln) 1681, priesl 1684, curate oi Markfield, Leicester, probably

rector oi La i Hills, Essex, 1685 1704. and rector of Vange 1685. He was

tituted recto oi Hareby, Lines., on the presentation of John Bryan. 165)6. and
licens.-d to preach in the archdeaconries of Lincoln and Stow on the same day.
In 1704 he was presented to Scrivelsby by Lewis Dymoke, and he signed Bishop
iption Book on institution to Roughton and Scrivelsby. He
must therebj have ceded Harebj : there is a gap in the register of institutions.
but Thom.; lej was signing Hareby transcripts as incumbent at the end of

ITio 5, alter Whelpdale had signed 1698 1703. He is given as curate of Revesbj
in th( ■ L.R.S.), c. 1720, and in the Liber fieri. 1700; Revesby is doI

mentioned in the bonks for 1697 01 1703, however, as it was a peculiar. He is
said in the Liber Cleri of 1721 l'7 to have resided at Scrivelsby, where he was buried
on VI March 1731.

Lord S d ie doubtless Lord Sherard. See note to No. 40. For Lord Molesworth,
Introduction, pp. xiii, wix.

'Sue© to the Abbot.' The Abbot of Revesbj yed exemption from

c pal authority, and might have claimed jurisdiction in the p b -■ ("wills.

68. Joseph Banks I to John Sherlock.

28 January IT is. I am surprised at what, yon write of my
letter comeing so late bo you. Surely it was occasioned by my
son- illnes, to whome 1 have wrote this post, to make an end of

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it with you, for its now all out of my hands, not haveing your
bills nor my own remarks, but this I can remember, the wainscott
and every thing else came to double the usualle prices allowing for
jobs and alterations, so you had need be kind in it. I'le serve
you about Dagenham or any thing else in my power, being your
real friend and servant, J. Banks.

You never told me how you liked my observations on the papers
you sent me.

69. A proposall to Jos Banks Esqr for the carpinter and joyner
work for the building a wing to St Cyth Hall as followeth
by Jno Sherlock.

Impr. to find work and materials for two sash windows and two
transams and a cornice to joyne to the old all for the sum of nine
pound.

For the working part as followth to frame one floore and a hip-
roofe and joyn it to the old and put up ceiling jois and partition
and to lay the chamber and low roome with deals stright joynts
and make doors and casings and remove the old wanscote out of
the little parlour and fix it up in this low roome all for the sum of
sixteen pound.

For the alteration in hall to secure the floores and roof by a truss
partition framed into a mainbeame and assist the bricklayer and shore
and take care that their be noe sattling for the sum of five pound.

For ' St. Cyth hall ' see note to No. 74.

70. August 22, 1718. Then my father agreed with Tom Kirkham
to give him £5 and ten shillings and all the old pump, and to find
a carpinter for a day or 2, and irons which he is to alter, for which
Tom Kirkham is to make a pump strong and substantiall, the
rope to go to the bottom of the well, the barrell 4 foot and an half
and draw the water 6 foot high above the levell, and there place
a cistern of lead 20 inches square, all to be (torn) strong and smooth
within. J. Banks

Tom Kirkham.

71. Joseph Banks I to the Rev. Joseph Cope {copy).

Revesby, 6 November 1718. It is with some concern that I have
had a sore throate which has prevented me seeing you ever since
I sent you Mr. Baldwin's letter to me. I had it in Aprill or May and
kept it till my comeing into the country, thinking to have delivered
it my self, and discoursed you upon it, desireing I might have been
an instruement of preventing you trouble on that head.

When I sent it by my man he brought me a message that you
vallued them not, and they might go to their purpose. Now,
Sir, if you be sure you are in the right I shall be glad of it, and
give them your answer that may act as they please.

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But I pray recollect your self, for they shewed me informations
both of selling wood and converting it into other uses besides the
mill . Also pray consider that after Sir John's death both lease
and power to cut wood ceased. 1 thought lit to give you these
hints, and if you desire it will use my utmost endeavour to accom-
adate the matter as I have hitherto prevented the proceedings.
1 am for London in 2 dayes. and hope you will take this for friend-
ship, as it is really intended by. Reverend Sir. your very humble
servant, -I. Banks.

Tl'. The Rev. Joseph Cope to Joseph Banks I.

Kirk by on Bain. 11 November 1718. I give your worship my
humble and hearty thanks for your kind letter you sent me the
other day. which 1 take for a true kindnes, and if I had bin able
I would have answered it the next day. Mr. Gelsthorpe hath bin
with me the other day. and I gave him full satisfaction upon all
accounts wherein 1 was concerned with his lords and masters,
to whom he promised me to write to let them know everything
how it was. As for the great wast mentioned in the wood, I doe
not know that 1 had the least stick of it to my owne use, neither
roote nor branch ; and if you doe not already know 1 could easily
informe you if 1 saw you. The wood was employed at the mill,
and two gartrees of mine I bought and payed for. and ten pounds
in dale boards, and another tree that cost me five pounds for a
falling mill stock, besides abundance of iron work and navies, and
hundreds of dayes for workmen's wages, whom I had for G pence
a day and some meat : and you discharged me for working any
longer for a good space of time ; and afterwards when you was
pleased they should work again 1 was forced to give them 12 pence,
is pence a day. and two shillings and more; besides the fulling
mill cost me above 3 score pounds building, and it and the tenters
and hot press and plate and the mill tooles were sold for little or
nothing. Soe if I can get nothing of Gelsthorpe 1 shall loose 500
pounds l»v ihc mill, and 1 have bin as hardly and harshly dealt
(with) all as I had bin the greatest knave upon earth ; and you
have discharged some [tenajnts for paying me any tythes, which
I can make it appear to you thai you are [in the wjrong of it;
and whenever I dye my Lord Chancellor will put in a minister [ton? |
tythes and a great, deale more, which I can and will make it plaine
[torn] sec you. In the meantime I pray God to blesse you and all
yours | orn] and prosperity, which is all at present from your weak
and \er\ humble [torn \ ilst, Jos: Cope. I have [torn \ ngs to informe
\ ou of but I am not able at present.

(NOTE to above letter of Cope) \ slip of paper in the hand of Joseph Banks II
reads: Pai »n < ', ap has sent me word by VV. Banks thai he'l submitt him self
to v.lmt ever is right, that he'l have no suite with you, and when you 'ome do-un.-
into the country will accomodate mutters to your satisfaction."

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73. Joseph Banks II to Joseph Banks I.

Revesby, 20 November 1719. Here came no letters for you by
.Monday post, by which I reckon your leaveing this place was
know to all your corespondents. I hope this will find you safe
gott to Towne, and in good health and merry with my dear mother,
brother and sister, which I shall be glad to hear.

Mr. Pirepont desires you would by your next order him the
ballance of your accounts, so please to write that to W. B. The
summe is 10£ 18s. Sd. I will send you copies of Wm Banks and
Mr. Pirepont's accounts in a post or 2, tho they are so large I'de
better stay till some person comes to Towne. Pray your directions.
We have bottled of your drink the 10 stirk [?] hogsheads held

13 doz. & 4 Q
The 9s. ditto 11 doz & 3 Q

and pints 9 doz. 1
Your coles are measured, and there is 3 quarter and one strike, but
reckon we shall burn that to-night, for the weather is very wett
and they can't dry the close out of door. The gardiner has never
been able to lay a sodd since you went.

I've settle the taxes ab origine with Cooke and Wrightson, and
they are willing to refund, and they owed you more monys than
you had sett downe, and you have less to allow them for the future,
tho Wrightson had his last acquitances from Mr. Pirepont exactly
right, so that what you had made him debtor on Leach's account
proved wrong. I've sett in a plain light for you to see when next
accounts made up.

I've this day sent all my pigs and doggs away to Lincoln, where
1 designe to follow with Mr. Royston to-morrow. Mr. Tomson
could not pay us our oats, so bought a sack ; have used 6p. and
left lOp. for my Lord. Wm Banks says you ordered no corn for
my Lord, so desires your directions. I beleive a strike a week will
do indiferently, tho since Wm is to ride him. twill be full little.
I've sold Spotty for five and twenty shillings to the miller, to be
paid att Candlemas. I wonder what the fellow meant ; he was
not worth a groat considering all things. The gardiner has lookt
over his seeds, wants onion, parsnips, cucumber, melon, colifiower
and cabage, but time enough.

1 was glad to hear by Charles that you gott safe to Huntingdon.
1 have the book you want, and will send it as you desire. I'm
glad you like the estate att Deeping, and wish you successe. I will
forward your letter to old Smith. You sent it without your name
but I've signed it pretty like your hand. Last night your old
tenant Tupholm died.

Inclosed is all that's written in the inventory booke. I would
not send the blank paper, neither would it comes as a letter.

I am just now ordering my things to go by boat to Lincoln, and
find you have sold Robinson my iron pott, which I wonderd att,

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for I bought it new att Boston, cost 14s., but have orderd W. Banks
to pay him what you had from him, and so send me the pott. I
suppose you took it for some one that came from Scofto.n or
Shircliffe.

You promised me either the account and valuation of the goods
etc. you had of me here or a copy, but we forgott, so desire a copy
of it att your leizure, for 1 gave you the account without takeing
a copy of it.

Everything is found and laid up according to the inventory
except one pewter dish, which we can't find. They imagine it to
be carried out with bones, and will make a narrow search for it.

1 am now come to Lincoln, and find all well, except that poor
Joe fretted so much to parte with Mrs. Newton that he would
not eat a mouthfull yesterday, and is out of order this morning,
but hope he'l do well.

I viewd Tatershall parke pale quite round. They are very short,
tho I think they would answer your end, which would be to keep
the deer from creeping, tho you must have a rail to nail them to,
and 2 rails above them.

1 could not yesterday find a way to send a letter to Mathew
Adams, nor have I room to inclose one, so desire you'd write 2
lines to him sharply forthwith to bring me another jack and fetch
this away again, which is what he absolutely promised me, for
notwithstanding we've done what he orderd twill not go att all.

My wife and Mrs. Calton and Joe joine with me in all due respect
to our good freinds in Boswell Court. I am, dear Sir, your most
dutiful! son and obedient humble servant, J. Banks.

74. Joseph Banks II to Joseph Banks I.

Revesby, 16 January 1720. I communicated yours to W. B.
and considered matters with him before I sent for Mr. James, and
what's underwritt is the best terms I can gett him too, so W. B.
is as capable to follow your directions as if I myself was here, and
Mr. James desires an answer by the return of the post.

lie will take all Tupholm's farme att 70£ a year, and only insist
of haveing the house and particularly the roof repaired well att
your charge, which will be no great matter when your here to
direct it.

He will keep the high feild lands, and his lather's 18£ a year att
the present rent, and the upper part of Tom Clark's farm att 50£.
So what he will part from is his 13£ a year, late Dr. Loves, Clamp
• lose and Abby ground, which he pays dear enough for, and his
homestead with all below it att 30£ a year.

But as to his Etowborrows he's unwilling to part from it on any
terms, and says he pays you at least 12£ a year for it, if you consider
what his plowd marlins abated the rent of the whole, and that
Tom Clark was charged 1 1£ for it in Lord Barkshire's time.

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This is the state of this matter, and now you'l expect me to
say something. My opinion is that as you have high lands enough
to spare about St. Syths, you'l not be in such need of Rowborough
as you seem to fear ; but then I can't flater you with hopes of any
great matters of rise from his low farme, tho doubt not but it will
advance perhaps 6 or 7£ a year, which I know is nothing of what
you'l expect may be raised in his farm, but you must consider, he
keeps near 2 3rds of his old farm att least att an equall proportion
of rent to the rest.

\Y. B. perfectly understands what I write to you, and has a copy
of it, and will pursue your directions, which he begs may be very
plain, for he is not scholar enough to understand so great a calcula-
tion by way of vallue per acres etc. as the nature of so great a
farme requires, and I shall not be here to advise him.

Of Thursday last we had our wood sale, where we had but a
very small appearance to what I have seen, nor could I in any
manner answer your expectation in selling the wood (which I
feard before you left Revesby), so after about 5 hours talking
with the company, we parted without selling them any but 5 or 6
peices in Sherwood att about 18d. per pol which tho it be as good
as the sale in general! is, nay better by 3d. per pol, is. I doubt, far
short of your expectation.

The country generally complain they lost by the wood they
bought of me the last year, and that there are great quantitys now
before hand, and likewise that there was so dry a season this last
summer, that great quantities of fen fewell were gott, which hinders
the sale of kidwood.

And now give me leave to tell you that 1 never viewd wood more
exactly then I did these two sales (haveing so fatigued myself 2
days together as I will not tell you), and truly find Fulsby sale
much worse then I ever saw it, so that I fear 10£ an acre will stretch
it when ever it is sold, and 12£ an acre for Shirwood the like. I'm
sorry 1 can't give you a more satisfactory account of this affair,
and assure you I've not been wanting in what in my power ; so
please to consider and order what you think convenient on the
whole, and if I can be serviceable to you, shall be very ready to
make another journey over.

I can't gett the bricklayer near me, but have given Wm such
instructions that he can't mistake me about his drawing.

And as to the brickmakers I agree with you that they are a
pack of rogues, tho both Dickinson and the Bilingay men promise
me to go on with there work, but the Bilingay men shud have some
monys when they have turnd the clay, else can't subsist. I will
lett Holden's farme before I go away if he gives me not good
security.

I've given full directions about the planting, and likewise to buy
you oats. I fancy they will scarce be cheaper then they are now.

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I've made it my business to talk with all your tenants and
neighbours about plowing your closes, but find 'em all engaged in
there owne affairs for the spring, so that I fear Wm will be pushed.

I've been with old Smith and severall fen men, but find thatch
so dear, 'tis not proper to lay in a quantity.

I this day finishd receiveing rents. The total of rents and arrears
amounts to £231 13s. Od. The copy of my receipts incloses a copy
of your rentall directed by Wm. The tenants that are now behind
say they can't possibly pay before 18 or 20th of March. I've
received the summe above exclusive of the taxes, so you may reckon
on above 30£ more received. Tho even then it will be but a poor
business to what you expected. I will take care for your bacon.

I have bottled your 2 hogsheads of Bawtry beer, itt run seven
dozen of the large quarts and 9 pints. I expected some more pints,
but the vessel was reasonably full when spiled. Its good beer,
but att present very flatt.

1 hear Mr. Stevens can retourn your monys, tho in these parts
I could not gett any, so have order Wm to go of Monday morning
with the monys to him and hope you'l gett it soon.

My most humble duty and affectionate love attend you, my dear
mother, brother and sister. I hartily wish you all health and
hapiness. 1 am, dear Sir. your most dutifull son and obedient
servant, J. Banks.

I'.S. Poor Lettice has been very ill since I came hither, but
.Mrs. Tupholme sends me word she is better. Here is the greatest
mortality that ever was knowne in these parts, but much greater
in the fens. Leak and Leverton have buried half of there inhabitants,
as reported.

1 thank you for your news of prosecution to be within a year, etc.

The 2 Agers of Moorby are about selling there farms to Mr.
Hamerton off Horncastle, att 1951 each, but have a month's time
to redeem them, and will lett me have them att 200£ each, tho att
the most improved vallue they are but lett att £9 each, the landlord
pays land tax, which is as dear as an egg a penny. So if you've a
mind to purchase one or both of 'em please to signifie it in a post
or 2 to me for fear the time of redeeming be lost. Mr. Hamerton
buys whatever he can in Moorby or Enderby, tho never so dear.
He know nothing that 1 am on the scent of it.

Endorsement by Joseph Banks J.

Son Banks receipts at ltevesby with his letter about the
£220 14s. 4d. of the 16 January 1719.
Accounts endorsed by guesse above £400.

Mr. Thompson

t }\JI 1 •• . • ■■ .. .. . .

Mr. Weaver
Samll Barton . .

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Mr. Woldgreave

P. Stother

Mrs. Tupholme

Mr. James

R. Bustard

N. Stother

Dan Grime

Jno Goy

Jno Bell

L. Hill . .

T. Robinson

Wm. Jackson . .

T. Stanley

J. Dickinson

J. Chapman

Perry's Exors . .

Tho Cooke of Marum

F. Overton

C. Sharpe per Frith

Church yard

R. Lupton

Leary Surfleet etc. (poor house)

J. Holden

T. Punchaby . .

T. Hackforth . .

Wm. BeU

R. Brackenbury

Mr. ? Frith

Hemplands

R. Simpson

T. Clemens

J. Bowis

T. Rightson

Mr. Place

C. Leary

Mr. Thomas senior
J. BeU . .
T. Squire
Mr. Lilly
Mr. Wm Jackson
Ro. Bird

D. Jackson
M. Stamper
T. Flatters

Smedley
W. Winford . .

. .

£433

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W. New by
T. Panton
Poor houses
R. Mottby
R. Vinter

St. Syths. Cation Foster has identified Sythesby as an extinct village in the parish
of Revesby. Lincoln-shirt Domesday (L.R.S.), P- lxviii. Edward Stanhope says
that it was certainly in the present park at Revesby, close to the Kangaroo Park.
Another extinct village, Thoresby, is supposed to have been near the chapel of
St. Lawrence. Stanhope, Abstract of Deeds <fc Charters relating to Revesby Abbey,
p. In. The Valor Ecclesiasticus mentions the chapels of St. Lawrence and St. Syth,
and St. Syth close, iv, 44, 45 ; for the grant of the Revesby Abbey lands to Charles
Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, including these chapels, see Letters & Papers, Henri/ VIII,
vol. XIV, pt. 1, nos. 651, 60S.

Roborowe occurs in the Valor Ecclesiasticus as a piece of land with an area of
lii acres, worth ] 7s. 4d., iv, 44.

Joseph Banks I planned to live at St. Syth's hall himself whilst his son was
installed in the great house.

To. Joseph Ranks II to Joseph Banks I .

Revesby, 19 February 1720. Yours of the 9th instant 1
received in course, and am very sorry poor Jo still continues ill.
Thank God my wife was better when 1 left her. and Lettice is gott
very well, as 1 hope this will find you, and all my good freinds
in Boswell Cort. on whom my affectionate duty and love attend.

Considering the posture of your affairs here I judged it requisite
for Dae to come over to see how all matters went on, and in the
first place 1 took a view of Sir .John Hales estate att Bollinbroke,
which if it can be bought to your mind, will give you an entire
principality in these parts, Sir John being cheif lord of many
neighbouring towns appurtenant to his mannor of Bollinbrooke,
which att this time they are endeavouring gradually to excuse.
Likewise all the touls taken in all these parts are belonging to it,
so that it you was possessed of it, I am persuaded you would do
great things with it. 1 would have viewd every particular of the
land hut could not gett it shown, the tenants being all sick or
from home. They generally complain tis very dear, tho the neigh-
bours say tis a handsom peniworth, and that there is one farme in
the tenure of Mr. Harby the attorny that will improve. If Jarvis
Scroope be in Towne he will manage this affair so as for Sir John
to offer it you, but 1 fear he's left London so if 1 find him att Lincoln
will gett him to write forthwith to Sir John. The wood by Will
Wests and another called Hall Hill near Earsby. much larger,
belong to this estate.

I have bought George Ager's estate att Moorby cheaper then 1
expected, tho tis dear enough in reason : inclosed is the article.

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The other brother will not sell for a deal more, and the division
was perfectly equall. The lands are mortgaged to Mr. Hamerton
of Horncastle, so he must be consulted when he will have his monys
paid in, which I will do, and endeavour to gett him stay till Lamas ;
if not, he must have it att Ladiday. On second thoughts it had
much better be att Lamas, then you might draw the conveyance
and see your title.

I have gott a seemingly honest fellow and a good workman of a
bricklayer from Spilsby. He has been 2 days att worke with me
here, and will come and finish the rest of Monday 3 weeks, against
which time we will have lime burnt for him. I have given the
fellow full instructions.

I have warned your rent day with some threats, and have gott
some returns, and will lay out for more. I've order 170£ to be paid
you in 14 days or thereabouts.

Your tenant Smedley is dead, and I have seized of what he had,
and wish it will pay you. It shall do as far as it can. I will leave
orders with Wm how to proceed.

All the world stand amazed att S. S. Stock. I'm sorry for your
misfortune as well as my owne ; dare say F. H. has gott well by it.
Fancy .... is as you write. I'm sorry you give yourself any
trouble about him.

My servant directs you a copy of the wood sale, which I fear
you'l not aprove ; however, assure you no more could have been
made. I think it proper for W. B. to sell what remains standing
as well as he can ; am sure you'l lose by it if it either stands or
you work it up. I wish you have sail for your kids and polls (before
rotten) that you worked up last year. There has been so much
of this sort of wood cutt lately. Mr. Wright never sold such a sale
or anything like it.

Shirwood I'm of opinion is sold dear enough. The three Nott.
men whom I mett would not budge above ll£ per acre. The
viewd our firths but can find no land fitt for hops att all.

'Tis now time to order your brewing 2 or 3 hogsheads of
ale or 7 of small beer, 'twould be the better to brew soon.
They must sett it in the outward seller. Direct Wm in that
point.

Your brickmaking goes on very slowly. They Bilingay men are
quite run off and Holden is very sick and fain to the parish, tho
Dickinson and he promise fair.

W. B. says you once offerd him to lett him Smedley' s farme
and build him a room. He desires me to acquaint you that if
you be of that mind now, and will lay him the 2 closes now Flater's
to it, and continue his sallery to look after your woods, he will
settle in this country and look no further. I have nothing farther
to add but that I am your most dutifull son and obedient servant,
J. Banks.

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The identification of Sir John Hales of Bolingbroke presents difficulties. There
is no Sir John belonging to the family of Hales, baronets of Coventry, as to whom
see note to No. 212. The soke of Bolingbroke was parcel of the Duchy of Lancaster ;
by 1X07 the duchy demesne had been reduced to the site of the castle with the
vard and moat. Claim* in the Soke of Bolingbroke under Act for division of East
and West Fens (1807).

For Banks' investment in South Sea stock see Introduction, pp. xxii-iii.

76. William Burbidge to Joseph Banks II.

Lincoln. 8th March 1721. Honoured Sir, John got safe to
Revesby on Satturday night and every thing very well, but the
bay mares back is a little brused. He went over to Donabys with
her, but he was not at home, but William Banks promised to goe
over with her and send us word what Donaby said of her.

iX.V. ,,X1, V,* V^.^g^O XW* i.lC VWiUiiXg, ™»U.V,

s. d.

Att Bullingford 3 pecks oats \ peck beans

. 2 8

for hay

1 6

for meate and drink

1 6

gave the horsier

Xedham turnepike . .

Goden Chester do.

Att Huntington for 1 peck of oats . .

for hay and his selfe

. 1 0

for the led horces . .

Sawtry turnepike

Att Petterburgh 3 pecks oats \ peck beanes

. 2 8

for hay

. 1 6

for his selfe

. 1 6

gave the horsier

C'rowland turnepike

Kirton 1 peck of oats

for hay

nales for the mare . .

Boston for the led mares

16 5

Sir. we came here yesterday and found every thing very well.
Both misses arc very well but Miss Lettice hele is a little sore yet.
Sir. this is Mary's bill for the twelve shilling. Mary Brinklcv
left when she came to Revesby. She cannot remember the day of
the month when vou had these things.

s. d.

For ! peck of turneps

lor threed and tape for the curtains

5 ounce of blew wosted

for three letters

neck mutton

a letter going to llornecastle

. . 1

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for a peice of beefe that weighed 29 pound att 2d| per

pound
1 neck of mutton
| pound of soope

11 1

Sir, there is 21 quarters of oats come into the chamber but we
have not measured them yet, but will send you an exact account
next post.

Sir, there was one came here last week to summons you to be
upon the grand jury. He spoke to Will but he doth not know
the man's name that came.

The bill for the ginna left Mary.

for gloves

for oats bring up at 3d per quarter

for a peice of beefe

2 ounce and \ of wostead

for half a pound of sugar

for 1 pound of soope

for 1 stone of salt

1 quarton of oate meale . .

1 pound of butter

for a peice of beefe that weighed

at 2d| per pound
butter and eggs
neck of mutton
the box that came from London

18 pounds and

a halfe

1
1

cap paper

a sholder of mutton

£14 7

Sir, Mrs. Ann saith that all the things is lock that was in the
worke drawer so there is nothing to make Miss Lettices nor Miss
Bettys caps on. Mrs. Heseldine saith that bibs and aprons is
worne and not frocks now there in morning so if you please to give
her leve she make some of that holland you send downe. Miss
wants some black stockins and gloves and we can get none here.
No more at present from your most humble servant.

Wm. Burbidge.

/ .

William. Burbidge to Joseph Banks II.

15th March 1721. Honoured Sir, Mr. Royall will get the
windows done as speedily as he can. Willaby came here to work
on Munday last and began to take the window downe in the passage,

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but it is so rotten that it will do no good, so haith left it
there and is mending the side of the house next the garden as
you ordered.

Sir. he thinks it will be a great haserd to pull downe that window
in the pasage to make a doore there, for he saith the house is so
cract it will be in great danger of falling.

Sir, Robert Brakenbury and the other men came here on Monday
night last, but Mr. Brackenbury could not but in the tryall untill
this morning about nine aclock, but you have got it. It hardly
held an argement it was so plaine. Sir, Robert Brakenbury did
not bring the note, so have not paid him, from your most humble
servant, Wm. Burbidge.

78. William Burbidge to Joseph Banks II.

18 March 1721. Honoured Sir, I spoke to Prigon to brue a
hogshead and half of strong beere, but he said he could not promise
me to come untill today, so went downe last night to know when
he could come, but as he said he brewed all for Mrs. Sandby at
the White hart and she had now allmost 20 quarters to brew to
go to Boston, so disired you to excuse him for it was impossable
for to do it nowe. Sir, William is now brewing 6 strike for 3 hogs-
heads of small beere.

Please to see the bill of disburstments from March the 12th to

the 18th 1720-21.

s. d.

13 a comb for Miss Lettice

packthreed

strong waters

gave the man

quarter of otemeal

1 lb. of sugar

one groce of corks

gave Mr. Heseldine for the children

cake butter

a bed of beefe that weighed 26 at 2d

per lb.

1
5

13 11

Sir, the strong watters that is set downe in the bill was for the
old man that came for a wittness that morning he was going he
would have six pence in his pocket and his bottle of brandy or he
would not go out of the house.

Sir, John disired me to let you know straw is very reasonable
now and if you stay in Lincoln you would not have to serve you
untill new came again so if you think fitt to buy a load or
two more.

Sir, Miss Lettice and Miss Betty is very well and gives their
dutys. Nancy disires to know whether you will send some

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cambrick and holland for Misses mobs for you lockt all the
holand up.

The workmen's names and days they have worked here this
week.

the 13th Willaby and Jackson.

14 Willaby his son and boy and Jackson
do. half a day
Willaby son and boy and Jackson. The joyner
Stephen Parker to mend the little parler
harth.
his son and bov half a day.
The bill.

s. d.
one 100 of nales . . . . . . . . . . 4

latts . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

15
16

the 15
the 16

sprigs

one 100 of nales

1 8

from your most humble servant, Wm. Burbidge.

79. William Burbidge to Joseph Banks II.

25 March 1721. Honoured Sir, I went to Mr. Hooton as soon
as I received your letter, and he advised to get John Cumpton to
brew, so accordingly I spoke to him and he promised to come
on Monday, so will take care to get every thing ready to day.
Sir, I writt in my last what was done, onely the close in
Eastgate which was not finished then, but all is done now as
you ordred. Sir, they will go this next week to spread the dung
and moulds in Mr. Dickinson's close and to see if the fences be
good. Sir, the joyners is now making the ruff of the pantry
and Willaby disires to know what you would please to have it
paved with [torn] is all from your most humble servant, Wm.
Burbidge.

The last weeks disburstments from March the 20.

Paid for half a bunch of lats 6d nales 2d
for hops Is. 6d. barme Is.
one pound of goos greace

21 two pound soope lid starch 6d blew 2d

22 paid Briget wages

23 paid nurse for a month for Miss

24 paid for a knot for Miss Lettice
for 2 yards of ribin for Miss Bettys curral

string
for 1 strike of wheat

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£ s. d.

for a butt of beefe that weighed 23 pounds att
2dJ per pound
25 half hundred of nales

Land tax for Eastgate close
nales and lats

4 9 10

80. William Burbidge to Joseph Banks II.

1 April 1721. Mr. Potter hath not done the pailes yet, but
promises they shall be done and nailed up by the next Satturday
without fail. Sir, there was no ordinary briks to be got, so AVillaby
spoke for a load of square ones such as the kitchen is paved with.
He saith they are the cheapest for ware, so he on this day will
pave it. Sir, Mrs. Haseledine hath hired two maids. Sir, the
gardiner came here yesterday and saith the bay mares back is a
great deale worse but when we came away John tould me there
was no danger but it would be well in two or three days.

The disburstments from March the 27th to Aprill the 1,1721.

£ s. d.
for 4 lbs. of hops
for 100 of 8penney nales

28 3 bunch of reeds
200 4d. penney nales
1 bunch of lats
100 sixpenney nales

29 paid the mill whoman's bill
lats Id. paid the brewer 4s. 6d.

31 paid Mr. Sidlington colection for the poore
Church lays

for a quarter of mutton
for eggs 4d. Butter 2d. Cakes 8d.

£1 17 6

Sir, we have had a missfortain with wich I thought fitt to acquaint
you with. The last night the mare Cate got loose and runn a bit
of wood under her shoulder, but I hope it will be well in a short
time, from your most humble servant, Wm. Burbidge.

81. William Burbidge to Joseph Banks II.

I beg pardon I did not write before now, but did not come out
of Derbyshire till Satturday, and before I had got the letter write
the post was gone out. Sir. in your last you write that you would
have .Mr. I Mckinson to take the close of your hands. John protests
that he never hard word of it until] your letter came. Sir, Mr.
Dickinson doth not disire any thing for the dressing the close but

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saith it was not in his bargain, but will not be .... to the cleaning
the close and reparing the hedges.

Sir, the bay mare's back was not so very ill when we came away
from Revesby. I writt word as John tould me, and so did Donaby's
man say it would soone be well. Sir, I could say no more then
they tould me. To be sure you had more judgment in those matters
then I or at least should have. I writt to Revesby but have had
no answer as yet. Thank God Gate mends very fast. Sir, I am
sorry I should make such a mistake in the strong beer, but thought
you would know what it ment.

Sir, Joseph Hodgkinson disired me to send you word that he
had got the moneys ready, and hoped you would be there to receive
it, for it would be hard for him to pay intrest in boath places.
Sir, Mr. Hodgkinson bid me send word how long since Susana
Bunting's father died for I supose the Hackleas lease was taken
that year he died. She saith it was fourteen years the 7th day of
this month. Sir, if you please to put in to me, for I think
it will goe sooner from you then from here if you please to give
your selfe that trouble. Sir, I inquired about a man, but could
heare of none, but Godfery Hodgkinson he would very faine come,
and doth not doubt but he could please you. I tould him his
business was not onely for shooting but must do severall other
things, but he said he did not doubt but he should please, and for
wage he would not differ if he had nothing, so did not bid him
anything untill I had a letter from you. They are all very well
in Derbyshire.

The disburstments from Monday the 3th of Aprill to the 10th

1721. „ ,

£ s. d.

3 three yards and a quarter of stuff for Miss

Lettice peticoat at Is. 2d. . .

4 three quarters of an ounce silk

5 1000 of eightpenney nales

6 10 ounce of wostead
cake of butter lOd. eggs 4d.
22 lb. of beefe att 2d± per lb.
16 lb. of mutton att 2d|
for oats bringing up

£17 8

Potter hath done the pales. The prowler is come and we have
taken the old frame and but it to the new .... Honoured
Sir, from your most humble servant, Wm. Burbidge.

82. William Burbidge to Joseph Banks II.

23 April 1721. Mr. Maplethorpe hath sent in the ale to day.
There is two half hodgsheads of ale besides what Mr. Maplethorpe

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had. That half hodgshead that was broched att the asise, what
was left I bottled with small beere. There is 10 dozen of bottles
and there is but a few bottles left, so would not broch a nother
vessell for that quantity. Sir. when the mutton and veal was
bought I was at Hornecastle. It was the lycening day. Sir, I
thought I was to have had a dividend as well at Spilsby as at
Hornecastle. but they would not let me hardly have it at Horne-
castle because you was not there ; thire dividend came to allmost
six pounds and mine to thirty three shillings. It was Mr. Howgrave
dark that hindred me the most. Sir, there is 1 1 stone of old beans
left. I belive there will be spinage and parsely enough. Sir, Miss
Lettice and Miss Betty are both very well. Miss Betty hath got
two teeth. Sir, Mrs. Jinkinson lieth dangerously ill. Honoured
Sir, your most humble servant. Win. Burbidge.
Disburstments from Aprill the Kith to the 23d.

18 paid for 2| lbs of soope
pound of sugar
for 10 yards of cloth for Miss Letice att
per yard

20 paid for Spanish white . .
for sising
otemeal 4d. poucler blew 2d.

21 46 lb of beefe at 2d per pound
for a cake of butter

2s. Id

£ s.

1 0

£1 12 1\

S3. William Burbidge to Joseph Banks II.

I May I7l( I. Wo have got a henn to sitt the eggs when they
come but must pay 2s. (id. for her sitting. We went all up and
downe but could not get one under that price. Sir, Thomas Espin
hath one half of the glases and the other is on cucumbers for selves.
Sir. the pantry is finished all but the cubard that you purpose to
be done when vou come down and the windows which the glass
is not put in yet. The parlour harth is done and the doore and
garden doore that goeth into the yard. The pailes are done but
the doore is not hung yet. The windows in the best room are
done. I do not know of any thing else to do except you please
to have the harth in the kitching mended. Mary was saying
you talked something of that when you was downe. Sir. Miss
Lettice face is mended. The old scarr is a great deale better
than when you went, but the other is as ill as ever but no
riming.

Sir, there is very little of the baccon Hitches cut of. John hath
not been well so had a mind of a bitt of baccon. I think there
w as about \ a pound cut of.

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101

The disburstments.

quart of vinegar

pease sticks

a chese

1 pound of soope

seven handcharcheifs marking of Mrs. S.

strike of wheat

a beesam

a bed of beefe that weighed 20 lb at 2d|

butter 9d. eggs 4d.

13 3

Sir, we here hare that my Mrs. is ill but hope it is not true but
a great many comes to inquire how she doth.

Sir, Miss Lettice wants a hoop ever ill. This is so bad she hath
she can scarce ware it. Sir, you disired to know what clarks was
at Horcastle. There was Mr. Boughwright's dark and Mr. Gran-
tham's. Mr. Boughwright's dark had the share that I had, but
the other had £5. 4s. There was a 11 in all. My share at Gains-
borough and here was £4. 18s. Honoured Sir, from your most
humble servant, Wm. Burbidge.

Mrs. Jinkinson is somthing better than she was but verj^
wake.

84. William Burbidge to Joseph Banks II.

Lincoln, 22 May 1721. We will be very mindfull in obaying
your orders and will get every thing ready against that time. Sir.
the chine of bacon began to reast so thought it better to eate it
then to let it be spoiled for had it stayed untill you came down
nobody could have made use of it. The cheeks are prity good so
if you please will bring them. Honoured Sir, your most humble
servant, Wm. Burbidge.

Sir, Miss Betty wants a pair of new shoose very ill.

They disburstments from May the 16th to the 22d.

£ s. d.

one lb of threed . . . . . . . . 3 6

4 yards of golune Miss Lettice peticoats . . 8

1 yd of binding

silk lace

1 dram of silk

\ lb of soope . .

1 strike of wheat

35 lb of beefe at 2d|

a cake of butter

a cheese Is. 6d. eggs 4d

{torn)
(torn)
7 3
8
1 10

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0
4

£1

a load of straw
quarton of oatemeal
free stone dust

85. William Burbidge to Joseph Banks II.

Lincoln 5 June 1721. I hope all things came up by John according
to your order. Sir. .Miss Betty hath been very ill. Nurse thought
she could not live. Mr. Pettjr went down to see her ; he said it
only hei' teeth and according it proved for she had six teeth
cutt all at once. Sir. Miss Lettice is very well and the scar is great
deale better. Sir. she wants a hoop very much they can scarce
make tins hing on. Honoured Sir, from your most humble servant.
Win. Burbidge.

The disburstments.

£ s. d.

paid for a lock and key for the pails gate . . . . 10

gave John for charges . . . . . . . . 9 0

h stone of salt

| peck of callis sand

a syse stone

barrell of lamb black

shoose for Miss Betty

gartring Miss Lettice

tape 2d. binding 3d.

ribin for necklace

a rump and ladderstaves of

sugar

butter 8£d eggs 4d.

beefe 36 lb. at 21

91
6
1.1
4
10
3
5

H
6

£1 2 1

86. William Burbidge to Joseph Banks II.

Lincoln, is .June (17211. The garden syth is so bad it is
impossable to use it in mowing the close. Sir. I am sure
you had better hire a man to mow the close then sett Will
to it he knoweth nothing of mowing he would leave more grass
urn utt then would pay a man his hire. If you would please to
aske .loli n he can sattisfie you. Sir, 1 believe the close at
Bracebridge will want mowing in a short time if the whether
would take uf). Sir, it was not Prigon that brued strong
beer, it was John Cumpton. 1 paid him as soon as he brewed
the brewing. If you please to look over the letter I sent
about the 2!) of March you will find it therein. Sir, both
misses are very well, from your most humble servant Wm
Burbidge.

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The disburstments

200 4d nales

100 sixpenny

packthreed

1 lb of soope

quartern oatemeal

lb of sugar

dozen and half of flower pott

Miss shoose mending . .

quart of vinegar

36 lb of beefe at 2d£

butter eggs

5£

16 ni

87. 23 August 1721. Then it was agreed between Joseph Banks
of Revesby in the County of Lincolne Esquire and John Broadley
of Hatfeild in the County of Yorke Bookmaker as followes.

Imprimis, the said John doth hereby covenant and agree with
the said Joseph imediately to dig clay in the close where brick was
last year made in Revesby for the makeing with the clay already
diged in that close, one hundred thousand bricks, in the diging
the remainder of which clay he shall not only throw off the first
spade graft as usually there done, but also the second and even
the third if occasion to clear the clay from stones which are more
frequent in the top grafts then deeper, and that heel well turne
and temper the clay so digged free from the said severall top grafts,
stone and cawke twice at least, and then turne and mould and make
the brick in a mould, ten inches and an halfe long and of a pro-
portionable breadth and thicknesse, and that hee'l worke them
clean and smooth and dry and burne them well, then draw the
same into rowes right good merchantable bricks, and will have
thirty thousand burnt ready by the later end of May next, and
thirty thousand more in July after, and the remainder of the said
one hundred thousand by Michaelmas following

In consideration whereof Mr. Banks is to find him wood for
fenceing in a brickyard in the said close, which he is to sett downe
himselfe, and is to find to wood and coale for burneing the said
bricks, not exceeding 3 Boston chaldron to every twenty thousand,
and is to find thatch for covering not exceeding 3 or 4 load of fen
thatch, and sand not exceeding six or seven loads, and is to lend
him the wheel barrowes, tubs, board and tools, that he has and
were used there for makeing brick last year

And lastly is to pay him six shillings a thousand for every thousand
of merchantable well burnt bricks when turned out of the hill,
whereof he is before to have ninepence a thousand for digging the

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clay now to dig, and ninepence a thousand for twice turneing and
tempering both that dug by Mr. Banks and what is to dig, and the
remainder of the six shillings when drawne as aforesaid, each
thousand to containe 10 hundred, and each hundred six score,
and he is not to waste imbecill or carry away any of the coales
wood or thatch brought thither or to suffer it to be ; and he is
to bottle up the straw when used for next years usuage, and he is
forthwith to get the said clay digged, and follow the said worke
duely till accomplished, and for performance hereof each party
binds himselfe to the other in the penalty of 30£ to be paid by the
defalter to the party damnified. Witnesse their hands.
John Broadley.
And be it remembred John Broadley is to have two shillings a
thousand when struck and sett in rowes, and the rest of the monys
as aforesaid, and he is allow Mr. Banks 9d a thousand for the clay
digged for so many thousand as it shall make, and if he faile going
on to perfect his worke. Mr. Banks may employ others, and John
Broadley to forfeite what he has done and the penalty aforesaid,
and its also agreed if Mr. Banks get leave to make brick at Kirkby
that he may order those undug to be dug and made there. Witnesse
their hands.

John Broadley.
Witnesse, J. Banks junr.
Hen. Browne.

88. Joseph Banks I to Lewis Dymoke of Scrivelsby.

Revesby. 3 October 1721. Upon a hint my son had from a
Lincoln alderman that we should be mett the 12th by more compainy
then we expected, wee resolved to engage all the company we could,
and send to you to do the like, to meet that day least any surprize
was intended. But yesterday at the Sessions desired severall of
Spilsby side and Bullingbrook soke to meet. They all tould us
they were ingaged to goe that da}'' in a body to a Court of Sewers
at Boston, the Bostoners haveing summoned one for that day and
drawn all the affairs of this soke thither, which was ever transacted
within the soke. I promised them to acquaint you with it last
night in person, but it was too late before the Sessions ended.

Now whether this be done in concert to draw of our fforces you
that have been used to the contry can best judge, or whether
they have intrest to divert the Bostoners from theire disignes
you best know : ellse my son must goe thither to asist against this
unpresidented proceedings, but I'll not fail to attend you and desire
to know where and when 1 shall meet you. who am. Sir, your most
obedient humble servant. J. Banks.

[Endorsed. 'about the Commission of Sewers'.]

Lewis Dymoke <«f Scrivelsby was a near neighbour of Banks. He was King's
1 liumpion at the coronations of George I and George II, and M.P. for Lincolnshire

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1702-5 and 1710-13. He was baptised 14 February 1669, and buried 25 February
1760, aged 91. He was unmarried. Dymoke and Banks had common interests
in land drainage.

89. Lewis Dymoke to Joseph Banks I.

" Screilsby ', 3 October 1721. I give you thanks for your account,
but there being nothing of the Sandbeck affair now before the
Commissioners, I doe not apprehend they can doe us much damage
att Tattsall the 12th of this instant. However, I will not fail to
bee at the Angell att Tattsall on that day (God willing) about
11 of clock, and will endeavour to engage some gentlemen to appear
that shall be heartily glad to meet you. The accommodation
there is soe indifferent that we must gett to Horncastle to dine.
I doe remember when there was no Court of Sewers cald at Horn-
castle they did not summons the juries out of the soak to Boston,
but did not expect, since they have been continued here for some
years they would have intermeddled. However will enquire about
itt, I am, your most obliged humble servant, Lew: Dymoke.

90. William Sparks to Joseph Banks II.

Doddington, 20 November 1721. 1 understand that you have
ocasion for a man that is scillfull in hewing and sawing. I knowing
the bearer hereof Thomas ( 'ooburn to bee a veary good woorkman
and can I darsay that you will like veary well if you doo agree
with him for a price hee has hewed and [torn] for my marster Crooke
almoast 3 years and I have alwais found him veary onist for his
busness. My marster has busness for him but I am shewer he will
be veary willin that he should com to sarve your worshep if you
have ocasion for him which made me veary willin to send him to
your woorshep. I am. Sir, your moast humble sarvant, Wm. Sparks.

(Addressed to " The worshepfull Mr. Banks near the Menster
in Lincoln ".)

Endorsed by Banks. Cross cutting and hewing 2s. a load and
chips for sawing 9s. a load, each load to contain fifty foot by square
measure, not girdle measure, the wood to be measured in the
midle. and no advantage to be taken of butt or knotty ends.

Q. how many stulps will each load make 9 foot long ?

At the valluation one loode will make sixteene stoopes of timber
being a foote square, and more if the timber be large. Given by
mee, Tho. Cooburn. And you may find me at Robbert Boose in
Harby.

91. 22 Jan. 1722. Then It was agreed betwixt Joseph Banks
Esq of Lincoln & John Harrison Carpenter of Saxelby in Com
Lincoln as follows

Imprimis. The said John doth hereby covenant & agree with the
said Joseph in fourteen days time to go to Tumby in the County

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aforesaid, and there immediatly to begin & so to continue till finishd
in hewing cross cutting and sawing so many park stulps boards
and joists as the said Joseph shall have occasion for, att the rates
or prices underwritt viz for hewing each load being fifty foot
square each peice to be measured in the middle, and no advantage
to be taken by the workmen for knotty or butt ends) eighteen
pence each load

for cutting parke stulps of the measure following for each stulp
two pence halfpenny, the stulps to be eight foot and an half long att
the least and ten foot long if it so falls out for the peice of wood
to make the same, when att least four foot cannot be cut of for
other uses, and to contain in thickness att the top of each stulp
seven inches the broad way and four inches the narrow way and
to go downe taper so that they may be as strong in the bottom as
parke stulps of that size usually are

The slabs to be measured and paid for two and sixpence an
hundred foot five score to the hundred and att the same price to
saw ash or oak boards or joist window stuff etc, all which prices
the said Joseph covenant to pay as they go on, no payment to be
made unless forty shillings be due and so on,

Further the said John hereby covenants to find workmen to
help him to go on in the speedy performance of this bargain and to
f-utt up the wood in a husbandly manner to the best advantage
and if any timber wood be brought him more proper for ship timber
or other uses not to cut up the same, but keep it for more proper
uses, or as directed by the said Joseph or his agents

Lastly the said Joseph is to allow two shillings for a saw pitt
and to bring the Wood to the pitts. but the said John and his
servant are to help to load the same, the said John to take his
best care the chips and arms of trees be not imbezeled and to do
all things as a good workman ought to do, as witness there hands

Joseph Banks
John Harrison
Test, \Vni Burbidge.
Endd :— Stulp Articles etc. 1721.

02. Joseph Banks II to -Joseph Banks I.

Etevesby, 12 February 1722. My wife and self were very much
surprized last night with the malencholly news of my dear mother's
death, and most hartilv condole with you thereupon. I've this
day sent a servant to Lincoln to fetch me your letters both of
yesterday and to-morrow, and if I receive them soon enough will
give you an answer by this post, if not of Wedensday.

My wife and I have considered of your desireing me in Towne,
and since this la tall accident has happened, it must remove all
suspicion about my comeing to Towne ; so if you please to give
leave both my wife and self will wait of you the week after the

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next, for fancy our being togather after such a misfortune will
be agreeable to us all. If you think our comeing proper we shall
bring no maid servant and only one man, and so keep house till
we be fitted with mourning etc., and my wife will endeavour to
gett a maid in Towne, for we have given Nany Brinkley notice
to leave us. If on the contrary you do not approve this our designe,
I beg Mr. Harry will order our mourning, and that it may be sent
us hither by the Louth carrier as soon as ready, and we will stay
here till we gett them. I beg pardon for the freedom above, but
shall be perfectly pleased to do just as you please. We do not
propose to bring any horses if we come.

Wm. Banks haveing lett all the lands has nothing materiall
to write so omitts this weeke. My wife joines with me in humble
duty to you, with affectionate love to our brother and sister, hartily
wishing you all health, and am, dear Sir, your most dutifull son and
obedient humble servant, J. Banks.

93. Joseph Banks II to Joseph Banks I.

Revesby, 14 February 1722. I have now received both yours
and Mr. Harry's letters from Lincoln, but could not answer them by
Monday's post.

Considering the dolefull account of my poor dear mother's death,
the ease of her departure as well as your great care of her and
your complying with her desire in being interd in the country is
most gratefull to me. Pray God prepare us all for as sudden a
change. We pitty you extreamly, considering the fateigue and
trouble you must have, both for my dear Mother as well as the
preparations for so handsom a funerall.

We must humbly thank you for your kind present for mourning,
which is extream kind. What I writt in my last upon that account
I hope to have an answer too of Satterday and shall then order
accordingly.

I fear we have no body can alter your ould charriott in these
parts, and if we hire one it must be from Nottingam.

You was thinking when I last saw you of comeing downe early
in summer. If that suits with your present affairs I hope you
will be pretty much with us att Lincoln, or we with you here, so
that if we come to Towne as I proposed in my last, I thinke we may
do without a charriott, only gett a pair more of mourning harness
for my mares, which shall come up for you, for you to come downe
with 4 mares, and so wherever you are to have all the mares whether
here or att Lincoln or elsewhere. I humbly beg pardon for so free
a proposall, but your former and present great kindnesses to me
on all occasions, encourages me to take this liberty.

I like both yours and bro: bargain very well. Inclosed you'l
receive the writing executed by me ; suppose what I sent before
would not do because it was not stamped. I was extream sorry

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to see by Mr. Harry's letter you was out of order, and hartily pray
for your speedy recovery. My wife joines with me in most humble
duty to you and affectionate love to my brother and sister. I am.
dear Sir, your most dutifull son and afflicted humble servant.
.1. Banks.

P.S. The storm still continues so no planting goes forward.
I've sold all your wood of last sale, and hope shall do what was
left of the last before, for am sure you get nothing by working
it up, 1 hope you had my 2 bills safe, one on Tho: Bradshaw for 25£
drawn by V. Hody. another on Ed. Stevens drawne by self for
66.2.0.

94. Joseph Banks II to Joseph Banks I.

Ilevesby. 8 February 1724. Inclosed comes your measures
about the rooms, and alsoe an affidavit which Mr. Robertson tells
me you know the affair and desires you will assist him. for that
Mr. Manby very much oppresses the country by this chicanery.

Doubleday's men go on very well, and we cant possibly gett
the ditch under 2s. an acre so big as you would have it, and it will
be dear earnd. It's all hard chalk.

We have had a very poor receipt. In all with what oddments
William received before I came £90. 12. 4 and near fifty of it disburst.
You shall have the particulars as soon as I gett borne to make
them out. The cry of want of moneys is grevious. and tho perhaps
you'l think much that I gett no more, 1 have the worst of it in
hearing their complaints. I have taken what precaution I can
that you loose nothing in the end, and have sharpened them up as
much as I can. and will be with 'cm again the latter end of the
month. I have settled and received the rents of most of the 1< aders,
hut I assure you they grumble heavily, and whether J can gett 'cm
to lead any more I know not. However, they'll not meddle att
the present tho I've off'erd to pay them as they bring each load
in.

The parson Mr. Alexander has been with me again. 1 like him
very well. He says now he does shoot, but durst not since he
came of this side. He will be shortly in London, where I've orderd
him wait of you. He seems to me very likely to fitt you.

I have had a chapman or 2 for half or a 4th of the old stack.
but no hody yett will buy the outsides tho I've off'erd to cutt 2
yards deep. They offer as six pound for half the stack and that's

all.

I'.ut Diethinks if it was mine I would gett another pair of bullocks
and give them all the worst of the outside and the wood close
hay (which no body has yet! offerd to buy) and so lead all home
myself. II' you come -non you'l want a good .... for yourself.

The leading all the stulps rails and pales take 2 horses every
other day and sometimes every day. and have done as long

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as they can without hay, that I beleive what I advise will be the
only way.

There's no such thing as a draught's going to Boston, as I have
writt twice to Mr. Palfreman, tho I never could gett an answer
from him, and its but reasonable. He brings 'em down to the
fenn side down the dichch to Cow Bridge. Since he has kept 'em
so long pray write sharply to him to that purpose.

Your plaster is not corned tho the boats are returnd. The Trent
was so much out that they could not find the plaster and fish it up.

I can't as yett gett a brickmaker under 5s. per 1000, 5 score to
the hundred, to take the clay as it is, but am trying what I can
do, but shall conclude with him in a week if I can't gett it under
or be not contra orderd by you. Pray what quantity do you depend
on from J. Rogers ?

What can be done with P. James is done both by Mr. Short and
William, but he will stay att home. The other affair about New-
comen I am doing what I can in.

I hear Whelpdale's giving out great words that he's come here
again, but I've order William, no parson but Alexander comes
into the church, who I have orderd at present to attend the cure.

Your brewing and bottling I will take care of. I have now given
the vessells out to be mended and we will go briskly on when I
come over the end of this month.

We have sold about 14 or 15 peices of the wood unsold, so if
he gett 6 or 8 more in about 10 days sold we will have another sale.
I am, dear Sir, your most dutifull son and obedient servant, J. Banks.

I hear matters in the election go on very well of this side all
over, but am now in the dark for the other parts.

The Rev. Matthew Alexander was ordained deacon to exercise the office of curate
in Wilksby Church, 1722, being described as ' literatus ' ; he was ordained priest
in 1724 to perform the office of curate in the church of Mareham le Fen, and signed
parish register transcripts until 1727-8. He signed Wilksby transcripts as curate,
1722-3, and 1723-4, the rector, Pickering Lodington, signing before and after
those dates. There is nothing for him under Wilksby, Tattershall or Revesby
in the Libri Cleri for 1727, 1724-7 or 1730. See also No. 181.

95. John Blackbone to Joseph Banks I.

Boston, 9 February 1725. I received yours and return you
thanks for your favour towards me in speaking to Mr. Viner. As
to Nordike bridge, I have the stone ready to begin it as soon as
your honor comes downe, for I think the weather is not proper
to begin it at present. In taking down the old church and rebuilding
it your honor desires to know the lowest price what I will take
by the square yard or rood 7 yards long and a yard high to the
rood, the lowest I can doe it for is 6s. six shilling per yard, you
finding stone brick and lime and all other materials. As to the
windows and doors I have included them, for we find more trouble
in those things then in solid work. If your honor don't like the

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above proposal I am willing to do the jobb for you by the day as
you and T can agree, and will make the stone hold out as far as
1 can. but am afraid there will be a want. I am, your honor's
most obedient humble servant. John Blackbone.

Robert Vvner of Gautby near Wragby was M.P. for Lines, six times between
[724 and 1754.

Nordyke bridge was part of the causeway between East and West Fen. It was
originally maintained by the Abbot of Revesby and the burden of repair presumably
lav upon the abbot's successor. See Wheeler, Fens of South Lincolnshire (2nd
edn.), App. ], p. 29. V.C.H. Lines., ii, 141.

For tlie church, see Introduction, pp. xxvi vii.

96. Mr Jo:

L725

Sept

Bankes Esqr his bill tor work at the

gabel-end.

For

Sep

For two trowel men
for three labourers

For two trowel men
for three laborers

work at the chimlv

15 For two trowel men

for three laborors
1(5 For two trowel men

for three laborors
I 7 For two trowel men

for three laborors
is For two trowel men

for three laborors

20 For two trowel men

for three laborors

21 For one trowel man

for one laboror
At bileing work
Sep. 21 For one Laboror

22 For two trowel men

for two laborors .

24 For two trowel men

for two laborors

25 For two trowel men
for two laborors

27 For two trowel men

for two laborors .

28 For two trowel men

for two laborors .

29 For two trowel! men

for two laborors

30 For two trowel men

for two laborors

makeing

mortor

S. (1.

4 (i

4 0

4 6

4 0

4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2

6
0
6
0
6
0
6
0
6
0
3
4

4
6
2 8

1
4

4
2
4
2
4
2
4

8
6
8
6

2 8
4 6
2 8

4
2

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Octo :

1 For two trowel men

for two laborers

2 For two trowel men

for two laborors

97. Squire Banks his bille first of September 1725.

for puling out the mundilyones and making up the
wholes Lamings and a laborer halfe a day

2 day Lamings and Goodale trow halfe a day apece
puling doune the halfe culis and striping the tils

2 laborers halfe a day

3 day for worcking at the house of oflis 2 trow and
2 laborers 1 day apeee

200 of fine Bricks for youer arches . .
50 large reg tils at 5d apece

abt 26 or 7 I owe Mr Love for New hall walls 4s. (id.
per rood and chimney by agreement . .

Browne § day 1-4 Lamins 1 day 2s.
2 Laborers at 1-4

2 Trowell men, 4s. 2 laborers 2.8

The like

2 Trowell men & 2 laborers

The like

D°

.. 2

. . 4

£ s.

(1.

I 0

£1 16 1

1 10 0

Sepr 22

At Tyleing

29
Thursd: 30 All begun betwixt 9 & 10

Oct. 1 All four

2 Betwene 7 & 8 aclock . .

13 & 14

Sep1" Work done at gavell and by 2 brick-

layers & 3 labourers
Ho charges for work at house of office
& for work done abt modillions. half

callis & striping tyles
And for ridge tyles qe price & number
Endorsed : — Mr Loves papers
To

Joseph Banks Esqr membr of Parliament at Revesby
Abby near Boston
Lincolnshire.

2 17 0

16 0

6 0

5 3

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98. Jos: Banks Esqr Dr to Sam: Love Bricklayer

1725 R vds. I

26 " 6 2
6 1 6

£ s. d.

To brick work in New hall

To d° in particion and wall ab1 gate

at 48 per Rood . . . . 33 0 8

To bricklayers and labrs tyleing sev11 days as by

particulars
For work done at gavell end
To makeing chimney
To work at house of office

To d° abt medillions halfe callis and striping tyles
To 50 ridge tyles at 4fl each
To 200d brick for arches

13 7 5

9 7 0

4 0 5

1725

28 Aug*

18 Sepr

2d Oct

Per Contr'

By cash pd James Browne

By d° paid him

Paid him more

Paid him

Paid Mr Love himselfe

£9 7 0
30 Novr 1725
Rece'd of Joseph Banks Esqr Five pounds five shillings more
in full of all works done for him, and bricks & tyles delivered him
at Revesby, and in full of all Demands wtsoever

by me

Sam:11 Love
Endd : — Mr Loves Bills for all work done at Revesby with
receipt in full of all accounts to „a at r 1725

99. Joseph Banks I to Mr. Colclough {copy).

Boswell Court, 5 March 1726. I have been confined to my
room above 3 weeks, and on .Mr. Stevens telling me last Thursday
what you told him of Mr. Cotesworth's my partner's consent to
.Mr. Stafford's discharge, 1 sent to Mr. Saunderson to come to
me, haveing not seen him since my confinement, and he has just
now been with me and shewed me a letter he says one Hodgson
brought him about 10 days agoe, shewing Mr. Cotesworth's consent
on paying costs.

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I therefore take the first opportunity to acquaint you that 1
am glad of it, and freely consent to what my partner has done,
and wish it had been sooner for the gentlemen's ease, but I assure
you I never heard word of it before Thursday, who am. Sir, your
most humble servant. J. Banks.

My partner Mr. Cotesworth." Banks was clearly practising as an attorney in
London, combining law and politics. For his house in Boswell Court, see Introduc-
tion, p. xv.

100. The Rev. Joseph Banks. Rector of Hooton Roberts, and son of
the Rev. Robert Banks of Hull, to his uncle Joseph Banks I,
at Revesby (" Turn at Stilton ").

Hooton Roberts, 30 August 1726. I had sooner sent you my
heart v congratulations, as I now do. for your recovery from your
late indisposition, but that I have been in daily expectation, for a
considerable time, of giving you an account of my wife getting into
the straw ; and tho* she has far outgone her reckoning, yet I thank
God is at last safely delivered of a boy, and both in a hopefull way
of doing well.

Here is likely to be a great contest betwixt the two candidates
who offer themselves for this county, viz.: Sir John Kay and
Mr. Turner. Sir Thomas Wentworth (from whom and his late
worthy father I received many favours) has sent to me to desire
my vote for the latter, whom I would willingly oblige if you think
it proper ; besides I hear His Grace the Archbishop of York favours
that interest, so that it may be a step, some time or other, towards
preferment, but I shall act entirely in favour of your determination.

Mrs. Rayner. my mother's sister, and old Mr. Steer are lately
dead. My mother seems very hearty and presents you with her
most affectionate humble service, and my spouse with your godson
joyn with me in humble duty, and in hearty love and service to
good cousins as you see them, and I am, honoured Sir, your most
dutifull nephew and obliged humble servant, Jo: Banks.

My little house fills apace, so that I am about sending out my
eldest son to school, as soon as I hear of a good master and cheap
board. The master in this town teaches no further than grammar,
besides writeing, and the first 4 rules in arithmetick, which my
boy has gone thro: it will straiten me pretty much, but T am
resolved to do what I can for him, being a sprightly youth, and of
a promising genius. My new inclosure cleared about £16 this year,
thanks to you for your kind assistance towards it.

The election in York. There was a by-election owing to the death of Sir Arthur
Kaye. one of the knights of the shire. The candidates were Sir John Kaye and
Mr. Cholmley Turner of Kirkleatham. the sheriff (Mr. Bathurst) being a relative
of Turner. On the fourth day the partisans of Kaye obtained possession of the
Castle Yard and the seven polling places by 3 a.m., and kept it, so that few or
none of the voters for Turner could get to poll until the sheriff opened two fresh
places for polling : Turner polled so many by 5 p.m. that he had obtained a majority

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of 1,132, Kaye not having been able to bring above a dozen voters for himself
during the last two hours of the day. Kaye assured the sheriff that he had some
thousands to come, and the sheriff adjourned the poll. Kaye, however, being
aware of his weakness, privately left York on the Sunday, and not more than 40
voted for him on the Monday. On that day the poll was, Turner 5,554, Kaye 4,224.
The books were closed, it appearing needless to proceed further. Bean, Parlia-
mentary Representation of Six Northern Counties oj England, (1890), pp. 650-1.
John Hobson must have been a keen partisan, for he noted in his diary that Kaye
gave up the fight, after having had all the foul play imaginable. Yorkshire Diaries
(Surtees Society), pp. 254, 264. Kaye was chosen M.P. for York city in 1734.

101. Joseph Banks I to the Rev. Joseph Banks {draft).

Lincoln, 10 September 1726. As to my godson, would have
you send him to some northern school. My chaplain tells me of
2, where boys are kept close to their bookes, as well as educated
much cheaper. He assures me the best boys pay but £5 a year
board, and the schools are free, both in Westmorland, one called
Hawkshead and the other (blank), where the boys of London, Carlisle
and many other great men were educated. If you'l carry him to
one of these schooles, into which gayety pleasures etc seems not
yet crept, as into most schooles, I will at every years end while
he stays there, give you five pounds towards his education, till
you get better preferment. J. Banks.

Note by Joseph Banks II. My father's promise of £5 a year
to his godson J. Banks whilst att schoole. So a voucher for my
paying itt.

Joseph Banks I died on 27 September 1727.

102. Thomas Gibson to Joseph Banks II, at Revesby.

Peterborough, 30 August 1728. Your fellow member Lord
Fitzwilliam is dead. He died about eight a clock last Wednesday
night of a malignant fever after a very short illness of six or seven
days. We are thunderstruck at this unexpected misfortune. The
Friends of Liberty must now submit, unless some very speedy
and vigorous methods be taken to support them. I could wish
you and the Dean were upon the spot. It would certainly very
much inspirit your friends, and at the same time intimidate your
enemies, who have at present but too much reason to triumph
over us.

Your interest in the future elections will be very much affected
both by the choice of a fellow member and custos rotulorum, and
therefore nothing must be omitted to get a true and stanch friend
in both places. Some of the rebel party have talk of Sir Ed — again,
but I am told Mr. Parker has declared he will stand, which I have
good reason to believe, unless Captain Orme can prevail upon him
to resign his interest to him, for the last named gentleman is very
ambitious of getting into the House. But assure yourself tho he
bears a commission, he will be no true friend of yours. I fear
indeed his interest more than any others, he being much more

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beloved than Parker, besides his relation to many leading families
in the place makes it much more formidable here than it could
be in any other place. I have writ to the Dean to hasten him up,
that proper resolutions may be taken in time to support the Govern-
ment interest here, which it must be confessed has received a
terrible blow in the loss of Lord Fitzwilliam.

Lord Westmorland, Judge Jessop and a gentleman of the Temple
(whose name I don't know) are left guardians to the children.
I am, honoured Sir. your most obliged friend and faithful servant,
Tho: Gibson.

Banks had been brought in as Member of Parliament at a by-election in May
1728, caused by the death of Sidney Wortley. His fellow-member was John,
second Earl Fitzwilliam (an Irish peer), who was born about 1685, styled Viscount
Milton 1716-19, M.P. (Whig) for Peterborough 1710-28 and Custos Rotulorum
of the Liberty. He possessed the parliamentary patronage in the Liberty ; there
being no corporation, the dean and chapter appointed their steward returning
officer, and he officiated as sheriff and made the return of members. The link
between Fitzwilliam and the Banks family may have been twofold : they were
both connected with the Sheffield district ; and as owner of land in Billinghay
dales on the south of the Witham Fitzwilliam (about 1720) cut the North Forty
Foot Drain from above Chapel Hill, under the Kyme Eau to the river a little above
Boston. In the course of this work he must (at least through his agents) have
had touch with active members of the Court of Sewers. See Wheeler, Fens of
South Lincolnshire, p. 144.

' Sir Ed - ' was Sir Edward O'Brien, who had been returned in 1 727, but was
unseated on petition by Wortley.

103. Savile Cust to Joseph Banks II.

Scarborough, 1 September 1728. As Lord Fitzwillamses death
has made a vacancy at Peterborough, I beg the favour of your
recomendation to the bishop and dean and c, to succeed him. I
have wrote to the rest of my friends in this affaire, but must
dispair of success unless I am backed by you. I shall be
att Lincoln on this day sevennight where I hope I shall receive
your answer, who am your most obedient and faithful servant,
Savile Cust.

If I have the good fortune to have the Whig interest I am
determined to push it throughly. My service to Mrs. Banks.

Savile Cust, son of Sir Pury Cust, born 1698, educated at Eton and Cambridge.
His quest at Peterborough was not successful. In 1734 the Duke of Manchester,
a supporter of Sir Robert Walpole, induced him to contest Stamford. He was
defeated, and the election and subsequent petition cost him £2,600. As some
compensation he was appointed Clerk of the Cheque to the Yeomen of the Guard
in 1738, and became Ensign of the Yeomen in 1761. It was probably his captious
temper which earned for him the nickname of ' Cavil Cust '. He died in 1772,
and was buried in St. George's Church, Stamford. Lady Elizabeth Cust, Records
of the Cust Family, i, 384-388.

104. George Steer to Jose])h Banks II.

Cambridge, 17 September 17 [28 ?]. These comes inquiring after
your health, and did expect to see you at Sheffield before this,
and your not coming causes these, and its upon an answer I heard

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that you had a mind to dispose of Shirtly Hall lease. Perhaps
I can helpe you to a chap, and another and cheef afair is to know
how or whether you have disposed of Hawkers Stors, if not, what
you will have for it, and a third is about two closes belonging the
old church which is let to others. Your good father and our old
friend told me I should have them, for what incomb they brought
in. Now if you would be so good as throw in that lease I cold make
some advantage to our three assistant ministers. If not, please
to let me know what 1 must pay for this and Hawker Stors and
I will indeaver to get the money, but this for the ministers I have
to beg. so 1 hope youl be kind for their sakes and the town of your
nativity. The vicar of Ecceles and all there are well, and the
rector of Hooton and wee three drank your health the week before
I came up. Be pleased to give me a line in answer to the afairs
above to Sheffield and youle obblidge him who am your most
obedient and most humble servant and kinsman and present my
humble servis to your good lady. George Steer.
Hops here are £3 10 0 per hunderd.

105. Matthew Lamb to Joseph Banks II.

Lincoln's inn. 1 October 1728. 1 received yours dated 28 Sep-
tember, in v unkle being out of Town, at Lord Thanets in Kent,
where he has been this 0 weeks.

My unkle and Mr. Jessop arc executors of Lord Fitzwilliam's
will, and guardians of the children. 1 have been at my Lord's
house at .Milton sometime, and am but just returned from their.
1 heard at Peterborough that you intended to apply to be Gustos
Rotulorum. in trust for the present Earl, and am very certain my
unkle will contribute all in his power to serve you.

.Many persons are talked of to sett up for Peterborough. 1 have
been applyed to by one, but beleive he will drop it.

I am very glad to hear your lady receives so much benefit by
the waters, and am, Sir. your most, obedient humble servant,
Matthew Lamb.

L06. Richard Lawrena to Joseph Banks II.

Westminster, 7 October 172s. The scheme on the other side
is the exact of the stable and both coach houses, one of which by
your wrighting I apperehend you would lay into the stable to
enlarge it. and may be as you see to hould seven horses, and if
the stairs as you see could be turned, more to the end, thatt is
I mean into the coachhouse and the door into stable be made
wheire the stairs now are. you might have an other very good stall
wheire the letter A stands, and theire will be under the stairs and
by do. room enowflf to hang up the horses harness, to sett a corn
hum and a place to lay hay in. which convencies I sopose will be
wanted, but that 1 submitt to your honour withe altraticion of

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stairs, which will make some altraiticion in the roome above,
wheire I supose sumbody lives, theire will want some post and bails,
but I shall be ready to take your direction, and will immeadately
putt it in hand as soon as your honour pleases to give orders. If
posable I will gett the rooms ready acording to your time, but
should be glad to have a fortnight in November. I beg you will
lett me know, by the result of this, wheither you will have the
same slabs to chimys do again, thatt in dining roome being very
narow, and thatt in drawing roome being in 3 ... . I likwise desire
to know wheither you will have brass henges to the doors or wether
iorn, and who I must have them of, for the doors and shuts of
windows. I beleive as the doors are to be painted iorn may do as
well, butt as you please, and remain your humble servant to
comand. Richd Lawrence.

I begg your honors answer soon.

107. Francis Tregagle to Joseph Banks.

New Inn, 15 October 1728. I received the favour of yours and
am very glad my letter has not made you take a resolution of
comeing to Town sooner than you intended, for I find to day on
searching the cause book of last term (which I had not an oppor-
unity of searching before) that there are about 70 causes that
remain unheard before the cause you are concerned in, and so
likely it will not come on to hearing 'till near the end of the term
which ends 28th November next.

I will make it my business to enquire after such a farm as you
direct, and shall pay particular regard to every command you
are pleased to honour me Avith, and am, honoured Sir, with my
most humble service to your lady, your most obliged humble
servant, Fr. Tregagle.

Francis Tregagle. Sir Francis Whichcote, who married Mary Banks, had a sister
Jane who married John Tregagle. The latter had three children, Francis, the
writer of this letter, who seems to have been an attorney ; Nathaniel, an importer,
of George Town and Charles Town, South Carolina ; and Jane, who married Thomas
Whichcote of Harpswell, who was Francis Tregagle's executor. (From information
kindly supplied by Miss D. M. Williamson from the Aswarby Papers in the Lincoln-
shire Archives Office.)

108. Francis Tregagle to Joseph Banks II, at Scarborough.

[No date] I only give you the trouble of this to acquaint you
that I have vested the £1000 according to the decree, and have
got up your note and the accountant generall's report. I got the
accountant generall's report but yesterday otherwise had acquainted
you sooner. There is nothing now further to be done on your
behalf but getting my costs, which I shall do next term, the Master
being now gone into the country and all business for the present
suspended. I am, honoured Sir. your most obliged humble servant,
Fr. Tregagle.

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109. The Rev. Matthew Alexander to Joseph Banks II.

Tattershall. 21 October 1728. On Saturday I received your most
kind obliging letter, with three inclosed, which justly claims my
best and most humble thanks : and notwithstanding your most
industrious endeavours (by reason of your great distance) were
attended with no better success, I am under the same obligations
of gratitude for them and shall always be glad of opportunity to
express it.

Mr. Shepherd, the Rector of Mareham, was at our house eight
or nine days. He appears a gentleman of good temper, civility
and ingenuity. We offered me the cure upon the same terms I
had it. He intends to be down again in the spring and stay summer
here and winter in Westmoreland, where he was born. Mr. Carr
of Hemingby has got Sturton thro' the High Sherriffs interest to
the Duke of Ancaster.

The country about us is generally in a very good state of health.
I hear there's an epidemical fever about Surfleet and Pinchbeck
that carries off abundance.

Dr. King of Stamford died of a raging fever, raving mad. a week
agoe.

Mr. Brown will give account of the drains from Wm. Banks'
mouth. 1 know there's opposition about the payment of the money.
and I believe all occasioned by Mr. Kelham.

'Tis agreed on all hands here that Moorby is void ipso facto
h\ Mr. Sympson's taking another living out of distance. Mr.
Shephard promised to enquire of the Bishop of Carlisle about it
and use his interest for me and recomend me to him ; I
humbly begg you'll please to write, in my favour, to the Bishop.
Further, sinc< Mr. Shepherd went away. Mr. Allen (whom you
know) an utter enemy of Sympson's, publickly declared, at the
Visitation, as soon as it was lapsed he would take out the

lis, by which means the good Bishop will loose his turn of
presentation.

I was at Revesby yesterday morning, when all was well. Mis>
has been and continue-; in perfect health, ever since you left us.
and presents her duty bo \ air self and Mamma, which with my
mosl hearty thanks and service to your self and Lady for all favours,
concludes me, honoured Sir, your most obliged humble servant and
chaplain, Mat. Alexander.

I'.S. The Bishop of Lincoln's son is made Chancelor of the
( hurch of Lincoln. 3ince married to Dr. Ball's daughter. The
Bishop of Peterborough's son is presented to Burton (Joggles.

Rev. Henry Shepherd, son of Richard Shepherd of Clebburne, Westmoreland.
clerk, ma1 I Queen's College, Oxford, 1719, aged 16, B.A. 1724 5, M.A.

from King's College, Cambridge, ITi's. He was instituted to Mareham le Fen
..ii 25 September 1728, and to Moorby on 1*4 May. 1743, on the presentation of
the Bishop of Carlisle, who had a number of livings in his gift in the Soke of Horn-
Hid successor was instituted on the death of Shepherd in 1764.

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Richard Reynolds was bishop of Lincoln 1723-44. His son was Charles Reynolds,
baptised 1702, admitted scholar at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, 1721, Fellow of Jesus
1724-7, rector of Fillingham 1726, instituted to Chancellorship of Lincoln Cathedral
with prebend annexed at his father's collation 1728. He died before 28 October
1766.

The Bishop of Peterborough was the historian White Kennett, 1718-28. His
son, White Kennett, was presented to Burton Coggles by George II on 18 October
1728.

110. John Nost to Joseph Banks II.

Hyde Park, 22 October 172[?8]. I have received the letter
you sent, and I will take care that the chimney pieces shall
be compleated against the time according to your desire. Sir,
I desire to know whether I can have the picture of your father,
for I am going on with the monument, and the head will take
more time in finishing, for the more time I take in doing itt the
better it will be compleated. Sir, you likewise mention in your
letter if I have occation for the fifty pounds you will order itt for me.
Sir, you will do me a great kindness if you please to be so good, and
you will mightily oblidge your most humble servant, John Nost.

John Nost came from Mechlin to England about 1680 as assistant to Arnold
Quellin, who was Grinling Gibbons' partner. He then set up for himself in the
Haymarket, and being a craftsman in both marble and metal, he established a
yard for the sale of metal figures at Hyde Park Corner, subsequently Cheere's.
He died before 1730, growing poor and corpulent, his work being undertaken by
inferior craftsmen. (From information kindly supplied by the late Mrs. K. A.
Esdaile.)

For the monument to Joseph Banks I, see Introduction p. \xvii.

111. J. Radcliffe to Joseph Banks II.

Bartlett's Buildings, 2 November 1728. In compliance with
my promise I. wrote to Mr. Hatcher conserning his proportion of
the rent charge and presume he has long since complied with you.

This trouble is occasioned by our having confirmed the decree
for foreclosing the Harnises, so that the elder of them is now here
on purpose to sell the estates in mortgage to my client Mr. Cart-
wright. Mr. Bankes, your late father, thought some of the land
lay very convenient for him ; if you are in the same opinion, and
I can be of any servise to you, you may comand, Sir, your most
humble servant, J. Radcliffe.

112. Newcomen Wallis to Joseph Banks II.

6 November 1728. I am heartily glad to hear from several persons
that Mrs. Banks is so well recovered since she has been at Bristol.

I thought it proper to remind you of my intentions to remove
to Mr. Scrope's house next spring ; his term is not out till Mayday,
so that if you should not get tenant, whose occations require him
to come in sooner, I hope you'l let me continue to that time.

My wife presents her sincere respects to your lady and self, as
does, Sir, your most humble servant, Newcomen Wallis.

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(Stanhope's note. This was the husband of Cath. Collingwood,
afterwards the 2nd wife of Joseph Banks.)

Newcomer) Wallis was Banks' sub-tenant of part of the Burghersh Chantry
in Lincoln. He obtained a lease of part of Graveley Place in Minster Yard, and
was follow i'd there by Gervase Scrope of Cockerington. Maddison, ' Ramble
through fche Parish of St. Mary Magdalene' in A.A.S.R., xxi (1891), p. 24; xxii
(1803), p. 19.

113. F. Lockier to Joseph Banks II.

London. 7 November [1 728]. I was surprizd and vexd at receiving
a letter from you last night instead of seeing you. which was never
more necessary in regard to your interest and designs than at
present. Tis well if both be not lost by it, and what a sorry reason.
Your house is not ready, as if lodgings could not be had here for a
fortnight as well as at Bristol. .Mr. Xichols was once here to call,
would neither leave his name nor the place where he lodgd, nor
can T find him out. nor have laid eves on him since, tho he was
told 1 was to come home that night he calld upon me. There
has bin base underhand doings at Peterborough to break the interest.
and 1 am here left by myself without knowing which way to turn
myself, that unless you set out immediately on the receipt of this
lie clear my hands of it. As to the other design 3Ir. Jessop writes
that it is as good as done, but you must immediately take out the
commission. I doubt he is a little too sanguine, for I was yesterday
at the Duke of Newcastle's, mentioned it to him, and found to hum
and haw. 1 told him that Lord T. and Sir R. had given into it.
He made no reply, and perhaps they did not acquaint him with it.
I am apt to fancy either that Mr. Nichols is fain ill, or that he is
altering measures. I am sure 1 have done all things in my power, and
have nothing to accuse myself of. But if you will neglect your own
business I ^an't help it. Hearty services to your lady. I am, most
faithfully your.-. K. Lockier.

The other design ' probably relates to the suggestion that Banks should become
I'n-t'is Koiulorum of tho Liberty of Peterborough in trust for the new Earl Fitz-
william. supra, No. 105.

1 1 4. The Hi. Rev. White Kennett, Bishop of Peterborough, to Joseph
Banks II.

24 November 1728. 1 hope this may bid you and your good
lady a wellcome to town after a great benefit from the Bath waters.

I and my son have heartily agreed with the Dean in our good
opinion of Mr. Nichols, and have done all we can to recommend
and promote bis interest in this place. But it is a mighty dis-
advantage that he has not yet appeared, or sooner declared his
resolution of standing, and bis intentions of being a benefactor.
This delay has given opportunity to Mr. Cust to improve his interest
very much by the personal appearance of himself and brother, by
several letters from great men, by the support he has from Mr.

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Parker, Captain Ormes, Walsham, Thompson and c, above all
by the cry of the town against the Church. We the freinds of
Air. Nichols have really lost so much time and so much ground
that I begin to doubt what can be done. I leave it to the advices
of Mr. Wyldbore and Mr. de la Rue : and I myself will get the
best servant I can, and write to Mr. Dean by the next post. Your
very humble servant, Wk: Peterbor.
Your son is well and hopefull.

115. John Carr to Joseph Banks II.

Giggleswick, 29 November 1728. The charitable regard your
late father had to the place of his nativity has left a very grateful
sense of his memory amongst us ; whose bounty to the poor in our
neighbourhood I understand from my friend Mr. Banks of Hooton
Roberts that you desire to have some account of.

He was particularly mindful of his godfather George Read (who
died about 4 years ago) and since the old man's death was so good
as to continue his charity to his son Ambrose whom he was pleased
to own as a relation. To the old man he usually sent about
Christmass, or a little before, 20s. ; and something to other poor
persons, but the particulars I don't know. The last money (vizt.
3£) which he directed to my hands about two years ago, he ordered
to be distributed to 4 poor familys in the following proportions —
vizt. to Ambrose Read 20s. — to John Waidson 15s. — to William
Taylor 12s. 6d. — to Thomas Cocket 12s. 6d. All which are yet
living, saving John Waidson, who died the last sumer ; whose
widow still remains a fit object of charity. 'Twas this John Waidson
that your cozen .... mistook for George Read. The two guineas
you [torn] Christmass were distributed equally amongst the persons
above mentioned, as I have lately been informed. If you think
fitting in your goodness to continue a remem(brance) of these poor
people, 'twill never be more seasonable than at this time, when
most necessarys of life are so scarce and dear amongst us, that the
poor are really much [torn] and pinched for want of bread. What-
ever you please to do on this account, I will take care to see that
your directions be fulfilled, who am, Sir, your most humble servant,
John Carr.

(Xote by Banks. 2 December 1728. Orderd Mr. Carr take 3£
and distribute it as before bv letter this dav.)

Joseph Banks I was born at Giggleswick. The letter indicates that Banks began
life among people in poor circumstances.

116. Mr. Bank's Bill for Carpenters Work don.

s. d.
Feb. 3/1728/ for 4 days helping to take up the
pump a grind stone frame making
and a ladder and riving of billating 0 0

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s. d.
Feb. 10/1728/ for 4 days making trays to go to

Medlam 6 0

24 for 2 days mending the garden pales

and a wain-gate and fixin a roll
to fev the well . . . . . . 3 0

Mar. 0 My selfe 3 days and my man 3 days

makeing a reed wall and hot-
bed frames & mending wheel
barrows . . . . . . . . 9 0

16 My selfe and my man 4 days a peice

sowing and hewing out wood for
the pump-frame and well . . . . 12 0

23 My selfe and man each 6 days making

the pump-frame & bording the
cistorn . . . . . . . . 18 0

30 My selfe 4 days and my man 6 days

slitting deals sowing wood for the
joyners & helping the plummers
to sett down the pump . . . . 15 0

Aprill 6 My selfe & man each 4 days cutting

out wood for the stables and making
some trays in the yard and mend-
ing stoops and rails abought the
fish pitt in the yard . . . . 12 0

13 My selfe 6 days and my man 4 days

making standings in the ling

stable 15 0

20 My selfe and man each 6 days in the

ling stable and the dog-kennel
stable making racks and mangers 18 0

27 My selfe and man each 6 days makeing

a gate stooping and p ailing at the
lower end of the slade . . . . 18 0

May 4 My selfe and man each 6 days makeing

a gate at the dove-coat end and
finishing the work at the low end

of the slade 18 0

1 1 My selfe and man each 5 days making

a rack and manger in the coach-
house makeing a door in the charcoal
chamber and some work in the
chick-house . . . . . . . . 15 0

I 8 My selfe and man each 6 days makeing

crates for the fish pitt and stooping
and railing about them and some
other work in the yard . . . . 18 0

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£ s. d.
May 25/1728 My selfe 6 days and my man 3 days

makeing doors and Window shuts
in the stables and a roll frame . . 13 6

Worke done at Scupholmes house as

on other side . . . . . . . . 15 0

Noumbr 9 1728 £10 11 6

then reed the full sum of ten pound aleuen shilling

and six being in full of this bill dun for Sqr Banks

be fore he came down from London June 2 1728.

reed as abue of Wm Banks as witnes my hand

Stephen Smith.
10 11 6
12 16 6

23 8 0

H. B.

My selfe 5 days and my man 5 days for
Carpenter- work for the room ats' [sic] for
George Scuphom's house . . . . 15 0

Endd: Stephen Smith.

117. Worke done by Simon Flint and Stephen Smith at Revesby
Hall exclusive of the Alms houses, Carpenters.

8 Novr 1728.
Makeing the coach house doors, and hanging and pins, and barrs

in the stables.
Makeing the parke gate and hanging into Granthams garden pailes

reparing &c.
Slitting 3 doz deales at 3 in 6 and boarding the standings in the

6 horse stable.
Gates for Sykes Close and High wood.
Sawing the plank and makeing a bridge into parke, cutting downe

trees and fixing up benches in the parke painting the coach

house doors.
Makeing posts, particions, single standings altering and putting

up mangers racks pins and sawing and putting up gists.
Makeing a glewd bing of battins.
Door and case out of back kitching to brewhouse.
Makeing 2 handbarrows.

Sawing and frameing roofe over colehouses 3 square at 8s per square.
For doeing sev11 odd jobbs in and about the house this sumer,

hanging pullys.
Makeing a door into Wm Banks closset.
Makeing alteracions in Hen Brownes roome.
New makeing the cutts and 2 waggons.

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9th Novr 1728

Rece'd then of Joseph Banks Esqr per Henry Browne the sume

of Seven Pounds five shillings in full for all the worke done as

above, by my selfe Stephen Smith, and our Men

by me

Simon Flint.

118. John Young to Mr. Brown at Joseph Banks' house in St.
James' Square.

Stamford, 28 [November ?] 1728. I have sent the harness by
Stamford waggon which will be at London of Satturday night ;
the waggon inns at the Castle Inn in Wood street. I have cleand
them and oyld them by reason they was verry dry and they would
broke like a stick. I designe to be in Town of Monday next. I
am with due respect thy friend to serve thee, John Young.

119. J[ohn] Harris to Joseph Banks II.

Bristol!, 7 December 1728. Dear Sir, I had the pleasure of yours
and am glad to find that you and your lady are gott safe to Town
as you was heartily tyred of this malancholly place. I hope you
are rewarded by the pleasures of the Town appearing more agreable.

I should be highly pleased to see Coz: Smith here but cannot
propose anything sufficiently agreable to encourage him to take
so long a journey. If he has not a call to leave the Town very soon :
I hope about the latter end of February or as soon as some of my
brother officers return from recruting, that we have more to do
the duty att quarters, to take a trip to Town, where I shall hope
for the pleasure of paying my respects to you and seing him.

I should be very much obliged to you if you would take the
trouble, when you hear whether there will be a reduction in the
Forces or no, to acquaint me with it, and if there be a reduction,
in what manner it will be. If the marchant you spock too when
here about some mahoggamie have not supplyed you or writt to
you, that he has it for you, if you now want it, my landlord assures
me there is some very good in Town that you may have for 6d a
foot inch planck, a shilling 2 inch, and so on in proportion, if this
will be of any service to you, I shall take care to have any quantity
sent you you shall desire by the first opportunity. If I can serve
you here any other way, be assured you may with fredome command
your affectionate kinsman and humble servant, J. Harris.

My service to your lady.

Joseph Banks I's uncle, the Rev. Richard Frankland, had three daughters : —
Elizabeth, who married Mr. Hill of Newcastle;
Mary, who married Major Harris and had a son John, the writer of this letter ;

and
Margaret, who married Samuel Smith, a grocer at York.
Warren Dawson MS. 47, f. 5. Banks remembered these cousins on his mother's
side in his will {infra., pp. 247-8). For Richard Frankland's will, see Nicholson
and Axon, Th> Older Nonconformity in Kendal, pp. 191-3.

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120. The Rev. Matthew Alexander to Joseph Banks II.

Tattershall, 16 December 1728. I writ you my hearty thanks to
Bristol for your kind endeavours about Mareham and Sturton,
which I hope you received : and here, under the deepest sense of
gratitude, I repeat them. At the same time, I intimated, that
Moorby was void, as all about us believe, and begged your address
to the Bishop of Carlisle in my favour. But not hearing anything
since you came to Town, take leave to name it again.

About 10 days agoe I received a subpoena to give evidence in
a tryal at Boston, betwixt Thomas Rastal and John Proudlove,
concerning a years rent of Scarshill close. After a long hearing
the jury found it for the former. Doubleday and Bee were evidences
for Proudlove, two very great rogues and dangerous people to live
near. I'm glad they are so far distant from us. Had they known
what would ha' done I'm confident they would have sworn it.
The Court did not think proper to administer an oath to Doubleday 's
wife, who was there, ready to swallow it.

It has pleased God to visit this corner with an epidemic and
very mortal distemper. Mr. Wright says it is a pleuratick fever,
which carries off abundance in 3 or 4 days' illness ; but I think
in and about Revesby the symptoms seem to me somewhat different
from those I have visited at Tatsal and Cunsby &c, their throats
being generally sorr and their heads swelled to an uncommon size.
I buried seven last week at Mareham and Revesby, and am going
this afternoon to bury two at the latter place, one of which is
Frank Keal (whose wife I buried Sunday sennight), and I heard
last night that his settlement admitts of a dispute betwixt Revesby
and East Kirkby. Mr. Oliver Comptroller of the Customs in Boston
is dead.

I congratulate you on your safe arrival in Town from Bath, and
I pray God preserve your health, your lady's and your hopeful
issues, and heartily send you the compliments of the approaching
season, and am your most obliged obedient humble servant, Mat.
Alexander.

121. John Workshikney to Joseph Banks II.

17 December 1728. There was a person in Sibsey came to mee
to hire youre pastor in Sibsey that was lately Mr. Curteis. I tould
him the ould rent was £4. 10 shillings. Hee tould mee hee would
give no such rent but if you please to tacke a boute fifty shillings
a year or theare aboutes hee wood ventor of it and was desirus of
mee for to leat you know. I shall bee glad to hear that Mrs. Bancks
and youre selfe are in good helth and the rest of youre famely.
Mr. Amrey tould mee aboute a fortnit since that hee would pay
you sum rent veary shortly but I do not know whithear hee have
made a pay or no as yeat. Withcall is veary dry and hopefull at

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present. My wife and selfe gives oure services to you and youre
lady from youre humble servant, John Workshikney.

122. W. Elviet (?) to Joseph Banks II.

Peterborough, 17 December 1728. Your not takeing any notice
of the trouble I had for the Church Interest in inquireing after
witnesses and takeing 10 or more examinations relateing to the
rights of voteing of the Minster inhabitants, and you and the
gentlemen of the Church saying you paid them a complement of
that charge, induces me to remind you of that service ; and drawing
and ingr[ossing] the indentures of return as a practitioner of the
law, which I think deserves some regard ; I 'me sure I never gott
anything by the churchmen, or shall I aske them for any favours
againe for myselfe, or any town votes. Had I layd my hands

upon your Mr. (which I allwayes averse too) I could have

made as many votes as others. I am sure the paines I tooke was
not inferior to any, which I should not have mentioned had I had
the least notice taken of me in the other article, but when I came
with a scracht face and money out of purse — you will not (I hope)
think me troublesome in this, but I beleive that I am still, Sir,
your most humble servant, W. Elviet (?).

123. Thomas Bradfield to Joseph Banks II, at his house in St.
James Square.

Peterborough, 2 January 1729. Master Banks acquainted you
last weeke with our return home. We met Mr. Cust at my Lord
Duke's. The whole family attacked Master Banks upon the
affair of Mr. Nicols, but he bravely maintained his ground without
giving the least offense.

I supped on Sunday night with Captain Orme, who with some
others seems very uneasie, that so much money is already spent.
They are very much pleased now with Mr. Nicol's character.

I hear my friend Mr. Goodal is got to Towne, who, as lie is a
strenuous advocate for Mr. Nicol, so is he one that is greatly
respected by Mr. Parker's friends. It would be very well, if his
affairs would let him attend Mr. Nicol at Peterborough.

I have had Mrs. Standish at the coffee-house with me 2 or 3
times. And I promised the gent last news-day that I would write
to you, and beg the favour of you that you would send her the
votes. I think you made her a promise you would the last time
you was here.

It was a very great pleasure to me [to] hear by Mrs. Toller that
Mrs. Banks was got perfectly well. I beg my most humble service
to her, and am, Sir, your very humble servant, Thos. Bradfield.

Master Banks is got pretty well of his ... . He sends duty to
you and his mama.

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Elizabeth, daughter of John Toller of Billingborough, spinster, succeeded Mrs.
Newcomen as tenant of Atton Place in Eastgate, Lincoln, in 1743. Maddison in
A.A.S.R., xxi (1891), 31-32. For the family of Toller see Lincolnshire Pedigrees
(Harleian Society), p. 993.

Manoeuvres at Peterborough ended in the return of Mr. (later Sir Charles Gunter)
Nicol. On his death his widow (with £70,000) married Peregrine, third Duke of
Ancaster. Banks seems to have taken little interest in the by-election. Perhaps
he had already decided not to seek re-election himself.

124. John Young to Mr. Brown at Joseph Banks' house in St.
James' Square.

Stamford, 5 January 1729. I desire thee to acquaint Mr.
[torn] that his chariot and harness is done [torn] designe to set
out for London as . . . day, but the roades being so bad, that the
York coach could not travill ; but obleiged to hire horses to carry
five passengers from Stamford to Huntingdon ; we propose to set
forwards for London to-morrow and will get up as soon as possible ;
I hope that Mr. Bankes will exscuse it, for if my life lay at stake I
could not help it. I rest thy obleiged friend to serve thee, John Young.

125. George Stevens to Joseph Banks II.

Spalding, 15 January 1729. The not heareing from so worthy
good and kind freind as you have alwayes been to me, in
so long a tyme, as indeed I have thought almost an age, has
been a very sensible greife to me, feareing some tymes you are
angry with me and would not doe me the favour to write, at other
tymes apprehending you was ill and could not write, it being being
severall tymes rumored here that you was dead, I did not imagine
your stay at Bristol would be long after your last letter from thence,
and therefore could not tell where to direct to you till lately I wrote
to my coz: William to enquire if you was at London, who gave
me an account you had been there some tyme. This comes humbly
to enquire after yours your good lady and family's welfare for
which no one has more at heart than my selfe.

Money here is very scarce and I never yet knew rents so poorly
paid. I have returned £100 more into my kinsman's hand on
your account which you may have when you please to send for
it. As we have little or no money so likewise less business. I feare
not so much as will beare charges to London next terme and there-
fore am not yet determined whether I shall goe or not, but shall
send my son.

That your selfe good lady and family may enjoy health happines
long life riches and honour here and eternall felicity hereafter
are the unfeigned wishes, with profoundest respect of, dear sir,
your ever faithfull and obedient humble servant, George Stevens.

126. Thomas Burton to Joseph Banks II.

Boston, 22 January 1729. Mr. Samuel Hamerton of Horn-
castle about a fortnight since demanded of William Dickinson

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of Sibsey ten pounds by your order and said you would allow it
him when the writings were executed of the house which his brother
purchased of your late father, and at the same produced your
father's note for that sum payable to Green, but as upon perusing
the note we found that the money was not to be paid till Green
and his wife had levyed a fine of the premises to Mr. Banks. I told
Dickinson that it would not be propper to discharge the note till
he heard from you and that you was satisfyed that the fine was
levyed accordingly, the money not being due till that was compleated.
William Dickinson desires the favour of you to stay for the remainder
of his purchase money till you come into the country, for the house
has cost him nigh twenty pounds putting into repair and it will
be some inconveniency to him to pay it at present. I am, sir, your
most humble servant, Thomas Burton.

127. John Young to Joseph Banks II.

1 February 1729. Having by your order made a fine rich
town chariott and all other things belonging to it and also rich
harness for a pair of horses, and travelling harness for six horses,
and having already brought the said chariott and harnesses to
you at your house in St. James Square Westminster in the county
of Middlesex, and having there tendered the said chariott and
harnesses to you and your servants, and you and they having
thought proper not to receive the same, I do therefore hereby give
you notice that the said chariott and harnesses are now sett up
for you at the house of Michael Gibbons, being the sign of the Red
Lyon Inn in Grays Inn Lane in the parish of St. Andrew Holbourne
in the county of Middlesex, where you may be sure of having the
said chariott and harnesses delivered to you or your order at any
time whenever you please to send for them. I am, sir, your very
humble servant, John Young.

128. Lord Widdrington to Joseph Banks II.

York, 5 February 1729. I have been so extreamly ill of a
violent fit of the gout that I have not been able to do any business
since I receivd yours, and I am so lame of my hand that I do not
know when I shall have strength to hold a pen. I am therefore
obliged to make use of another hand to acquaint you that I beleive
there is now lodged for you in Mr. Pigot's hands the sum of £150
which he will pay you upon receit of those papers which are in
your hands relating to Winlinton and Stella estates. I must now
thank you for offering to use your good offices to make up the
differences between Mr. Coatsworth and my son ; that which you
mention relating to the value of the wood can not be very great,
nor very difficult to adjust, but Mr. Coatsworth and his partner
Mr. Ord are pursuing my son and me in Chancery for no other
reason that yet appears but our joyning with Lord Carlile in

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improving the estate ; since therefore you are pleasd to offer
yourself as a peacemaker, it will be as necessary to compremise
this new dispute which they have raisd as the other, and I should
be glad by your means to know in what particular they think
themselfs aggrieved, for I do not know that they can be sufferers
in any one article ; whilst on the other hand it is very plain that
100£ a year more rent is added to the estate, besides what advantage
may be made by the tenants being employd in leading great
quantities of coal, which ever since I knew the estate has been the
only means of enabling those who had small and dear taks to pay
their rents. I am, Sir, your most humble servant, Widdrington.

William Widdrington, 4th Baron Widdrington of Blankney, succeeded to the
peerage in 1695. He and his two brothers took part in the rebellion of 1715, were
taken prisoners at Preston, and convicted of high treason. They received a royal
pardon in 1717, though the honours were forfeited under the attainder. There-
after he resided at Nunnington, in the county of York. Roger Gale described him
to Stukeley as ' an infirm sort of gentleman and a perfect valetudinarian '. He
died in 1743, and like him his son continued to style himself Lord Widdrington
of Blankney.

129. The Rev. Matthew Alexander to Joseph Banks II.

Tattershall, 10 February 1729. I am sorry for your engage-
ment with the cunning Quaker. I was not at Revesby when he
came there upon his journey to Well. But on a Sunday, upon our
coming from Church, in the afternoon, I remember very well his
being in the kitchin, after his return from Mr. Bateman's ; that
he went into the coachhouse with you ; that you were about an
agreement with him for a charriot (for I was then in the court-yard) ;
and after that he was with you and Mrs. Banks in the parlour ;
and at his return into the kitchin I was there again, and said to
him " Now John, have you agreed ? ' He answered " Yes, I
think so, but their minds are changed, they'll now have a charriot ".
I replyed " You may afford to work cheaper for Mr. Banks than
another, considering [torn] I dare say, you got by the funeral, for"
said I, " [torn] I took off the mourning upon the pulpit and d [torn]
was not worth so much money, by a third [torn] more, you charged
in your proposals for undertaking it." That, he said, he could not
help att such times ; they were at a great expence. But this he
left to his master and .... see, he would please him. This is what
[torn] betwixt us and all that occurs to my memory at present.
'Twas a little before you left the country, [torn] do not know, but
the Sunday or Sunday sennight before.

As to my own affairs, I give you my humble thanks for preventing
the present process. I have the greatest rogue upon the earth
to deal with ; his demands, till now, were £5. 13. 0 and he ordered
an attorney to sue me for that sum, as appears by the attorney's
letters now in my hand. I communicated the affair to your father,
who ordered me to answer them in such manner as should induce

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them to believe I was protected (tho' he never premised me any
such thing) in order to bring him to an account. He is in goal and
has been some years, and owes me considerably more than I him.
But he expects to be freed by the approaching Act, and sues every
body who owes him any thing and will come to no account. Now,
in order to hold me to bail, he has sworn to £10.6.0, which I never
heard on before ; he drew several bills upon me for the aforesaid
sum, which I returned, and several of this neighbourhood were
with him this summer, and he cl [torn] for £5 or thereabouts. I never
borrowed [torn] of him in my life. 'Tis well known to the whole
country that he was always in my debt from our first acquaintance.
I have a bill in my father's hand for 6 or 7 for goods bought of me.
I have a note here for 2-8 I paid for [torn] sister to whom he is
executor, besides [torn] due for her board and a horse he himself
had [lorn] multis aliis.

For all this, I find, I must be answerable to him for some part
of this debt, and I doubt lose all my own money.

Since I writ the other sides I came to Horncastle and took Mr.
Hammerton's advice in the affair, showed my bill and letters
from his other attorney and told him the case ; who tells me,
tho' I am sure he cannot prove, what he has sware, that it will
be a great expence, and since hee's worth nothing and in goal and
will come to no account, and I likely to be a great sufferer, yet
still my way is to agree if possible with him, for common bail and
then special bail, he says, will at first cost £5.

My father has been about an agreement with him some time,
and he offered at last to take the £5.13.0. But my father knowing
[ was to be so great a loser would not comply, and now the villain
\torn] taken these measures. I have writ to [torn] ning the affair
and inclosed it, which I beg you'l forward, and hope it be not
inconsistent with your Honour. You'll protect me from the [torn \
and villany of such a fellow, till something can be done.

I spoke to Jo. Stanley and Tom Hackfoid about grey plover,
who tell me they have not seen one this year, but if they catch
or hear of any taken, promise to let me know. Ill lay my endeavours
out elsewhere in the fen.

I am very sorry my letters should prevent your coming to Revesby,
but I hope 'tis better than if you had in person been surprised
with the great mortality, which is not only our fate at Revesby
and Mareham, but at several Mould towns, where wrhole families
are carried off, and I hear this morning many die at and about
Boston.

I broke my gun six weeks agoe, but hope to have it this week,
and will do what 1 can that you may taste more of your own
game.

I humbly leave it to you to return an answer to Mr. Beck's
agent, and beg Mr. Brown will acquaint me what he says,

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and am, honoured Sir, your most [torn] servant and chaplain,
Mat. Alexander.

Please to frank the inclosed to Mr. Shep [torn].

Apparently Jolin Young, who was claiming for the chariot, carried out the
funeral of Joseph Banks I, as to which see Introduction, p. xxvn.

130. Lord Molyneux to Joseph Banks II.

Winton, 14 February 1729. I got very safely into the country,
and found all my little ones very well, my wife does not enjoy
good health, but was not worse than usuall. I shall not inquire
into the reason of your demand, if any thing will give you more
satisfaction I am ready to do it. I have enquired about a person
that understands hops, but can find none that are willing to under-
take for them selves, but I believe I can meet with one that would
go as your servant if that was what you liked. I desire my service
to Mrs. Banks. I am, sir, your most humble servant, Molyneux.

Be pleased to put your passport to the inclosed and forward
them.

Richard Lord Molyneux of Maryborough (an Irish peerage) succeeded as fifth
viscount in 1718. He married (1705) Maiy, first daxighter of Francis Lord Brudenell,
son and heir of Robert, second Earl of Cardigan. He died in 1738.

131. Robert Cotesworth to Joseph Banks II.

Soho Square, 25 February 1729. I return you enclosed yours
to Lord Widdrington, which is perfectly agreable to my intentions,
and return you many thanks for the trouble you have had in this
affair. I am sorry to hear of the ill success you had in the tryal
with your coachmaker. I am, dear Sir, your obedient humble
servant, Robt Cotesworth.

Cotesworth had been in partnership with Joseph Banks I. See No. 99.

132. James Brudenell to Joseph Banks II.

Picadilly, "Sunday 2 a clock" [? March 1729]. I shall be
ready for you to morrow att six a clock evening, if you will be so
kind as to call on me, this evening being nott proper as he sends
me word, and doubt not but every thing you desire will be perfected
for the £3000 : now if you have £500 more left to dispose of for
about half a year or a year, I am sure my brother Burton will
joyn with me for security, he being to pay me that summ as my
father's legacy : but of that when I have the pleasure of seeing
you. I am, Sir, your very humble servant, Ja: Brudenell.

Endorsed by Banks. Qy. where the estate lies, who to keep the
mortgage and title to the estate, how the interest to be paid, when
monys to be paid and from what time the mortgage is to bear date.
Qy. Mr. Pigott's opinion.

Mr. Brudenell's letter about advanceing £3000 on Mr. Burton's
estate and Mr. Piggott's approbation of the title. March 1728.

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133. Nathaniel Pigott to Joseph Banks II.

13 March 1729. I have perused Mr. Barton title and approve
of it. Mr. Brudenell as trustee for his Grace the Duke of Richmond
by my advice agreed to lend £20,000 upon it, the estates mortgaged
being worth above £30,000, and Mr. Brudenell haveing but £17,000
ready you may safely advance £3000 and take a declaration of
trust that £3000 parte of the £20,000 is your money.

I should be glad the affair of Lord Widdrington were ended,
and I was ridd of the money who am, Sir, your most humble servant,
Nath. Pigot.

134. An account of the expence of building the ten almshouses at
Revesby, finished March 1729.

£ s. d.
For 940 foot of timber used in this worke, measured

and delivered by Wm. Banks . . . . . . 47 0 0

Per Simon Flint, carpenter, his bill for work done as

carpenter . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 0 0

To Mich: Gibbons, bricklayer, for 116 rood and halfe

of brick worke at 3s. 6d.
And for laying 10 floors 30 yards each at l|d.
Bricks used in the walls reckoning 1100 to the rood

is 27,600 at 16s. per m.
Bricks in each floor 900, ten floors 8,900 . .
To Mr. Young for 23 chalder of lime delivered at

£1.4.0

For 63 hundred of reed at 4s. per hundred . .
2 hundred and halfe farmarling at £1.6.0 . .
To Holgarth, thatcher, for thatching the whole

rushrope etc. as by bill
Ten locks and ten pair hinges and staples at 4s. 6d

each door
Nailes of all kinds

Tom Kirkham, glaceing the windows
Smiths worke, done by John Nelson . .
To carriage of all the timber bricks sand and other

materials, being a summers work for 2 draughts

attended by 3 or 4 labourers
To levelling the ground. .
To Mr. Ball, cutting the inscription
To leading the thatch, being 32 load at 5s. per load. .

Total

16 April 1729.
We whose names are hereto subscribed being concerned in
provideing and paying for the severall matterials and workmanship,

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£350

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of and about building the ten almes houses in Revesby, do hereby
testifie, that the whole expence thereof amounted to Three hundred
fifty pounds two shillings and four pence, as near as we can compute
and adjust the same, as by the particulars on other side. Witnesse
our hands,

Hen. Browne

Wm. Banks.

For the direction to build these almhouses, see the will of Joseph Banks I, p. 252,
and Introduction, p. xxvi. They still stand, as rebuilt by James Banks Stanhope,
on Revesby Green.

135. Robert Wharam to Robert Chappell at his Chambers in the
Temple.

Wentworth, 26 April 1729. I hope you have prevailed with
Mr Banks to doe me the great honour to bid for me before Mr.
Knatton [?]. Whatever Mr. Banks advances shall be most thank-
fully repaid him as soon as I hear, and if ever I come near him will
pay my most dutifull thanks.

Mr Savile, I am told, will most certainly be brought in to pay
to my brother and relations £32,000, so that one wod think he does
not care to goe forward with his purchase, and makes me beleive
you must be right to bid small sumes at a time. Chadwick is
better able to judge the value, so I'le leave it entirely to you and
him. Wm. Silvester of the Tower Esq. I hope will be with you and
satisfie the matter that my money is or will be ready by the writings
can be signed. If Mr. Banks can help me to £10,000 I will assign
a good mortgage to him or his friend payable with £5 per cent,
and the interest paid punctually half yearly. I have had it above
7 yeares and the estate was my own, so that the title is good. I
wish good success. You can make out Chadwick's title to the farme
and that I purchase of Mr. Ratcliff for £2250 before Mr Savile
present Mr Buck and my brother Richard, and as my money has
laid dead expecting it I may have as good a chance for't as
Mr Savile, who am, dear Sir, your most humble servant, Robt
Wharam.

(Endorsed. Cus Chappel and due to me 6s. pd for biding 5 and
a coach.)

Robert Chappell was the son of Thomas Chappell the Sheffield attorney to whom
Joseph Banks I was articled. He was admitted to the Middle Temple 3 May 1709,
called 31 May 1717. Register oj Admissions, i, 265.

136. John Harvey to Joseph Banks II.

Dobarwell, Leicestershire, 5 May 1729. I think this is the 3
time I have wrote to you, but you was not pleased to give me
any answer, only in one letter told me your father's caracter was
such I could not sulley it, and so I believe too you told Mr. Gregory
as the matter had been already referred and settled by the referres

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you take it your under no obligation to have a new referrence.
Now I have told you before and now tell you there was never any
reference about the bill and the 20 g your father received of Mr
William Simonds in London in 1715, he hath not charged as will
appear by his bill neither did I know any thing of till Lent Assizes
was atwelve months at Derby where I met your wife's father and
told him of it and what you say about a referrence was no way
relateing to the bill as you may se by the note on the backside
of which you say I have given a discharge which was nothing but
onely for 100 g that he would have left in his hands to ... a security
of 95 g he had lent a halfe sister of mine while the money that
he was willing to give me lay in his hands some years the money
was to have continued but till Xmas from June and he keept it
three years and 3 quarters and would pay no intrest and when I
gave the receipt upon your note it was nothing but for the 100 g
whatever may be now if you please referr the whole to Mr. Hoskinson
which its strange if you refuse it which if you do I only desire you'd
wave your priveledge in Parliament and signify it in a line or two
per Coventry bag to, Sir, your humble servant, Jno Harvey.
Mr. Browne if he be with you can tell you that the reference was
no ways relateing to the bill. I hope Sir you will consider the
injustice I have had and not put me to the trouble of suite as you
did your coach maker. However I am ready for 1 have drawn
up the case for the .... may gets dealing I have had ... of
your coachmaker I saw in the ....

137. G[eorge\ Vane to Joseph Banks II.

Long Newton. 18 May 1729. Before I had the favour of your
last letter I had spoke to Mr. Airey and allsoe wrote to Mrs
Featherstone pressing a final determination of our disputes and
upon receipt of yours repeated my requests which (if I had not
been much out of order with a cold) I had personally done, but
have received promises of a speedy conclusion, and being as desirous
of bringing the affair to an issue as you can possibly be shall if
they doe not in a little time doe it goe to New castle. You are
sensible how dilatory Mr. Wortley is in any business, which is the
occasion of ours hanging thus long in suspence, but I hope the
difficulties will be imediately got over, which will be a vast satis-
faction to your very obliged humble servant, G. Vane.

George Vane of Long Newton was probably the young man whoso marriage
to Mary Banks was in treaty in or before 1710. See Introduction, p. xv.

1 38. Robert Harper to Joseph Banks II.

Lincoln's Inn. 19 June 1729. This only serves to acquaint you
that I sent by the Boston coach that came out this morning your
settlement of the equivalent of which there are two parts ingrossed,

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both which I think you should execute. But before they are
executed please to lett Mr. Brown fill up the blank that is left
at the begining of the deed for Mr. Hodgkinson's place of abode
in Derbyshire. I think too that the paragraph in the schedule
which relates to the balance of the account of the late Mr Banks'
personall estate should be vouched by yourself and Mr Brown by
your signing the bottom of that paragraph. You will see the last
paragraph in the schedule which relates to the value of the equivalent
you settle, requires two hands to it, which you may get done when
you execute the deed.

I think I have no other thing to remark concerning the execution
of the deed but that it must be attested by 2 witnesses. I have
sent you a copy of Mr Williams' opinion inclosed, and am, Sir,
your faithfull humble servant, Robert Harper.

Robert Harper, eldest son of Samuel Harper of Famley, Yorks., gentleman,
admitted to Lincoln's Inn, 14 March 1717. Admission Register, i, 379.

139. Robert Harper to Joseph Banks II.

Lincoln's Inn, 26 June 1729. I have received Lord Kinnoul's
writings from Mr Chappell and have looked them over, and I
think the title stands pretty clear. The only difficulty that appeared
in it arose from a terme of 200 years, which was assigned to Dr
Coates of Pontefract in trust for Lord Kinnoul, and which is now
vested in his executors, and which was necessary to be taken in if
Lord Kinnoul had been out of Town and had not joined in the
mortgage, as I was told would be the case.

But now Lord Kinnoul is in Town and will join, and has coven-
anted that the executors of Dr Coates shall stand possessed of this
terme as a collaterall security for your £1800 and shall assigne it
over at your request. So that I apprehend you may safely give
direction for payment of the £1800 if you be satisfyed of the value
of the estate, for I know no more of it than that I see by the purchase
deeds it cost Lord Kinnoul £2800. I will take care that the deed
is properly executed before the £1800 is paid. I hope you received
the deeds by the Boston Coach, and am your faithfull humble
servant, Rob. Harper.

140. Robert Harper to Joseph Banks II.

Lincoln's Inn, 8 July 1729. I received yours with the order to
sell the £1800 stock inclosed, which will be made use of for the
purpose intended.

As Mr Chappell has writt to you I do not doubt but he has
satisfyed you that the lands proposed to be mortgaged to you are
of sufficient value. He assures me that Mr Wharam would give
Lord Kinnoul £400 for his bargain. And I find by his letters to
Lord Malton who transacted the purchase that he complained it
was sold too cheap.

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In mentioning that you expect a bond from Mr Wharam to
pay the interest I perceive you mistake the case. Mr Wharam
was the mortgagee of the estate, and is now to receive his mortgage
money from you, so that nothing can be expected from him but a
covenant against his own act, and Lord Kinnoul is now the person
you have to deal with.

I did not take a bond from him because he is going abroad and
will be out of England before the first half year's interest is payable,
but he has covenanted in the deed to pay the principall and interest,
which is as effectuall to charge his person as a bond. But Mr
Chappell says my Lord is going into Yorkshire, and will give
directions to his steward to pay the interest regularly as it shall
become due. And bonds are seldom now made use where there
is a covenant for the same purpose.

I have nothing to add but that I am your faithfull humble servant,
Rob. Harper.

141. W[illiam\ Gylby to Joseph Banks II.

15 December 1729. I had the favour of yours, and as to the
securitys you propose (to which you desire an immediate answer)
either of them seem to me to be very sufficient, and so I shall say
if Mrs. Washington referrs it to me. As to the value of the first
security no objection can be made to it, but being a stranger to the
nature of it, I can't judge of the title. But the second can admit of
no exception (1 think) either in respect of value or title, especially
since £1000 of the purchase money will be paid (as I suppose) to Dr
<ireathead in discharge of his mortgage. You'l find me in Town
when you come up. I am, Sir, your very humble servant, W. Gylby.

William Gylby belonged to the family of Stainton le Hole, Lines. See Lincolnshire
Pedigrees, p. 402. He was the son of Anthony Gylby, counsellor at law, and
Llizabeth, daughter of Sir William Scroggs, Chief Justice of the Kings Bench.
He was born 1669; ? admitted to Gray's Inn 1680. He was elected Steward of
the Lincoln City Courts and made a freeman and one of the City's counsel, 1698.
When the Recorder, Sir Thomas Bury, became a Baron of the Exchequer in 1701
ho was a candidate for the office, but received only 3 votes against 34 for Thomas
Thoroton, who was appointed. He was paid a special fee of £10 for services in
matters of taxation and a dispute with the dean and chapter upon jurisdiction
in the Close : apparently in consequence the chapter resumed the holding of their
View of Frankpledge and Court of Galilee. Gylby was appointed recorder in 1721,
and resigned by reason of great years and illness in 1 742, requesting that his clerk
be admitted a freeman, which request was granted. Common Council Minutes,
1655-1710, pp. 542, 566, 615; 1710-1800, p. 264. His portrait by Charles Phillips
hangs in Lincoln Guildhall.

142. William Lowsby to Joseph Banks II, at St. James Square.

( liesterfield, 12 January 1730. I returne you my most hearty
thanks for your letter, and am sorry that Sir George has altered his
mind, and as anything happens of that sort you shall hear from me.

As to what you write about Stone's money I am informed that
he hath brought an action against son Adam and my selfe for itt,

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haveing, as he pretends, been sued for itt himselfe by the tradesmen
whom he pretends it is due to. There is likewise some deficiencies
beside, which we did not hear of till late, which must be made
good out of that money if wee can avoid Stone's suit at law.

And as to Matlocke Bath Mr. Watkinson hath received as I take
it about £140, and he hath your share in his hand, and will pay
it to your order. If you please, son Adam who will be in London
in three weeks or a months time will bring it with him, upon your
sending a letter to him soe to doe.

There lyes two farmes at Winston in Staffordshire in your mannor
of Kinsley of fifty pounds a year a piece, and in lease for 21 years
to two good tenants. I can help you to them so as to bring you
four per cent for your mony cleare of taxes, and it lyeing within
your mannor I should think it might doe well. Let me know your
thoughts in your next, and be so kind as to send halfe a score francks
to Air. Richard Marples at the Chapter house St. Pauls that I may
have some benefitt by the news. If you write to Mr. George Guilbert
your steward perhaps he may satesfie you more about the farmms
beforementioned. I am, dear Sir, your very humble servant,
William Lowsby.

143. William Lowsby to Joseph Banks II, at St. James' Square.

28 January 1730. Your ffather Hodgkinson is high sherriff
and with much ado I have prevailed with him to write to you
to send him cloth for a fine suite of clothes. I have found him one
man and will desire Adam to find another, and this I do on purpose
to carry yt somewhat judisiously. I had a very great pull to get
him of from a leather paire of breeches, and as to his wigg hee saith
he will have one made of his owne haire for the summer assises,
and ffor a cloake he hath one as good as any body, for he brought
it out of Sweden about 30 years ago. I could wish you wud desire
him to gett Samll Wild of Chesterfield either to make them or to
left him send upp a measure and gett them done in London, for he
talks of getting them made in Ashover. I coud heartyly wish
the old gent wud carry it a little hansomely bothe for his own
creditt and his friends, and the cheefe reason of this is to desire
you will use your skill to perswade him so to do. I am, with most
humble service to yourself and Madam Banks, Sir, your very
humble servant, William Lowsby.

£20 or £30 makes the alteration betwixt doing yt well and
sneakeingly.

Please to lett honest Henry Brown send me half a score franks
to Richd Marples att the Chapter house.

The List of Sheriffs for England <Sc Wales (P.R.O. Lists & Indexes, ix, p. 32)
gives William Hodgkinson of Ashover, Esquire as sheriff of Derbyshire, 22 January
1730. He succeeded with the aid of his son-in-law in escaping from the office, for
Roe Port Esquire became sheriff on 27 February 1730. See Xo. 150.

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144. Richard Calton (?) to Joseph Banks II.

Chesterfield. 31st Jan. 1730. Your father Hodgkinson was
gone out of town today ere the post came in, but left orders for me
to open any letter that appeared to come from you. Accordingly
have seen yours to him by this post, which mentions that you've
got him excused from being sheriffe, whereat I as much rejoyce
as he can possibly himself, if it shall prove to stand confirmed,
whereof there can be no doubt, unless our writing by last post to
have the patent sued out for your father should happen to frustrate
this good office you've done for him. By Wednesday's post he
wrote to you to buy a seal &c, and by the same post I wrote to
my agent Mr. James Mundy of the King's Bench Office Inner
Temple forthwith to sue out the patent and other requisites for
entring on the office, which letter would only reach him yesterday,
and as you gott your father excused and Mr. Port nominated the
day before I hope the officers might have notice thereof time enough
to prevent my agent executing the orders in my letter, to whom I
write again by this post for him imediately to attend you, and to
receive and pursue your directions whatever they be in this affair.
For my own part as the case now stands I cannot .... otherwise.
Undoubtedly Mr. Hodgkinson will be much pl[eased ?], and as
I take it you'll lay a great obligation on him thereby, [torn] you
as above that it will be a particular satisfaction to me on my other
account, because as the time will be short before the Assizes in
respect [,'orn] what has been usual on nomination of sheriffes, we shall
be much harrassed to complete the business, make proper preparation
&c. When my agent attends you you'll please to give him full
directions whether he must proceed or desist, and let me know
the result thereof by the very next post. My wife son and daughter
join with me in humble service to your self and good lady, and
1 am, Sir. your most obliged humble servant, Ric. Calton.

Least my agent should fail to attend you, and to prevent any
disappointment in this critical juncture, it would be very kind if
you would send a servant with a line to him to come to you imediately
on receipt hereof. He is Clerk of the Rules in the King's Bench
Office, and there lodges.

145. Fr[a)icis] Tregagle to Joseph Banks II.

.\c\\ inn. (> February 1730. 1 did intend to have waited on
you this morning but was prevented, therefore give you the trouble
of this least Mr. Copinger should be with you before me. I have
seen him. and asked him whether he intended to insist on interest,
since by his informing me it might save the expence of my haveing
another Council] in order to make a proper defence, he assured
me lie should not, and intends to wait of you in order to ask your
consent to proceed to a hearing. I hope to be able to wait on you

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either to-morrow or Sunday, and am, Sir, your most obedient
servant, Fr. Tregagle.

The Cause stood last night the 22d.

146. Joseph Dickinson to Joseph Banks II.

Elmesall, 7 February 1730. I received thy letter of the 3d
instant in due course in answer to my last, wherein condesention
is made (to serve my Lady Kinnoull's convenience) to take thy
intrest money for £1800 lent upon a mortgage att Hampall att
her useall rent dayes viz. the first Munday after Lady day and the
first Munday in November, though in strictness the same becomes
due according to the account now sent me the 12th of January
and the 12th of July preceeding the above said rent dayes, I to
returne the said intrest (on the Countess of Kinnoull's behalfe)
att the dayes above mentioned by a London bill to Mr. John Paltock,
Banker in the Strand near Temple Bar London, and his receipt
on thy account to be a full discharge to me, to which accordingly
I agree, but cannot be certaine to procure bills under a month
after date unless by some accident it fall out other wayes, which
I shall imbrace as often as may be. But I know by experience,
returning betwixt 5 and 6000 pounds intrest to London every year,
to persons I am concerned for there, and substantiall merchants
in Leeds with whome I useally make my returns, will not break their
custome of drawing a month after date for any man's pleasure
without they give them a premium to serve some necessity. I
understood the last letter, but only there was a shortness in setting
downe London to St. James Square which is now sett downe at
lenth, from thy friend and servant, Joseph Dickinson.

Direct to me at Elmesall near Doncaster. Ferrybridge carrys
it 5 miles beyond me and puts me to 3d charge in bringing it back
to Wentbridge.

*&v

147. William Hurd to Joseph Banks II, at St. James Square.

Horncastle, 7 February 1730. Of Fryday was Sennite Master
was a little indisposed of a could as wee thought, but of
Munday night the mesles come out of him. We had Mr. Gibson
to him, but hee was so ill of Tuesday and Wednsday that wee
began to bee frighted. Wee had Dr. Wosled who as well as Mr.
Gibson was exceding cairfull of him, but the danger is over and
hee is prety well againe. I scarcly hear that the mesles is in our
town but our house. Of Thursday as I sat by him hee asked mee
what wee would doe with the apothecary's bottles. I told him that
they might take them againe if they would, but, sayd hee, what
will they alow for them ? I said, nothing. Then said hee, wee
had as good keep them and use them ourselves. I hope this will
finde you and your good lady and all the famely in good helth.
If you pleas to lett mee have an account how you vallew the two

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houses at Lincoln, He try if other I can doe anything with them or
help you to sum other chapman. Master gives his duty to you
and his mamma and his love to his brothers and sisters and desires
your blessings. My wyfe joyns in most humble servis to your selfe
and to your good lady, to Mr. Jo, Mis Pegey and all your good
famely, with Sir, your most humble servant, Will: Hurd.

If you pleas to send Master an accidence and a Bible and a
common praj^er booke now it would doe well, for I beleive hee goes
as well on as any boy in the scoole and haith got before 2 or 3 that
was before him.

' Master : was probably William Banks, born 1719. Perhaps he attended Horn-
castle Grammar School.

148. John Hutchinson to Joseph Banks II.

7 February 1730. I had the favour of yours, and am sorry
you should in the least think me negligent in the affair betwixt
you and Mrs. Washington. Full orders was given to Mr. Ward
about all the writings, that nothing might obstruct the compleating
of it. If any is wanting to make good the title, Mr. Ward has
writt to Dr. Greathed, and Mr. Hamerton goes to Lincoln the
next week to examine and take coppys of such writings as is
requiered, but she is in hopes Mr. Ward has allready taken that
care bouth as to the writings and the certificate of Will Hamon's
life. As you desired I've inclosed a certificate of my wife's. If the
certificate of Will Hamon is not come, Mr. Hamerton will take
care about it when he goes to Lincoln. As to Bird, a letter is sent
to his mother and sister, who lives near York, and as soune as an
answer can be got, how or where to find him, you will have it by
the first post. All heare desires to joyne with me in humble service
to yourself and lady, and conclude me your most obliged humble
servant, John Hutchinson.

149. John Scribo to Joseph Banks II.

Tydd St. Giles, 20 February 1730. I received yours and
am glad to hear that Mrs. Amorey continues to hold your farm this
next year, which will no doubt give you a beter opportunity of
leting it to a good tennant, for 1 confess at present it would be very
diffical to meet with any one in our country that would take it
and mannage it as they ought, the country in general being grown
poor by the continual wets that have happned for these 4 or 5
years last past. As for the 48 acres that comes into your own
hands at Ladyday next, if I might advise you, it should be to set
a crop of coleseed upon it, which may be done at a small expence,
and if it prove good, will most certainly be a great encoragement
to any person that shall take the whole next year. In the meantime
you may be assured that 1 will use my utmost endevours to find

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you out such a tennant as shall be suitable in everything, if possible,
which is all at present from your most obediant humble servant,

John Scribo.

John Scribo was a surveyor. He reported on the state of the Witham in 1731.
Wheeler, Fens of South Lincolnshire, pp. 143-144.

150. Richard Calton to Joseph Banks II.

Chesterfield, 21 February 1730. I hope you received my
son's letter per last post touching the report current here of Mr.
Port either being excused or not suing out his patent for want of
regular notice of his nomination, and that for one of these reasons
your father Hodgkinson is likely to stand. From the assurance
you before gave us I persuade my self this cannot prove so, or if
it yet should stick anywhere I doubt not but you have power
enough to remove it, and on which your father absolutely relyes,
for if it should happen otherwise (the time being so short to the
Assizes) I cannot tell how he will be able to get through it. As
for my part I had (since your last letter) wholly laid aside all thoughts
of my self or son going to London at this time, and have now
ordered my business in the countrey otherwise. But were we to
go I cannot see how the business of an undersheriff can possibly
be dispatcht in the short time that will be allowed him betwixt
the entry of his office and begining of the Assizes. Have talkt
with your father Hodgkinson today, and he doubts not but the
next post will bring us such an account from you as will dissipate
the great fears and perplexityes he now lyes under, in expectation
whereof I remain, Sir, your most obedient humble servant, Ri.
Calton.

151. Lord Wallingford to Joseph Banks II.

6 March 1730. I am verry sorry an affaire has happned
which will prevent our agreement. This morning I was to wait
on the Duke of Argyle, who does not aprove of my exchanging
to the half pay. I am by this means hindred of my intentions
of living att Lincoln, and then your house will be of no use to me,
butt that you may nott be disapointed of living att Acton, I am
willing to grant you a lease for what term you please, paying me
£30 per annum rent for it which is £5 a year less than I valued it
att to you, and the furnitur you shall likewise have as wee agreed
to have them apraised for. I will wait upon you anny time to morow
morning you shall please to appoint me. I am, Sir, your most
obedient humble servant, Wallingford.

Lord Wallingford was to become Banks' sub-tenant of part of the Burghersh
Chantry in Lincoln. He was William Knollys, son of the titular Earl of Banbury,
and styled Viscount Wallingford ; he was M.P. (Whig) for Banbury, major in the
Horse Guards, and married his cousin, Mary Catherine, daughter of the famous
financier, John Law. He died in 1740. Complete Peerage, i, 405.

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152. (Endorsed.) Joseph Banks II to Lord Wallingford.

6 March. Your Lordship's letter surprises me. I thought a
firmer bargaine was never made, and dare say Mr. Lamb and
Mr. Harpur thought, and I have wrote to Mr. Beck to the same
purpose, and told every body here of it, ordered things at Acton,
and was this moment sending things downe. It will look oddly
to every body, but most freely release you if for your convenience.
As to takeing a lease, you well know I told your Lordship, I wanted
stables and alterations which was not fitt or convenient for a tenant
to make, so that offer is impracticable. Hope your Lordship will
send to the maid to unbespeak the meat drink hay and oates that
I bespoake with as much speed as may or else I shall have them to
pay for without the power of useing them. I shall be glad to see
your Lordship whenever you please, but generally ride out in fine
mornings. I am, my Lord, your lordship's most obedient humble
servant, J. Banks.

153. C. High to Joseph Banks II.

Stamford, 12 March 1730. Sir, I received yours and I am
very sorry for any inconvenience the delay in this affair has occas-
ioned you, which has been very much against my inclination ;
for I am and have been ready to concurr with my brother in doeing
any thing proper to make you a tytle upon the termes my brother
agreed with you for, but which afterwards he did not think fitt to
comply with. I doe not mention this as a thing which concern you,
Sir, but to show the hardships I am under, and doe beg you to have a
favourable opinion, which I hope you will continue to have, and will
assist and protect me as far as you reasonable can against a brother
who is enddevouring all he can to distress me and denj^es me the
interest he ought to pay me for my support. I don't at all question
but my brother lays all the fault on me, but I must desire you notto
regard any thing he says in relation to me in this affair, and it will ever
be acknowledged by, Sir, your most humble servant, C. High.

I beg my service to your lady and miss.

154. Alice Nelson to Joseph Banks II.

21 March 1730. Worthy Sir, I have been in so great trouble
for the dearth of dear Jack Norton mead me incapebell of doeing
myself the honner of writing : and hope you will pardon the liberty
I take, and beg you will be so kind to lett me have the money in
your hand which will be great charity, I haveing given him what
money I could spare ever since your father dearth, his comeing in
being but small. I had great hopes of his industery when he had
been out of his time and belive hee would have mead a name. For
all hee sofered a great deall and offt called out upon good Mr. Banks
and send hee would healp him out of all his troubles, this is the

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last and onely thing I shall trouble you with, and hope, good Sir,
you will pitte my great affliction and I hope God will bless you
and your vertues lady and children with health and long liffe,
which is the constant prayrs of, worthy Sir, your most obliged
humble servant, A. Nelson.

I am att the Judg's lodgings in Nottingham.

155. John Waugh, Bishop of Carlisle, to Joseph Banks II.

25 March 1730. Sir, I have sent the bearer my servant to
receive forty six pounds five shillings due for Mrs. Washington's
last Michaelmas rent and to deliver up your note for the same.
I am, your affectionate friend and servant, Jo: Carliol.

[Sent per his servant who gave me up the note I gave the Bishop
B.]

156. John Worts to Joseph Banks II.

Stickney, 7 April 1730. One Peeter Vamplew of Hatfeeld in
Yorkshire came to mee and tould mee hee would hire all Withcall
of you if you could agree for it and to bueld him a house to hould
a small famely. The person is intirely a stranger to mee. I tould
him it could not bee stockt for les then 3 hundread pounds. Hee
tould mee hee could do it. Hee tould mee hee would bee oute a
boute May day next and desiread of mee to aquant you with it
and that hee would cale of mee for an aser at that time. I see
Mrs. Amrey yesterday and shee was so dangros ill that I am afraid
shee will not recouear. Thay go briskly on with plouing and souing
oats in Withcall but it has not bin long dry. The cole was so
damidgead with the ranes a bute 6 weeckes since that it is but
aboute halfe a crop. I hartaly wish youre selfe and your laydy
gud helth and the rest of youre good famely from your humble
servant to cumand, John Worts.

I shall bee glad to see you at the general corte which will be in
May abute the midle so far as I know.

157. John Burslem to Joseph Banks II.

Lincoln 10 April 1730. Sir, Mrs. Nicholson (the late Chancellor's
widow) having some thoughts of selling her mannour and estate
at Mareham in the Fenn, and knowing it to be contiguous to severall
of yours, presents her service and desires you may have the refusall
of it. If you think proper to purchase it, please to favour me
with a line, and particulars of the estate shall be sent to you and
your steward or to any other person you please to direct by your
most humble servant, John Burslem.

158. B. Savile to Joseph Banks II.

14 April 1730. I have at last and but lately got all my tackell
both from my daughter and Mr. Curwen. And now that you may

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be sattisfyed with the papers, which is the surest way to be sattisfyd
with them my selve, I beg you'l do me the favour to bestow half
an hour with me in Golden Square : I wud have come to you, but
that tis so difficult to catch a proper time in finding you at home,
and without company : excuse my request therefore of your comeing
to my house where you shall find me what time you'l apoint. I
think tis this day or to morow that the S: Sea Books are open'd ;
so that after we have talkd together acording as you advise I will
bespeak the Broaker to have new stock ready for our buying if
I can gather your obligeing self, Mr. Sanderson and Mr. Bird on
Satterday next to transfer. Pleasure me in leting me know the time
you are to be expected by your much obliged servant, B. Savile.
My humble service attends your Lady.

159. The Rev. Joseph Banks to Joseph Banks II.

Hooton Roberts, 19 April 1730. I'm favoured with your kind
letter, and return my most humble and hearty thanks for the
trouble you have been at on my accounts. The liveing of Edlington
is not yet disposed of, and tho' Brother Steer gave me hopes of
succeeding if in Mr. Batty s gift, as I presume it is, yet I hear (under
the rose) that he calls it his perquisite, and has offer'd it to several
upon such terms as have thought fit to reject his proposals ; and I
am sure I think it much better to do so, than not come fairly by it.

My spouse was safely delivered on Thursday last of a girl, and
tho' she is very weak yet, I bless God, both in a hopeful! way of
doing well. My good Mother is something better, she and my wife
joyn in affectionate humble service to your self and lady, and
I am, good Sir, your very much obliged and thankfull humble
servant, Jo: Banks.

The Rev. Joseph Banks was the son of the Rev. Robert Banks, elder brother
of Joseph Banks I. He evidently did not get further preferment ; for he was buried
at Hooton Roberts. He had four children :

Joseph, who became Chancellor of the Diocese of York ;

Robert, a merchant in London ;

Samuel, Governor of Vigapatam in the East Indies;

Mary, whose husband, . . . Wilson, became vicar of Gargrave, Yorks.
See pedigree ' Banks of Hull ' in Yorkshire Pedigrees, p. 34.

160. Carr Brackenbury to Joseph Banks II.

20 April 1730. At my return home from the receipt of the tax
1 was favoured with yours and will take care to putt of the
Court of Sewers in relation to Wainfleet Haven untill the last
week in May or afterwards, which I presume will be the same
thing to you. 1 am with humble service to all your good family,
Sir, your most obedient servant, Carr Brackenbury.

Carr Brackenbury, bod of Thomas Brackenbury of Npilsby and Great Steeping,
attorney, lb- died m ITU. 1 1 is son Carr Brackenbury married Miss Booth, with
£40,000 and 11,500 a year. Lincolnshire Pedigrees, p. 168. For his grandson,
Robert Carr Brackenbury, see Journal of Joint Wesley, index.

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161. E. Greathed to Joseph Banks II.

Lincoln, 20 April 1730. Sir, I had promised £600 and £300 the
first of June according to your first notice of payment. I will
endeavour to put it of till the first of July or Michaelmas and as
soon as I know will acquaint you which of the two is accepted.
Lord Wallingford has not only veiwed the house &c. but had R.
Audley and S. Cooper to veiw also. The greatest fault is in the
tiling and the roof over the servants' hall. He comes latter end
of this weeke towards London and will bring a note of the defects
with him. I desire you will order me the £25 for the half year's
intrest due at Lady day which Mrs. Washington allowed you, having
occasion for money, who am, Sir, your humble servant, E. Greathed.

Dr. Greathed was sub-tenant of part of the Burghersh Chantry.

162. George Steer to Joseph Banks II.

Sheffield, 29th April 1730. Sir, These comes with thanks for
all former faviours and to desire your further assistance for the old
. . . . , for I know not what have rose agen in the brests of my old
oposers and have sent up a second petetion, and before I came to
Pontefract sessions got whomever they could to signe with them,
but those who joyned did not know me, nor had never seen me,
and some of them told me they repented they had set their hands,
but all that knew me refused, and Mr. Bright of Bads worth made
a speech on my side. I learne their petition is sent Sir George
Savile, and I have inclosed one to you and desire you'le be so kind
as to put it into the Duke of Devonshire's hands and desire him to
back it to my Lord Chancellor. The Master Cutler and the Towns
Collector will write to him to beg this faviour. All friends at
Ecclesfield is well, and all our towne present their humble service
and well as your most obedient and most humble servant, Geo.
Steer.

I've inclosed one to the Chancelor to Judge Jessop to be presented
to my Lord Burlington. If His Grace be not in town the Duke
of Leeds I belive will present it.

Apparently Steer was the licensee of an inn in Sheffield. He was probably a
brother of the Rev. William Steer, as to whom see note to No. 2.

163. Sigismund Trafford to Joseph Banks II.

Queen Square, 4 May 1730. I received an answer out of the
country from the person I intrusted to enquire into the circum-
stances and character of Mr. Stevens. He writes me word that
he had not yet had an opportunity of enquiring into circumstances
but that he heard the young man has a very fair character ; that
he would take care to inform himself more particularly, and that
then I should hear further from him. I am now within a day or
two of going down into the country, where I will use my endeavours

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to come at a right information, of which you may expect a faithful
account from, Sir, your very humble servant, Sigismund Trafford.
May I direct to you in town or country ?

164. Carr Brackenbury to Joseph Banks II.

4 May 1730. By the last post I received a letter from Mr. Browne
wherein he desires me to lett you know what the physicians &c.
think of the late illnesse which has been at Louth, which was the
measles attended with a feaver, and one while did carry of a pretty
many persons, but most of 'em children ; but is now I believe
very much abated : I was told that Doctor Lee did say he thought
it infectious, but I cannot say I heard him say soe myselfe. How-
ever if it was soe I hope the malignity of it is now over, there not
being nigh soe many dye of it as did one while. I am with the
greatest respect Sir, your most obedient servant, Carr Brackenbury.

165. T. Mason to Joseph Banks II.

Stamford, 9 May 1730. Sir, Since the receipt of your last letter,
I have (tho with some difficulty) gott a sight of the Court Rolls
in Mr. Blackwell's keeping, soe that I am able to send you a better
account of the Lady Rich's pretences to your coppyhold estate in
Market Deeping, which indeed are not [torn] without some reason,
for I find in the year 88 Mr. Hyat Edmunson father of Mr. Edmun-
son was admitted to all the premises you have purchased, together
with Mary his wife and Mary their daughter, and the assignement
or fee of the estate was vested in Mary the wife. Now if this Mary
the daughter be the Lady Rich she has certainly by the above coppy
her life in the estate, as being admitted thereto in her father's
lifetime, and this as Mrs. Edmundson told me formerly, shee very
well remembers shee was, tho soe many years agoe.

I cannot find upon a strict search, that shee ever parted with
her right to anyone afterwards, and Mary the mother liveing till the
year 1713 | ?] or thereabouts, it was found by the homage at a court
held [torn] 1713 that shee dyeing without makeing any surrender,
James Ivlniundson the son was admitted as next heir to his mother,
and has till the time of your purchase enjoyed the premises without
interruption, tho if the steward had taken the paines to look in
the prior coppy he would have found that the lord of the mannor
would not have wanted a tcnnant during the life of Mary the
daughter. However, shee must have forfeited her right by not
entering her claim in the time limitted by the Act. As to your
caution to me and my neighbour Emerson, you may depend wee
shall never pay her anything, and have stood her in open defiance
ever since, soe that wee concluded the affair had been entirely
dropped. I cannot yet gett your coppyes by reason upon the [torn]
of Mr. Bertie. I urtis the late steward had been turned out of his
[torn] and Mr. Blackwell succeeds him, but upon a second application

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to [torn] Williams who collects the rentes and fines, he has promised
that [torn] get 'em ready against next week, soe that as [torn] come
to my hands, you shall have an account. I have kept the [torn]
account a secret, and I beleive upon the Lady Rich's character,
there's no one will be at the trouble of makeing a second scrutiny.
T am, Sir, your most obedient humble servant, T. Mason.

P.S. You'l please to excuse hast being almost too late for the post.

165a. [Anonymous] to Joseph Banks II at his house in St. James'
Square.

3 November [1730]. I was in companny yesterday and found
there the most agreeable lady I ever met with. She is a widow,
has bin so near a year. The gentleman and lady of the hous began
to banter her about you. She defended both you and her self so
well, with such an infinit deal of wit and sence, that she made
not one but all in love with her. The gentleman told her it was
to her prejudis that you was the only person the whole world
had fixed on for her, and that she ought to supres the discourse
by receiving the gentleman's addresses that had so fine estate
and so well to be liked. Nay Madam, says he, gratitude shoud
make you love him. He no sooner saw and heard but loved and
liked, but, says he, I have heard that Mr. Banks shoud say he
never liked you, nor never shoud. Well now, says the lady, you
have the secret. I own I love him, but it is for his sincerity, and
if he does not like me I am free from obligation. But I shall both
think and speak well of him, for I beleive he deserves it. After
this she drank coffee, then left us to lament her departure. After
she was gone we all joyned in extolling, and they gave her the
best of characters, and she was thought, they said, to write and
spel as wel as any woman. I thought her a woman of quality.
She had something so gracefull and grand in her look. I beged
to know where she lodged. They told me at Miss Reeves, Holbourn
Row, Lincoln's Inne Feilds. I had the honour to know your lady,
and this lady like her in many things, I think, but I never make
matches, tho heartily wish this one. But hearing you do not like
shall not dare to put my name, tho very well known to you, and
wish you and yours all happy nes, from your servant.

Since I wrote the lady came to breakfast with me, and to invite
me to dinner to-morrow to meet the same lady, who, I understand,
is Percy or Lacy. I asked where the lady went to church. She
said Queen Street Chappel just by the fields, in a pew close to the
comunion table. This is all the account I can get of this lady.
I intend to begin your health to her as soon as the venison is brought
to the table, which I understand they bought on purpose to get
that lady's company, she being a great lover of it.

Banks' wife Anne died on 9 September 1730, and on 19 October 1731 he was
to marry Catherine, widow of his late tenant Newcomen Wallis.

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166. Robert Banks of Bawtry to Joseph Banks II.

Bawtry, .... 1730. I was favoured with yours, and have made
the best inquiry I can about Peter Vampley, late of Hatfield but
now of Gaton in the Marsh near Louth, which is as follows: —
That he is a small farmer, lived 4 years servant with one Peter
Lelew in our Levells, has one child by a former wife, and is lately
marryed to a 2d, and as farr as I can learn is not capable of stocking
your ffarm without he has gott considerably by his 2d wife, which
I cannot learn, but it may be enquired of at Gayton. I was in
hopes of seeing you in Town ere this, but things have fallen out
so crossly that I could not, and I fear you will be gone out of Town
before I come up in June. My very humble service attends you,
good cozen, and all yours, and I am, dear Sir, your most obliged
humble servant, Ro: Banks.

Robert Banks of Bawtry, an attorney, was son of the Rev. Robert Banks of
Hull. He was appointed Clerk of the Peace for Notts, on the death of his uncle
Joseph Banks I ; he had probably acted as his uncle's deputy.

167. December 4th 1730. Joseph Banks Esq. Dr.
to Thomas Willson, Stonemason.

To building a new church at Revesby and finding all materials, as
by an article betwixt them dated the 25th day of November 1729.

£700 0 0

1729
December 6th Paid him per Hen. Browne..
Jan. 24 To him by Thomas Fowler..

April 24, 1730 Paid more by Thos. Fowler . .

To him more by Thos. Fowler
Paid him per Hen. Browne..
Hen. Browne per his order to Tho
Flatters

To Tho. Willson per H. Browne

To him more per H. Browne . .

Hen. Browne paid him

Paid him more by do.

To him more by Hen. Browne

Hen. Browne paid him by Wherry

To his son Robert by Hen. Browne

Hen. Browne paid Tho. Willson

He paid him more

To Tho. Willson per Hen. Browne

To him more per ditto

He is debtor to Mr. Banks for stones . . £6 0 0

More he paid Roger Clarke for leading £17 0 0

More for 300 and 12 of timbers at Is. £15 0 0

And for 23 loads of small kids 3s. 9d. £4 6 0

June

2nd
15

July

10
18

August 2

(?)

£ s. d.

6 1 0

43 19 0

50 0 0

52 0 0

5 5 0

2 19 4

20 0 0

21 0 0
20 0 0
20 0 0

100 0 0

20 0 0
30 0 0

21 0 0
40 0 0

105 0
9

2
0

42 6 6

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£ s. d.
December 4th Hen. Browne paid him in full of the

ballance . . . . . . . . . . 53 0 0

Totall £700 0 0

4th December 1730.

Received then of Jos. Banks Esqr per Hen. Browne Fifty three
pounds, which with the severall payments above make togeather
Seven hundred pounds in full for worke done pursuant to the
said article.

Witness my hand Thomas T Willson's marke.

Test. Thos. Fowler.

For the new church see Introduction, pp. xxvi-vii.

168. Robert Waddilove to Joseph Banks II.

14 December 1730. Your cause with Lyddall came on to be
heard before Lord Chancellor the other day, who has made a decree
contrary to expectation, the minnetts whereof is on the other
side, and it is the first instance that ever any who filed a Bill for
an account, and it appeared a considerable ballance due to him,
was deny'd his costs, which you are deny'd by this decree, and
on the contrary are to pay Mr. Ferryers executors their costs, the
custom of being intitled to the fees till the successor sworn in was
fully proved, but my Lord issisted it was a custom against law and
reason, for that the patent being revoked, no right to fees could
be vested in such patentee after revocation, and if Lyddell had not
in his Answer insisted on the unreasonable charge of 50 guineas
about your father's affairs, my Lord would have dismissed your
Bill with [torn] costs as against Lyddall, and upon that account
ordered costs on neither side. There can be no further relief had
but by rehearing or appeal to the Lords, of which please to favour
me with your answer, who am, your most obedient servant, Robt.
Waddilove.

Veneris 11 die Decembr' 1730.

Lord Chancellor
Banks

Lyddall Cur' dismiss the bill against the defendants the executors
of Richard Ferryer with costs to be taxed and as between the
plaintiff and the defendant Lyddall do declare that the plaintiff
is not intitled to any account of the profits from the 10th of October
1727 and therefore dismiss the Bill as to that demand and no costs
on either side to this time and decree the defendant Lyddall to
account for the profits of the office from the 24th of June 1727
to the 10th of October following and the defendant to produce all
books of account and papers before the Master upon oath and to

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be examined on interrogatorys as the Master shall direct and all
just allowances to be made on the account but the said defendant
is not to be allowed the 50 guineas mentioned in his answer and
what due to be paid and reserve costs of the account and referr
it to Mr. Bennett senior.

169. Randal Kilsha to Joseph Banks II.

Quickswood, 5 January 1731. I have the honour of your
last letter, and in answer to it beg leave to acquaint you that the
house will afford the number of beds you mention, and tho' the
furniture of it is not so good as might be expected, where the late
Lord Salisbury spent so much time, yet the beding is very good,
and there is everything except linnen, to accommodate gentlemen
that take it for the sporting season. The land I mentioned is
not what I can recommend, it consisting only in the herbage of
groves and walks and orchard, on which I feed three or four cows,
and a kitchen garden that affords herbs for the pot. The fewel
most eligible is coal, which I can lay at 12d per bushel, but as
there will be need of wood for the chambers, I can lay in hard
wood at fifteen or sixteen shillings per stack or cord (?), and help
you to underwood for fagots at six pounds per acre. Hay is with
us at two and twenty pence per hundred, and very good black oats
at twelve shillings per quarter. Beans at 2s. 6d. per bushel. These,
Sir, I think, are all your queries, and for that other part of your
letter which regards the housekeeping, I am sorry I cannot accept
of the offer, for tho' both my wife and myself will be ready upon all
occasions to do you what service we can either in caitering or
looking after your affairs, yet we dare not undertake an office
which we have never been used to, nor ever design to be concerned
in, and therefore I humbly beg your excuse. We have very good
butcher's meat at Baldock, and are not so far from Royston but
that we may have fish every Wednesday. Not but what as the
Peterborough and Lincoln wagons corns twice a week thro' Baldock
it is easy for you to have both fish and wild fowl by them. As to all
o1 her perticulars I refer them to the time you give me hopes I shall
see you, and in the meanwhile I wish you many happy new years,
and am. Sir, your most obedient humble servant, Randal Kilsha.

You may have straw for your horses and c. for the dung.

Banks was taking the tenancj of Quickswood in Hertfordshire, one of the houses
of tho Marquis of Salisbury .

170. Thomas Cha/plin of Blankney to Joseph Banks II.

London, 5 .January 1731. In the middle of all your pleasure
and divertion I conceive it will not be the least to tell you yesterday
decided all our wagers in your favour, and my Lady Chaplin was
delivered of a beautifull bounceing wench, who in time with good
education front her grandfather may make a conquest on some

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halfwitted baronet. Our countrey of late have the happiness to
see the titles bury'd with the fools that bore them, and for the
future hope all our family s may be secure from the spawn of bom-
bailys. When I see them caressed by the neighbouring gentlemen
I could think no otherways then that they were affraid of falling
into there clutches, or had forgot all family obligations. You
easily guess whom I mean, and as probably our children may be
now neighbours, we shall, I hope, take care to propogate better
principles of gratitude and regard for each other, and to be, as I
desire to be, esteemed your most humble servant, T. Chaplin.

For the Chaplin family relationships, see note to No. 37.

171. The Rev. William Steer to Joseph Banks II.

Sheffield, 16 January 1731. Inclosed you have three bills which
amount to 420/. which with the 501. bill, which brother hopes is
duely paid, and twenty pounds in hand, make up the whole
purchase of £490. Some of these bills being now due, brother
desires you'll receive them yourself and not assign them over to
any body.

Brother further desires that you'll send all the particulars I
mentioned in my last, and Mr. Battie will take care to have all
matters dispatched according to contract.

Brother presents his humble service to you with, Sir, your
affectionate humble servant, W. Steer.

Brother begs you'll give a line when these bills are accepted.

172. Robert Liddell to Joseph Banks II.

Custom House, Newcastle, 23 January 1731. The gentleman
who brings you this is one to whom I have the happiness of being
related; and I would gladly natter myself he'll be able to convince
you how much it was contrary to my inclination to engage in
law ; and that Mr. Ferrier's particular directions and my dependence
upon him at that time solely occasioned it.

I therefore humbly presume to entreat you that as the case
now stands further expence may be avoided, and that you'l be
pleased to think of peace, my friends having full commission to
act for me as if I were personally present. I humbly beseech you,
Sir, to be perswaded to an accomodation ; and you may depend
on always meeting with the most gratefull acknowledgments from,
honoured Sir, your most obedient servant, Rob. Liddell.

173. William Burbidge to Joseph Banks II, in Queen's Square,
London.

Revesby, 25 January 1731. Wednesday last I got back
from Nottinghamshire : and to my great surprize found the house
with the 12 acre Granthams and two other closes lette. You

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promised me in Mr. Spencer's garden nothing should be meddeled
with till you or some other by your order had vewd and inspected
in it to see if it was to dare &c, and if so youd abate rent, but
nothing of that promise was thought on after, only to the contrary
a letter was sent imediatly to provide a tenant, neither was I
admitted to forgo any but hold all or none, a trapp designed as
I supose to undoe me, but as you are so kind (to me who thought
my selfe allways happy if I coud do any one thing even to the
hasard of my life to please you) hope you will give me leave to
make the best of the hay. I do not rate it cost me a great deal of
money geting, and if I must leave it for the next scrub 'twill be
verry hard servise done to your most humble servant, Wm. Burbidge.
On Tuesday the 12th instant your grayhounds worried me two
more of my ewes bigg with lamb, the verry best I have.

174. Joseph Banks II to William Burbidge {copy).

London. 30 January 1731. Yours I received yesterday, but
rind by your heat therein expressed, as well as what I found
when I saw you at Stamford, that you are much out of temper.
I am sorry to see you so, for think what you will, I am and always
have been your friend, but owne that by your carriage to me then
and now, I would desire not to have affairs with you, being I find
tis impossible for me to act in such a manner as to make you easy,
and if I do you no good should be very unwilling to do you harme.
You well know the reason why I have not been at Revesby, and
as to the promise I made you in Mr. Spencer's garden, I kept strictly
to it and wrote accordingly to Mr. Browne, who reported to me
your great uneasienesse, and that unlesse you had 20s. a year
abated you would leave the place, and for the house at no peradven-
ture would you live in it, and upon the whole you seemed quite
uneasy and resolved to leave Revesby, which made me order the
letting of the place, and which is let to a good tenant, and at your
rent, as far as he has the grounds. Besides, even if you desired
to be there you would have wrote to me ere this, but never heard
from you.

Dispose of your hay as you please, you are welcome. 1 know
not what you mean by hazarding your life for me, but have heard
you of late have not been so respectfull to me, as a long series of
my good will to you might have deserved, and what did not become
you, but for all that I wish you. your wife and family very well,
and should not omitt an opportunity to serve you when in my
power, and do advise you to be more cooll and temperate, and
wherever you are to stay at home and mind your buissnesse. I
wish you and Mrs. Burbidge very well, and am your friend to serve
you, J. Banks.

I find you did not pay the interest money which I wonder at,
heeause you assured me you would. As to the worrying your

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sheep, Harry says he never heard of any before, and that he disposed
of the greyhounds all out of towne but the bitch, which you
desired, and would have hanged her had you not desired her, so its
impossible my dogs should hurt you, but I consider you write in
passion.

175. From B[oger] Gale to Joseph Banks II.

London, 2 February 1731. I was in hopes to have seen you
before this, since your return to town, and had I known your
lodgings would have waited upon you. It is now about 2 months
since you was elected Fellow of the Royall Society, and by the
Statutes you are obliged to be admitted by the President in a
months time after your coming first to London, if you were absent
when chosen. To prevent all disputes, for at present, we are a
little divided among ourselves, I wish your affairs would permitt
you to be at our house in Crane Court in Fleet street a little before
5 in the afternoon next Thursday, or if you please to call upon
me in Bedford Row I will wait upon you thither, and am, dear
Sir, your most faithfull humble servant, R. Gale.

Roger Gale, born 1672, died 1744, eldest son of Thomas Gale, Dean of York,
by his wife Barbara, daughter of Roger Pepys of Impington, Cambs. (cousin of
Samuel Pepys). Roger Pepys married Ann, daughter of Luke Banks, brother of
Joseph Banks I's grandfather. (Warren Dawson MS. 47, ff. 3, 5.) Roger Gale
was M.P. for Northallerton, 1705, 1707, 1708, 1710, first Vice-President of the
Society of Antiquaries, and Treasurer of the Royal Society. D.N.B.

176. From John Beits to Joseph Banks II at his Jiouse in Ormond
Street, Queen's Square, London.

Holbeach, 19 February 1731. I recived Mr. Brown's. I sent
you one from hence Saterday last, but directed to you att St.
James Square. In answer, Sir, I have recived no more moneys, nor

1 know not when I shall, Sir. As to the Commissioners, according
to your desire I have set down there Mr. Jacob Davey Mr. Samuell
Richardson Mr. James Heaton of Gedney. Sir, as to the piece of
land intermixd with Mr. Green, Mr. Fairfax and I have searched

2 old town books, and it is not above half an acre. I asked Mr.
Green for the moneys, but he says he will speak with you
first. He says there is 7 or 8 years quittrents due to him.
Mr. Green would have it fenced out, but it is my thoughts it
is nott worth your while. I dare say it is not half an acre, no
more.

But my love and service from your humble servant, John
Betts.

177. Thomas Chaplin of Blankney to Joseph Banks II.

Blankney, 20 February 1731. As it is always a pleasure to
me to serve my freinds, in obedience to your commands I paid

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my compliments to the Lady at Stamford, and in her weeds she
exceeded herself. To find so much beauty, innocence, good nature
and wisdom center in one person must at that instant have captivated
your soul and opened all the secrets of your heart. The conversa-
tion of the evening gave me opportunity to slide many things
justly in your favour, and when the company that supped with
us was gone, the Lady and Dr. produced a letter from Mr. Thoroton
concerning the purchace of her house at Lincoln for my advice ;
whereupon I told them I had heard you say Lincoln was a place
you ever liked, and possibly if the best furniture was to go with
the house you might be the best bidder. They did not take the
hint, and I did not add further weight to it then to desire they
would not dispose of the house till they had heard from [torn] again,
and said I did not know but you [torn] self might agree to purchase
it, and then [torn] Lady and either of the widdow .... could agree
she might after be intitled to thirds, for when I found she was to
return to Lincoln next week, I thought it proper so far to open my
credentialls ; for then if anything be revived between her and the
baronett it may be too late to put in your claim. What I have said
amounts to no more then to put a stop to the immediate sale of
the house, but if you be what I realy take you to be (in earnest),
it may be proper soon to consider what further steps to take in
the affair ; for where so much beauty and other good qualifications
unite it is impossible but they must produce a multitude of admirers,
though none that I wish more happy than yourself, who am, Sir,
your most humble servant, T. Chaplin.

The lady at Stamford ' was Catherine Wallis, whose brother-in-law, Dr. Wallis,
lived there. Mr. Thoroton may be the former recorder of Lincoln. See No. 141.

178. William Gylby to Mrs. Catherine Wallis.

25 February 1731. I have drawn the form of a release of
dower, and have sent it to Mr. Noel, but before you execute I would
be better satisfyed than I am at present of Mr. Wallis's power to
give you those lands by his will, which you was to have for life in
lieu of dower. This is a matter of very great concern, and if a false
step is taken, 'tis not to be rectifyed after the release is executed.
And as the release will be as effectual if it be executed one day
before the end of the three months as if 'twas executed tomorrow,
I would not have you be in too much hast to do a matter that cannot
be undone. 1 propose to sett out of London on Munday or Tuesday
sennight, and to come by the way of Stamford that I may the
better see how all things are, and judge thereupon what is safe
for you to do. I shall be at Lincoln the beginning of the week
after the Assizes hut not before. I am, Madam, your very humble
servant, W. Gylby.

Endorsed. For Mrs. Catharine Wallis at (Dr. Wallis's in Stam-
ford deleted) her house in Lincoln.

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179. Thomas Wallis to his sister Mrs. Catherine Wallis.

28 February 1731. Dear sister, you see I have again used
the liberty you gave me. I am glad to hear you got well home,
though I imagined it would be late. You will see by this letter
that my coming to Lincoln will be utterly useless till Mr Gylby
calls on me, and then I will certainly come to you. I have had a
letter from Mr May. He says Mr Dobbs is concerned for Mrs
Bennet's children. That makes me still hope a little, though
I am afraid too. Mr Cumberland dined with me on Friday. He
seems determined not to concern his head with the horses, unless
you had set a much lower price on them. I know nothing of the

affair you mention between Mrs Sibthorpe and Mr M . Sure

I should have heard of it. Our member of Parliament will be in
Stamford tomorrow night, but I am not one bit more in the secret
than when you left Stamford. As to your maid Betty, I suspect
her intent to leave me at Martinmas, by what she says. If she
really has any reason why she will leave me at that time I beg
she would not come at all. I am not provided for, nor has my
maid said a word to me. Be so kind to speak to your maid again
and let her know everything of the management of my little house
as far as you can. I protest I know only one thing she can complain
of, at that is being so much alone when I have business, or when
on other occasions I leave Stamford for two or three days. As to
her pleasing me in everything, I make not the least doubt of it,
nor can any body do anything which is required of servants better
than the maid I have now, only her dear temper is sometimes
shocking, and her behaviour so insolent and rude to me myself
that I am determined not to bear any more in either her or any
body else. Talk your maid over once more and tell her what I
say. Enquire if she really has a marriage scheme or no, for if she
has, that may be the reason of her thinking to go away at Martinmas.
Is Jinny Newham marryed or about it ? My love and service where
due. I do not mention the subject of this letter because I do not
understand it, or guess at all what it means. I am, sincerely yours,
Tho: Wallis.

Mrs. Sibthorp was the widow of John Sibthorp, who died in 1718. She bought
the Canwick estate on the outskirts of Lincoln and made it the home of the family.
She died in 1743. Maddison, The Sibthorp Family (1896), pp. 24-39.

180. Alice Nelson to Joseph Banks II.

11 April 1731. I had wrote to return you my hum bell thanks
before nowe had I not been very ill. I sent a man and hors on
purpos with yours inclosed to Mr Wright who was very hard with
me. He would not bate won peney in the funerall charge tho he
promised me he would bear the haleff if not all. I received all
pounds and one shilling but had the man and hors to pay out of
that who was a week at Shifeld over Mr Wright before all things

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was end. Sir, hear is a paper of Packs that was wrote when he
was with you att Nottingham. If you pleas to give me live I will
send it to you. I am, worthy Sir, your most obliged humble S3rvant,
A. Nelson.

181. The Rev. Matthew Alexander to Joseph Banks II.

Tattershall, 29 April 1731. I hope you received mine from
Stilton, wherein I acquainted you with Sir John Shaw's caveat
against my institution to Ewerby and my disappointment at
Bugden : I now take leave to tell you that in my return yesterday
I called at Ewerby, and find a good house, the situation pleasant
and the living worth about 55 or 60£ per annum, and that I made
an enquiry about Sir John's right of presentation. The neighbours
say that the steward (one Taylor, now steward to the Lady Middle-
ton at Stapleford near Newark) was wont to tell them that Sir
John had a right by the marriage of the granddaughter of Sir
Richard Rothwel, Barrt, who presented the last Incumbent. But
now they say, tho' Sir Richard did present the last Incumbent,
Mr Silvester Leech, it appeared that Sir Richard had no such
right, and that Mr. Leech had been deprived of it, tho' he was
instituted and inducted, had he not made interest to the then Lord
Chancelor and taken out the Broad Seal. And he himself said
twas in the gift of the Crown.

This is the best information I could get, and thought proper
to lay it before you, and the Bishop too, the first post, for I was
never under such apprehensions and dread of disappointment in
my life. I would not give it out at Urby that I heard or knew of a
caveat, lest it should make some of the clergy thereabouts that
have apply'ed to Sir John more sollicitous. I am, honoured Sir,
your most obliged obedient humle servant, Mat. Alexander.

I may add that Mr Dobbs had been at Tattsal since I went
abroad, and I find by some that keep him company that he imagines
Tattsal will fall to young Shepherd at last, for want of better
sollicitations, for it is not disposed of.

Alexander had visited the Bishop of Lincoln at his palace at Buckden, Hunting-
donshire. He was instituted to the vicarage of Ewerby on the presentation of
George II, 6 June 1732, and died, still vicar, before 16 June 1735, when his successor
was instituted. See also No. 94.

182. J. Savage to Joseph Banks II.

Clothal, 1 May 1731. The day after I received your letter, I
sent my servant round the country to enquire for dotterels, and
the man that is famous for catching 'em made me hope that he
would have brought some to me this day ; tho withal he feard he
should not succeed, because the month of April was so near expired.
He has accordingly brought none, and I can only tell you that as
as I have done I could to serve you in this affair, so I shall be always

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proud to do it, in any commands you shall think fit to lay on,
Sir, your most obedient humble servant, J. Savage.

183. Alice Nelson to Joseph Banks II.

The " gudg's lodging" Nottingham, 1 May 1731. I return my
humbly thank for all favours and am bound to pray for your health
and long life.

I have hear sent this paper off' dear Jack good intensions towards
me, and since God was pleased to take him to himselef before I
had any comfort of him beg and desier, good Sir, you will be so
charitebell to let me have the remender of this bond of what was
spent at Shiffeld since you was so good to give it wonce, and confiss
it wos your one godnes and not that I could have obliged you to
the least for him. And no we cannot help telling you Sir I have
severell times deined haveing the hounderd a year settled upon me
and myen if I would have been in Mrs Lees stead, that is house
keeper to your father, but reather chouse to get my bread by the
sweet of my browe, knoweing it was aganst the laws of God and
man, and to make this poore unfortnent youth easey with what
you was pleased to give him left my selef veey lowe. I hope your
great goodnes will consider my loss in his absence. I am, worthy
Sir, your ever obliged humble servant, A. Nelson.

184. Count de Degenfeldt Schonburg to Joseph Banks II.

St James Square, 22 May 1731. Puisque vous voulez que la
lettre que je vous ai envoyee il y a quelques jours et qui a ete
delivree par un de mes domestiques ne vous a pas ete rendue je
trouve pour plus de surete necessaire de vous reiterer par celle-cy
que la situation de mes affaires ne me permet pas de garder la
maison que j'occupe plus long terns que celui qui reste en vertu de
notre contract.

En cas que je sois oblige de retour per plutot en Allemagne je
suis convenu eventuellement avec Monsieur le Comte de Rantzau
de luy ceder la maison pour le terme qui me reste. Et comme il
vient ici en qualite d'envoye de la Majeste Danoise il pourra peutetre
l'arreter pour plus long terns. Je suis, Monsieur, votre tres humble
serviteur, . . . . (?) de Degenfeldt Schonburg.

With this letter is an English translation.

Count de Degenfeldt was Prussian Minister at the Court of St. James, and tenant
of Banks' house in St. James Square. Count Rantzau was Danish Minister.

185. Thomas Harrison to Joseph Banks II.

Burghley, 27 May 1731. My Lord has sent you by the bearer
six couple of hounds. You are to pay the men two guineas and
they bear all charges. Youl find the name of each hound fixt
to his neck. My Lord would have wrote to you himself but received
yours at Mr Smith's, so could not till he knew what hounds he

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could spare when he came back. I am, Sir, your most humble
servant, Thos. Harrison.

Written from Burghley House on behalf of Lord Exeter.

186. Randal Kilsha to Joseph Banks II.

Quickswood, 29 May 1731. Last night here came 2 men with
six couple of hounds from my Lord Exeter. I paid the men 2
guineas as directed by the inclosed letter. Mr. Sparhauk is in
London at present. I will take care of the hounds till he corns to
give further directions. Airs. Nicholson hopes you have not forgot
the soap. The 2 letters that were charged at eleven shillings are
sent by this post to the General Post Office. The names of the
hounds are all tied about their neckes. I am, Sir, your most humble
servant, Randal Kilsha.

187. Dr William Stukeley to Joseph Banks II.

Stamford, 11 June 1731. We baptized my daughter Mary last
week, and give you many thanks for the favor you did us in being
sponsor for her. We received too at our Club the print and verses,
which was taken very kindly, and your health drank.

Yesterday My Lady Dutchesses horse gentleman won our Lady's
plate of 80 guineas. The bells did not ring as the night before
when Rich won the town plate. I have felt too somewhat of the
spirit of party since I came here, in great oppressions as to tax
and sessments and whatever lyes in the power of the Corporation.
I shall be proud to see you at my house if you come this way home,
and am, honoured Sir, your most obliged and most obedient humble
servant, Wm Stukeley.

Stukeley became vicar of All Saints Stamford (in the gift of the Lord Chancellor)
in October 1729, a few weeks after taking Holy Orders. Here he remained until
he was presented by his friend the second Duke of Montagu to the living of St.
George's, Queen's Square, Bloomsbury, in 1747. He died in 1765. See Stuart
Piggott, William Stukeley (1950), p. 117. He seems to have been appointed to
the Stamford living in the teeth of High Church opposition, being regarded as
a Latitudinarian if not a Deist.

; My Lady Dutchess ' was the Duchess of Ancaster.

188. From Matthew Lister to Joseph Banks II.

Burwell, 12 June 1731. I should have answered your letter long
before this but that I was very ill at Lord Exeter's and did not
get to this place before last night. I called upon Mr Cole but he
was gone to Stamford where I suppose he mett with Harry Bennett
who goes from thence to Ashburn to feed a maith there to fight
the 25th of this month, from whence he will come to us. I shall
take no tryalls of our cocks untill two or three days before wee
fight, for wee shall have cocks enough to chuse on, and unless
rocks are in good condition there can be no tryall of them. The
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you writt. I think you are very much in the right to follow the
motto of the wise, and that the beggar's wish may never fail you
is the harty wish of your most humble servant, Matt. Lister.

I lay at Horncastle as I came down, where they tell me as the
small pox has intirely left them.

189. Richard Reynolds, Bishop of Lincoln, to Joseph Banks II.

17 June 1731. Tho' there is no necessity for much hast in this
business, yet would not I make the least delay in it, that I might
give you the greater assurances of my readiness and zeal in every-
thing that may concern yourself or friends.

Diligent search hath been made in our Books of Institution,
which go no further back than the year 1662. All the books, before
that time, are at Lincoln, where Mr Alexander may have resort
to them.

We have indeed our Book of Patrons and Patronages dated 1605,
which we have examined, and by the extracts inclosed, you will
find that this book as well as our Books of Institutions, all make
Roth well Patron of Ewarby, and make no mention of any presenta-
tion from the Crown.

However, Sir, if you are minded to maintain Mr Alexander's
presentation from the Crown, I will not admit the Presentee of
the person claiming under Rothwel's title, but put him to his
Quare Impedit, which will be putting him to the Labouring Oar.
And my Lord Chancellor will inform you that this will be showing
you and the Presentee of the Crown all the friendly regard that an
Ordinary can with justice show.

I pray you, Sir, to present my bounden duty and service to my
honoured Lord the Lord Chancellor when you give him the inclosed
extracts, and assure yourself that I am with the greatest respect,
your very faithfull humble servant, Ric. Lincoln.

You will please to observe from what I have written that Mr
Alexander's method is to search at Lincoln Registry, and if here
or there he finds incouragement to stand suit, he has nothing to
do but to enter his caveat . . . . , and wait till Sir [torn] Shaw brings
his Quare Impedit.

Quare Impedit was a form of action at common law for protection of a right of
advowson.

190. Christopher Scheie to Joseph Banks II.

London, 25 August 1731. I could not have the pleasure of
answering your letter of the 14th instant sooner, the Count not
being in town, and I had his answer out of Essex but last night.

It gives a pleasure and a satisfaction to me that you booth agree
about the house in the Square. It will save a great deal of trouble
on booth sides. For hundred to one, the Count, as the affairs goes

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now, may stay a whole year and more in England, and you receive
the rent always before hand, which he consents too. But as for
the wine, the Count having but very litle provision left, he can
spare none of it. You are sensible that it is not an article of the
contract, and that the .... you ghot was by my means obtained,
therefor I would not have you insist thereon. The present contract
is, you know (that we have no misunderstanding afterwards) for
six months certain from November the 1 1th to the 1 1 of May next,
for which the Count is to pay you beforehand the money, which
is £180 sterling, and if he stays longher in it, to pay you at the
rate of twenty pound per month, which makes the summ of £300
a year. For in case I suppose he should stay a month or six week
longher as the first six months, I believe you will bee satisfyed to
have him stay in it for the price above mentioned rather the a to
have it stand empty, being in the summer season, when people
goe in to the contry again.

The sash window in one of the room, tow pair of stairs to the
street are finished, but the roofe is not repaired, for which your
order is required, and at the same time, that the kitching may
be white washed.

I am, with great esteem and veneration, Sir, your most obedient
servant, Christr Scheie.

My Lords and Ladys Dagenfelt and Fitzwalter remember their
service to you. as likewys my wife who is still in a lingring condition.

191. Agreement for sale of a chariot.

2 February 1732. Memorandum. This day Robert Mambury (sic)
of Newtoners Lane, London, Coachmaker sold to Joseph Banks
Esq. one compleat towne charriot with flowerd velvet lineing, and
seat cloth, and mohair fringe, crane neck, and a pair of towne
harnesse, as the same is now made and finishd, but Mr Mambury
is to put the said Mr Banks and his Ladys arms on the doors and
pannells and his crest on the harnesse, and brasse sliders on the
doors And also one coach as the same is now built and painted
with mosaick work and lined with plain crimson velvet, and hamer-
cloth of the same, with mohair fringe, and a sett of compleat
travelling harnesse, the stomacher and ogee round the cornish
to be new guilt, and the whole handsomely varnishd and dressd of,
with a travelling budget and bagg for clouts, and 2 inside seats
to take in and out, the whole to be delivered in a compleat manner
by the sixth of March next In consideration whereof the said
Joseph Banks to pay him over and above fifty pounds this day
paid him, one hundred and thirty pounds And its further agreed
that the said Robert Mabberly shall and will for the space of eight
years next ensueing the time the said coach and charriot shall be
delivered keep the same togeather with the wheeles harnesse and
other materials in good and sufficient order and repair except such

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damages as shall happen by any extraordinary accidents, for which

Mr. Banks to pay him twenty pounds a year and three shillings

per week for clouting and greaseing the same when Mr. Banks in

Towne.

Witnesse their hands J. Banks

Test. Hen. Browne Robt Maberly.

Endorsed. " 16 March 1731. Reed, then of Joseph Banks Esq.
in cash one hundred and eighteen pounds and by his old coach
twelve pounds in full for the coach and charriot mentioned within
and all accounts And I promise immediately to fitt his old caffey
seat cloath to his new coach and putt on the budget and naile
bagg when demanded without any expence to him.

per Robt. Maberly.
Test. Hen. Browne."

192. John Jeffreys to Joseph Banks II.

Stangate. 15 February 1732. When I first meet you at the
Coffee house in Covent garden with Mr. Cock and receved your
first instructions it was then to be done in the secrets manner
possible, and to try if talken to hur would not get the better of
hur raither than force.

When I waited on you at your lodgins in St James street you
may remember how manay cautions you gave me to act in this
affaire if possible without the knolidge of the neioubors, naming
Lord Fitzwalter, nay, farther, you seemed to say that if made
publick it might perhaps expose you to some of the publick papers,
all wich I beleve might have slipt your memory when you wrote
your last to me. I am now to answer to the charge you mention
in the begining of yours, wich is a delay in prosecuting the distress.
When the distress was made she was not at home. Noo person
could have immagened but that the distress of hur goods 4 children
and servants would have brought hur home at night, but it happened
otherwayes. I then was under treaty with a gent and from him
had reason to beleve that she would answer all our expectaions
in the most secretts manner, all wich I was very much pleased with
considering your directions as above.

The next thing you take note of, she ought to have bin arrested
before the distres, I have answred that by observing to you that I
could not immagen she would have kept from hur house and ffamily.

Then you take note that the instructions you sent should not
have bin communicatied to her. I knew noe other way when I
could not see hur, but thay was not sent as yours, but termes that
I said if complyed with I doubted not but she might extracate
herself out of her misfortins.

Your order in relation to the renewing writt shall be this day
complyed with, as shall any order from you for the futter, shall
give and all possible means used to take hur. I beleve she will

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soon be weary of this sort of work, being under a necesity to conceale
hur selfe of wich she will soone be weary in my oppinion. But
admitt she should be lucky enough to gett bayle as she has to the
sheriffe on her repleven, hur case in my opinion is still worse, and
she will have leasure to reflect on hur pride and folly. The shurityes
that are given to the repleven are Hassell Short of St Martins court
perriwig maker and William Gould of Red Lyon court Fleet street
linnen draper. I beleve thay are good, but good or bad the sheriffe
must answer.

At Ladyday thare will be 25 ginneys due for one quarters rent
wich will jubilell a lozer. As for ejectments I cannot apprehend
anay necesity the terme being at soe great a distance and Lady day
and County Court day soe long before it. I have not removed anay
of your goods for reasons I will give you when I have honour to
see you, and doubt not but time will demonstrate that I have
acted with saffcy caution and prudence, and that the two gents
Mr Viner and Mr Cock will not suffer by thare recomendation.

I thank, Sir, this is all I can at this time say in answer to yours
or to this affaire more than to asshure you that I am your most
obedient humble servant to command, John Jeffryes.

193. Joseph Banks II to John Jeffreys, at his house in Stangate
over against Westminster, Southwark (draft).

Quickswood, 17 February 1732. I have yours of the 15th,
and readily beleive that the cautions I gave you to prevent this
affair being made too publick, was sufficient reason for your indulge-
ing the Lady in the prosecution of this affair. What I cheifly meant
by it was to stir you up to a determination of it as soon as either
a treaty or the course of law would admitt. I had a letter from her
this day but not such a letter as you was promissd should be sent
me. It was directed by another hand, or rather her owne counter-
feits, to which have given an answer, per H. Browne, I mean no
other answer than that the whole is under your direction, and
with you it must be accomodated or directed by course of law. I
mention this least any overtures should be made you before I come
to Towne, which will be next Monday night, and should be glad to
see you at the Old Bagnio early on Tuesday morning. In the
meantime you are to observe your present directions. I am, Sir,
your obliged humble servant, J. Banks.

Inclosed is a copy of the letter sent Mrs Cooper.

194. Humphrey May to Mrs Banks, addressed to Dr Thomas
Wallis at Stamford.

4 September 1732. Not haveing the oppertunity of seeing you
after I had the fatall discharge of receiveing your rents, begs you
will pardon this trouble. Mr Banks tould me that as he had a
person to do his other bussiness he might save the sallary by his

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doing this, I beg, Madam, you will consider as I left bussiness
that I could have mentained my famely on purpose to serve Mr
Wallis, begs you will do your endeavour so that I may continue
the receipt of them. If Mr Banks thinks tenn pound a year is
two much I will leave it intirely to his goodness, for as I have a
great famely I am willing to do what lies in my power to mentaine
them. Wishing you a good and prosperus jorney, from, Madam,
your most humble servant to cummand, Humphrey May. Sir,
I beg you will be so kind as to give the above letter to Madam Banks,
and as you will see the contents hope you will excuse the trouble.
In my last I sent you a bill for £100 which I hope came to your
hands, from, Sir, your most humble servant to cummand, Humphrey
May.

Mrs. Catherine Wallis had become Joseph Banks' second wife.

195. Expences going to and fro Burley for dear with

1732.

Sept. 6. at Kirton, turpentine for Giddin's mare
meat and drink for four men
16 horses, hay and grass . .

7, at Ustinton
to 3 of Mr Wildes servants
at Burley
to Robt Cooke
to Mr Lister as per bills
to a servant for leting us over the brige

8, at Deeping
toie

shooing two horses
greasing the waggons
16 horses grass
hay for the deer
meat and drink for four men
watching
Spalding
tole

Surfleet
a Date . . . .

9, at Boston
15 horses

meat and drink for 4 men
shooing a horse
hay for the deer
to the servants

three waggons.

1
4 0
8 0

3 0

21 0

1 12

1 6

2 0

0
4
6
6

1 5

1 2

0
6
3

27 12

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To Cant's waggon 5 days

To Giddings do.

for nailes for the waggons

(Endorsed. Charge of 8 brace of red deer from Burleigh.)

196. The Rev. Joseph Banks to Joseph Banks II.

Hooton Roberts, 10 September 1732. I received the favour
of your most obliging letter, and am sorry to hear that my son
does not so much consider his own interest, as heartily to apply
himself to writing and accounts at leisure hours ; which shall
be the first and surest step towards his preferment. He shall have
my hearty resentment, and hope you'l be so good as to impute
it to his years. As to his breaking out, it may perhaps be occasioned
by change of air and diet, for I do assure you, he has had no illness
of any kind that I remember (excepting the ague when very young)
since he was born. I hope bleeding, if the apothecary thinks it
proper, and some gentle physick will set him right again. We have
a distemper in these parts which shews itself in various manners,
sometimes like unto a rash, upon others like chicken pocks, on
others like the itch, all which bleeding [torn] cream of tartar, or
manna and Epsom salts cured. It is a pleasure and great comfort
to me to hear that my child is a good boy, and return my most
humble and hearty thanks for your great care of him, and hope
God will reward you and yours for it. My spouse who, I bless
God, is now very well, joyns in humble service to your self, lady
and cousins, with, honoured Sir, your very affectionate kinsman and
most obliged humble servant, J. Banks.

197. ./. Lister to Joseph Banks II.

" Screalsby ", 26 September 1732. This very day received
yours and was extreamly glad you got well to Town, and hopes
in a little time to hear of Mrs Banks safe delivery of a boy. I have
been for this fortnight Last at Mr Bromheads with your hounds,
but never poor lad ever met with such usage from Mr Apriee. who
did not think proper to come himself, but sent Mr Dale who is an
Irish .Member to discharge me from hunting ; and I not acquiescing
to his desire, Ik; ordered his eight servants which was with him with
guns and pistills to shoot the hounds, but I being as hot as he,
we hail |)i>tils in hand to disside the dispute, but was prevented
by his servant taking his from him and sade he would fight me ;
but I tould Ogle that he was the man I would fight and not his
footman, so came at last to an agrement that in case I would
promise not to try Mr Aprice's woods for a deer was very willing

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I should run my deer through his woods, and that he would give us
no further trouble, and so we parted, but two days after he sent
a warrant for a man which Mr. Bromhead took with him, and
was carryed before the Bench of Justices at Ancaster, where their
Sir F. Whichcoate Sir R. Cust Mr Fane Mr Pane and Mr Peckerd :
who immediately dismist the man and ordered Mr Aprice to pay
all charges. I should be very glad you could get leave to hunt
in Skelingthorp Wood which belongs to Christ Church hospital,
for I have leave in all the woods their excepting that and
Mr Aprices. And am with due regard your humble servant,
J. Lister.

I beg you'll make my respects agreable to Mrs Banks.

Mr. Aprice. Sarah, surviving daughter and heiress of Sir Thomas Hussey of
Honington, married Robert Apreece of Washingley, Hunts. Cole, History of
Doddington (1897), pp. 112-14. The incident evidently happened at Honington.
J. Lister was probably the nephew of Lewis Dymoke, one of the Listers of Warwick-
shire. See No. 247. Skellingthorpe wood belonged to the London Christs Hospital.
It lay near Doddington, Mr. Apreece's other estate.

198. The Rev. H. Shepherd to Joseph Banks II.

Mareham, 4 October 1732. The newspapers which I now con-
stantly receive give me this opportunity of returning you thanks
for this last favour, which is doubly increased by your obliging
letter and manner of doing it. 'Twould be impertinent in me
to make large professions of serving you, since it may perhaps
never once be in my power to do you any real service. All, I believe,
that you expect from me is that I should be grateful, and if occasion
should offer ready to serve you, and such return for all your
favours I dare confidently promise you shall ever receive from,
honoured Sir, your most obliged most obedient humble servant,
H. Shepherd.

P.S. My wife gets pretty well away and joyns in humble respects
to Mrs Banks, heartily wishing her (if she already have not had it
over) a happy minute.

[Note by Stanhope : " The rector of Mareham le fen ".]

199. Catherine Banks to her husband Joseph Banks II.

21 October 1732. 1 received yours last post with the robe in it,
but by the letter doe not finde you expected the money tho they
went for it. The nurss is come out of Hertfordshire tho I fear to
little purpose, for the child was taken with fitts last Thursday.
I have Doctor Broxham onely, beleiveing none of them can doe
it any service ; so beg that you will not be surprized if you hear
of an allterration. Nothing has been wanting that could be thought
of, as blisters etc. I am very well, but cannot help saying in a
great consern for the poor dear little creature ; and hope to see
you very soon, tho I beg of you not to hurry your self in any kinde.
Poor good Mrs Towler greves so much I wish she be able to goe,

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tho she has nothing to answer for ; but pure ill fortune attends
her. I am. dear Mr Banks, your most affectionate, C. Banks.
8 a clock. Doctor Broxham just tells me he has no hopes of the
child ; the nurss's thinks it cannot get this night over. If
you would have it burryd at [Revesjby send a servant up to me
directley. If I hear nothing from you and we should have the
expected change I imagin you would have it burry'd here in Town ;
and I think the priveter the better.

200. The Duke of Ancaster to Joseph Banks II.

Grimsthorpe, 30 October 1732. I had the favour of yours this
day, tho' I was obliged to be out the day you left this place and
had not the pleasure of seeing you before you went. I re Joyce
with you that you was able to bear the fateigue, and geting there
so soon, to be a comfort to your Lady, who was in affliction at that
time. If you do not think the townes smoaky air agreeable to her
and your health, the Dutchess and I would be glad to see you both
at this place. It's in the news that Lord Delorane is married to
Widow Hearson : you know by this time whether it's true. I am,
Sir, your most humble servant, Ancaster : G : C.

All the company here beg their service to you and your Lady
and the young ladyes.

The writer was Peregrine Bertie, second Duke of Ancaster. He was born in
1686; Vice -Chamberlain to Queen Anne, 1702; M.P. Lines. 1708-15. In 1715
he was summoned to the Lords in his father's barony as Lord Willoughby de Eresby.
Lord of the Bedchamber, 1719-27 ; Lord Great Chamberlain and Lord Lieutenant
of Lincolnshire 1724 until his death in 1742.

Lord Deloraine. Francis, the second earl, a Scottish peer, was born in 1710,
and married Mary, daughter of Matthew Lister of Burwell and widow of Thomas
Heardson on 29 October 1732 (see infra. No. 212). They lived in part of Atherstone
Place in Eastgate, Lincoln. Maddison in A.A.S.R., xxi (1890), 20. She died on
16 June 1737 and was buried in Lincoln Cathedral. Lord Deloraine then married
.Mary, daughter of Gervase Scrope of Cockerington. She survived him until 1767,
living in the house in James Street now called Deloraine Court. She ' was a bold
woman, very clever, but overbearing and often coarse in her manners '. One year
she v. cut down to the Cornhill on 5 November and broke the windows of a Roman
Catholic lady, thereby testifying that she was a good Protestant. This was after
the rebellion of 174"). which strengthened public feeling against Roman Catholics.
Willson Collection (Society of Antiquaries), xiii, 67.

201. Robert Waddilove to Joseph Banks II.

10 November 1732. I am sorry I was not in the way when you
was pleased to call at my house, and I have been to wait on you
in Arlington Street, but had not the good fortune to see you. Your
cause against Lyddell came on before the Lord Chancellor in
relation to costs, who has thought fitt only to allow you £10 costs,
he would not send it to a Master to tax the costs as is always
practised on these occasions, but fixed the above sum, which will
scarce answer the costs of application, so that you are likely to be
a great sufferer in this affair, tho' I am satisfyed that as the Master

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has reported to you double the sura which Lyddell offered, you ought
to have had all your costs allowed. There was nothing wanting
either in Counsel! or my own endeavours in this affair, and I am
sorry for this unlucky event, and am, Sir, your most obedient
servant, Robt. Waddilove.

202. Lady Kinnoull to Joseph Banks II.

Brods worth, 11 November 1732. I am very credibly informed
from divers hands that money is very plentyfull to be come by
in the country at £4 . 10 . 0 per cent, upon good land security,
as I very well know ours to be ; and some I hear has got money
on the like security at £4 per cent. I therefore ordered my steward
Jos: Dickinson to acquaint you at the payment of the last halfe
years intrist before this th . . now sent to Mr. Baltock, according
to order, that I expected this intrist money to be reduced to
£4 . 10 . 0 per cent., or otherwise I should be looking for money
another way and give legal notice for paying in this £1800 thats
due to you, but he missing the opportunity when last at London
is the occasion of these lines to request a positive answer
whether this intrist may be reduced as above, for the time
to come or not, and it will oblige, Sir, your humble servant,
A. Kinnoull.

Lady Kinnoull was the wife of George Hay, 7th Earl of Kinnoull. He was
imprisoned in 1715 on suspicion of favouring the Jacobite rising, but was admitted
to bail in 1717. From 1729 to 1734 he was Ambassador to Constantinople, which
no doubt explains why his affairs were in the competent hands of his wife. She
was Abigail, the younger daughter of Robert Harley, first Earl of Oxford.

203. Walter Ellys to Joseph Banks II.

12 November 1732. The baskett with the 500 of sparrogras
plants was deleiverd to John Law carryer from the Castle in Wood-
street derected to Mrs Hodgkinson att Overton neare Chesterfield
in Darbeshire and yesterday was deleiverd to Mr Robt Barns
Louth carryer from the Red Lyon in Aldergat Street the trees you
orderd (with tiketts of parchment tyed to each sort of trees thyre
nams to them) safe pakt in a matt and derected to Joseph Banks
Esqr att Revesbe Abbe neare Horn Castle in Lincoln shire. I sent
to Mr. Sellwood about the 2 doble blosomd peaches, he sent me word
where they was to be gott (not knowing I had them in my nurserey).
I sent 2 amongst the rest. I beleive I must mak you the preasant
of them. I dare say he has not so much monneys in the world
as to pay for them. I desire you will rit to youre p[eop]le not to
cut theyre head att all and plant the [torn] a good exp .... tion in
the open ayre not a gaine aw [torn] ey will blo(om) finly this yeare
if they doant bare you frut. Which is all att preasant from youre
honour's most obdeient servant, Wallter Ellys, per the queans Elme
att Lettle Chelsey.

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204. Christopher Scheie to Joseph Banks II, at his seat near Baldock,
" Quixsett,'' Hertfordshire.

London, 6 December 1732. I had the honnour to receive yours
of the 25th of last month, which I would have answered sooner
had it not been that 1 thought to have given you a positive answer
on what you desired to know.

In part I can tell you that the Count of Degenfelt had visited
and seing several houses that are to lett. That of the Spanish
Ambassadeur, altho' he has left it above a fortnight, is left in such
order that to this day the landlady of it has had people to put
it in order and clean it, to shew it to his Excellency not been able
to as yhiet to accomplish it. I am told they left it in such a pickle
and nastenis that it was not propre any Christian people to see it.
We are promised that against Thursday next I shall be in order to
see it.

On other house of late General Webb has been proposed to the
Count which he has seen, but unfurnished, five or six rooms on a
flower. In three or four days I belive he will fix. However, you
may depend on that you may enter your own house against the
end of the terme, and if posibly bee I'll dow my utmost endeavour
after he has fixt, that you may have it some time before the end.
I say if possibly it may be done, whereon you may relay, and then
you'll have time enough to ghet it in order that your Lady may
enter it at leisure, the Parliament not sitting until the 16th of
January next.

1 have been mightily concerned that it happen so, for me not
l>eing in Town when you left it, to wait on you and your lady,
to whom 1 assure my most humble service and shall allways reman
with the highest estime, Sir, your most humble servant, Christr.
Scheie.

P.S. I did a quit myself of your compliance to Lord and Lady
Degenfelt who boath desired me to remember their service to you.
The ale you have ordered to bee send and to be laid in your cellars
is not come yet. 1 have redoubled the orders to the buttler when
it arrives to have special care of it.

This relates to the house in St. James Square, which Banks and his second wife
were preparing to occupy.

205. The Her. John Goodall to Joseph Banks II at (^nickswood.

Lincoln. l'~> December 1732. I troubled Mrs Banks with a letter
by the last post to request the favour of her to prevail with you
to use your interest and application to The Lord Chancellor to
procure for me the rectory of Wing in Rutland. I was then much
straitned for time ; otherwise 1 should have taken the freedom of
writing a line to yourself as I now do : and hope you'l please to
pardon me.

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If you shall be in London yourself or have any friend there,
proper, whose assistance you coud ask for me in this affair, it will
lay me under the greatest obligation to you, if you'l please to favour
me so far.

I have wrote to the Dean of Lincoln, who, I hope, will be my
friend, and have begged the favour of him to lay down money
for the expences of the presentation, if it can be obtained. But
yet I shoud be glad to have your concurrence and assistance go
along with him, that nothing may be wanting to make the attempt
succesfull.

I am not yet certain that the living is vacant. But by an account
I had on Saturday last, there was no probability of the gentleman's
living many days, and perhaps he may be dead by this time.
However, it must certainly be proper to apply in time to prevent
other applications. As I live at a good distance from the place,
the gentleman may be dead 2 or 3 days and I not hear of it ; but
as soon as I have certain intelligence you shall be informed.

Your son is very well and behaves himself orderly and to satis-
faction. My most humble service waits upon your lady. And
I am, Sir, your most faithful humble servant, John Gooddall.

If my going to London be necessary ; upon notice from my
friends I shall be ready to do it.

The Rev. John Goodall, born at Hambleton, Rutland, son of Andrew Goodall,
clerk; at Oakham school; admitted sizar at St. John's College, Cambridge, 1713;
B.A. 1716-17; M.A. 1721; ordained deacon (Peterborough) 1717; curator of
Egleton, Rutland. In 1724 there was a vacancy for a master of the free school
at Lincoln " which school has of late gone much to decay ", and there being no
prospect of making it nourish without a good master and a fit house for boarders,
a minimum salary being £50 per annum ; and as the dean and chapter only allowed
£20 and the city 20 nobles a year, the common council resolved to increase its
allowance to £20 plus £10 for a house. The chapter was to find a person duly
qualified as having been educated at Westminster or Eton and of the degree of
M.A. This quest having failed, Goodall was appointed. Common Council Minutes,
1710-1800, pp. 98, 100. He became a prebendary of Lincoln in 1736, and died
still headmaster in 1742.

206. Richard Calton to Joseph Banks II.

Chesterfield, 1 January 1733. I had the favour of your last
with a [torn] rond and note, whereon shall proceed as expeditiously
and carefully as I can, but before the Declaration can be compleated,
we must necessarily have a sight of the Administration you took
with the Will annext of Mr Hodgkinson, which, as it is something
special in regard it is grounded upon the renunciation of Mrs
Hodgkinson, and is as I suppose granted to you during the minority
of your son Win., must accordingly be sett out and referred to in
our Declaration after the manner and form as mencion'd in the
Administration itself, else our proceedings may very probably
prove erroneous, Wherefore pray fail not in a day or two at furthest
after this comes to hand to send the Administration itself to my

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Agent Mr James Mundy at his house the corner of Breams Building[s]
Chancery Lane, to whom I shall send direccion what vse to be
made of it. If any delay be made in sending the Administration
as above, it may postpone the causes for these next assizes, On
which account I need not press you further for expedition therein.
As to what you write for my advice in chusing Chancery or Common
Law when you are apply'd to by Mr Allwood for that purpose, I
know not what further to say than what I've already wrote thereon.
It's true Comon Law is the more expeditious and less expensive
way, but then in Chancery you have a greater latitude and better
opportunity es for making your Defence. By the Plaintiffs Bill you'll
see everything they aim at or pretend to, and if any fallacyes be
offer'd therein may have time to guard agt them, whereas at Common
Law you'll only have the Plaintiffs Declaration, wch will be for so
much lead sold to Mr Hodgkinson without knowing his suggestions or
evidence to support his accion till it come to tryall, when it will
be too late to procure any counter proof on your side, and all will
then be huddled up and over in an hour or less at the tryal. It
may also be a question whether at the Common Law Mr Hodgkin-
sons acct of this matter either in his book or elsewhere will be
admitted to be produc [torn] with yourself or advise with Counsel
after you are A [torn] and then make your own Election accord-
ingly— [torn] this head but repeating request that you help ^Sh Mundy
to the Administracion with all possible expedition, and with all our
humble services to yourself & Lady conclude, Sr, Yor most oblig'd
humble servant, R. Calton.

207. A Gamekeeper's Undertaking.

Quickswood, 9 January 1733. Whereas I Charles Palmer was
hired and retaind by Joseph Banks of Revesby Abbey in the
County of Lincoln Esqr to serve him for the space of one year
from the 20th day of May last at the wages of twenty pounds
And whereas I have several times since I entered into his said
service been guilty of drinking strong liquors in such a manner
that it has disabled me at those times from performeing the buiss-
nesse and service which I was hired and engagd to doe, to the great
prejudice and disapointment of the said Jos. Banks my Master
on which account I have incurred his great displeasure, insomuch
that he discharged me from his said service, as I justly deservd
Now in consideration of his admitting and receiveing me again
into his said service, and his haveing paid me the wages due from
the said 20th day of May last, 1 hereby oblige and bind my selfe
to serve him as park keeper game keeper and huntsman from the
date hereof for one whole year at the wages of twenty pounds for
the same And if in that time or so long as I shall continue to serve
him I shall drink any liquors to intoxicate me, or that it shall be
made appear by lawfull and reputable evidence that 1 am by such

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drinking disabled or incapacitated from dischargeing, or thereby
neglect to performe the several services for which I am hired as
above Then and in any such cases I hereby promisse engage and
consent to forfeit and loose the said wages of twenty pounds and
every part and share thereof But that I will serve my Master the said
year for no other consideration save my board and the perquisites
of my said place or service. Witnesse my hand, Charls Palmer.
Test. Hen. Browne.

208. E. Cooper to Joseph Banks II.

29 January 1733. I hope by this time you are recovered
of the gout. Goeing to Co vent Garden to day, I mett Mr Fitch-
wiliams. I asked him if he knew any gentleman that was coining
to Town and wanted lodgings. He told me that Mr Hennidge
was coming and was a man of great fortune, and he belived mine
would do for him, for that he knew they must be very good because
you had lived in 'em. He promised me to write to Mr Hennidge
this post about the lodgings. What I trouble you with is, suposing
you must be acquainted with Mr Hennidge, he being a Lincolnshire
gentilman, and I would desire you'd write to him what you think
proper the first post after you receive this, for fear Fitchwilliams
should forgett. I write in abundance of hury, the post just going
out. But one thing more which perhaps may be news, which is
that the fine young lady Ld F. was going to marry and which was
jMiss Rod, Barron Price's grand daughter, is run away with a
gentilman and marred. I am, Sir, your most humble servant,
E. Cooper.

My service to your lady and Miss Bank.

209. Robert Banks of Bawtry to Joseph Banks II, in St. James
Square.

17 March 1733. There is nothing but the necessity of my affairs
could oblige me to give you this trouble, but as my estate is already
in your hands, I cannot by any meanes raise moneys that I must
pay in Town, or be ruined, but by your assistance.

I do assure you I have enough to pay you, exclusive of the estate
mortgaged, could I but gett it in but at present that is impossible,
therefore humbly in treat the favour of your assistance at this tyme,
and upon the word of a Christian I will pay you back 500 £ in
6 months tyme. Was I to suffer all that is possible for a man to
suffer, I would not propose this matter to you was I not sensible of
your being intirely safe, and as being so, hope you will prevent
the ruin and destruction that may fall upon a ffamily onely for
want of a seasonable releife, and where it can be to you no loss.
I begg you will consider this matter and lett me feel that {friendship
you always professed for me. Dear Sir, your most affectionate
and faithful! humble servant, Ro: Banks.

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210. Joseph Banks II to his wife Catherine, at her house in St.
James' Square.

Bath, 30 March 1733. I am vastly obligd to you for your most
engaging letter and assure you, no news so agreeable to me as thy
health and welfare, and for thy present twill add very much to
my pleasure. I am very glad to hear it rumbles about.

I dare say I need not assure dear Kitty that her plan of happiness
is perfectly agreeable to mine and that I spend no time so agreeable
as with her, and do not wonder that every body shew thee respect
and are desirious of thy company which is always productive of
chearful pleasure.

I fancy the waters will do me good tho att present they strike
all sorts of paths out, sometimes in one place sometimes another,
but Dr Oliver says all will end well, but wants me mightily to make
a longer stay, nay to winter here, which I beleive I shall some time
do, when Kitty likes to come here, tho here is no hunting.

I thank thee of all thy chitt chatt and wish I could send thee
any from hence, we have no gallantrys of any kind that I hear of,
nor no hangeing or drowning. The young lady you mention is
very shocking. As for the lady I beleive her character has always
been of the most profligate.

Ive a great deal of service for thee. All your acquaintance are
very well. I think few very bad. Mr Seeker I fear is adying.
Kitt Neavill very harty.

I designe God willing to be punctuall to my time and assure my
dearest life every day till then will seem an age. Excuse my not
writeing to the girls and Billy, writeing being bad for the waters.
Adieu, my dearest, and accept the best of the wishes of thy most
faithfull, J. Banks.
Satterday Even.

Since I wrote my letter received thy most obligeing letter with
the inclosed you mention. As to thy lying in I earnestly desire
it may be wherever it will give thee the most satisfaction. I am
infinitely obliged to thee for desireing to be near me. I am sure
it will give me great pleasure, but rather than that shall stand
in your way I will come up with thee to London. Therefore unless
you are perfectly satisfied, make no resolution. As to the affair
of .... we are now gott rid of suspicion, I have a [torn] opinion for
all the [torn] she's made about it than the thing itself. I've burnt
thy letter as you command, and shall not mention it, but think
Mr B. may ketch a tartar. Perhaps he may not be so much dis-
pleased at the parting as we immagine. I expect next some dis-
coveries will be made of her. But I can't say I am afraid these per-
plexitys as they have mudled me a good .... will end ill of my side
which shall be sorry for. I am, dearest Kitty, thine faithfully, J.B.

Pray tell Lettioc I thank her for her letter. She sent me a letter
from Mrs Lee to Mrs Woodman which seems to be of the same

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kind. Mrs Lee sent to Jo. Patison for her money in it, but Lettice
does not explain the least word why she sends it. So if she has
anything to say she should send me word. I suppose as Mrs
Woodman was gone into service Mrs Lee wrote to Jo. Patison.

211. D[iana] C[haplin] to Mrs. Banks.

6 May [1733 ?]. Your obliging letters, dear Madam, never fail
of giveing me the greatest pleasure, and your last in perticular
bringing me the good news of your amendment ; for I had heard
so bad an account off you from Lady Hales that I was realy in
pain and concern for you, but am now rejoyced to hear you are
better, and found the Bath waters agree so well with you, which is a
certain sign you are not consumptive, and I can easyly guess the
cause of your illness, which I have too fataly experienced my self,
therefore must give dear Mrs Banks one peice of advice, to be
more carefull for the future ; and not hurry or rackett about when
it is necessary to keep your self quiett, and then I don't doubt
but you will soon recover your health again, which I sincerely wish
you may ; I am very glad to hear Mr Banks es so much better.
Mr Chap: writes me he looks very well, and talks of going to
Tunbridge, which I hope will wash away all complaints, att least
the journey I beleive will doe him good, for I think that getting
about is the most wholesome as well as the most agreeable thing
I know ; and belleive you have spent this spring very pleasantly,
but when you leave Tunbridge I must desire you will think of your
neighbours in Lincolnshire, and stear your course this way, for it
is a long time since I had the pleasure of seeing you, and I have a
very agreeable scheem in view, for we propose being at Tathwell
some-time where I hope to have the pleasure of your company
often. Mr Chap: I find meets with still more delay amongst his
lawyers, for when he went from hence he proposed being in town
but a fortnight, and had I thought he would have stayed so much
longer I should certainly have taken a trip with him, for a house
without a Man as we have often said is quite awkward and forlorn,
and tho I have gott Mrs York and her daughter with me I think we
are still in an awkward way, and scarce know how to divert ourselves,
for the weather has been exceeding cold and we have such sharp
easterly winds there is no stiring out, which takes off all the pleasure
of the country. I saw Miss Hales tother day. She is very well,
and I know writes to you so often that I must not pretend to tell
you any Lincoln news, tho there is subject enough to employ many
pens, for poor Lady Delorain has suffered much, and daily suffers
more. They pull her to peices and I think have been exceeding
rude to her, but I hope she has spirit enough not to regard 'em,
and those that marry into the town of Lincoln had nead have a
large share to be able to stand the shock. I hear Master Wallis
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old cook was here tother day to see Nanny and says he is
grown both tall and fatt, which shows that air agrees better
with him then Lincoln, and I am very glad he went there.
This is all the news I know or at least that can give you any
pleasure, therefore will no longer detain you with this dull scrible
then to assure I am, dear Madam, your most sincere humble
servant, D: C:

I desire my compliments to Mr Banks.

212. Ann Hales to Mrs. Catherine Banks.

7 May 1733. I recived both your last letters, but am working
myself a head, which I hope to finish before I see you (not haveing
money for a laced one) and a sute of cloths besides, which I shall
be glad if you chuse me a flowered .... at Mr Jenings. I would go
to ten shillings a yard. I would have it either a white or brown
ground, which you think is most in fashon ; a green short apron
and a girdle, not a siver one, but one of the knit girdles. I wish
you could buy me a slight nightgown (not India for I hate them) ;
a stript ... I should like to buy any where you please to buy it, and
I will give you the money at Revesby. I think about two ginuas
for the nightgown will do, and send them both together ; for
redd to make they will cost too much for me makeing in London.
I have ordered you no money, for pay day is not till June. I owe
Jenyns not a farthing and my credit is good, if you say it is for
Mrs Ann Hales, because we all buy of him. I desire but just as
much as will make the sute and nightgown. I think I shall be
exceeding smart, sure I shall pick up a Pillkington or some such
pritty fellow this sumer. I am just wild, child, to know what your
father is hatching. I insist in your next you write me the first
letter of her name or I will never forgive you, for I have a stronge
reason for that but don't tell him so ; for I have plauged him and
s'you know what to marry, which I fancy they will both together.
I am sure they are carrying on something that is vastly clever.
1 shall with great sincereity wish them both joy. 1 hope they will
make a better appearance than our Earl and his Countess, for
she has got a second Heardson. I have a thousand things to tell
you upon that subject when we meet, which I care not how soon.
You will soon, I beleive, have one of our Lincoln Ladys your
neibour, upon the Wolds she will be seated. She is a pritty black
woman and one you very much like, but you shall not know her
name till I have the other Ladys. Miss Ball has discarded Mr
Beck, Miss Molly Cunington has for sertain refused my cousin
Nevill. I am quite angy at our Ladys over rateing themselves.
It spoile the market for the rest.

I am out of all patience with Miss Eyre showing so much of the
mother, for it is true whats in the bone will never out in the flesh.
When I saw her last 1 talked to her for keeping that poor parson

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in suspence when she never intended to have him. It is very ....
such ways for young women, and they will be mett with in the end.

I hope Mrs Needson's illness did not proceed from the want
of a husband, tho I thought she seemed to be in wants last sumer

of one is sadly mad. Mrs Frances wrote you word Mrs

Barkham did not part with her, for she refused Mr Askew's place.
I am going to stay a little time with Mrs Chaplin, Mrs York is
now with her. Poor Doctor Nellthorp went to Mr Brisco and fell
ill himself their. His life was dispaired of, he made his will and
owned his marriage with Miss Stronge, who is now with him at
Sleeford. He gott this last fitt with in joying his friends as he has
of late very often done.

Master Banks is very well, I saw him yesterday. Sure you will
be here for him and Tomey to keep the holy days. If I inquire of
the news man how Tomey looks he allweys says well. My brother
John desires his sincere thanks to you for the trouble you have
given yourself for him. Sure some of the gentlemen will be so
good to speak for him, if he should not get out it will be a most
terable shock to him after all his time and money spent only to
learn that which afterwards he cannot get his liveing by. I can
only looke upon our family amongst the unfortunate. Send me
word if you have visited our widow in Warwick Court. Excuse
this for I am in haste. Mrs Newcomen is just come in, therefore
I am, dear Banks, your friend to command, Ann Hales.

My Mamah has desired me to beg at the same time for you to chuse
sister Betty a striped .... gown and petticote aboute fiveteen yards
of three quarters, for she would have one or two yards to spare.

Ann Hales was the daughter of Sir Edward Hales, who died in 1720 ; his widow
succeeded to the tenancy of the (so-called) Priory in Minster Yard, Lincoln, on
the death of Mrs. Katherine Hales (said to have been the aunt of Catherine Banks)
in 1727. Lady Hales died in 1765. Ann Hales married Christopher Taylor of
London, grocer, said to have been the natural son of Sir C. Wray.

" Our Earl and his countess ' were Lord Deloraine and his first wife. See note
to No. 200.

213. Jane Beresford to Mrs. Catherine Banks.

Leadenham, 11 December 1733. When I wrote last I was full
of concern for my poor boy, but can with pleasure tell you that I
found him in a better state of health then I expected and hope that
by the help of the asses milk which you was so good to send him he
will be perfectly well soon.

I have made all the inquirie I cou'd about the house at Fulbeck.
There is two or three persons about it (one of which is Mart. Brown)
but find as yet it is two high valued. The homstead is 6 acres
and the price asked 600, tho' I supose it will be sold for little more
than half. There is near 100 [torn] inclossure to be sold by the same
person if the title can be made [torn] ch Mr Banks will be a judge
of if he will give himself the trouble of a further inquirie. I wish

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anything may induce so good a neighbour to come amongst us,
and if I can do anything more you may be sure of my best endeavours.
This part of the world is barren of any sort of news, the only subject
being related to elections or the intented weding. Veriety of
conjecteur regarding the latter but wan't a better information from
you ladys that corryspond with the court ladys to tell us what is
to be. We can only talk over the assemblys and all other demon-
sterations of joy with which this part of Lincolnshire distinguished
it self in a perticular manner. I wish the account of it being put
off till the first of March may be true. Mrs Welbys's familie will
be then in town, and I am very much importuned to go with them,
and then shall have the pleasure of seeing all the fine show and
what is a much greater, the seeing of my most valueable friends.
I belive I shall not withstand so great a temptation if nothing
material! happens to prevent me. My best service to Mr Banks
and the young ladys, and am, dear Madam, your most obliged
humble servant to command, Jane Beresford.

Jane Beresford of Leadenham, which adjoins Fulbeck, the seat of the Fanes.

214. James Douglas to Joseph Banks II.

Northaw, 16 December [1733]. I am very glad to find you pass
your time so agreably at Grimsthorpe, but it would be very surpris-
ing if you should not. in a family where there is such hospitality
and a constant round of amusements, of all which was I present I
could with great cheerfulness be a partaker, except in your cocking,
because there is a sort of cruelty in that sport which always gives
me more pain than pleasure, and I think whoever wishes well to
the partys concerned, would not be vastly afflicted if your match
was off, since in the end as you don't fight for a trifle, the loser
may have a considerable sum to pay.

As you are resolved that your daughters shall go to Oaverly's,
I beleive no body can think you in the wrong for taking a house
near his, since it will be but a small inconvenience to any of your
friends to be 10 minutes more or less in coming to see you, and
the education of your daughters is one of the things of the highest
importance to you in life. Mr Hayes and the ladys to whom I
made your compliments are very glad that you'll be so near them.
They went from hence yesterday and [torn] desired their services
to you. Your new acquaintance Jennyns and Aly have both had
falls in one day, but Lord Montague has hitherto come off very well.

The day you went from hence there came a letter for you. which
I forwarded to St Janus'- I offee House : since that time two more
have come to my hands, the one directed to you and me which
I sent by last Tuesday sevennights post : the other was addressed
to you without the addition of Member of Parliament and was
charged one shilling, upon which as I knew the hand to be my
Lord Guilford's, and judged it was only a letter of civility in answer

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to your last to his loss, I did not take it, but gave the postman
your direction in order to his forwarding it to Grimsthorpe which
with the other two I hope are come safe.

Pray deliver the inclosed to Lord Vere, and give the Dutchess's
blessing to him, and make her Grace's, Lord Montague's, and
my service acceptable to my Lord Duke, and all his roof. I have no
news except that Lady Di: Spencer is to be married to the
Duke of Portland. I shall only add that your company gave the
Dutchess and me great pleasure, and instead of your being indebted
to us, we think the obligation laid upon us by your stay here.

I am always, dear Sir, your most faithfull and obliged humble
servant, Ja: Douglas.

James Douglas, Clerk of the Household to Frederick Prince of Wales. He died
in 1751, when Sir John Cust was appointed in his place. Records of the Cust Family,
hi, 40. He married Albinia, widow of the first Duke of Ancaster.

215. Ann Hales to Mrs. Catherine Banks.

17 December 1733. I would have wrote to you at Grimsthorp
but I thought it would do as well when you got to that sweet place
of antiquity. This where I am is much the same with as good a
neighbourhood. After coming from the Duke's it must be charming.
I dare say you was very merry their. Mrs Toller would add much
to your mirth. Madam York is confindd, I hear, with the gout,
but I fancy more by the purse. She and her son and miss is certainly
going to live at Lesingham, and it is talkt he is to have a widow
at Sleaford with two thousand in money and a good jointure.
They will have two good neighbours, Mr Chaplin and Sir Francis.
The old lady must try there for her daughter ; that gentleman will
do as well as your neighbour. One would chuse to be as nigh
ones friends as posable, which made, I sopose, Mr Shepperd beleive
Mr Bose was to have me. It is common for us to speak the most
against those we like in such cases. Nothing but your company
there would be tolerable. He is a bold wretch. I am glad your
so good a horsewoman : one does not know what one can do till
try'd, but I had a letter from a jentellman who says your abreeding.
He is out in his judgment if you are a foxhunter. However it is
not so with you. Once more to the surprize of and disapointment
of the Nevells, Lady Belief is with child. The Imbasitor at
Lincoln told my brother so as a great secret, which he no doubt
will do the same to others. Last post we sent up to Mr Latch-
wich the case (for his opinion) with relation to the money in
dispute of Tom Nevells, which the Chancelor thinks himself not
obliged to pay. For my part I am glad it is put to Councell,
then all partys will be sattisfied. However he offerd to once to
pay it. My uncle thinks we shall lose it. I will let you know
how it goes, because nobody is a more sincere wellwisher to us
than yourself.

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They go on at Lincoln in the old manner. I hear from some or
other in the town every post, but the last from my mother was
of Saterday. She wrote me word you was at Quixwood. and that
she had been out seven days together, and there is no helping it.
Mr Monson has been round the place for people's vote and interest.
My two brothers went aboute with him. Ned had litle to do :
I am out of patience with him, he will be quite ruined. Brother
Jack writes me word he sailes in six weeks, but with another captain,
which is Pelley. Pray let me know where your uncle and aunt is. I
shall be always glad to hear how them two good natured people do.

You will be happy as posable this Xmas now Tomey is to be
with you. I am glad you have so much comfort in him, and wish
it allways to continue. You spent a day agreeably, I dare say,
at Stamford. The doctor is a man of good sence, and will never
be otherwise than the same to you, as ever body else must be.
As longe as you and my self have been aquainted we never had
the least dispute. I shall wish myself with you in the great hall,
but I as a sad player at shutlecock.

Mr Chaplin is gone for the winter to London ; you will often
meet. I thought Fidle had not stud himself, but made interest
for his friend. I cannot wish for Chaplin or these here by reason
they will be in the interest of the Court (which is their own), nor
for our friends in that afair. A mile off plain is in the same interest.
I see Sir Counter Nicoll is dead. It is a melloncholly thing, she
being brought to bed as he died ; who stands there in his room ?
Truth, Mr Banks, I think, might turn C- — ng out, so much as
he spends in that place. Old Archer took a house at Warwick,
Harry another, and Tom lives as great as posable, his man Cooke,
and all in order. All wont do, the old members will be chose.
The people think the other all for their all for their own interest.
The ladys I have seen nothing of here ; this weding being put of
is well for a great number. Betty Hillard I have had severall
letters from, with an account of the Prince's person, which is bad
enough. You will be at the seremony I sopose ; I charge you send
me a perticular account of the cloths and of the fancy of those
I know. Lady Lucasas are charming handsome, and what I have
heard of her person twill be very becoming. Did you send your
Jewells ? She has good friends, for I fancy few could borrow more
then forty thousand pounds worth. I want to know what Lady
Carroline's choice ; send me word. She is returned to Burton,
but I have had no letter from thence. They would not trust her
when his Lordship was gone from Lincoln. I fancy Lady Laws is
ill is the ocation of his going to France ; they know nothing.
( liris says where B. is gone at Lincoln. I wish him success in
everything but matrimony. Where I knew the terms I should
have been blown for ever. You know me better. \ hope, then to
do dishonourably where I come. As to friendship in that family

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there was nothing in that. It was more of the other side, old
acquaintance. I am surprized Ld. Tyr — 1 gives his interest from his
neighbour. Sure there is something in it between Miss Cartwright
and Fidle. They must look out for a husband, or she will be
condemned to tell ould story s with those of small fortunes. They
write me word the Duke of Kingston is to marry the third daughter
of Lord Cartwright's. If so he will be a vast match for her, and
I am glad our English women have the advantage. He is a pritty
man, that family have all married well. What says Lord Vere,
how does Branston smile ; they will be in town in a short time.
My brother and Kitty will be in London in a month, the latter is
resolved to say she has been within the smoke of that delightfull
place. Her cloths was packt up to have gone a longe with my
brother John, but was perswaded to stay till the spring, so you will see
them . She is in the right if she has money to spend ; there is the best
of everything to be had. It is an odd request, but I desire when you
go to London send me a hunderd of pens reddy made, for I am tired
to death with these : I can get none at Warwick. Paper and those
things I have enough ; send them in a little box by Rothwell the
WTarwick carrier. He inns at London at the White Hart in Allders-
gate street. It is too trifilling but I can get none to write with.

How goes your apron on. My head is untouched yet, these
short days. When good wether comes I intend to inarch over and
see how Mrs Sparrow lives : I am but twenty mile of. I am told
Wolverhamton is a pritty place with a good deall of company,
the top rates for boarding £12 a year, coals 3d. a hunderd, and good
markets. I fancy they live very well. She has got a daughter.
Mrs Nevel is returnd and ... to Lincoln and George is with them.
All visits are over with that family and my mother. Somtimes
my brother and sister go but never askt to stay. There is nothing
new under the sun, you will say, since your memory and mine
in my aunt's days and since that. You see Mr Renolds is married
to Mrs Raymond, £8000. They are a luckey family, they will
setle with us, I imagin. Tell Miss Banks I was in hopes to have
heard from her own hand that she is quite well again, which I shall
recive with pleasure, for I have a value for her. Mr Sibthorp
they talk the city is for haveing their representative or young
Nevill of Wellinger. The latter has the best aspect, and if Miss Banks
had him his estate is before the other, and moore polite in all respects.
It is full time to end this, but I think my self talking, which I could
never be short in. My servise to Mr Banks, the yongs ladys (and
poor Tomey). He will soon make you and I looke antient. I wish a
merry Xmas and happy New Year, and remember this place, how
dull it is, and how accepttable a letter will be upon all scores to her
who is, dear Banks, your sincere friend and well-wisher, Ann Hales.

Tell me how Trusty liked the dutes and if she behaives righte.
My uncle and aunt desire their servise, and you must send, she

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says, an account of all the cloths if her neice should want for her
weding thear.

Leasingham, near Sleaford. is near to Aswarby, which was the seat of Sir Francis
VYhichcote, and Blankney, that of Thomas Chaplin. Mrs. Yorke was the widow
of William Yorke of Burton Pedwardine. Her son Thomas Yorke secured the
widow at Sleaford : she was Frances, daughter and heiress of John Hargreave
of Lincoln, and widow of ... . Peart of Sleaford. They were married in 1739, and
both buried at Leasingham, he in 1782, she in 1785. Lincolnshire Pedigrees,
p. 1126.

At the Lincoln election of 1734 Charles Monson, who was successful, was helped
by two of the Hales brothers, probably Sir Christopher and Edward.

' Tomey ' was Mrs. Banks' son by her first husband, Newcomen Wallis.

The doctor at Stamford was Mrs. Banks' brother-in-law. Dr. Wallis.

Richard Fydell was returned M.P. for Boston with Albemarle Bertie in 1734.
Sir Charles Gunter Nicoll was M.P. for Peterborough.

' Old Archer ' was doubtless Andrew Archer, M.P. for Warwickshire 1705-10
and 1715-22. Miss Hales was right in saying of the election for Warwick borough
that the old members would be chosen. Both Thomas and Henry Archer stood
without success, but they unseated both members on petition, and took their
seats. Thomas was returned for Bramber in 1741, became Recorder of Coventry,
and in 1747 was created Baron Archer of Umberslade.

The Prince was the Prince of Orange, who had come to England to marry the
Princess Royal ; owing to his illness the marriage did not take place until 1 7 March
1734.

' Ld Tyr 1 '. Sir John Brownlow, bait., born 1690, M.P. Grantham 1712,

Lincolnshire 1715-22, when he was returned for Grantham, which he represented
until 1741. In 1718 he was created Viscount Tyrconnel in the peerage of Ireland.
George II, abusing those who voted against the Excise Bill, called him ' a puppy
that never votes twice together on the same side '. He died in 1754 and was buried
at Belton. For Tyrconnel as patron see Dr. Johnson's Life of Mr. Richard Savage.

Lord Vere Bertie, son of the first Duke of Ancaster, married Anne, daughter
and heiress of ... . Casey of Branston, where he lived. He died in 1768, leaving
two daughters, Albinia, who (1757) married George, third Earl of Buckinghamshire,
and Louisa who (1778) married General the Hon. Sir Charles Stuart, son of the
3rd Earl of Bute.

Coningsby Sibthorp was elected with Charles Monson for Lincoln, defeating
Thomas Chaplin.

216. The Duke of Ancaster to Joseph Banks II.

Grimsthorpe, 29 December 1733. Since I had the favour of
yours, 1 think we have has as fine weather as ever was seen for
diversion. On Sunday the 16th instant, as I was reading in my
study, I was taken with a great bleeding at my nose, that in 2 or
3 day's time, I lost near 20 (?) oz: of blood. I had Dr Wallis,
Stukeley and Greathead, who was all very skilfull, but it could
not be totally stopped till the 21st. I am reduced very low by the
loss of so much blood and taking of physick ; but thank God am
in pretty good spirits. My wife had the favour of Mrs Banks's
letter, but I fear her great concern for me has flung her into this
fit of the gout.

I purposed before these accidents to have been in Town by the
12th January, but 1 am not now certain whether we shall be able
to do it. I find you intend to be there by the 11th. We all wish
you and .Mrs Banks a good journey and your healths, with a merry
Christmas and a happy New Year, and many. Your most humble
servant, Ancaster: G. C.

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217. The Duke of Bedford to Joseph Banks II in St. James Square.

Thursday morn, \ an hour past 5. [1733 ?]. I am obliged to go
out of town this morning, but hope to be back again by night, and
will certainly send you warrants for 12 bucks, which I design to
furnish you with this summer. As for the other warrants, I can't
send them you now, because till the time comes I shall not know
what quantity I shall send you from Stratton and what from
Woburn. I wish you a good journey into the country, and am, Sir,
your obedient servant, Bedford.

Endorsed by Banks.

23 bucks to be . . . me Lord Hallifax witness I was to stand no loss
in the taking the red deer, only the fallow deer that was kil'd in
taking red deer I was not to be allowed for.

218. J[ane] Beresford to Mrs. Banks.

16 February 1734. I could not have denied myself the pleasure
of answering yours sooner had not illness prevented me. The
hurry of buissness I have latly had being more then I had spirits
to go thro' occasioned a nerveious fever, but by Dr Greathead's
assistance I am much better and have begun to drink asses milk
which was of great service to Kit, and hope it will be the same to
me. In that you'll have thanks both of the widow and fatherless
for the use of it. This frightfull illness prevented my going to
London with Mrs Welby, for I had ordered my affairs so as to spend
one month with Mrs Leneve where Mrs Welby will be, and I belive
Miss Ayre will oblige her by going as soon as she can to see her.

When I received the favour of your last I was sorry to find in
it no hopes that the prityness of Fullbeck would not tempt Mr
Banks to bestow some of his money and good contriveance to
make it fit for you, but have now less reason to wish you in this
part of the world, for I have taken the Dean of Peterborough's
advice and let my house and would willingly live in town to, but
Dame Fortune has bin in such a froward disposition with me latly
that I must not think of it as yet. I shall in a little time be left
quite alone. Mrs Brown and all her familie with Mrs Fane set
forward for London next Monday with expectation of seeing the
great weding at the princes return, but poor I must satisfie my
curiosity with the sight of his picture instead of the originall.
My best service attends Mr Banks and the ladys, and that
health happiness and pleasure may be your constant attendants
is the sincere wish of your obliged and obedient humble servant,
J. Beresford.

219. Ann Hales to Mrs. Banks.

24 February 1734. I had, dear Banks, the pleasure of your
last letter, and return a great many thanks for the invitation, and

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seeing you there would be to me the cheif sattisfaction I should
propose, but as Mr Banks stands for Lincoln, shall hope during
that troublesome time you will be most with us, or at Revesby,
where I shall see you without dispute. I am thoroughly convinst
of a sincere wellcome to you, what ever place you are in, and could
I think London would be any advantage to me, no person has so
good an oppertunity, but that air will not agree with small fortunes,
and it is best to live in their own way, answerable to what they
have. If I outrun I have none to help me. I once thought where
I am they could some time or other, they might have it in their
power to do something for us, but since I come have found great
alterations. I can assure you to the contrary, and when my
brother returns home shall desire him to send for me. I am glad
he is where there is somthing worth seeing and a little diversion
but I fear but litle profit for him. Was I come up, should want a
thousand things fitt to appear in so much company, and what I
have is good enough for the countrey. I have no head which is
proper there, and bar one sute of night cloths which to dress
constantly is not sufficient. All these things, my dear, considered,
must not see you till you retreat to the old ride Fullsby Wood,
but by the by tell me I charge you where you are to lye inn. This
winter has made me very stupid, I have lost my taste for pleasure
and wish you would do one thing for me ; as you are acquainted
with a vast many people should be glad to have annuity for what
I have if it was posable to be dun, either part or all. I beg if you
can anyways do it should be extreemly glad, but don't mention
it to my brother, tho I have no reason to doubt your sincerety.
Could I do this, should have it more in my power to see my friends,
for by that time board and nessesarys are paid there is litle left
for pleasure and going from one place to another. If I could live
at home for nothing [torn] fitt to be seen abroad, but that you know
my mother [torn] doe if we live with her, and for my part I cannot
be a better housewife. Mr Banks could get it perhaps tho I take
my life to be too good to have what was the eusuall way, ten for
a hunderd. I want sadly to see you to hear a litle how things have
gone. They say nothing to me from home, but Chaplin stands,
and for what I cannot conceive but to hear his own charracter.
Kitty surprized me with Con's interest. I wonder Hall gave his
interest for Sibthorp. Nowadays youth are very aspireing. They
neither value money or qnallity, but a good assureance to carry
them through, or how can he contend with Lord Monson or Mr
Banks. I wish for the two latter. I see poor Billy Laws is dead
of the small pox, which is the reason of Lord W — ds going to
Brusells. Sure he will get something besides the journey, I wish
he may. Prey let my hear the birthday cloths. As to the weding
there is no knowing when that is to be, but I hope the poor man
is a litle strenghten'd with is Bath water. I am sorry to see in

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the papers that Lady Sonds is dead. I sopose the Burton family
are all in mourning. She will be a vast loss to her sons. A most
unfortunate account you give of Mr Stanley, but no reason can
be given for some people's way of thinking that makes them do
such extra vagan things. As you say, money was not the cause,
which most want. Let me know where Tomey is to be. I am sorry
Miss Banks looks no better. I hope Mrs Hoggkison has left her
somthing, for I sopose she is dead by your sealling with black
wax. The Miss Archers will be in town the begining of next month.
There will be a number of story s of elections between the sisters.
They will tell one of the their cousen Grivill, who at first writ
severall letters which are read to everybody, that he would intirely
give his interest for Tom Archer ; upon the latter telling [torn] all
the Corporation's interest which allways was [torn] when Mr Archer
decived him in not having one of the Corpperation for him. Grivill
imediately wrote that all his friends should be for the old members
and not for the other. You never saw anything like them of both
sides. Everybody's houses taken for votes, and their land divided
in parts to make so many more votes. My uncle's sisters have let
their house to a parson and lives with him that he may serve Archer.
Another of them has done the same [torn] Archer, so that there is
brother against sister, and such work as never was known. I tell
you who inquired vastly after you — Mrs Belodine. She has been
vastly obligeing in asking me to come to see her severall times,
but never went. You know that star has been sett a good while,
for here they actially say four chilldern she had before they was
really married, and he has spent her fortune. I have spent too
much time upon this considering your in London, and hope if time
will permit I shall hear from next post. Tell me how Chris spends
his time, if he looks smart and gay. My servise to Mr Banks and
the young ones, and remmember what I sayd before, if I could
get what I desire. I dare say Mr Banks will think I do right.
However, let me have your thoughts. Dear Kitty, yours, A. H.

Joseph Banks did not stand for Lincoln.

' Hall ' was probably Charles Hall of Kettlethorpe. See Cole, ' The Manor and
Rectory of Kettlethorpe' in A.A.S.R., xxxi (1911), p. 76.

' Lord W d ' was Lord Wallingford, who married a Law. See No. 151.

Lady Sondes was the widow of Edward Watson, styled Viscount Sondes, son
and heir apparent of Lewis Watson, first Earl of Rockingham. He predeceased
his father. The widow died in 1734. In 1725 the earl's youngest daughter,
Margaret, married the first Lord Monson of Burton, and their second son, Lewis,
was created Baron Sondes of Lees Court, Kent, in 1760.

220. Lord Coningsby to Joseph Banks II.

[No date]. I came to Ancaster this morning on purpose to beg the
favour of you to lett the Miss Banks's dine with me to-day ; but
as I had not the good fortune to meet with them at home, I give
you this trouble to desire you would lett them come this afternoon
and stay the evening with me ; and that there may be no danger

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of any such accident as you had last night (and which I'me glad
you gott no harm by) they shall have our moon as well as their
own and any other attendant that shall be thought necessary.
I don't love denials and therefore hope you'l not give me one, but
lett me have the pleasure of their company, which will infinitely
oblige Sir, your very humble servant, Conningesby.
I hope your teeth are better.

Lord Coningsby. Thomas Coningsby, created Baron Coningsby of Clanbrassil,
co. Armagh, in the peerage of Ireland, in 1693, Baron Coningsby of Coningsby
in the county of Lincoln in 1716 and Earl of Coningsby in the peerage of Great
Britain in 1719, died in 1729. The Irish barony devolved upon his grandson,
Kit-hard, who died the same year. His elder daughter by his second wife, Margaret,
was heir to the earldom by special remainder. She married (1730) Sir Michael
Newton, K.B., of Barr's Court Gloucester and Culverthorpe in Haydor, Lines.

221. Ann Hales to Mrs. Banks.

4 March 1734. I recived, dear Banks, both your kind letters,
the first of which I have answerd, and should have done it the
next post, but stayed to consider a little what I had best do, and
how the cash would hold out, which I find will never reach London
and what I shall want. I now have a bill for Hatt, a vear's interest
which I cannot get it paid me here, and it is unsertain when I
shall. The .... there is due to me a year and half, but cannot get
the money paid from the people that have taken it, but my brother
will see now he is in London. Then affairs stands just as they did
when I left them so till the discharges is given to the trustees.
If any loses happens till that is done every one must bear their
proportion, then law charges every one must pay equall, which
will be a fine sum to us. Therefore if I dont pay my share out of
my interest it must come out of the princapall, which will be bad ;
as it is upon their dicideing I am to pay Sister Betty sixty pound
princpall money and the . . . . , not a very good thing to depend
upon, for it is let but for three year at forty pound a year, which
was fourscore, and that to be divided amongst seven people. You
will see what I have to live on, if I had not best be carefull. The
close I now have with care will serve me a longe time, but London
destroys them presently. Could I do it should be sincerely glad,
as I beleive I am sincerely wellcome, but our family are unfortunate
and ever will be so. My mother lives in such a manner as am sure
it will never do ; she has fiveteen hundered pound to pay to my
brother which he must have. Then she has nothing to live on
but her own land, which will never do in the way she lives in and
all the company she keeps. At Lady Day Sir Harry Hallas money
will be paid in, and nobody will give but four per sent which will
be a loss ; and then Ned's being out of business and will do nothing
is a vexatious thing. When he has nothing to live upon I recon we
shall have him to maintain ; he is now at Ned Nevill's. For my
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clean there is no foundation for anything else. I wish you could
perswade my brother Hales to do somthing if there is anything
for him to be had, or he will go to Lincoln and continue there after
the old way. Send me word if you think it posable for one to get
annuity. I should be glad if you could.

I dont know whether I should be glad or sorry Miss Eyre is
to be married. I hope she will make the man a good wife. As
to fortune it cannot be much worse to her then it has been. If
they have childern they must do as she has before them unless
they have better luck. I am glad upon your account she marries
him ; she could not well have come off when she has keept him
company e so longe. Has her brother married a fortune ? I fear
not. He is but silly, I allways thought, but he has found one to
match with him. The Hales, Broomheads and Eyres are all luckey
family s.

I am sorry and so will you when you hear of poor Beresford's
family. That estate which was left by the aunt Askue that lived
with them, left all she had which was that house in Lincoln, fifty
pound a year to it, which he has injoyd seventeen year. Noe the
right heir has come from abroad and claimes it, for she had no
right to give it, and he must give up the land and house and interest
for seventeen year. My mother says .... is imployed to serve eject-
ments to most of his tenants. He has been an old projecting fellow,
for last year he built a house upon this estate. I am sorry for the
girls. As for the sons, they have been good for nothing idle wretches.
I knew of this before, for Miss Jenny would fain have gone with
Brother John if the father could have given two hunderd pound.
It will be death to Bell, for she is of a fretfull temper at best. Pray
let me hear from you soon and hope I shall see you at Lincoln, for
I shall go from hence the latter end of March or the beginning of
Aprill, for they will not let me pay for my board here, and to give.
When I see you will tell you how able how ... I know not. They
have none but themselves to maintain.

My servise to Mr Banks and I return great many thanks to him
and you for all favours, perticularly the lasting heart is with you,
but must not atempt to come, but am for ever yours, Ann Hales.

My servise to the younge ones.

Edward Hales : for his marriage see infra. No. 240.

222. William Soresby to Joseph Banks II.

Chesterfield, 9 March 1734. Both Mr Obadiah Bourne and
my self lett my lord Duke of Devon know that you had given
both your votes and interest to his Grace Lord Charles, so to go
backe and aquaint them with anything to the contrary might do
more mischeefe then your votes would do good. Beside, it wud
make both the parson and me guilty of telling idle stories to his

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Grace, which wud be neither to your creditt nor ours, so I thinke
I need say no more, only this, that I thinke Mr Bourn showd your
letter to his Grace. I have great obligations to Lord Oxfford and
had he or anyone for him aplyed to me before I had promisd his
Grace much might have beene, butt I wud not run from my word
for £500, lett the consequence be what it will, which concludes
me, Sir, your very humble servant, Wm Soresby.

So Saml H will lye still and not stirr his mouth. If he do its
as much as his life is worth.

A man is a man if he butt a capp on his head.

I will tell you that when wee come to vote and Lord Charles
have to spare then you may give Sir Nath what can be spared.

This relates to the parliamentary election for Derbyshire, where Banks was
supporting (no doubt through the Hodgkinson interest) Lord Charles Cavendish
when only one vote could be secured, and Sir Nathaniel Curzon, bart., where the
second vote could also be gained. See infra. Xo. 224. Curzon and Cavendish were
elected. Xo. 228 suggests that Banks was standing for Peterborough : perhaps
he abandoned the plan for reasons of health, for by 6 April he was receiving treat-
ment at Bath. See Xo. 226.

223. Sam Haslam to Joseph Banks II.

9 March 1734. Of Sunday last we reseved Mr Browne's
and as for Lexley I have incurred of sefrell but the beast price
that I can hear of is 7 pound 10s and do fear it will not be lat for
more, for as come is so very chepe it will not be lat as if it was not
so. Please to let me no what you think of it and will ta kaer a bout
it, for it must be contluded soone. As for the vots I believe ther
ma be about threescore in the parrich. My wife sons in humble
sarvice to your salf lady and famely from, Sir, obedent humbel
sarvant, Sam Haslam.

I think ther may be about 50 of them for Lord Charles.

224. Joseph Banks II to William Soresby (copy).

St James Square, 12 March 1734. I must myself (sic) so
surprised at receiveing your letter it gave me great uneasienesse
to be so treated by an old friend, and if you gave the duke any
such assurances 'twas more than ever I did, tho I was pressed in
my own house by Lord Charles and James in a very gentle manner
on that head, and it was more than any letter of mine will vouch.
I wrote no such letter, therefore you misquote me. My letter was
that 1 would give Lord Charles my vote and interest, and who
ever in deed or word adds letters does me an horrid injustice. 1 am
zealously for Lord Charles, and where I can but get one vote I
desire it for him, where two, for him and Sir Curson. Sure I have
as much right for my last vote as my first, and if you have promissed
a single vote I am not to be tyed downe by that. I thought you
had wished me well in my owne election, but I supose your present
zeale will make that out of the case, tho wishes help forward but

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slowly, and were I to tell you that I have assistance from Sir Nath.
friends in my owne election, and that I loose by espouseing the
Duke, you would wonder that I do it at all. But as you say I have
given my word, and that (whatever you may think) shall be as
sacred to me as to you or any man else. As I keep a copy of this
letter so expect you explain yourselfe. As to the other letter you
mention you must imagine me much nettled, being the first time
a breach of my word has ever been objected to me in my life, but
I suppose you write in warmth as well as your old friend, J. B.
I desire you'd shew this letter to the Duke or Lord Charles if
you please.

225. Joseph Banks II to Sam Haslam.

12 March 1734. As I wrote you in my last I am for Lord
Charles and Sir N. Curzon. I desire you'd tell mine and son's
tenants and friends. Where I can have only one vote I give the
preference to Lord Charles, but where two the second to Sir Nath
Curzon. J. B.

226. Catherine Hales to Mrs. Banks.

25 March 1734. I am much obliged to you, dear Madam, for
the description you was so good to give me of the Princess Royal
weding ; that sight must sertainly be very fine, but as you saw the
Coranation, do imagin your inclination not so great to see this.
I might have given myself that pleasure, but as my sister withstood
so great a temptation in not wating of you, thought I might very
well content myself at Lincoln. I went last Friday to Grantham
in hopes of meeting my sister, was disapointed, and now begin to
fear the roads so bad and waters out, it will be imposable for her
to gett home of some time. I should be glad to know if you have
seen my brother Hales lately. We have not heard from him this
three weeks, which makes me supose he is gone into Warwickshire
or somewhere out of Town. We have had Doctor Wallis three or
four days in the assizes : he told me Master was well. You may
be sure it was business brought the Doctor to Lincoln. We are in
great expectations of seeing Mr Chaplin ; he has not made his
appearance yet, so can give no account of his success. At a month
since at his very name the popolace cryed out they would have
no S. S. money, but rather than not have a third man belive they
will except of some of it. Mr Sibthorpe has a notion at present
he shall meet with no opposition, so is not quite so generous. He
has a vast interest, but it must be money that gives him the election.
I am extreemly concerned to find Miss Eyre has played the fool so
sadly. She was always terably afraid of leading Apes in H — , but
think I would have lived an old maid for ever than have made myself
so miserable as I fear she has done. I was in hopes she had so
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advice am sure she could not have erred. Mrs Frances sent your
letter some time since, which supose you have received. Am sorry
Mr Banks is so much out of order as to go to Bath. I sincerly
wish him a good recovery and success at Peterborough. Mama
joins with me in humble service to you and the young ladies, and
am, dear Madam, your most obliged humble servant, Cath: Hales.

For the election campaign in Lincoln see note to No. 215. Thomas Chaplin was
the unsuccessful candidate : his uncle, Sir Robert Chaplin, had been a director
of the South Sea Company.

227. The Countess of Deloraine to Mrs. Banks.

Lincoln. 1 April, 1734. Tis with a thousand pardens, dear
Madam, I have taken the fredom to send you my peticote. I fear
your lace man must make a doe on purpose, for I beleave it will be
dificult to match it exact. The sleave of the gown is a great deall
too long. I beg your mantumaker will alter it to the fashon. If
you will send me a dozen of kid gloves I shall be much obliged
to you. Your size will fit me very well. I don't propose bying
eany new close this year, so did not care to imploy my meser
in this affaire. I have some hops of gooing into Warwickshire
this sumer for a short time. I am quit tierd with staing at home
I was never so long in Lincoln at one time as since I marrad. Mrs
Barkham desines for London very soone. Mr Scroops famely to
Cockrinton Mr Thorotons to Screeton will help to make this place
more dull. Miss Hails came home last weak. Miss Cathorn is
with Mrs Renals at Filingam. Mrs Xelthorp has a charming
boy. Miss Bartew has a mind to bord in Lincoln four or five mounths.
Lady Hails is imployed to get her logins. I hope you will parden
this troble, and beleave me with great sencerity, dear Madam, your
affectanat frend and humble servant, M. DeLoraine.

I hope Bath waters will be of great servis to Mr Banks. Mr
Manering is much worse since he came from thense. He fears a
dropsy. My servis to the young ladys.

As soon as you let me know what I am indeted to you will returne
it by the first carrer. I forgot to pay the carag. Please to charge
it to my bill.

" Countess of Deloraine '. See note to No. 200.

228. The Duchess of Ancaster to Mrs. Banks.

3 April [1734 ?]. I was very glad to find by yours that Mr Banks
recovered so fast, and hope your health as well as his will be so
perfectly restablished that we shall have the pleasure of seeing you
in town again before we leave it.

I am at present under great concern for poor Lady Bety Aisalbie
who lies -inn and has the small pox, a very bad sort. They came
out last Thursday ; she has Dr Broxham and Dr Burton. She

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goes on hitherto as well as can be expected, but nobody can tell
yet what will be the event. I wish she does well.

I hope you will think this a reasonable excuse for concludeing,
desireing you and Mr Banks to accept of all our services from,
dear Madam, your obliged friend and servant, J. Ancaster.

[Note. This letter should be dated 3 April, 1733 ; Lady Elizabeth Aislabie died
three days later.]

229. Joseph Banks II to his wife Catherine, at her house in St.
James' Square.

Bath, 6 April 1734. I dare say my dear Kitty cant be insensible
how great pleasure her obligeing letters give me, tho the consolations
of that kind are so far from giveing an intire satisfaction to me
in order to stay longer away, that they make me the more impatient
to be a partaker of that agreeable good nature att the ffountaine
head. If you had no letter on Monday it miscarried, for I never
omitt writeing but of a Wedensday, and assure my dearest life
tho I do not in any manner spend my life disagreeable, yett the
pleasantest moments are whilst I am writeing to you, tho I have
plenty of very fine ladies to walk, ride and play att cadrille with.

I rejoice att Mr Bosworth's success, and am glad to hear Mr D
comes into Lincolnshire, but I do not thinke her Grace will like
to have so little company.

This place fills apace, tho no balls till Easter. Here are severall
that you saw here. Mrs Lister leaves us this day, and goes to
a Franklands. She is so brisk and gay that she's almost grown
handsome. A great deal of company comes in to the town, I beleive
will soon be very full. My service to Mr Whichcote and hope to
hear he's well marryed again.

I desired care to be taken of the bays if any this warm weather.

I am extream glad to hear thou art so well and can walk. I hope
to find thee so, and then will trail out every other day whilst we
stay in town to see some fine thing or another, and wish you'd make
some parties of that kind before I come to be ready, for 2 or 3
coaches to go togather makes the thing more lively. I've gott a
little cold but in the main go on well. I've a 1000 services for
you but the sincerest from thyne faithfully, J. Banks. They
give me trouble over and over about Mrs Leigh's money, desire
to write no more, but lett Jo receive and send it, by the best
... he can gett, and she shall gett somebody else for the future. If
Mr Pollock makes any scruple send to him for they may be starved
in the country.

I just now received thy other dear letter and have burnt it as
you desired. The lady was very forward indeed, find sweet meat
has .... I shall adventure to London, what signifies my keeping
away, since tis decreed to be seven years longer there. I am sorry
for Mr Chi [torn] ers loss and all the poor people. Write no more
after you receive this, unless anything of moment. Shall stay till

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the post comes in next Thursday and then sett forward ; will hire
a chariott for I hate the stage. Adiu dearest girl. J. B.

The Doctor has over purged me, and I can scarce walk about.
I am so weak, but he says it is all for the better but I do not think
so.

230. C. Toller to Mrs. Banks.

Eresby, 10 August 1734. To hear of your geting safe to Town
gave me as great pleasure as anything could do, except to hear
you are safe in bed, which I shall now expect with impatience to
do every post, and hope Miss Hales will be so good to perform her
promise to me in that affair. I came hither on Thursday, and shall
stay till Wensday next, and then return home. I think this family
have made no visits since you went but one on Sunday in the
afternoon to Mrs Massingberd, and carryed Mrs Short with them
who never visited there. The D . . . ss was in a very gay humour,
and talked so much in the old strain that surprized Mrs. M. I find
Mr Banks is got back to Revesby, and beleive we are to see him
here to-morrow or Monday. We are told of a fine ball and entertain-
ment the Sherrif made at Lincoln, but doubtless you have heard
more particulars of it then I can tell. The Dowager Dutchess has
invited Miss Bertie to stay at Wellinger, and 'tis concluded she is
there now. I beleive you will be of my opinion that nothing is
to be wondred at. I find you just missed having good company
on your road to town, for Miss Simpson and Mr Lister went a day
or two after, she being in your condition. My best wishes attend
you, who am very truely, dear Madam, your most affectionate
humble servant, C. Toller.

I told the Dutchess what you desired. They all send service
to you and Miss Hales, to whom I beg mine. You do Fanny a great
deal of honour in nameing her. She prefers Revesby much to all
other places. I desired to have sent her on horseback to day with
my compliemnts to Mr Banks, but the weather is so exceeding
wet prevents me. Excuse a most sad pen, and be so good as to
let me know how you do.

Eresby was the original home of the Berties, by the dukes of Ancaster and seated
at Grimsthorpe. Mrs. Massingberd belonged to the branch of that family at Ormsby.

231. Joseph Banks II to his wife Catherine, at her house in St.
James' Square.

Stanfield, 18 August 1734. Tis with the greatest pleasure I
congratulate my dear girl on her safe deliverance and her fine
boy, for which I am most thankfull to Almighty God, and hope
we three shall make each others days happier, for shall doat of my
boy more for its name sake than my own. I am vastly obliged to
Miss Hales for her kind and obligeing letters, but more for her

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care of you, and desire you'd make my best services acceptable.
I hope in your next you'l direct me what to do about gossips, which
shall be done directly as you please. I thinke Mr Bertie for one.
I hope thou'l have so quick a recovery as to leave London att thy
month's end. Pray tell me when you would have the horses come
up, for I am very impatient to have my dear Kitty att home, and
yett for many reasons think att present I shall not come up, but
will not be too possitive. I designe to go of Wedensday to Mr
Tollers for 3 days, so direct your next letter to Stamford, and
after that for 2 posts to Bourn, for shall go home on this day forte-
night att furthest, and so on to the race, where I am to meet Mr
Markam and severall about business, else should not go, I dare
say, without Kitty.

The waters agree with me very well and we have a good grave
sett of company ; 9 or 10 dine, breakfast, sup and drink tea togather
and play for ever att quadrill att 2d a fish. Here is not one I ever
saw before but Mr Hart of Boston. Mrs Toller went by yesterday,
tells me all is well at Eresby, and that Mrs Brackenbury is brought
a bed of a dead child, by the assistance of Mr Marshall of Louth,
who has gott great creditt by his operation.

I rode yesterday to see Mrs Amcotes and Quinsey (?) who are
at Aislabie but never come here. We are told Lady Tirconell is
much out of order and yellow with the jaundice.

The night before last we were all disturbed with an hugh and
cry for a hole day, which was one of Mr Hide's daughters of Folkin-
gam, that tho watched so narrowly as to be seen in bed, gott up
and out of the window with a poor exciseman, and Mrs Amcotes
tells me they are gott married.

My son chose to stay with his sister, so suppose the young ones
are very merry. But I shall tire my dear girl, tho wish for anything
to say to prolong my chat. Pray God send us all a speedy and
joyous meeting which will be the highest pleasure to thy most
faithfull and affectionate J. Banks.

I desire to have holland for 14 shirts bought, the body 6s an ell,
the sleeves 9. I will send you a shirt for an exact pattern, and desire
they may be made against I come to London in January, but the
right wrist is biger a little than the left, which the maker must mind.
I would have you also bespeak me 2 pair of shoes of the Quaker and
leave 'em to be seasoned against I come to London, reasonable strong
winter shoes, tho nott too strong. Adieu and excuse me.

We are (cancelled).

This must refer to the birth of Banks' son Collingwood, as to whom see Introduc-
tion, p. xxx.

232. Roger Gale to Mrs. Banks.

30 August, 1734. I am under the greatest concern that I cannot
possibly do yourself and Mr Banks the small piece of service you

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are pleased to desire of me, which I should have lookt upon as a
great honor to myself. I am obliged to go out of town early on
Sunday morning to meet a gentleman at Colchester upon extra-
ordinary busynesse, and have had a letter from him by this days
post to that purpose ; and as he comes a great way to meet me
there [torn] that it is impossible for me to write to him and stop
his journey, I must beg the favor of you to excuse my not waiting
upon you that evening, which I do with the utmost reluctance,
being, Madame, your most obedient and most humble servant,
R. Gale.

233. Lady E. Bertie to Mrs. Banks.

Grimsthorpe, 9 December 1734. It is a great pleasure to me
the hearing your time is fixed for going to Town. I shall go thither
with more delight hopeing to enjoy your agreable company often ;
our Dowager and her family came hither last Saterday. Lady
Louisa has bin extream ill and most violent pain in her stomach
which throws her into sort of histerick fitts. She is takeing mediceens
still, and looks but ill. Mr Bloodworth is to be here in a week's
time. Docter Greathed told us that he is in a bad state health too
fallen away much and all in cold sweats. The docter said it was a
sick family at Wellingore. Lord Montague came this morning ;
he looks well. Yours diverted me much about Sir John's play.
I did not tell Lord Vere nor our Dutchess least she should come
out with it. Mrs Toller and I laughed till our sides were sore :
she leaves us next Thursday. All here joyns with me in our services
to your selfe Mr Banks and your family, and I am, dear Madam,
your most obedient humble servant, E. Bertie.

I hope the young gentleman thrives fast.

234. John Stubbs to Joseph Banks II.

Halkin, 8 March 1735. The last Friday Alderman Pigot sent
for me to Sir R.obert Grosvener's hall to sattisfy mee of the
orders he had from Sir Robert concerning the land you are to venter
in on Halkin Mountain, and ordered their stuart Mr Small to goe
map it mee out, but when I came there I found I must not have the
same quantaty of land as was before marked out for your purpose,
and so beged to be excused maping it at that time till I had sattisfyed
you of it. The ground beforementioned was to have been 10 mears
in length and 2 in breadth, but the length is now but six and may
serve reasonable well, but the breadth will not at all shute the
purpose, for instead of 60 yards broad they alow us but 30, which
is not worth your while to venter in, for thats makeing tryall for
others to reap the bennyfit, for its a great hazard as which is common
for most vains to hade or slidge, and may in 30 yards reddyly go
out of the land in which you must apley for 60 or more, and then
you have advantadge, I hope, of having a good mine. What they

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offer is more strictur nor I ever heard of any where in the cuntrey,
but its my thought its Mr Pigot's doing and not Sir Robert's. Mr.
Sellars was with me from Winster and will sattisfy Mr. Soresby of
it, and I sopose you will hear from him concerning it, so the speedear
the better you aploy to Sir Robert, for its now time of the year
to begin to work, and some workmen are wating of it, so take
leave to subscribe myselfe, Sir, your most obedient and most
humble servant to command, John Stubbs.

Lead was mined at Halkin Mountain in Flintshire.

235. Diana Tumor to Mrs. Banks at her house in St. James Square
next door to the Duke of Norfolk.

19 March 1735. I could nott have gone through the pennance
of silence to you so long, had nott some violent colds prevented
my answering your kind agreable epistle, and likewise when I
considered the value of every moment in town, where all de versions
now shine in there highest lustre, I feared the intrusion upon your
patience would bee to great, I was extreamly concerned to hear
you had bin confined so long with illness and poor Cozen Banks
apprehensions, but hope by this time his are intirely vanished,
and that you are perfectly recovered. I can't say I condole with
you upon the loss of Mr Jo Banks beauty for fancy that . . . distemper
could not have robbed him of so much, but he has enough remains
for a man, for certainly that is a perfection that is the least missed
in that sex, but am mighty glad to hear he has got over it so well.
I have a thousand thanks from Mama to you, Madam, for your
kind invitation of sister Betty. She fears your great complaisance
and good nature will putt you to an inconvenience. She intended
to have acknowledged this favour to you herself, had she not been
very much out of order, but hope her complaints are cheifly owing
to the uncertainty of the weather. I will not pretend to exchange
northern for southern news, for am sure it would be as improper as
to fill my paper with an account of what was done in the last century,
as to trouble you with the trivial occurrences that happen here ;
but must mention a circumstance I have lately heard relating to a
lady that you said had taken such prudent resolutions, but she has
so far altered them that as counting her own mony is to great a
fatigue for her, she is determined to take a Right Honourable
Steward, and to content herself with one half of her bed. This
hear was affirmed to me, but I will not take it for granted till I
hear from you. Wee have also a strong report hear that Lady
Long is maried to one Captain Mackay, who went to London with
her, but beleive the truth of it is uncertain. I can't put a period
to this without expressing how much wee are obliged to Cozen
Banks and yourself for the favour of inviting us to Revesby, but
fear that will be a greater pleasure then can be accomplished this
year, for if poor Mama is tolerably well, wee shal goe into Derby

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when wee leave Scarborough, and I beleive make some stay there,
which will make the agreable scheme you propose impracticable,
but hope wee shall meet this summer att Scarborough. Wee shal
goe at a time a year when I beleive [torn] won't be one mortal to
converse with, but the Doc thinks the waters are in the greatest
perfection in the spring. Mama begs her compliments to Cozen
Banks yourself and the young ladys and gentlemen, and it
being time to release you, beg you'l accept the same from,
dear Madam, your ever obliged humble servant to command,
Diana Tumor.

Diana Tumor was the daughter of Edmund Turnor of Stoke Rochford, near
Grantham, who married Elizabeth, eldest daughter and heiress of Henry Feme
of Snitterton and Bonsai, co. Derby. A younger daughter, Anne Feme, married
William Hodgkinson of Overton, and their daughter Anne became the first wife
of Joseph Banks II. Warren Dawson MS. 47, f. 17. Diana Turnor was to marry
Bennet Langton of Langton, and to become the mother of Bennet Langton, Dr.
Johnson's friend. ' Jo : Banks ' was the eldest son of Joseph Banks II by his first
wife. He predeceased his father.

236. Carr Brackenbury to Joseph Banks II.

Lincoln's Inn Fields, 25 April 1735. Mr Harper is now goeing
on with the draughts of the intended settlements by my Lord
Duke's orders as fast as may be ; and I dare say the deeds for
makeing a tenant to the precipe will be ready by next Thursday,
at which time it will be proper for Lord Marquesse to be in Towne,
my Lord Duke haveing putt all things forward on his parte,
hopes that Lady Nicholl will give orders for her councell and
attorney to give the like dispatch to what concerns her Ladys.
I am now with his Grace who wishes you and your lady a
good journey, and am, Sir, your most obedient servant, Carr
Brackenbury.

Peregrine Bertie, Marquis of Lindsey, who became third Duke of Ancaster on
his father's death, married Lady Nicoll, widow of Sir Charles Gunter Nicoll, M.P.
for Peterborough. Apparently Banks was to be a trustee of the marriage settlement.

237. A Rentall of the estate devised by the last will of Joseph
Banks Esq. Deceased to Joseph Banks Esq. his son for life, remainder
to his grandson Joseph etc. as the same was lett for the year ending
at Lady day 1735.

Names of

Tenants names

Rents

Total

Towns

per annum

rents

Revesby

Jos: Banks Esq. for the
hall orchards gardens
avenue 2 four acre closes

and a nineacre

50 0 0

Do. for land in the park

about 280 acres com-

puted at . .

100 0 0

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169

Names of

Tenants' names

Rents

Total

Towns

per

annum rents

Revesby

Do. the Barns close .

Do. the Sykes meadow 14

Do. the High wood .

Mr Millington . .

205

Fra: Saunderson

Mr Wm. English

Mr Wherry

Stephen Smith . .

Law: Hill

Robt Hall

Robt Cant

Wm. Baxter

Richd Covill . .

John Scrivener

Wm Tupholme . .

Wm Moore

Martin Urry

Tho Cooper

Charles Sharpe . .

Thomas Hackforth

Robt Bastings . .

John demons . .

John Artindale . .

John Robinson

John Jenkinson

John Smith

Andrew Browne

John Earland . .

Widow Nelson . .

Thos Todd

John Artindale

Jos: Fish wick . .

Thomas Fowler. .

Jno Smith & Jenkinsor

l 8

Edwd Adkinson

John Place and Cooke

Mr. Maddinson

Mr. Booth

Richd Beaty

Henry Rimington

Robt Dunholme

Edward Atkinson

Widow Twindale

Robt Shaw

Thomas Parnham

170

BANKS FAMILY PAPERS

Names of
Towns

Revesby

Medlam

Wilksby

Mooreby

Tenants' names

Maur: Sewell

Tho: Codd

Overseers

Thomas Maltby and

Vinter

George Moore .

John Cooke

Robt Walker .

John Smith

Widow Simpson

John Cawthrop

Thomas Flatters

Richard Sharpe

Totall of Mooreby

Rents
per annum

13 4

4 17 0

18 0

8 4 6

9 13 0

4 2 0
7 14 0

5 2 0
12 6

6 3 0

1 15 0

2 1 0

Total
rents

Totall of Revesby . .

£1069 4 4

John Storer

Andrew Browne

Edward Williamson

John Moore

Wm Moore

Edwd Brackenbury

Robert Green

Widow Stanley

Hamond Maltby

Robert Storer

Thomas Farmery

John Bowis

Totall of Medlam . .

135 3 6

Robt Jackson

John Cooke

Robert Mowbray

Robert Wilkinson

Totall Wilksby

59 7 0

Hastings Fletcher

John Osborne

Cheife Rents of Mooreby

and Wilksby

34 14 1

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171

Names of
Tovms

Wood
Enderby

Tumby

Tenants' names

Henry Wilkinson
Cheife Rents of this
Mannor

Totall Wood Enderby

Henry Ward
Robt Brooks
Richd Smith
Wm Golden
Richd Weaver
Robt Stamper
Wm Lilly
John Woods
Wm Gray
Wm Urry
John Leland
Mr Medcalfe
Mr Wray
Mr Hall
Josh: Andrew
Mrs Weaver
Thomas Gray
Richard Beaty
Thomas Flatters
Trollope and Wray
Overseers

Mottly and Tippin
Wm Winter

Totall of Tumby

The

about

Annuall Fall of
1100 acres of
Spring Wood called
Tumby Fulsby and
Sherwood in the parishes
of Revesby and Tumby
being eommunibus annis
32 or 34 acres per annum,
and for many years have
produced £400, But in
these last 2 or 3 years
no more than about £320,
and being tyth free, and

Rents
per annum

3 10 0

4 17 0

Total
rents

8 7 0

334 1 2

172

BANKS FAMILY PAPERS

Names of

Tenants' names

Bents

Total

Towns

per annum rents

Tumby

also of tax or parish
charges, is in my opinion

a very good fee simpl

•

350 0 0

Marsh

Mr John Campion

161 17

Chappell

Mr Starr Crowston

125 15

4/5 thereof

Tho. Basset

48 6

Edwd Hallington

20 5

John Hanson

6 8

Wm Wale

2 8

Martin Knight

21 10

Jno Campion North

cotes

17 12

Mr Jos. Loft . .

4 0

Eustace Walker

4 16

Wm Swaby

2 18

Widow Yates . .

4 16

Nath. Collingwood

Wm Haberjambe

4 16

Wm Thompson

Eustace Walker more .
Total of 4/5 of Marsl

Chappell

427 9 8

Fulstowe

Widow Whitworth

42 18

Thomas Hodgson

28 5

Nichol: Wilkinson

31 12

Tho: Western . .

25 1

Hen: Portus

20 0

John Stoaks

14 4

Wm Hodgson . .

18 5

Zach: Robinson

8 14

Peter West

5 1

John Robinson

3 7

Widow Woor

3 4

Edward Button

2 15

George Cooke . .

3 6

Wm Manby

1 15

Mr Allcock

5 2

Wm Lammiman

1 11

Rd Rowstone

The Cheife Rents of the

Mannour of Fulstowt

cum M. Chappell

3 13

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173

Names of
Towns

Fulstowe

Tenants' names

Wrecks of Sea, Fish-
ing, Fowleing etc. not
charged

Rents
per annum

Total
rents

Totall of Fulstowe

218

Coningsby

Nathan Bircham

Henry Ward

. .

John Clark

. .

John Cock

. .

Wm Kirkham . .

. .

Wm Willson

Totall of Coningsby

Mareham Le

Richd Sharp & Fish

Fenn

wick

Sam: Harrison
Robt Dunholme
Widow Toyne . .
Thomas Pepper
Widow Bell
Edwd Adkinson
Wm Richinson . .

14
4
3
1
6
1
2
3

0
0
10
10
0
15
10
10

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

George Robinson
Totall Mareham

L«

Fenn

•

Mareham

Tho: Arnolds Farme

Super

Mr. Sam: Hamerton .
Totall Mareham Supe

Sibsey

Mr. Medcalfe . .
Richd Holgarth

•

7
4

0
0

Barber and English Eas

Kirkby

•

Ingoldmells

James Wright . .

Wm Plant

Robt Howard . .
Totall of the above

•

174

BANKS FAMILY PAPERS

Names of

Towns

Keal Coates
(Q: if this
not purchas-
ed after the
Will. I am
not clear in
it.)

Staffordshire

Tenants names

Austin Brackenbury . .
Richd Coates
Thorn: Cooper

Totall Keal Coates . .
The Mannors of Cheadle

Rents
per annum

7 10 0

7 0 0

10 0

Total
rents

15 0 0

Lincolnshire

and Kingsley with the
Park Hall and severall
messuages farms cottages
cheife rents and acres of
wood now fitt to cutt,
profits of collierys etc.
I have not a particular
rentall here, is a good
estate of . .

Hum Hall and farm,
Hamonds Whartons

Gilberts etc. in the
parish of Holbeach up-
wards of £200 per annum,
but call it so . .

300 0 0

200 0 0

Totall of the estates

devised by will

amounts to per

annum

Deduct the lands in Consby purchased

after the Will
More £50 per annum charged on Revesby
payable monthly to ten almshouses
pursuant to said Will
More 4/5 of an annuity payable out of
Marsh Chappell

Totall of Deductions . .

Remains Clear

£3275 1 6

35 4 0

50 0 0

80 0 0

165 4 0

£3109 17 6

238. ./. \Y yUlbore to Joseph Banks II at St. James Square.

4 May 1735. I have been from home near a fortnight and at my
return [torn] day I found a letter from my brother Bosworth that
you was with [torn] and thretened to prepare a bill in Chancery

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for a lease, and that you insisted on my giveing order for drawing
one while you stay in town, and that you should leave the town
the 12th instant, which is impossible to be done, for as to that
memorandum you shew me when last at Reavesby, I don't remember
I ever saw it from the time it was wrote to that day, and then
I read it in such a cursory manner that I don't know the particulars
of it, therefore desire a coppy of it, for I can't finde any by me,
which was an omission on my side. I writt to you three months
ago but did not receive any answer, for then there would have
been time to have settled things, which is impossible to be done
at this short warning. If you'l favour me with a line what day
you shall be at Stamford in your way to Reavesby I will waite
of you there. I don't so much as know the exact number
of acres or by whom or to what quantity it was measured, for
neither I myself or any person for me was there when Mr. Banks
your father took it in. I am, Sir, your very humble servant,
J. Wyldbore.

239. J. Wyldbore to Joseph Banks II.

15 May 1735. In mine to you of the 4th I wrote inter
alia that if you let me have a line what day you should be at
Stamford I would waite of you there, and my next that I
would come to Reavesby in the next month, but forgot to give
you the reason, which was that I saw Dr Wallis, and asking
him what day he expected you at Stamford told me you went
first in Derbyshire, and that he was to meet you somewhere
on the road. I have been along with some gentlemen of our
corporation of the ffenns viewing the banks, sluices and draines
since the late floods, and returned but this morning. This was
per appointment at a meeting the begining of April, so could
not be absent, besides, how is it possible to transact such an
affair as ours at 60 miles distance one from another, and you
leave the town the 17th. I desire to have a right understanding
and continue friendship as heretofore. I am, your humble servant,
J. Wyldbore.

240. Ann Hales to Mrs. Banks.

19 January 1736. The hoope and gloves I received safe. The
first I like extremly well and is just right for my size. I return
you thanks for the trouble, but you have not mentioned the price
of either. Your first letter surprized me prodigiously, for I never
heard one word out of Warwickshire of that affair. I am vastly
schocked at it, he being one of the best of husbands, and a most
terriable thing to his family which has lived in great credit for
generations. She airways had too much levity I think for a marryd
lady. Some doubts I fancy he has had a good while of her conduct
by storys that I have been told of her. The women and men are

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wild this year, I think. The other day I was told of Mr Bertie,
Lord Abington son, who married a lady intirely for love, contrary
to his friends consent, and has lived happy for years before the
last, and he has taken it into his head to take his maid and married
her to his own man for a screen. The wife is insulted of .... by
them, and nobody to make her complaint too. This is but mellon-
choly. I will give you some account of our matches. Tomorrow
will surprize all of our neibours, I beleive, for Mr Edward Hales
is to be married by the Chantor to Miss Bertie. In your letter
I find you have been told something of it. For my part I had so
litle faith in the affair, tho it has been longe in hand, that I never
mentioned it to any one of you, would have known it to rejoice
with us. You will think he has good fortune after his misspent
time. All her friends in town will be quite mad, I do imagin.
Mr Tryon last post wrote her a letter to this purpose. Her maid
had writ them word of it : — " I am in the utmost surprize to hear
my dear Miss Bertie is going to dispose of herself in the greates
affair in life without the advice of her nearest relations and friends.
For God sake consider what you are doing and break it off unless
you have a settlement answerable to what you may expect. Don't
act an imprudent thing (tho your relations are not what they ought
to be) to hurt yourself." The letter had it been to me would have
shocked me extreemly, but nothing could prevent her doing it.
1 am sure she has not been drawn in by us, but her own inclina-
tion which she had in her head last year. However, we are
made happy by the bargain. Lord W...d has lent them his
house till they can get one. We give the weding dinner, and
they consumate with us. Let me hear, I beg, what the town says,
for I shall longe.

Mr Jo Banks I hear has made his proposeall to Miss Cassia. Lady
W'ray tells it so, they will be in town in a fortnight. Ten thousand
down he desires, and twenty more at his death, which I think will
just fetch him. We do nothing but marry and stuf our selves with
the turkey diet. I wish you would have taken the maid I reeom-
ended. She would have done exceeding well. I am glad your two
comforts are well and desire my servise to dear litle Tomey.
Excuse this for I am in great haste. Dear Mrs Banks, your sincere
friend, Ann Hales.

Ann Hales" brother Edward was to marry Susannah, daughter of Charles Bertie
of Ufrington. As this letter and the next indicate, it was regarded as a remarkably
good match by the Hales family.

Joseph Banks Ill's proposal of marriage was not accepted. See also No. 244.

Compliments to Lady Monson on the wedding of Lord and Lady Rockingham.
See note to No. 219.

241. Lady Hales to Catherine Banks.

4 February 1736. Return dear Mrs Banks thanks for her
sincere congratulation upon this present ocation. I am perfectly

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sattistied that you wish for and rejoyce at every instance of good
fortune that happens to my family. You are very senciable the
motive must be love that induced my daughter to marry my son.
I hope they will be very happy together by reason tis her owne
choice and match of there owne makeing. Twas not in the power
of any of her freinds to prevent the match. She is a lady of more
truth honnor then to receed from her promise. She has done us a
very grat honnor ought to be respected by all my family. I wish
that this weding may produce not her or tow in my family as much
to there advantage. Lady Caroline by Lady Monson's order wished
me joy and happynes of my new daughter. When you see her
return her thanks ; pay my complements to my Lady upon Lord
and Lady Rockingham's weding, that I wish them joy and happy-
ness. Very unfortunate accident happened to a relation of the
Champions. Poor Parson Dymoke was comeing from the Angle
in liquor, stumbled into the checker well, was drownded ; he
might have been saved if the neighbourhood would geven him any
assistance. I hope Lord Lady Walingford is well, that her Ladyship
amuses herself with the divertions of the town. She is a sweet
tempered polite lady. She is a most delightfull good neighbour.
Every body that nos her is charmed with her company. She is
so free and easey. If I was mistress of the French tounge I would
doe my selfe the pleasure to write to her. I shall take it for a favour
if you will make my compliments to both of them. Lett my
Lord no at Ned's weding. I have been my Lady Bountyfull
beyond expectation. All my children the new marry ed cupple
desires there compliments to be made acceptable to your self
Mr Banks Mr Jo Mr Waliss with the rest of the younge
ladys. I am, dear Madam, your most obedient humble servant,
E. Hales.

The mishap to Parson Dymoke occurred after he left the Angel Inn, which stood
at the junction of Bailgate and Eastgate (the north corner) : the Chequer well
was on the west side of the surviving Exchequergate.

242. W[illiam] Gylby to Joseph Banks II.

4 February 1736. Sir Thomas Saunderson and Mr. Vyner
and our City Members have appointed to meet on Saturday next
between six and seaven in the evening, at the Devill Tavern near
Temple Barr, to come to some resolution concerning our navigation
and drainage, where they wu'd be glad to see as many of the Gentle-
men concern 'd in this affair as are in Town. I don't know where
to meet with Mr Middlemore, and therefore wish you wu'd find
some meanes to give him this notice. I shall contrive to
give notice to all the rest. 1 am, your very humble servant,
W. Gylby.

Sir Thomas Saunderson and Mr. Vyner were M.P.s for the county of Lincoln.
Gylby was recorder of Lincoln.

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243. William Gylby to Joseph Banks II.

4 March 1736. I hope to hear by the return of my servant
that your lady is in a fair way of recovery. Last night I receivd
a letter from Sir John Heathcote that the new cut intended to be
made thro' Wildmore Fen is all the way thro' his Mannor, and,
as he apprehends, thro' some farm lands of his, and that unless he
has reasonable satisfaction, he must use all proper meanes to
defend himself, and desires to discourse with me this morning
about it before I go to the Committee. Now we have agreed to be
very early at the Committee, and have engaged some gentlemen
to be there betimes, that we may not be prevented by other Com-
mittees being before us, as we have twice been serv'd, and I know
if gentlemen come and find none of us there, they'l disperse and
we shall loose 'em. Besides as I am obliged to get people together
here before I go 'tis impossible for me to call on him this morning.
This I told him in answer to his letter, and desir'd he wu'd be at
the trouble of comeing to the Committee before it separated, and
there offer what he thought fit, for I can say nothing to it, haveing
never before heard that he was Lord of all or any part of Wildmore
Fen. I presume nobody is so well acquainted with that Fen as
yourself, and as he is your near neighbour, I wish you wu'd call
on him, and see what his right really is, and if Mrs Banks's health
will permit, that you will come to the Committee, that this matter
may be rightly understood, and that it may be determined whether
we shall proceed in the Bill now or leave it to another sessions.
I am, Sir, your very humble servant, W. Gylby.

If I see you, we shall have an opportunity of considering what
is best to be done with the writeings of yours that I brought up,
being to go very soon out of Town if our Bill goes at present no
further.

244. An Agreement between Joseph Banks II and his son Joseph III.

Whereas I have lately enterd into Articles with my son Joseph
to make him an annuall allowance for his present support and
maintainance and for other purposes therein mentioned Now on
reconsidering the same I do hereby as and for a further encourage-
ment to him promisse and engage to make him a present of one
hundred pounds on the passing the recovery and performing the
said articles on his part as I hereby promisse to do on mine And
that whenever he shall marry if he thinks fitt to make choice of
in y house at Revesby and the woods there as part of the settlement
intended by the said articles, the annuall or yearly vallue of the
said woods shall be ascertained att a fair and equall average as
they have yearly produced for eight years last past, and what
part thereof have been made use of by my selfe, or for repairs, to
be vallued and ascertained by Henry Browne and Thomas Fowler,

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the house and park at Revesby to be rated as the same is and
usually has been in the Rentall and therewith and at the same rent
my son to have the furniture his grand father left there, And I
further promisse to give and leave him at my decease or before as
many ounces of silver plate as his said grand father had in his
possession at the time of his death ;

And both my selfe and son doe hereby engage ourselves by the
strictest tyes of honour and conscience not to recede or deviate
from this or the said articles But that the same shall fully and
perfectly conclude us and be a full and lasting agreement betwixt
us.

J. Banks
Witnesse, Hen. Browne. Jos. Banks junr.

(Xote by Sir Joseph Banks. " 1737. A marriage was this year
in treaty between Jos. Banks the third and Miss Mary Cradock,
but it does not appear how it went off."

Xote by Edward Stanhope. " Joseph Banks the 3rd died un-
married in 1740.")

245. Lord Albemarle Bertie to Joseph Banks II.

4 February 1738. I had the favour of yours at Grimsthorp,
and wee were very sorry that the gout hinderd your visit there,
and that wee must wait your pleasure of seeing you here, as wee
hear, til the next month. For my part I doubt whither it will be
so soon, for I dare say you will be so charitable as to pay frequent
visits to the melancholy yong lady your neighbour, under the great
unaccountable disappointment she has met withal. Had any
other brought his affairs to so happy an upshot I suppose he would
hardly discharged himself of his post til he had fully enjoyed the
blessings of it. As to publick affairs you see how they go by the
prints. I shall only add that yt is thought it will be a very short
session, and that whoever wants private bills shud get them in as
soon as they can, for some think the House will be up the middle
of April. As to the little boggy ground you mention, I find I have
nothing to do with it. Vere and Chaplin and their wifes got well to
Town. His Grace and your ladys desire their compliments to you
and your daughters, to whom I beg mine, and am, Sir, your most
obedient humble servant, Alb. Bertie.

Lord Albemarle Bertie was the second son of the second Duke of Ancaster.
He died unmarried.

246. George Collingwood to Joseph Banks II at Ancaster.

Eton [?], 3 October 1739. I give you the trouble of this, not only
to enquire after the health of all your famely, but to return thanks
for your kind invitation to my spouse to Ancaster, which I doe
imagine she does imbrace in the manner I hope for.

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As there is a strong report of new regiments to be raised, it is
naturall for mankind who have pretentions for preferments to
solecite there friends. As I have had promesses from Generall
Wade that he should be glad to serve me, and as att this time he
probably may be asked the question about those to be made majors,
as he is of your acquaintance a line from you to him in my favour
would have a greater influence upon him than if I was to write
myself, because my pretentions would be backed by a man of
fortune and interest, which will carrie weight upon all occations.
If you will be soe good to take this trouble upon you, it will oblidge
me much, and shall acknowlage it in a proper manner.

Before I close my letter must begg leave to send my best wishes
to the young ladys and gentlemen at Ancaster, who I am glad
to hear by my spouse are all well in a letter she had from Miss
Banks. Be soe good to offerr my respects to Sr Christopher Haills
and all that family, whose humble servant I am with very great
sincerety.

Now, my dear Sir, give me leave to conclude, and to assure
I am with great truth your most affectionate and obliged Geo.
Collingwood.

In a few days we to be reviewed by Generall Churchill, who is
to be accompanyed by the duke of Marlborough &c.

George Collingwood was probably the brother of Joseph Banks II' s second wife,
Catherine.

247. Lewis Dymoke to Joseph Banks II at Ancaster.

" Screilsby ", 15 October 1739. Soon after you left this side
Mr Brown and Mr Bows picked up some beagles to hunt a buck
I had in Haltham Wood, and they ran him very smartly into your
park, where they killed him. We was in expectation of my nephew
Lister and Mr Turner coming to hunt but they never came. You
was so kind last year to give me leave to hunt there, and hearing
you designed to have them destroyed went to hunt them, when
we killed afore and since att several times has killed about 2 brace
of does and fawns. Of Satterday last a fawn. Sir, what I have
done amiss shall be ready to make you what reparation I can.
Mr Lister of Warwickshire was with me, never went out till about
eleven of clock, and had the coach in your ridings to bring us home.
Tis the furthest journey I have taken and indeed we thought
extreamly pleasant goeing in the ridings. Gott keys and I hope
has done very little damage ; what was, the woodkeeper promist
should be repaird immediately.

Lister has now left me and gone to his Father's to hunt deer [lorn]
shall absolutely desist. There are some good male deer which
we have taken great care of and had had much to do to save, and
1 beleive a pretty quantity of does pricketts and fawns. I shall
be glad to hear you and yours are well, and I beg you with them

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will accept my service, being very much your humble servant,
Lew: Dymoke.

You was asking me about the black breed of swine. I have a
young sow and boar att your service, and if I don't hear otherways
will send them with your servant Fowler.

Lewis Dymoke's sister Eleanor married Matthew Lister of Burwell, near Louth.

248. Joseph Banks II to Lewis Dymoke {copy).

Ancaster, 16 October 1739. I am very glad to hear you are so
well as to go on hunting and hope the air and exercise will be of
service to you which I heartily wish.

I dare say you'l do no harm you can prevent, nor leave any
damage you may cassually do unrepaired, nor send anybody to
hunt but when you are there yourself. My best services attend
you and Mr Lister and wish you good diversion, and am, Sir, your
most humble servant, J. Banks.

249. Robert Banks to his father Joseph Banks II.

Bristol, 20 October 1739. This comes to acquaint you that
the 12th of this instant I was enrolled at the Merchants hall when
I received one of my Indentures of my Master and the other was
kept by him. Please in your next to insert whether you will have
the Indenture sent to you or whether I must keep it, and your
order shall be performed.

I have for some weeks past taken rubarb &c but find that I
must take one or two doses of purging physick to carry the humour
intirely off. I have had 2 or 3 small colds, but thank God they
have left me.

I have nothing further to say at present besides what is in my
sisters letters so conclude, honoured Sir, your most dutifull son,
Robert Banks.

Please to make my kind respects acceptable to brothers sisters
and every body that are so good as to ask after me. I wrote to
Sir Fran: Whichcote 5 or 6 posts ago but have had no answer.
Mr Jefferis and all the family desires their respects to you.

For Robert Banks see Introduction, p. xxx.

250 Hibbins to Joseph Banks II.

Norton, near Chichester, 30 October 1739. As soon as your
commands arrived at Norton, I went to meet the gentleman who
proposed the borough to me ; and I communicated your sentiments
to him : but with an absolute silence in regard to your name. I
shall observe the same caution 'till your permission and the circum-
stances of things require other conduct.

There ought to be no reserve used to you by me ; my utmost
wishes being your service. The borough I have writ about is

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Bramber ; a poor despicable place in itself. It is under the influence
of Lord Windsor's family at the present ; and Sir Harry Gough
and his son, Members for it. The returning-officer is the constable,
who is chose, usually, at Easter. In the majority, there are but
2 to take off ; one has been slighted ; and the gentleman I treat
with intends to get another to be chosen for constable ; who, tho'
of the present majority, is to be determined another way by proper
arguments. An opposition is not apprehended, much less feared.
£50 a man is the standard among them ; and the other poor folks
are only laughed at. They will now, however, have double their
neighbour's rate ; and there is room for handsom things for their
chief. I pressed an immediate contract and such a bond as you
required. The first cannot be made till the returning-omcer's
fixed ; then the last will not be deny'd. That was my answer.
For my part, I must own, as he states the case, it seems no difficult
thing to carry his constable, he being of the old majority, and
no danger apprehended among them. To be sure, all they can
expect is that their candidates are not courtiers, now ; lest they
should be disappointed by compromise. For as to principle,
that is included in the sum of £ [blank]. I can only add, that I will
watch all movements and apprise you of them. Your own judg-
ment alone can determine whether, under these circumstances
it may be proper to depend on them, or try elsewhere, and take
them as a dernier resort. Great privacy must be used, however,
on all accounts ; and excepting to yourself I will be silent as
death.

You will pardon, me, good Sir, if I cannot help looking on myself
as vastly obliged to you. You were ever ready, and ever actually
exerted your endeavours, to serve me ; and it was no fault of
yours if they were not successful. I wish the Great Personage
you are pleased to hint at, had been as favourable in his inclinations,
as I was faithful and zealous in my duty. Ingratitude shall never
be my fault ; but to one who has been so much my friend as you
have on all occasions been pleased to show yourself, to be neglectful
of anything that might give him satisfaction would be the highest
pitch of it !

I return you abundance of thanks for your intercession with
Lord Lindsey, and Lady Marchioness, in my behalf ; and for your
very kind promise to renew it. The honour of their commands,
in this countrey, would be of great advantage to me, and I would
endeavour to render them the most faithful service. I am, with the
truest respect, Sir, your most obliged and obedient humble servant,
. . . Hibbins.

P.S. I chuse to send this under the same cover as the last, as
most secure, in my opinion.

Nothing came of the enquiries about Bramber. When the election came in
1741 Harry Gough and Thomas Archer were returned.

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251. James Douglas to Joseph Banks II at Ancaster.

London, 3 November 1739. Your kind letter of congratulation
deserved an answer much sooner, but instead of making a bad
apology for my negligence I will fairly acknowledge it, for I always
think it better to own an error than by making a bad defence
only show the weakness of the excuse. I might however add that
I have been ever since very much engaged in writing upon business,
and that I am but just come out of waiting from Kew. Believe me
the ladys as well as I are very sensible of your and your good
family's wishes upon this joyfull occasion, and in return I can
assure that we shall heartily rejoice at every thing that conduces
to the prosperity of you and yours. It is a tax upon persons of
high birth, of no very great fortunes, that by custom they can
follow no professions but the navy or army, and it is as certain that
no acquisition of honour or fortune is to be got in those callings
without danger. This thought ought to be seriously weighed by
every body who puts a relation into the service, and tho we are all
convinced of the truth of it, and can moralise calmly when it don't
affect us greatly, yet when a personal misfortune happens to a
son, humanity gets the better of philosophy, and you who know
the Dutchess may judge of her anxiety who has three sons in the
King's service. At the same time I must own I think they are
highly to be commended who choose rather to run risks to get
advancement in the world, and to act a higher part in it, than
those who sit tamely down to live upon an annuity of a small
fortune. The Dutchess and Lady Montague desire their compliments
to you and your family, pray make mine acceptable to them, and
believe me to be, Sir, your most obedient humble servant, Ja:
Douglas.

252. Bennet Langton to Joseph Banks II.

Cavendish Square, 8 December 1739. We were all very glad to
find by yours of the 3d instant that yourself and Cozen Banks were
in health and past your time so agreeably. It would be very happy
in many respects if the ladies here could be induced to follow so
good examples and be contented with the amusements that country
life affords. But I am sensible the prejudices in favour of this
good Town of London are too strong to admitt of any plea against
them.

In answer, Sir, to your enquiries about the Corporation I have
seen the gentlemen of the Committee but once since I came to
Town. I find they have been endeavouring as much as they could
to bring the great cause to a hearing, but have as usuall met with
all possible delays and discouragements. This induced them to
present a very smart and strong Memorial to my Lord Chancellor,
who, as I hear, declared it was the most extraordinary one he
had ever received, and some thought the Attorney (Newlands

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Deputy), who presented it. ran the hazard of being committed.
However, it had tin ired, the Chancellor obliging fcl

partv complained against irnrcediatly to which the

great cause will » eard, and it is hoped some time nc

gammer. But to tell you my sentiments, 1 ha ry little opinion

of the affair in generall, .since if we should get a decree in our favour,
all a^Tee we must then come to an account with the directors in
particular concerning the damage to be fixt upon each one of them.
whi end upon the various circumstance- of their cast

v long each < fcad image to the Corpora-

tion each ob I to, which use 1 up a great

i] of time, and much longer than our money will hold out. All
our hopes seem to center at last in the Parliament, as our case i-

ry extraordinary, who may possibly when we have got a dec:
against the din rail, may either oblige them to submitt

to a sun account, or furnish the Company with money to

the cause in the ordinary course. Upon ail e • ' - •• can:t
be well in a e condition, since if we were now to divide the

remaining cash, the sum to each proprietor would not be worth
accepting.

iblick affairs and politicks I an pick up nothing certain
but what you equally know a: U all sufficiently feel.

That is warr and t ■<. 4s per £. I e ontinuance of these m .

be left to time, there appearing .et not the li rds

a | en at the absolute acquit e of the

minority in every 1 \ proposed by the Ministry aj bty much

ially in then I _ to ha. _ I a burden

laid upon the country gentlemen without the \<- I deavours to
put I ptol • re charg md are likely to continue

in 1 gun, or b- rther v. md

h many think would not have been irnpractible to hfl
pr t thai burden might have been more equally

born. As 1 ' t the merchant- and mo: people

: and illicit trade have been cheifly instrumenl
in bri the country genl lemen 1 1 * The

■.out their contributing farthing I it.

The i all thi- .Mr P — t — y and the

othei "hink fit to acquiesce in these measures, and that

thi lith i- the fashionable doctrine, and the

j • that :

ro] the Great 1

Sir, that ] .... ir6)

• my brother Turn' : >od

nd th< • Mr Mori'

to 0 will require much

• in I .'. : \ ,-. . a a little before I

left t.\ intry [had jur.se with Mr Brown

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inclosing the severall. who was satisfied that it would be of the
greatest benefit imaginable to the town in general and to all our
interests in particular. If upon considering this matter you should
be of the same opinion I should be very ready to advise with you
upon the best and properest measures to accomplish it. and if I
shall not have the pleasure of seeing you in Town would come the
sooner into the country on purpose.

I »ur ladies here are all well, and in best wishes and respects to
yourself and cozens join with. Sir. your most obedient humble
servant. B. L.

Sir Thomas Sanderson's second son is on the point of death,
his illness a scarlet fever. Sir Tho: likewise is himself very ill.
occasioned, as 'tis supposed, from the trouble it gives him.

It appears that Banks and Langton were still pursuing the directors of the
South Sea Company.

Pulteney. leader of the Opposition, was pursuing Sir Robert Walpole (evidently
the Great Fish ') to his fall. Resignation from office came in February 1742.
Langton had married Diana Tumor. See note to Xo. 235.

253. The disbursments of John Turner Constable of Reauesby
for this preasant year: 1739.

My oath and charges . .

Pd sessions dutys and my charges . .

Pd for an abstract for "Wainrleet hauen

A warrant for the watch

Giuen to a man of Tuniby for three foxes

pd for the town well dresine

a warrant for the tax

the tax duplicats assesins syning

giuen to two pasingers

giuen to a letter of request

for riding sessions and sewers

for warning the drifts in Wildmore fen . .

giuen to a man for loss by fire liueing at Chapil Hill

4 men serueing a coroners Inquest and his fees

pd sessions dutys and my charges

2 warrants for the suruayers mony and the as-is

articles

pd mr Wright the suruayers mony and my charges then
pd for an abstract for the hauen bank mending:
pd for an abstract for hooking th drains and barload

repairing
giuen to two pasingers

the assise articles syning and my charges then
4 men serueing a coroners inquest
the ale house bill returning and mv charges . .
2 warrants for the tax and the ale house bill . .

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1 6 11
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the drifts warning in Reauesby fen

24 men at barload and a hors 5 days leading sods

for repairing the hauen bank

the drains hooking in Wildmore fen

the drains hooking in Reauesby fen

pd sessions dutys and my charges

a warrant for the highways

the freehold bill returning

a new stoup and setin down at Wainfleet hauen

for watch and ward at the fair

for serueing the statute

pd uagabond mony and my charges then . .

pd John Fox for catching his namesake . .

a warrant for the statute

for a warrant serueing on Robert Johnson and my

charges
2 men serueing the fenn Court
giuen to a woman with a letter of request . .
giuen to two pasingers
giuen to a man with 2 foxes
two warrants for the highways and windows . .
giuen to Thomas Gray for six foxes
a warrant for the assise articles
the town well dressing
pd mr Madison for stoan for the well
Wood workmanship and nails for the well and

fold
two men diging grauel and laying it . .
the assise articles syning and my charges . .
pd sessions duties and my charges
the window dupliecates assesing and syning . .
for the lordship mouling
two warrants for the statute and the siting for the

poor
.My accompts wrighting and keepeing
giuen Tho' Gray for fiue foxes

spent when the assesment was layd

Samll Millington
Thomas Tompson
Wm. Tupholme
Robt Cant
Francis Sanderson
John Scriuener.

£ s. d.

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1 9 0

1 19 6

7 0

17 0

8 2
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254. Lettice Banks to her father Joseph Banks II.

29 April 1740. I hope this will find you and my brother safely
arived in Towne and that you left little Coll. well at Glatton. Since
you left us we and almost all the servants have had very bad colds.
Brother Banks has been very ill but is now something better,
and thank God we are all upon the mending hand, but whilst
this cold weather lasts I beleive it will be a general complaint.
I am in great fears for the fruit. Little Georgey continues very
well and as full of spirits as ever, but mist his brother vastly the
first two or three days, and says he would give any body forty
kisses to bring him again. The gardener has taken Ward's Pill
and is better, but I think mends slowly, but suppose Mr Browne
will give you the particulars in his letter. Dr Wilson sent hear
to dine with you to-day, he is vastly unfortunate in sending when
you are out ; Miss Peggy disired me to write to Miss Cartwright
to day to by her about ten guines worth of lace, and has sent her
your particulars of it, so she disires you will be so good as to give
Miss Cartwright the money or pay the bill and be so good as to
disire Brother Hodgkinson to bye all our thing as is to be baught
at a millener at Mrs Spicers. I had a letter from Kitty Hales, who
tells me she dissigns beeing hear very soon for a little while and
that Lady Hales was brought to bed of a boy that morning she
thought to have set forward for London. She is in a very good
way, but the child not likely to live. The Scats are all agoing to
board with Tobey Rusted who is to take likewise Miss Booth and
Miss Brakinborrow, the Contess cant have an appartment their
as was disigned. I hear Mr Viner's family are to come in to the
country next week. We are agoing to have a weden near us very
soon, viz. Mr Coltman and Miss Shaw, and they are to take Dr
Disney house. I hope my dear Pappa will excuse all faults in this
letter, for thought you not dislike to hear the chitchat. I beg you
will excep of my duty and love to Brother Hodgkinson, and believe
me to be, honored Sir, your most dutyfull daughter and obedient
humble servant, L. Banks.

Mrs Collinwood and brothers and sisters disire their duty love
and comply ments to your self and brother.

' Little Coll ' and ' Georgey ' were the second Mrs. Banks' children : she died
in childbed on George's birth.

' Brother Hodgkinson ' was William, second son of Joseph Banks II, who took
the name of Hodgkinson on his succession to his maternal grandfather's estate
in Derbyshire. When his elder brother, Joseph Banks III, died (12 May 1740)
William became his father's heir, and the third son, Robert, took the name and
estate of Hodgkinson.

255. Lettice, Eliza and Margaret Banks to their father Joseph Banks
II.

13 May 1740. As we are alle under the most sensible afflection
for the loss of our dear brother, so likewise are we under the deepest

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concern least it should affect you to the prejudice of your owne
health, but we do earnestly beg and disire for your owne sake
as well as for ours that you will make your self as easey as possable
upon this malancholy occasion, for we shall allways make it our
study to be as dutyfull and oblidging as possable to you, for tho
we cant think of making up this great loss to you, yet we'll make
it our endeavour to do all that lays in our power to contribute to
your happyness.

We do assure you there was nothing wanting either from friends
or physicians if that could have done any good to our dear brother.
We hope this may be a means to make you easear. Revesby now
is a very melencholly place to us, and would be much more so
if we had not had the pleasure of Mrs Collingwoods company,
who has been a most dear friend to us both in regard to our brother
and selves.

Doctor Wallis and Doctor Dymoke has been very oblidgeing to
us and stayed a day after this melencholy affair. We are all glad
to hear dear Coll goes on so well, for don't doubt but him and dear
lettle Georgey who is perfectely well would be of great comfort
to you, which is the most hearty disires of, honoured Sir, your
obeident and dutyfull daughters, L. Banks, Eliza Banks, Marg*
Banks.

P.S. We chose to write all together, thinking different letters
would be only a renewing of your great concern. We are extremely
sorry to hear my Brother Hodgkinson has had a return of his ill-
ness. We all joyne with our best respects to him and heartilly
wish him a good recovery. Mrs. Collingwood who is under very
great concern for my poor brother disires her humble service to
you and brother.

This refers to the death of Joseph Banks III.

256. Robert Banks to his father Joseph Banks II.

Bristol, IT May L740. Your kind favor of the 5th May I duly
received with the inclosed bill for ten pounds, for which I thank
you.

Thursday last brought me the malancolly account (by a letter
from Jos: Banks) of the death of my dear and affectionate brother
Banks whose loss I am sure must be a touching grief to you as
well as to me and all the rest of his relations and friends. I never
till this time heard that he was ill. which was the greatest surprize
and <aus<. I in me the most sensible greif I ever sustained. I hope
Cod will confer upon us all, health and happiness, and always
preserve us from so sudden a death. As to mourning I have got
a grey coal trimmed with black and black westcoat and breechess
according as .Jo: Banks made mention in his. If a black coat or
any thing else is necessary you will let me know. I shall be in daily

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expectation of a line from you how you doe, which to hear that
you and my brother Hodgkinson are well will be the greatest comfort
that can be enjoyed by, most honoured Sir, your ever dutifull son
and most humble servant, Robert Banks.

Mr and Mrs Jefferis gives their service to you and condoles
you on this misfortune.

257. Robert Banks to his father Joseph Banks II.

Bristol, 28 July 1740. This morning I got here after a long
troublesome journey of 4 days and a peice. 'Tis a very difficult
way to find out, and besides that we was told wrong several times.
However, thank God I am verry well and have found every body
so here, they all desire their compliments to you and the family.
I hope this will find you got safe to Overton and in perfect health.
I heartily wish you a good journey into Lincolnshire with all the
family, where every body are in great expectation for you, par-
ticularly Sir Fran: Whichcote and that family. All the Lincolnshire
news that I know have mentioned either in my last to you or Sister
Banks. Brother Colly is grown a verry fine boy indeed and Mr
Devereux gives a verry good account of him. He is in great expecta-
tion of his Brother George's coming to him and talks a good deal
of him. His dancing master spoke to me verry much about his
learning to dance, I don't suppose you would lett him. However,
as he the dancing master spoke to me so much about it, I did not
know but what he might write to you about it. 'Tis a thing that
Colly can't bear to think off, I could hardly get him into the room
to see them. Mr Devereux desired his service to you and said
he intended writing to you in about a month.

When at Revesby I took of Mr Brown into my pocket two
guineas and a half, which I must beg you will let be placed to the
account of my allowance.

Here inclosed I send you an account of my late brother's things
at Revesby, taken by me Mr Browne and Robert as exact as
possible. All the Derbyshire writings, Mr Pattock accounts, and
two or three odd papers we took out of your studdy and put as
many of them as possible into your trunk. The rest are rapt up
in brown paper, the trunk and box are corded and sealed with the
same seal that this letter is.

Sir Abra: Elton is out of Town, so have not had an oppertunity
of making your compliments to him.

Mr Jefferis and this family desires their compliments to you
and the family. I desire my love to Brother and thank him for all
favors shewn me whilst at Overton. Also my love to sisters and
compliments to all enquiring friends, and remain, most honoured
Sir, your ever dutifull son and servant, Rob: Banks.

The sweetmeats are gone from hence as first ordered, directed
to Ancaster. I hope you'll meet 'em there safely arrived. I return

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you my thanks for the things given me of my late brother as also
for the expence of this journey.

258. Lewis Dymoke to Joseph Banks II.

" Screilsby ", 15 August 1740. Mr. Lister of Warwickshire is
now with me and very desirous of hunting a deer. There was 3
male deer in winter lay by your woods, but I can't now hear any-
thing of them. Am satisfied that they do not lay towards Haltham
Wood. I see your keeper the other day, but he says he can't hear
anything of them. There are severall male deer in your woods.

1 would not offer to meddle with them without acquainting you
nor att all .... if you think of preserving them, but if you do not
shall think myself much obliged if you will give us leave, and I
shall be carefull to observe your directions as before if I doe. A
line or two in answer will much engage your humble servant,
Lew: Dymoke.

My humble service to your son and yours with you.

259. Joseph Banks II to Lewis Dymoke (copy).

Ancaster, 19 August 1740. I am glad to hear you are so well
as to take pleasure in hunting and shall be glad I can in any way
contribute to your health and pleasure, and you, Sir, and Mr Lister
are very wellcome. My son joins with me in humble service to
you both, and he would be very glad you would discourage any
from your side shooting in the woods, for he takes great pleasure
in shooting, and the woods have been of late years so much beaten
he could have no diversion nor I no g[ame ?]. I am afraid you'l
scarce read my letter. [I have ?] long had the gowt in my right
hand, and when I shall gett free cannot guess, but would endeavour
to tell you as well as I could that I am, your humble servant, J. Banks.
Written in fold.
Horses for Revesby, winter 1740 & 1.

2 coach horses

4 Banks Geld Worster Grey Mare Grey horse
4 Childs Poney Crikitt Jumper Bay Mare
1 Miller Mare "

260. Robert Banks to his father Joseph Banks II.

Bristol, 3 September 1740. Nothing materiall having occurred
is the reason which has made me so long silent. This I hope will
meet you and all the family in a good state of health as thank God
I am at pressent. Meeting with Miss Elton 3 or 4 days ago, she
told me Sir A. Elton had a letter from you by which means had an
opportunity of hearing of your and the familys welfare. Mr Wraxall

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returned hither about a week ago from Buxton pretty well after
a troublesome journey occasioned by the late rains, which has been
very much, but thank God is now changed, and has been so for 3
or 4 days or a week past, which gives the country people in these
parts a prospect of a tolerable good crop and harvest, tho in a
great many tracts of land they won't get their seed again. I see
him upon Tolsey. He desired his compliments to you, thanking
you for past favors when at Buxton.

Last Sunday arrived here a ship from Carolina after 5 weeks
passage, which reports the seige of St. Augustine being entirely
raised, and the forces by sea as well as land are retired after the
latter losing by report 150 or 200 men ; nay, some say a great many
more, but I beleive this is the truest account. Ill consequences
are apprehended from this unfortunate expidition by the colony
of South Carolina, such as the Spaniards frequently visiting and
promting the Negroes and Indians to make descents upon their
masters, setting forth their weakness. These insurrections commonly
end in murder upon the English, for when they happen, the Negroes
have no mercy, killing whom so ever they meet, man woman or
child, and when they gett to Augustine they are safe, meeting
there not only protection but freedom. The whole of this affair
is laid upon General Oglethorp's misconduct. Nay, its said 2 or 3
private men made attempts to murder him during the seige,
particularly putting a pistol to his ear which mist fire.

My next request is your letting me have in two bills (if not too
much trouble) thirty pounds, the properest time now drawing on
in fitting out ships for the Christmas markett in Jamaica. I don't
doubt but you have heard my success in my first venture, herrings
and tobacco pipes, which I cant say have answered altogether so
well as expected, but must expect better luck for the future.

We have now going out a schooner called the Vernon, mounts
twenty guns and is to carry 100 or 110 men to go out solely upon
privateering. We are in expectations of great matters from the
above vessell.

I am afraid was I to say any more I must pick the publick news
for it, for which I know your dislike, so must beg leave to conclude
after my kind love to my dear brothers and sisters and compliments
to all enquiring friends. Honoured Sir, your ever dutifull son and
most humble servant, Robt. Banks.

Mr and Mrs Jefferis and Miss desires their complements to the
family. I shall write Brother Hodgkinson soon.

261. Robert Banks of Bawtry to Joseph Banks II, at his seat at
Ancaster.

Wellington, near Derby, 5 September 1740. Yesterday morning
at this place, good Uncle Steer tyed the Gordian Knot, and joyned
me to a very agreeable lady, whom I hope to convey to Bawtry

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about the middle of next weeke, therefore whenever you or any
of your family shall have any call to our side of the country, jf
you can dispense with such conveniences as my situation in life
will allow, your companys will be acknowledged as the greatest
of obligations, not only by myselfe, but the Lady Unknown, your
new relation. Uncle Steer who left this place yesterday has enter-
tained all the family, whereof I am now a member, in so agreeable
a manner that we find no small want of his company at this juncture,
tho' we are, you may conclude, not in low spirits, but he, you know,
is master of so continual a flow of spirits and humour, that all
who are once happy with his company cannot part with him without
the utmost reluctance.

I am with all due respects to yourselfe your ladys and Mr
Hodgkinson, for my selfe and the Lady your new relation, with
the compliments of Mr Ward and his family, your most obedient
humble servant, Ro: Banks.

Mrs Crampton will pay me her rent for your use before Michael-
nas, and she is willing either to be at the expense of the leases
or of the repairs, which latter will cost her upwards of 40s., and
the leases are only a guinea, but she is not willing to be at the
expence of both.

[.\'ote by ndicard Stanhope. The marriage referred to was to
Elizabeth, daughter of Francis Ward of Wellington, Derby.]

262. William Banks Hodgkinson to his father Joseph Banks II.

13 September 1740. I am just now arrived here in my way
into Derbyshire from Mr Vyners, where you need not doubt I
have not been disagreably entertained, every body very civil,
but I did not mention a word of the affair.

Mr Vyner and Mrs Vyner and young Mr Vyner design waiting
upon you on Thursday next, but Mr Vyner desires your coach
may fetch him from Lincoln, and he will send his owne back again
from thence. 1 told him you had sufficient stable room, but he
begged your horses and coach might fetch him, and he would send
his own back to plough. 1 hope it will be no inconvenience to
you to send. If I could possibly help it I would not have undertaken
the message.

I could not prevail upon him to bring Miss Vyners with him,
nor make him (I fancy) beleive there was room enough, but young
Mr Vyner will be there. Miss Vyners were ingaged to be at Mr
Glovers the time Mr Vyner was to be at Ancaster before I got
there.

I propose being at Ancaster on Thursday night to meet you
all, when I hope to talk over the affair with you and afterwards
Mr Vyner. I am, honoured Sir, your most obedient son and dutyfull
humble servant, Wm. Banks Hodgkinson.

Pay my respects to every body.

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I hope every thing will be to your liking and to all our satis
factions. God knows I can not tell what will be the consequence.
I hope I have reason to expect good.

263. Joseph Banks Esqr Dr to Joseph Devereux viz. : —

£ s. d.
1740 July the 24th for a quarter's Board and Schooling

of Mr. Collingwood Banks . . . . 3 10 0

Apll 24th a Spelling Book Is. May 2d a Letter
for Miss 3d. 17th a Letter yourself 3d.
May 20th b\ yards of Drugget 2s. 6d. per yard . .
3 yards of Shalloon at 1-6 per yard . .
2 Doz: Coat at lOd. Do. 2J Breast 5d.
Twist 9d. Buckrum 8d. Thread 4d.
2 yards \ Dimitty Is. per yard silk

fustian 9d. Canvas 5d. Tape Id.

26th Pair Stockings Is. 6d. Gloves Is.

Shoe Buckles 6d. Knee Buck8. 6d.

Sleeves Buttons 2d.

31 Coat W. Coat & Breeches making . .

June 2d Breeches md 2d. 18th Letter 7d.

19th Pumps 2s. 2d 2 11

23d Copy Book 2d. Rule & pencil 2d.

July 3d pair shoes 2s. 4d. . . . . 2 8

In all

1740 Octr the 24th a quarter's Board & Schooling . .

Do. pens & Ink
Aug4. 7th Breeches md 2d. 11th Copy Book 2d.
Septr 8th a Letter 3d. 26th hair Cutting 3d. . .
29th a Copy Book

In all

Stilton Octr the 5th 1740
Recieved the Contents of this Bill

Per Joseph Devereux
N.B. paid Georges entrance 1:1:0.
Endorsed : — Mr. Devereuxes Act for Collys Board 9:5:2^

264. Grantham assembiie the 24 of September.

£ s. d.

6 horsis keep . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

3 peck of oats . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 0

1/1 peck of beans . . . . . . . . . . 8

v/ <:\siiier .. .. .. . . . . . . . . i u

5 13

11|

3 10

9 5

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1 sadal horss hay and corn
3 sarvants

Reed October 14 1740 this bill by mee,

£ s. d.
101

3 0

8 6|

M. Goodricke.

265. Sophia Brown to Joseph Banks II.

London, 30 October 1740. I trouble you with this being I have
the honour to be related to you to acquaint you of my marriage,
and hope you will be so good as to excuse my not acquainting
you with it sooner ; but really, Sir, the miserable situation I was
in was a great motive why I did in such a manner, fearing I should
be disappointed, tho' I do asure you its no way below me, being
a captain on Colonel Lowther's Regiment and has a company of
his own. I beg, Mr. Banks, you would use your interest to persuade
my sister to forgive me. I desire it as a very great favour that
you would favour me with two lines. Please to direct to Capn
Wm Brown at the Tilt Yard Coffee house Whitehall, which will
eternally oblige, Sir, your most obedient humble servant, Sophia
Brown.

266.

Joseph Banks Esq1-.

Octob: 12

Bleeding your man

* • • •

The Vomiting Tincture by Dr.

01. ..

Chamomile Flowers

• • • •

The opening Draught

• • • •

The sudorific Dr1 your man

• • • •

The pectoral Lambative . .

• • • •

2 Rhubarb Bolusses

• • • •

The same

• • • •

The diuretic Drops

• ■ • •

Sage

• • . •

2 Bolusses repd

• • • •

The Rhubarb Potion Miss Betty by Dr. Har:

2 Bolusses

• • • *

The Vomiting Tincture . .

Chamomile Flowers

The Cordial Bezoartic Bolus

• • • •

Isinglass zi . .

2 Saline Draughts

• • • •

The Same

• • • ■

The Same

. .

The Same

• • • •

The Same

• • • •

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195

Octob: 22

23
24
25

Nov:

1740

31
1

4
5

10
11
13

14
17

The Same

The Rhubarb Draught

The Styptick Mixture

The Rhubarb Draught repd

The Same

The Vomiting Tincture . .

Chamomile Flowers

The Rhubard Dr* . .

The Bezoartic Bolus repd

The Styptick Mixture another

Brandy

Liquorice Mr. Banks z4 . .

Tincture of Myrrh

Ground Ivy z4

Sal: Prunell

Cochineal

A dry'd Viper

The Styptick Mixture \ Quant:

The purging Tincture

The Cordial Bezoartic Bolus

The anodyne Bolus

The Cordial Julep

2 Stomach Draughts

The Same

The Julep repd

A dry'd Viper

The Box of Soap Pills . .

The Rhubarb Bolus Miss Betty

A live Viper

The mercurial Bolus

The Box of Pills repd . .

The Cordial Julep

Pyrmont Water a Bottle . .

Liquorice

Manna & Cream of Tartar for

your Housekeeper
A Viper

The Box of Pills
2 Chalybeate Draughts
Flowers of Brimstone
Pyrmont Water
The Chalybeate Mixture repd
The Box of Pills
Pyrmont Water
Spirit of Hartshorne
The Box of Pills

Sort

Doses

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1740

Nov.

£ s. d.

27
28

Tincture of Myrrh

The antecholick Tincture . .

Oil of Elder your Cook . .

Pyrmont Water

A Viper

The Box of Pills

Tamarinds lb £

Manna & Cream of Tartar your

Man

Lower's Cathartick Elixir
Pyrmont Water
Liquorice z4
The Box of Pills
Pyrmont Water

1 0

1 8

I 6

1 6

1 0

■ French-

1 8

1 6

1 0

1 6

£6 18 9

1740 Nov: 29 Recd for my Mar, Mr. Bush, the Contents of this
Bill in full of all Demands

By me Jno Lovell
Endorsed .—Mr. Bushes Bill & Rect £6 : 18 : 9.

267. An Inventory of my Late Mothers Jewels.

Four 4 Crochets Diamond

a Buckle Ditto

a Bob Ditto

a Necklace of Pearl & Red Stones Pr Earrings Ditto

A Pr of Diamond Earrings

a Box with Seven Peices of old Gold two peices of old Silver

five rings & some odd trifles

two Empty Purses

a Pebble Snuff Box Set in Gold

a Mother of Pearl Snuff Box with a Gold Enamelled Picture in it

a Brilliant Dimond ring

a Hoop Dimond Ring

a heart Ring

four Common Rings

a Turkey Stone Ring Master Walliss

a Pr of Dimond Nightcap Earrings

a Pr of Pearl Earrings

a Twee Mounted in Gold, a Silver thimble.

Thirty One Peices of Silver & three peices of Gold. Master
Waffle's

Left by me at Mr Paltocks
this 20. of aprill. 1736

Joseph Banks Junr.

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Had again from Mr Paltock & lent all but ye Rings to my two
Eldest Daughters.

J. Banks lbr 1737.

268. August 5 1736. I promise to pay to Jos. Banks Esq. my
father the sum of seven pounds seventeen shillings and sixpence
uppon the day of my marriage in part for a black gelding.

Jos. Banks Junr.

269. Mis Peg Acct. 1737, May 24. I promiss to pay Pappa eight
pounds fifteen and sixpens as her quarters becoms due. L. Banks.
Which on ballance acct this day Papa has laid out for her.

270. Febry 27, 1738-9. Reed then of my Father Jos. Banks Esq.
fifty nine pounds thirteen shillings and three pence, which with
severall sumes reed before and my expences of board journeys and
other things is in full of all intrest due to me on my fortune to the
twenty seventh day of March nexte. Lettice Mary Banks.
Witness Edward Burton.

271. Borrowed and received August the 31 of my Papa eleven
pound 2 shilings and nine pense. Margaret Banks.

1739.

This paid Mr. Cooke for her new cloaths.

272. Revesby, March 24, 1739. I promise to pay to Joseph
Banks Esq. my Father the sum of fifty pounds (value received)
and interest at four per cent, thereon. As witness my hand.
Witness, Jos. Banks Junr.

Edward Burton.
Robert Woodcock.

273. Reced Dec. 1st 1740 of Jos. Banks Esq. Ten pounds on
account of my allowance due January 18 1740. Robt Banks.

274. Received of my Papa June the 27, 1740 the sum of twenty
pounds five shillings which I promise to pay him on demand.
By me M. Banks.

275. 27 June 1740. Received then of our Father Joseph Banks
Esq. one hundred and fifty pounds, being fifty pounds each as
stipulated and agreed to be given and paid us by his marriage
settlement or a bond by him given subsequent thereto, which
bond being in all respects satisfied we have this day cancelled.
Witnesse our hands. L. Bankse.

Willm Banks Hodgkinson.
Eliza Banks.

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276. Received July 14th 1740 of my father Jos. Banks Esq.
twenty pounds on account. Robt. Banks.

277. October the 29th 1740. Reed of my Papa ten pounds which
I promise to repay. Eliza Banks.

278. Sepetember the 15 1740

pad for a Letter

paid for the new paper

the 18 a ditto

the 20 a ditto

the 22 a ditto . .

the 25 a ditto & a letter

the 27 a ditto . .

the 29 a ditto

October the 2 a ditto

the 4 a ditto & Letter

For a pair of Bisheis
For a pair of Stocking

0
0

Reed this Bill

per Mary Goodrick
Receud the full Content of this bill by me

Rob1. Woodcock
Endorsed : — Robins Rect for a Bill due from Father £1:7:7.

279. Account between Joseph Banks Esqr and Mr. Wm Banks

Hodgkinson Dr & (X
1740
Octr 2 Reed on Ace: . . . . . . . . . . 247 4 9

Deduct

Due to Jos: Banks Esqr

Deduct

247

222

247

224

BANKS FAMILY PAPERS

199

1740

Oct.

Nov.

186

Mr. Devereux Children

Robin a Bill

Coach Man a Bill

A Backgammon Table

A Cane String

Mun upon Trade

Subscrip to Miss Smith

Apothecarrys Bill

Taylors Bill . .

Bro Robt by Order . .

N.B. from Bath Acct

To three fourths of the Farriers Bill neglected
To given the Apothecarry's Man

Endorsed : — Mr. Hodgkinsons Account of payments for his Father
from Ancaster to Bath & to London Octr Novr & Deer 1740.

280. An Account of Rents & Arrears of Rents due to Extors of the
late Jos: Banks Esqr. out of his Staffordshire Estate.

Arrears of Rent as may Appear by Mr. Gilberts
Acco1 for the year Ending at Mich8 1740, then
Standing out & unpaid . . . . . . . . 42 1 1

Half a Year's Rent of the whole Estate as may appear

by the Rental thereof due at Lady day 1741 .. 131 14 11|

222

9
10

9
6

224

Total of Rents due to sd Extors from sd Estate . . 173 16
Payments & Disbursmts to be deducted

out of the above Rects :
Viz : What was paid by Wm. Banks

Esqr to the said Extors in a former

Acco1. passed wth them on Ace1, of

the above mentiond Rents . . 121 2 0

Lost by Ann Goodwin a Ten*, to part of

the sd Estate . . . . . . . . 15 0

Do. by Willet late Thornywell, Do. . . 5 0

Do. by Mr. Hollins late Broad Do. . . 3 4

Half Years SaUary allow'd M'. Gilbert

for Collecting sd Rents . . . . 5 0 0

Half Years Abatem1. of a Tents. Rent on

Acco1. of Haslewood being not allowd

to Eat for preservation of som Young

Wood at that time . . . . . . 10 0

200

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2 6

Half Y'rs Sallary to the Wood-keeper

for looking after sd wood
Half y'rs Land Tax & Plow Boote pd

to Sam1. Goodwin
Moiety pd. for Sumoning Tenants

Net Ballance due to sd Extors from

this Acco1 42 7 Of

Endorsed : An Acco1 of Rents due to the Extors of late J. Banks
Esqr out of the Estate in Staffordshire.

0 6

131

9 0

281. Mr. Banks 8ener-

Octobr 23
1740

to Laz: Salmon.

| horsehear Coat Buttons

2 yards & \ fustian at 16d.
putting the Lineings in a pr breeches
9 yards of fine Camblett at 3s. 9d.
2 Doz: and
at 18d. ,
2 breast Do.

2 yards of Shalloon at 2s.
Glazd holland for the Sleefs
Velvite for a broad Collar
Mohear Silke and thread . .
Buckarom Canvas and tape
Makeing the Coat . .
Novbr 14 2 yards of Scarlett Rugg at 12s.
4 yards of Coard at 3d. . .
2 yards of ferrett at 3d.
Velvite for the Collar
Makeing the Bedd: Gound
Alterd a black Coat & wastcoat

Novbr 29th 1740. Recd the Contents of this Bill

in full of all Demands

per Lazarus Salmon
A pr of Rideing Trowsers for Mr. Banks
June1-
Recd the Contents in full

per Laz Salmon
Em lor.se I .—Taylors Bill £4 : 15 : 0.

3 4

1 0

1 13 9

4
1
3
3
1

9
2

0
6
6
0
6

9 0

4 0

1 0

6
6
6

4 15 6

10 6

282. An Account of Chiefe Rents Received of the Manor of S*. John
of Jerusalem due to the Executors of the late Jos: Banks Esqr.

Rec'd of M™. Eliz Little for 8 y'rs & a half Chiefe £ s. d.
Rent due at Ladyday 1741 at 58 per an . . . . 2 2 6

BANKS FAMILY PAPERS 201

£ s. d.
Rec'd of Ewd. Pauncefort Esqr. 8 y'rs & half Do.

due at the same time at 2/3 per an . . . . . . 19 lj

Rec'd of Maurice Johnson Esq1". 8 y'rs & half D°.

due at the sametime at 1/6 per an . . . . . . 12 9

Rec'd of Atho: Johnson 8 y'rs & \ D°. due at D°. at

1/4 per an . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Rec'd of D°. for late Buckworth for the like at 6d

per an . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3

Rec'd of the Heirs of Richd. Little Esqr. for the like

at Is. per an . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 6

Rec'd of Mr. John Cooke late Abra: Vandebeck for

like 3/1 per a: . . . . . . . . . . 1 6 2|

Rec'd of Henry Boulton Esqr late James Boulton

Esqr formerly Sr Rob*. Dallison's for the like at

2«. per an . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 0

Rec'd of D°. late James Boulton Esqr. formerly

Scarlets for the like at 3s. per annum
Rec'd of Mr. Rob*. Noble for the like at 8d. per an:
Rec'd of Mr. Math: Clarke for the like at 3s. per

(III • •• •• •• •• •* •• ••

Rec'd of John Thorpe for the like at 7/10 per an
Rec'd of Mess™. Stevens & Burrell Curates of Sutton

S*. Edmunds & Sutton S1. James's late Enock

Horsman's Heirs for 20 y'rs & half at Id. per an

due at Lyday 1741 .. 1111$

Rec'd of Wm. Fisher late Benjn. Grant for 21 y'rs

& half due at Ladyday 1741 at 4d. per an . . . . 7 2

Rec'd of Feoffees of Whapload Drove Chappel for

13 y'rs & half due at Lyday 1741 at Is. per an 13 6

Rec'd of Susanna Hinman Wid: late Woods, formerly

Elias Willson for 13 y'rs & half due at Do. at 3d.

per an . .

Total Rec'd
Total Paid

Net Ball : due to the sd Extors from this Acco* . . 9 8 Of
An Abstract from the Bill paid by Wm. Banks Esqr. to Mr. Wilkinson
an Attorney at Law at Holbeach of what he charged therein
for his trouble &c. in recovering & Collecting of the Rents of
the Manors of S1. John of Jerusalem in Moulton & County of
Lincoln.
Mich3. 1749. Searching & Examining the Court Rolls
Verdiccts of Jurys & other papers relating to this
Manor for 45 y'rs backwards in Order to Form & make
out a Rental of the Chiefe Rents . . . . . . 10 6

0
12

10*

202

BANKS FAMILY PAPERS

Paid Charles Holland for his trouble in making a
Terrier & Rental of the Lands & Tenemts. holden
of this Manor describing the Abuttals thereof &
the Rents & Services Issuing thereout ; Taken
from the Town Books of Moulton & Whapload,
& brought down to Mich8 1749 Inclusive

Paid D°. as Bailiff of the Manor Summoning the Jury
& Attending the Court

Paid for the Court Dinner

My Fee for keeping the Court and for receiving the
Sum of £30 : 2 : 1 being the Arrears of the Chiefe
Rents Issuing out of Lands holden of this Manor
due & Ending this Mich8 1749 at 5s. per £ . .

For a fair Copy of the New Terrier & Rental deliver'd
to you to keep

1 1 0

5 0
1 14 4

7 10 0
5 0

11 5 10

If £30 : 2 : 1, cost in Collecting £11 : 5 : 10, what will £15 : 0 : 11
cost at that rate.

Answer £5 : 12 : 10 J, wch must be deducted from the Rect8.
on the other side being the Charge of Collecting them.
Endorsed : An Acco*. of Rents of the Manor of S1. John Jerusalem

due to Extors of late J. Banks Esqr.

283. An Account of the Personal Estates, Assetts and Effects
of the Late Joseph Banks Esq1- Deceased, as the Same come
into the Hands of William Banks Esqr his Son and Admin-
istrator. £ g d

By a Gold watch and Jewells as Vallued by Mr

Neville
By ballance of Mr. Snows Ace1
By Two Coaches Vallued by Wright
By Six Very Old Coach Horses Vallued by Mr. Cole

brook
By An Old pockitt peice
To Quick Stock and other Effects appraised at

Revesby . .
Recd a Years Interest of Thomas Chaplain due Xmas

1739

Recd ballance of Mine Ace1

By a Sett of Harnese vallued by Mr Wright . .

Recd of Mr Emmerson for Arrears of Rent as by

Ace1 due Lady Day 1741
Recd of Mr Mason due then for D°

371 2

5380 13

67 0

0
10

0
4
0

0
6

153 11 0

90
283

7
0

16 2
22 10

0
6

Carryed over

6412 17 5

BANKS FAMILY PAPERS

203

283. An Account of the Personal Estates, Assetts and Effects of the
Late Joseph Banks Esqr Deceased, as the Same come into the
Hands of William Banks Esqr his Son and Administrator.

Payments and Disbursements

Mr Colebrook Hay and Corn

Mr Higgins Tallow Chandler

Mr Lister Brewer

Mr Mawhood Druggist

Mr Dring Taylor

Mr Bayle Apothecary

Payments by his Son William for Housekeeping Do

Fees &c during his Illness as by perticular Ace1
Mrs Young Glass and China
Mr Shaw Farrier
Mr Morris Undertaker . .
Mr Helmsley Hosier
Mr Joanes Asses Milk . .
Mr Giroust Clock maker
Mr Cook a Mourning bill Polly
Mr Richards Lamp man

221

175

Carryed over .-

637 4 10

204

BANKS FAMILY PAPERS

Brought Over
By appraisment of Stock Corn and other Effects at

Ancaster
2 Recd by ballance of Gilberts Ace1 Arrears of Rent
Recd Mine Reckoning ended Aug8t 8th 1741 . .

Recd Ditto ended Octobr 3d 1741

Recd of Sir Rob* Browne a Years Rent of S1 James

Square House due Lady Day 1741 . .
2 Novr 26 1741
Recd ballance of H. B. Ace1 after Deduction of his

300 Legacey
Dec: 16: 1741.
Recd in Snows Ace1 of Rob* Banks part of Two

Years Rent of Widow Crampton due Lady Day 1741

£ s. d.

Remains due from him . . . . 2 14 10

Recd half a Years Rent of Shirecliff Hall farm by

Mr John Fell of Joseph Glossop due
Recd of Thomas Chaplain Esqr a Years Interest due

Xmas 1740

Recd mine Reckoning ended Dec1" 19 1741 . .

Recd More of Fell due

Recd Interest of Lord Duplin due 12th July

1741 . .

Recd ballance of Batties Ace* Arrears of Rent

Recd Mine Reck Ended Mar: 20th 1741

1742

Recd Ditto Ended June 19tb

Recd Mine Reck ended June 15. 1741 by mistake

Uncharged
Recd of Dor. Grethead Two Years Rent due May Day

1742 "

Recd Rents of Gilbert due Lady Day 1741

Feb. 7

Recd ballance of H. B. Ace*

20th

Recd ballance of Batties Ace*

Received in Snows Account the payments following :

30 Ap: 1742

half a years Interest of Lord Kinoul

10 Aug

Recd of Fell half a Years Rent

24 Novr

Recd of Lord Kinoul which makes all due 12 July

l # * *W •■ •• •■ ,. ., a, ••

6412 17 5

241

269
89
49

5 8

6 4
11 9

5 10

230 0 0

1835 4 3

40 0 0

51 10 0

. 101

. 106

. 100

. 121

. 4757

40 10 0

Carryed over

14903 19 4}

BANKS FAMILY PAPERS

205

Brought Over .

. a

. •

637

Mr King Gunsmith

. .

Mr Cook Mercer Servants Mourning

, ,

Dorothy Fawnes Nurse

. .

To Sister Banks due to Lady Tyrconnell which She

had payd according to his Desire for Race Subscrip-

tions

Mr Bryer

Mrs Crawly

Lodging of a Sick Servant

John Peirce Butler a bill

Tomas Dobyns a bill

182

Mrs Spicer '

Newse man

Mr Jennings an Old bill

Allowd in Haslams Ace* ye payments Following

2 Mrs Lees Annuity s due Michaelmas 1740

2 Mrs Burtons then due

Mrs Lees due at Xmass

Mrs Lees due at Lady Day 1741

Mrs Burtons then due 1741

2 Mr Herringmans1 Anny one year1 due Lady Day

1741

Met Mr Trigeagle about the will and spent

Coach Hire &c.

paid Mr Neville a Bill

The Keeper a bill

Lucera

Mr Perrit

Eliz Buckley a Years Wages

William Stephenson wages

Jo Banks in part of his Leggacy

John Herring

Mr Jephson Two Bottles of port

Nov. 25

paid Sir Rob* Browne outgoings of the House

S* James Square

. .

paid for Two Bunches of Tape

a .

paid Jos Banks in full of his Leggacy

. .

180

Jan. 1

paid Sister Banks a Note due from my Father

. .

paid Sister Bett Ditto

. .

paid Benj Tassell

• •

Mar: 31st 1742

Carryed over . .

1432

1 Added by another

hand.

206 BANKS FAMILY PAPERS

Brought Over 14903 19 4J

Feb: 11:

Recd of Fell for Glossop 51 10 0

Rec'ed half a years Int' of Lord Duplins which by
Mistake was uncharged but Due the 12 th Jan1^
1740 40 10 0

Directed to be Raised by Ind're 4tlte Dated 8th May
1736 out of the Real Estate of my Father and to
be paid to his Ex'or or Admr . . . . . . 1000 0 0

15995 19 4J

BANKS FAMILY PAPERS 207

Brought Over
paid Rob* Williamson in full of his wife Anne Lees

Fortune pursuant to my Grandfathers Will
2 Mr Thornton Mrs Wilkinson and Mrs Banks

Annuitys See Snows Ace1
paid Mr8 Lees Annuity due Midsumer 1741 . .
paid ditto due at Michaelmas
paid Ditto due at Xmas
paid Ditto due Lady Day 1742
2 paid Ditto due Midsumer Ann Lees Annuity being

paid off as above
2 Collies and Georges Leggacy
paid Charges in Gilberts Ace4
paid Hutchinson of Newark

paid Mr Challie

Oct' 21*

Mr Thornton Mrs Wilkinson and Banks one year of

their Annuities Due Mich 'as Last . . . . . . 27 0 0

paid Eliz Buckley due Midsumer one year of her

Annuity 20 0 0

Paid for 5 Copys of this Acco* and Books . . . . 12 6

Paid Bror Hodgkinson which was Left him by my

Grandfather Hodgkinson and which I Paid my

Father for him as for Acco* . . . . . . . . 100 0 0

1432

300

2000

3957 2 1
Ballance 12038 17 3|

15995 19 4£

The abovementioned Ballance Divided into 7 Equall Parts between
William, Rob*., Collingwood, George, Lettice, Elizabeth and
Margarett the Children of the said Joseph Banks makes
£1719 - 16 - 9 a peice for their respective Shares.

We have Compared This Ace* with the Vouchers and find the Same
to be Just and Do Allow and Agree to the Same and Do Respec-
tively Acknowledge to have this Day ree'ed of our Bror William
Banks Esqr the Severall Sums of One Thousand Seven hundred
and Nineteen Pounds Sixteen Shillings and Nine Pence a peice
for our Respective Shares of the above menc'oned Ballance of
Twelve Thousand Thirty Eight Pounds 17s. : 3£d. of our fathers
Personall Estate witness our hands this 16 th March 1742.

Witness Rob: Banks Hodgkinson

Margaret Banks L Banks

Se. Trigagle Eliza: Banks.

208

BANKS FAMILY PAPERS

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
31

Account of Debts Standing out and Unsatisfied Due to Late Joseph

Banks Esqr.

From Thomas Chaplain Esqr 2000 0

Mr Banks of Bawtry 500 0

Mr Delarew 400 0

Mr Delamore 500 0

Mr Hard 50 0

Mr Cockle of Lincoln 200 0

Mr Durance .. .. .. .. .. 110 0

Mr Fisher 50 0

Mr Crawford 60 0

Mr Wright 150 0

By Arrears of Rent 2604 9

Some of these Acctd for in this Acct.

Account of Debts due from Late Joseph Banks Esq1-.

Due to Trustees of the Act parliam* . . . . . . 2000 0

Mrs Lees Daughter 300 0

Bond to Trustees of Act parliam4 . . . . . . 18 19

Account of Annuity s Leases &c. of Late Joseph Banks Esq1".

Annuity during the Life of Mrs Bertie

Annuity for the Life of Langly Banks per annum . .

A Lease at Wibberton Crowne 10 years to come . .

A Lease at Everton from Corporation of Newark

4 years to come
A House at Lincoln Dor Grethead
A House Mr Hales

Mine profhtts as they may Arrise.

Account of Annuitys Payable by Late Joseph Banks Esqr & his

Administrator.
MrB Anne and Millicent Banks
Eliz. Buckley

Mrs Lpp
Her daughter

Joseph Banks II died on 10 April 1741.

284. Account of the Personal Estate Assets & Effects of the Late
Joseph Banks Esq1", as the Same have come into the Hands of
\Vm. Banks Esq1", his Son and Administrator since March the
16:1742, the time of makeing up the last Ace1, of the sd
Personal Estate this [I dank] of April 1744.

1743

July 5th Received Share of mine from Midsum1"

1742 to Do. 1743 319 18 14

of Jo Glossop 2 years rent of Slacks

Land due Martinmus Last .. .. 10 10 0

100

125

27
16
16

0
0

0
0
0

0
0

0
0
0

BANKS FAMILY PAPERS 209

1743

July 5 th of Do. Half a Years rent of Shirecliff Hall £ s. d.
due then Leases out . . . . . . 51 10 0

27 Ballance of Gretheds Rent due may day

Last ' . . 8 18 0

27 Ballance of Becks Acct in It Cockly
In* to 14th May 1742 Durances to the

20 July 1741 11 6 0

Feb. 9 of Cousin Horsely Interest remitted

Mortegage by Consent . . . . . . 500 0 0

Two Years Rent of Widow Crampton

due Ladyday 1743 42 16 8

18 Delamores Bonds Principle & 2 Years

& 8 Months Int's* . 340 0 0

March 19 Ballance of Browns Acct Berties & Banks

Annuit8 and Arrears of Rents .. .. 689 14 1

19 A Years Rent of Mich Robinson due

Lady day 1742 Allow Tax £8 . . . . 52 0 0

of Fisher Principle & 4 Years Interest

of his Bond 60 0 0

Recd of Mr Hales in part of 5 Years

rent due Ly D'y 1744 50 0 0

£2136 13 8|

Note Delamores Bond is £300 there is another remaining due

from him of £200.
1743
March 26 Mr Trigagle a Bill for Admins* & Late

Fathrs will 7 0 2

July 25 A Years Allowance to Mrs Lee & her

Childr11 to Midsumr 1742 . . . . 30 0 0

Decern Mr Maverly a Bill due to Late Mr Morris

21d for Brother Banks Funeral . . . . 155 10 0

EUz Sadler 2 Years Annuity due Midsr 1743 40 0 0
Draw Back from Last Acct. half a
Years Interest on Mr Listers £5000

for Sister Banks 100 0 0

Draw back Ld Kinouls Interest chargd

in last Acct as Receivd to the 12th

July 1742 One Year 3 Months One

Half for M^s Betty Banks . . . . 104 12 6

pd Key the Gun Smith a Bill for Brother

Banks 2 6

£437 5 2

210 BANKS FAMILY PAPERS

Ballance due to the children of the Late JoB Banks £ s. d.
Esqr 1699 8 6|

2136 13 8|

Divide into Seven parts 1699 : 8 : 6£ then Ballance due Remains

for each Share 242 : 15 : 6.
11 April 1744 Then stated & examined this Acct and agree to the
Same Errors Excepted and have reed two hundred forty two
pounds 15s. Qd. each being our respective Shares thereof.

L1 Banks
Eliza: Banks
Rob: Banks Hodgkinson.
Endorse'/ : 11 April! 1744 Personal Estate Acco1 then made up.

285. William Banks Esqr. Dr. to Thomas Dobyns for furniture for
Revesby Abby.

1743 Little bedchamber below £ s. d.

Nov. 8 To a 4 post wainscot bedstead on castors,
2 mahogany fluted foot pillars, lyons
clawfeet, laths headboard, slips, sacking
bottom and a set of polished rods . . 4 0 0

To 64 yards of crimson silk & worsted
damask at 7s.

To 8 dozen 4 yards of crimson silk lace at 4s.

To buckram to the vallens & bases & linen
to the teaster and headcloth

To a sett of carved vauses, laid and covered

To making the furniture compleat, silk,

tape, rings thread &c. . . . . . . 3 10 0

To a 4 post wainscot bedstead, on castors,
sacking bottom cornishes, slips, & bright
compass rod and hooks . . . . . . 2 0 0

To 66 yd of green worsted damask at 3s. . . 9 18 0

To 8 dozen 6 yd of green silk lace to do. at

3s 16 0

To cheney to back line the vallens, buckram
to the vallens, and canvass to line the
teaster, & headcloth . . . . . . 18 0

To a sett of carved vauses laced and

covered . . . . . . . . . . 8 0

To making the furniture compleat, silk,

thread, tape, rings &c. . . . . . . 3 0 0

To a green damask bed compleat as

above 17 10 0

To a yellow damask ditto . . . . . . 17 10 0

22 8

1 13

BANKS FAMILY PAPERS 211

1743 Little bedchamber below £ s. d.

Nov. 8 To 20^fyds of crim. silk & worsted damask

for two window curtains 7s. . . . . 7 3 6
To 18 yards of crimson cheny to line them

at 20d 1 10 0

To 26 yards of crimson silk lace at 4d. . . 8 8

To 2 brass pully rods, polishd rings, & oe's . . 14 0

To making the 2 curtains, thread, silk &c. 10 0
To 2 stools covered with crimson silk and

worsted damask . . . . . . . . 2 10 0

The dressing room
To 35| yds of crimson silk and worsted

damask for 2 curtains
To 26| yds of crimson cheny to line do. at

20d

To 51 yards of silk lace, 21 yds of breed to

the curtains
To 2 neat carved cornishes, covered com-

TjlGclu •■ •• •• •• •• ••

To 8 silk tassels to the curtains

To lead plummets, brass oe's, laths &

brackets, clokepins, paste and glew
To making the curtains & covering the

cornishes
To 6 mahogany dressing chair frames, stufft

up and covered with crimson silk and

worsted damask, curld hair, canvas,

tacks 9 12 0

To 12 yards of crimson silk and worsted

damask to cover ditto . . . . . . 4 4 0

To 27 yards of silk lace, 39| yds of crimson

serge to the backs. . . . . . . . 15 4

To 12 yds of checkt linen, & making 6 cases,

tape, thread &c. . . . . . . . . 1 13 0

To a mahogany couch, stufft from the

bottom, girt webb, curld hair, down and

feathers for the cushions, ticking & 7

yds of serge to the back, nails, tacks, &

covering with silk worsted damask
To 23| yds of crimson silk and worsted

damask to cover the couch
To 33 yds of silk lace, 30 yds of silk twist,

and 4 silk tassels
To 10 yds of fine chequered linen in the

cases, tape thread, and making
To a paper case for the couch

212 BANKS FAMILY PAPERS

1743 The Study

Nov. 8 To 25 yards of crimson silk and worsted

damask for 2 window curtains
To 22f yards of crimson cheny to line

ditto at 20d

To 17 yards of silk lace, 18 yards of breed,

& 2 silk tassels
To 2 pully laths, & brackets, clokepins,

plummets, oe's, buckram
To making the two curtains silk, thread,

\.\ ' • • ■■ ■• •■ ■•

To 6 mahogany chairs, carved feet, stufft &

coverd with 84 yards of lace
To a Turkey carpet

The Drawing Room

To 35 yards of crimson silk and worsted

damask for 2 curtains at 7s.
To 29| yards of crimson cheny to line the

curtains at 20d.
To 48 yards of silk lace, 18 yards of breed

to do.
To 2 neat carved cornishes, & covering

them compleat
To 8 silk tassels to the curtains
To 2 laths & brackets, plummets, oe's,

clokepins, thread, silk paste &c.
To making the curtains and covering the

cornishes
To 10 mahogany chairs, carved knees, lyons

claws, stufft up & covered with silk and

worsted damask and gilt naild
To 20 yards of crimson silk & worsted

damask to cover do.
To 6 yards of crimson serge to the backs . .
To 20 yards of fine linen to the cases, tape,

thread, and making
To gilt nails for the 10 chairs
To 10 paper cases to ditto
To a mahogany settee, carved knees, lyons

claw feet, on casters, stufft up and covered

with silk & worsted damask & gilt naild . .
To 7| yards of mixt damask to ditto
To gilt nails to ditto
To serge to the back of the settee
To 1\ yards of checkt linen for a case,

tape, thread, and making . . . . 10 0

BANKS FAMILY PAPERS 213

1743 £ s. d.

Nov. 8 To a paper case to ditto . . . . . . 3 6

To a large Turkey carpet . . . . . . 18 18 0

The Best Bedchamber

To a wainscot bedstead & sacking on castors,

with mahogany fluted foot pillars, lyons

claw feet, a set of cornishes, cove teaster

& carved headboard, & a polishd rod . .
To 75| yards of crimson silk & worsted

damask at 7s.
To 11 dozen of coverd silk crimson lace

at 4s.
To 5 yards of crimson cheny to line the

vallens at 20d.
To buckram to the vallens, & cases, &

linen to line the teaster and headcloth . .
To 2 silk tassels to the vallens
To making the furniture compleat, covering

the cornishes, rings, silk &c.
To 68| yards of crimson silk & worsted

damask for 5 window curtains
To 61| yards of crimson cheny to line do.

at 20d *

To 4 dozen of crimson silk lace at 4s.

To 17 silk tassels to ditto

To 51 yards of crimson silk breed

To 182 yards of crimson silk line for window

curtains at 7d.
To 5 pully laths & brackets, plummets,

brass oe's, clokepins, silk, &c.
To making the 5 window curtains compleat
To 6 mahogany chair frames, stufft backs
& seats coverd with crimson silk &

worsted damask
To 12 yards of crimson silk & worsted

damask to cover them
To 27 yards of silk lace, 3| yards of serge

to the back
To 12 yards of checkt linen for the cases,

tape, thread and making
To 4 mahogany chairs, stufft up in canvas,

coverd with crimson damask & checkt

linen cases
To 10 paper cases for the above chairs . .
To 2 dressing chairs compleat as in the

dressing room 5 8 0

7 10

26 8

2 4

5 5

23 19

5 1

2 19

5 6

2 10

3 0

6 12

4 4

1 12

6 0

214 BANKS FAMILY PAPERS

1743 £ s. d.

Nov. 8 To 9 large thick mattresses of cheqd linen

tufted with silk
To 9 fine Holland quilts neatly made &

tufted with do.
To 6 bed ticks & bolsters of the finest

English ticking
To 2 very large fine callicoe quilts
To 3 large fine India pattern quilts
To 3 fine larger ditto
To A\ pair of middle blankets
To 7 pair of fine large ditto
To 2 pair of superfine largest ditto
To 41 yards of gauze for 4 gnat curtains,

making them, laths, irons, & all materials 5 10 0
To 3 yards of checkt linen for cases, to the

laced bottom chairs . . . . . . 5 6

Goods sent into the Country

To 2 quire of cartridge paper, 5 m of tacks,

brads and nails
To 60 hooks & screws, 30 field bed pins,

watch hooks &c.
To thread, silk tape, rings, & buckram to

the cornishes
To 2 small coverleds, a large fine ditto

round the mahogany pillars, and settee
To 3 large bed matts, & cord used in

packing

To 27 small matts for packing 56 yards of

canvas for the blankets quilts and

mattresses
To 960 foot of deal in 13 cases, battins &

packing up the settee & chairs &c. 7

trusses of straw & 3 of hay
To wharfage, sufferance, & cartage of goods

to Cottons wharf
To 6 servants attendance & work in loading

2 waggons

March 8th 1743
The Town Bill

£490

£512

BANKS FAMILY PAPERS

215

William Banks Esqr. Dr. to Thomas Dobyns.

1743

March To Bill delivered

March 19th To a neat mahogany flap table . .
To a mahogany quilting frame . .
24th To 76 yards of fine chints paper at 15d. .
To 48 yards of chints ditto at 12d.
To 87 yards of bordering to the fine

chints Id.
To 56 yards of ditto to the other chints .
1744 To 45| yards of canvas to line ditto 5d. .

April 7th To a mahogany table for a quilting frame
13th To a do. frame with a drawer & pin-
cushion covered with mohair
To 2 bottles fitted to a case
To cutting a frame & putting in 2 glasses
To a packing case, cord, & man to pack
goods
23rd To a mahogany table, with 2 small flaps . .
To 120 yards of red and white paper

at 3d.
To 84 yards of bordering
To 1 gross of woodscrews
To 16 yards of crimson mixt damask

at 7s.
To a deal case, & an old blanket round
a tjaoie .. .. .. .. ..

To taking down 17 pair of window

curtains and cornishes
To taking down and sheeting the mohair

bed
To taking down the curtains of the

damask bed
To 7 weeks use of a bedstead and furniture
April 27th To 16 yards of crimson silk line 7d. . .
To a dozen of cloke pins
To 2 polishing brushes
To a carvd claw table for the silver

waiter
To a deal case for it
May 1 1th To 7 dozen 4 yards of blew silk lace . .
To 2 wainscot foot posts for a bed, a

set of wainscot slips and castors
To 4 crimson silk tassels
To 6 rose head clokepins, 2 dozen watch

hooks & three thousand tacks
To 4 brass pullys

£ s. d.

512 0 8

1 10 0
18 0

4 15 0

2 8 0

7
4

18 11|
18 6

12 0

1 6

1 0

6 3
1 10 0

1 10 0

7 0

1 6

5 12 0

7 6

10 0

2 6

3 0
14 0

9 4

4 6
1 0

2 10 0

6 0

1 2 0

16 0

14 0

11 0
3 0

216

BANKS FAMILY PAPERS

1744

May 11th To a sacking bottom, & \ thousand nails
To 12 yards of crimson silk line
To cleaning, dying & watering 72 yards

of blew mohair for a bed, at 6|d.
To dying & watering 15 yards of stuff

& cleaning the buckram

To 9 yards of canvas for the bed . .

21 To a neat carvd cornish for the large

window

To 14| yards of crim haratine to line

the curtains
To 24 yards of crimson silk line 7d.
To 12 yards of breed, 200 curtain rings

oe's, & plummet
To 6 yards of buckram
To a deal case to pack up the goods
28th To a yellow gause curtain, & laths compleat
To a piece of blew thread line . .
To 12 yards of blew silk breed . .
To checkt linen for the case of a chair
To a small box to pack up the gause

curtain &c.
To taking down 2 fourpost beds, &
furnitures in the garret
June 1 1th To 2| yards of yellow worsted damask
To 3£ yards of checkt linen
18th To 2 dozen of watch hooks, 3 dozen of
brass oe's, 4 lead plummets, & a gross
of tin oe's
25th To 108 yards of red & white paper at 3d.
To 144 yards of bordering to ditto Id.
To a japann'd frame of a cabinet
To a deal case to pack up ditto. & the
paper
July !»th To cash paid the Westminster Insurance
19th To a blew gause curtain compleat &
laths
August 18th To 10 M of tacks, 2 li of thread, 1| oz. of
silk
To a mans expences backwards & forwards
To 124 days time at work at Reevesby

at 3s. per day
To carriage and porterage of goods
returned
2 1st To taking down 2 beds, brushing & putting
them up

2 6

BAXKS FAMILY PAPERS 217

1744 £ s. d.
Sept. 14th To putting up the whole furniture in the

house . . . . . . . . . . 12 0

Oct. 3 To 2 dozen of watch hooks . . . . 16

23rd To a 4 post bedstead lincey furniture
compleat feather bed, bolster, 3 blankets,

& a coverled . . . . . . . . 8 0 0

To a mahogany bed table, & a bed chair 111 6

£595

' 2

Reed

a mahogany

corner

table . .

Due

594

' 2

Reed

October 30

1744

• • . •

350

Due

244

By a

clock deduct

• •

. .

240

* 2

Bill due

, .

• • • •

240

By a

picture . .

230 8 0

[sic]

Receivd the sum of two hundred and thirty pound eight shilling
in full of this bill and all demands per Thos Dobyns.
January 16 1744.

286. William Brown to William Banks.

Parkhill, 23 February 1745. Mrs. Brown dyed the 22d instant
at 8 o'clock in the morning, which renders me a most unhappy
man. She desired to be buryed with the child which is to be
comply ed with. I am too much afflicted at present to add any
more but that I am with the utmost regard and gratitude, Sir,
your most obliged and most obedient humble servant, Will Brown.

My most humble compliments to your lady and Miss Banks.

287.

1748. An Account between Wm. Banks Esq1" and Dr Hawley Cr

Paid by Draught on Mr Snow .... . . . . 80 0 0

Paid Mr Haslam your share of charges of three . . 10 16 Of

looseing Mine Reckonings of Brimstone Dyke . . 4 2|

from Sepr 27 1745 when it was begun to Midsr 1748 . . 3 0 1|

94 0 4|

218 BANKS FAMILY PAPERS

1748

Wm. Banks Esq pr Contra Dr

Decr 8 th By your share of the Ballance of the
Personal Estate Ace1 made up this day
the whole being £811-9-0 .. .. 115 18 5

£115 18 5
94 0 4|

Ballance 21 18 0|

Decr the 8th 1748 Agreed to this Ace* and do acknowledge to have
ree'd the Ballance of £21-18-0^ by Draught on Messrs Snow
& Denne.

Ja: Hawley.

Endorse I . — An Account between Dr Hawley and Wm. Banks
Esq' to be signed by Dr Hawley.

1748 An Account between Wm. Banks Esqr and Miss Peggy

Banks Cr

Miss Peggy Banks Dr to Wm. Banks Esq' by

3 loosing Mine Reckonings at Brimstone

Dyke from the beginning to Midsr 1748 . .

May Paid by Draught on Snow £100 & Dobbins

£100

200

214

1748

Wm. Banks Esq. pr Contra Dr

By what remain'd over and above the £6000

on setling the last Ace* . . . . . . 4 18 3

By a Legacy of my Father's of £50 a year
(till your fortune pursuant to Grandfather
Banks's Will was rais'd) left you by my
Father being 6 years and a half to wit from
LyDay 1741 the time of his death to
Mich8 1747 the time the s'1 fortune became

payable 325 0 0

Dec1- By your share of the Ballance of the Personal
8th Estate Ace1 this day made up the whole

being £811-9-0 .. .. .. .. 115 18 5

445 16 8
214 1 Of

Remains due to Miss Peggy Banks the Ballance . . 231 15 7J

BANKS FAMILY PAPERS 219

Decr the 8th 1748 agreed to this Ace1 and acknowledge to have
ree'd the Ballance of £231-15-7! by Draught on Messrs Snow
& Denne. Margaret Banks.

Endorsed : — An Account between Miss Peggy Banks and Wm.
Banks Esq' to be signed by Miss Peggy Banks.

1745 £ s. d.

June 11th Rec'd then of Sam11 Haslam share of 3
Mine Reckonings from Midsr 1744

to Lady Day 1745 78 6 3

Sepr 11th Rec'd of Mr Haslam 5 Mine Reckonings

due Midsr 1746 226 15 3

Rec'd being all I could get of Mrs Berties

Annuity due 1746 194 15 0

Rec'd 4 years Rent of Michael Robinson

due Lady Day 1746 Ld Tax allowed . . 208 0 0

Reed of Cousin Rob' Banks all due from
Mrs Crampton's Lease expir'd (allowing
for his trouble £1 Is. Od.) 3 yrs Rent
due 1746 60 18 6

Rec'd of Mr Delamore 4 years Interest

of £200 due 14^ of June 1746. . . . 40 0 0

1747 Reed of Mr Haslam 4 Mine Reckonings

due Midsr 1747 96 13 10

March 17 Reed of Mr Beck the Ballance of an

Ace* then deliver'd 9 7 10

N.B. This Ace* contains 3 years Rent

due from Dr Greathead LyDay 1746
Five years Interest due from Mr Durance

the 20th of July 1746 and of Mr Cockle

5 years Int: due the 14th of May 1747

also many Disburstments in repairs,

Fines, & renewing of Leases &c.
Rec'd by 3 gaining Mine Reckonings

from Midr 1747 to D° 1748 . . . . 44 12 6

1748 N.B. In the former of the Accts I have

charg'd to Mrs Lee at different times
£115 whereas only part of that sum
was payable by the Ex'rs Ace* viz so
much as was paid to the Daughters
to wit £45 so bring back . . . . 70 0 0

N.B. The same mistake has been carried
on wth reguard to Mrs Mil: & Ann
Banks whom I have charg'd £27 a
year paid from Fathers death to Mich8
1744 whereas only £7 a year was due
from this Ace1 £20 a year of it being

220
1748

1745

BANKS FAMILY PAPERS

left by Grandfather the other £7 only
by my Father so I refund

70 0 0

£1099 9 2

N: The Reason why my Father was
chargeable wth the Paym* to Lees
Daughters is because he had their
fortunes in his hands & injoyd the
Interest for them wch was due to me.

Rec'd of Geo: Right Principle & 7 years
and 3 months Interest on a Bond for
£150 at 5 pr Cent pd in

Rec'd by a Bond on Mr Delamore for
£200 at 5 pr Cent 2 years and 3
months

Rec'd of Mr Durance, Principle and
Interest of his Bond for £110 being
2 years and 4 months at 4 pr Cent all
former Interest being included in Becks
Accts this to the 20 of Novr 1748
Interest being £10 5s. 4d.

Rec'd of D° from Durances Mortgage
being £200 1 year and half Interest
from 14th of May 1747 to 14™ of
Novr 1748 at 4 pr Cent: Int: £12 ..

Rec'd of Mich: Robinson a years Rent
due LyDay 1747

204 7 6

222 10 0

120 5 4

212 0 0

52 0 0

Balance

One Seventh part 115 : 18 : 5.
N.B. The Payments following were made

in 1741 but omitted to be charg'd, the

Vouchers are amongst Mr Snow of that

time.
One half years Quit Rent due from Midlam

Lady Day 1741 . .
M armor of Wood Enderby Tax allowd
Lands in \iv\ csliy . .
Mannor of Turn by . .
Greenfield in Moorby
Wilsforth Lands . .
Ilolbeach Chantry
Lands more in Revesby

£1910 12 0
1099 3 0

811 9 0

3 15

2 2

2 11

BANKS FAMILY PAPERS 221

1745 £ s. d.

To D° due to Bishop of Carlisle Lady Day
1741 half a year for the Mannor of
Horncastle . . . . . . . . 46 5 0

To Do due for a Mill there . . . . 3 0 0

Paid Mr8 Lees Daughter's fortune pursuant
to Grandfather Banks's Will wch sum
my Father rec'd of his Ex'rs and was
accountable for . . . . . . . . 300 0 0

To MrB Sadler's 4 years Annuity to

Midsr 1748 80 0 0

Paid one looseing Mine Reckoning Lady

Day 1748 five 24^ 6 14 2

1748 N.B. There was a Legacy left by my
Father to Sister Hawley Bror Hodgkin-
son & Sister Peggy of £50 a year till
their respective fortunes were paid as
directed by Act of Parliam* due there-
on to Bror Hodgkinson 1 year & half
viz. from Lady Day 1741 to Mich8 1742
the time when his fortune became
due 75 0 0

521 13 0

To Sister Peggy from Lady Day 1741 time
of Father's Death to Mich8 1747
when hers was due . . . . . . 325 0 0

Mrs Hawley's being rais'd before ; she
had none due

Paid Mrs Lees Second Daughter her
allowance of £10 a year from Mich8
1744 to Xmas 1745 when her for-
tune was paid, 5 quarters at £10 a
year

By Betty Sadler's Annuity wch I take
on myself and am henceforth answerable
for 240 0 0

12 10 0

N: I have formerly Rec'd some Money of
one Crawford wch I cannot at present
make out but will be answerable for it
as soon as I can 1099 3 0

We whose Names are hereunto Subscrib'd do respectively for each
of Ourselves acknowledge to have Rec'd 115 : 18 : 5d our

222

BANKS FAMILY PAPERS

respective particular share of the Ballance of this Ace* in
Ace1 pass'd this Day wth each of us as may appear thereby.

L* Banks
Decr 14 1748 R. Banks Hodgkinson

Margarett Banks

Ja: Hawley

Lwhrseil : Acct of Personal Estate made up Decr 14: 1748. An
Account of the Personal Estate come to hand since passing
the last Account.

288. The Disbursments of John Scrivener, Constable of Reavesby,
1748.

£ s. d.

My oath and spent at Easter . . . . . . . . 10 6

The runing warants: for the tax 1 to pay surveyor
money 2 the watch 1 freehold bill and alehouse
bill 2 the statas 2 for horned cattle 2 for the highways
2 to pay money to Clem Wood 2 to pay money for
transporting felons 1 to pay money for cattle burieng
1 for the assise articles 2 the siting poor 1 . .

Given Tho Gray with 5 foxes and Browns boy 3

For blacksmith and carpinter work at the well

Given to pasingers with pases

Paid for 6 pasingers lodging

For the tax and window money assesing . .

Pd two surveyor bills to Mr. Wright

My expence going twice to pay the money . .

Spent when I let Howbrid drain to Hook . .

My expence when I let Howbridg drain ditch

George Elis a badger and Mr. Lake a foxes . .

Given a man with a letter of request

Paid for Howbridg drain ditching

Spent when I paid the money

For rideing sessions and sewers

The well dressing twice and gravil laying . .

Paid the smith for the buckit chain mending . .

For going to Spilsby to be Inspector

Paid at twice towards defraying Clem Wood charg

My expence going twice to pay the money . .

The assise articles signing twice and charges . .

The freehold bill returning and my charges . .

The alehouse bill returning and my charge . .

Spent when I went to Boston to serve neighburs

For Barload bank repairing

Paid Gabril Fawn for Haven bank repairing . .

For watch at the fair

Going to Spilsby to attend about hornd cattle

6 4

4 0

3 9

2 4

2 0

12 0

4 10 4|

5 0

2 0

3 0

2 0

4 15 9

10 0

3 6

2 6

6 10

3 0

9 0

4 6

3 0

110

13 6

2 0

2 6

BANKS FAMILY PAPERS

223

For the drifts warning

Abstracts : Wainfleet Haven 1 Our fenn 1 Wildmoor

fenn 1 . .
Spent when I let the Hooking to Johnson
2 men serveing the fenn court
For serving two statasis
Paid sessions dues to Mr. Wright four times
My charges at the sessions twice
Spent when I was cald up about gipsys
Paid Mr. Wright on account of horned cattle
Spent when I paid the money . .
Paid to Johnson for Hooking . .
Paid Mr. Wright for transportation
Expences when I paid the money
The buckit geting out of the well and mending
Paid for one lodger
Spent when the assesment was signd
To Fenne for moleing the lordship
My accompts wrighting and keeping
Allowed Mr. Wildboor 18 acre
Allowed Hide 25 acre and half
Allowed Wid Allewell 6 acre
Allowed Robt Stoarer 2 acre
My allowance as Inspector
Given to 3 pasingers

Samll Millington
William Tupholme
Thos. Tompson
Thomas Cooper.

289. An Inventary of the Plate of Wm. Banks Esq. taken the 14
January 1748[-9], which I then received into my possession
and stand accountable for. William Tutin.

Sixteen dishes

Forty eight plates

One tireen with cover and ladle

Four scolloped shells

Six skewers

Thirty spoons

Fourteen desert spoons

Two spoons for the kitchin use

Three marrow spoons

One large soop spoon

One dozen of silver forks one of which has a prong broke

One dozen and 11 of forks with steel prongs and one fork handle

£ 8.

1 2

1 10

24 13

224 BANKS FAMILY PAPERS

Two dozen and 7 knives and 8 knives handles

One dozen of desert knives and forks with china handles

Eleven desert knives and forks and one fork handle silver handles

One mustard spoon

One bread baskett

One epargne with 8 branches and a sallad dish 4 candlesticks and

4 cruetts
One sallad dish
Six scolloped salts with spoons
Four old salts and spoons
Four sauce boats
One punch bowl rim and strainer
Two tankards
Two decanters
One silver cup and cover
One do. gilt without a cover
One gilt tumbler
Two pint mugs
One half pint do.
One three pint jug
One large chased dish
Two large nichd salvers
Two small do.
Two small round waiters
One sugar castor

Two cruett tops pepper box and stand
One small pepper box
Eight wine ticketts
One silver crane

Two pair of common candlesticks with nostles
Five pair do. without nostles
One pair of hand candlesticks
One pair of small candlesticks
One single do.

Four pair of chased candlesticks with nostles
One pair of branched candlesticks
One extinguisher
One snuffer pan
Four sconce French plate
One large square tea table
One tea kettle and lamp
One large coffee pott chased
One small coffee pott plain
Twelve gilt tea spoons strainer and tonges
Thirteen common teaspoons strainer and tonges two broken tea

spoons
One small milk cup

BANKS FAMILY PAPERS 225

Two tea canisters^ ^ a cage ^ gilver lock and handle

One sugar canistor J

One silver salvor with 30 silver counters

Four dozen of pearl fish and 3 dozen and 11 of counters

A bag of old ivory fish and counters

One large round silver salvor, omitted in the side board plate

Eight old knives handles

One shell cup rimmed with silver

Two bottle handles, French plate

One dozen of tortoise shell handled desert knives and forks

One pair of sconces and nostles French plate

One old tea kettle and lamp French plate

Master's dressing plate

One large bason
One soap box
One spung box

Lady's dressing plate

One large bason

One square comb box

One pincushion box

Two round powder boxes

Two patches boxes

Two fillegree cups and saucers

Two open worked trays

One shot weight

Three brushes

Two brown candlesticks

Two candlesticks with French flowers.

William Tutin

Witness Tomas Fowler.

There is besides in my possession a child's boat and two bits of

silver belonging to a toasting fork. ,TTM1 „ ..

66 5 Willm Tutm.

290. Consent to assignment of leasehold interest in Burghersh
Chantry houses to Robert Banks Hodgkinson.

Dear Brother March 15 1749[-50]

We do hereby give our consent that you do sell the two Lease-
hold Houses lying at Lincoln & leased from the Church of Lincoln,
lately belonging to Joseph Banks Esqr. our deceased Father and
part of his Personal Estate, to our Brother Robert Banks Hodgkin-
son for the consideration of two hundred pounds and get an

Assigned accordingly.

Ja: Hawley

L*. Banks

To Will: Banks Esqr. Margaret Banks.

226 BANKS FAMILY PAPERS

291. Joseph Banks to William Banks at Revesby.

29 June 1750. Upon receipt of Mr. Stevenson's letter this day
I went to Doctors Comons to advise thereon with Mr. Bog the
Proctor, who tells me there can't be any particular reason assigned
in their Court for your acting to this time as guardian. All that
can be now done is for your sister to renounce and you to accept
the guardianship, because they take no notice of any transactions
but what are relative to personal estates, and that only from the
time of the instruments being signed. If you want to be justifyed
with respect to any past transactions as guardian, you must apply
to the Court of Chancery by petition to have them confirmed and
to be appointed guardian of the persons and estates of your brothers
for the future, which will be attended with great trouble and expense,
by reason that the merits of your petition will be referred to a
Master in Chancery who will go thro' not only a strict examination
of the accounts to this time but of all subsequent accounts. With
respect to all real estates the Court of Chancery hath the sole
jurisdiction of appointing guardians, and unless you are appointed
under that authority you cant make a distress or do any legal
act that will be binding ; the expence whereof first and last will
amount to near £200, as I am credibly informed. I am going out
of Town to-morrow morning to look at and make enquiry into
the title of an estate in Berkshire, but shall be back to execute
any further comands on Monday, and am, Sir, your most obedient
servant, Joseph Banks.

Joseph Banks was probably the son of Rev. Joseph Banks, Rector of Hooton

Roberts. He was of Lincoln's Inn, and became Chancellor of the Diocese of York

in 1780. This letter relates to the guardianship of Joseph Banks II's younger

children, Collingwood and George Banks.

292. Joseph Banks to William Banks.

10 July 1750. I received Mr. Stevenson's letter with the instru
ments inclosed for electing you guardian of your brothers, which
was made an act of the Spiritual Court, and by the next post I
hope to send you that original act, the instrument being to be
lodged in the Court. All proper care hath been taken to have
it done right according to the forms and practice of the Spiritual
Court, and I hope will prove satisfactory to you. I have lodged
my bond with Mr. Snow and taken a receipt for the same which
you received inclosed, and yesterday I received half a years interest
of Mr. Jervoice's mortgage which is placed to account. If you have
any comands in Town should be glad to know them by the fourteenth
or fifteenth of next month, having some thoughts to set out about
the 20th for the north. Your brothers were well yesterday, and
my {sic) joins with me in all due respects to yourself Lady
and sister, who am, Sir, your most obedient servant, Joseph
Banks.

BANKS FAMILY PAPERS

227

293. An Account of the Assetts & Effects of the late Jos Banks
Esq. as have come to the hands of Wm Banks Esq. his son &
Admin1" since last Ace1 to this 29 July 1750.

1749
June 2

Febry 15

1750
May 2
July 29

Reed the Profits of five 24*h 0f Mjne
Reckonings for 3 qrs Ending at Lady-
day 1749

Rec'd of Mr Pennell for Fen Amerciamt8

Rec'd of Do for D°

Rec'd the Profits of five 24th of Mine

Reckoning for 5 qrs Ending at Midsr

1750

Rec'd of Michael Robinson one Year's

Rent due Ladyday 1748
Rec'd of R. B. Hodgkinson Esq. for

two Houses in Lincoln sold to him

1U1 «• •• *■ •• *• ■•

Totall Rec'd

Totall Paid

Due to Ballance

Pr Contra Cr

1748
Janfy 5

1750
July 27

Paid Mr Beck Ballance of his Ace* of Rects
& Paymts concerning the two Houses in
Lincoln

Paid Mr Pennell Ball: of an Ace1 relating
to Fens as may appear by the sd
Ace* & his Rec1

t s. d.

29 10 5
110 0 0

20 0 0

30 15 2$

52 0 0

200 0 0

442 5 1\

22 18 6

419 7 \\

£ s. d.

8 16 8

14 1 10

22 18 6

£419 : 7 : 1£ Divided into
Seven Parts is to each
59 : 18 : If.

Aug: 1: Rec'd of Wm Banks Esq the Sum of Fifty Nine Pounds
1750 Eighteen Shillings & one Penny Three farthings being

the full Share & Division due to me from this
Amount.

Ja: Hawley
[another copy signed] Margaret Banks

228 BANKS FAMILY PAPERS

294. An Account of the Personal Estate of the late Joseph Banks
Esqr that has been rec'd by Wm Banks Esqr his Son &
Adm'or since his last Acco* thereof

£ s. d.

Rec'd of James Copley Esqr half y'rs Rent due at

Ladyday 1749 800

Rec'd of Mr8 Scrope half y'rs Rent due at D° . . . . 8 0 0

Rec'd of the Extors of Mr8 Scrope D° due at Mich8

1749 800

Rec'd 4 qrs of 5, 24th8 of Mine Reckonings due at

Mids' 1751 26 4 8£

Rec'd of Mr8 Robinson of Wiberton one year's Rent
due at Ladyday 1749, £60, but by Land Tax allowed
Rim8 but * ' 52 0 0

N.B. There was due from Crawford & Cowper £100
of which £50 was accounted for in Rental, of Rents
due at Ladyday 1741, the rest now to be Accounted
for is as follows, in July 1743 Principal &
Interest 71 4 10

Rec'd as may appear by a particular Acco* made of
Rents rec'd from Staffordshire Estate wth DisbursmtB
on the same Acco1 the Ballance whereof due to the
Extors is 42 7 0J

Rec'd as may appear by a perticular Acco1 of
Chiefe Rents rec'd of the Manor of S1 John of
Jerusalem the Ballance thereof due to the
Extors is 9 8 Of

Rec'd of Mrs Robinson of Wiberton one y'rs Rent due

at Ladyday 1750 52 0 0

Rec'd by Wood Sale of 1741 184 17 3$

There is due from Mr Browne by old Arrears of Rent
which he has rec'd, but I cannot get it from him
278 : 13 : 4.

There is an Arrear of Rent due from Jn° Drury of
Holbeach £202, from whom I have likewise found
a Mortgage amongst some papers of Mr. Brown's
for £100, which he tells me was for Securing so
much of the said Arrear, the Land I have agreed
to sell at the best price I could get which is
£80, but is not to be Conveyed 'till May,
you will tell me whither you approve of this
or no.

There is some Amerciam18 rec'd by Mr Pennell from
the Fen Court not Enter'd here, the Acco1 being
not yet made up, for the following reasons, The Jury

Carried Over 462 1 11

BANKS FAMILY PAPERS 229

£ s. d.

Brought Over 462 1 1 1

have Amerced two Persons very greavously the one
£50 the other £20, & left them to the Lord's Mercy,
now if it was my own Case I should abate a great
part of those Amerciaments because I much question
whither they could be recovered by Law and
besides the AmerciamtB are greavous & uncommon
if you think proper to leave it to me I will do therein
as I wd for myself, if you approve this & the selling
of the Land please to express it at the end of this
Acco1.
N. The dispute concerning the Wood was, to whom
that belonged to, wch was cut after the Death of
my Father the whole being sold in his Life time
on his Acco*.

Carried Over 462 1 11

£ s. d.
Per Contra Disbursm*8

Paid by Mr Beck one quarter's Land Tax for both

Houses in Lincoln due at X'mas 1748 . . . . 10 0

pd by D° to Wm Moyn for Painting the little House

Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 0

pd by D° to John Francis, Mason for Work and

materials .. .. .. .. .. 269

pd by D° half a year's Out Rent due at X'mas

1748 10 4

pd by D° one qr Land Tax for both Houses in Lincoln

due at Ladyday 1749 . . . . . . . . 10 0

pd by D° to Philip Mears for Work done in the Garden

there . . 10 6

pd by D° one qr Land Tax for both Houses due at

Midsr 1749

pd by po half y'rs out Rent due at D°

pd by D° one qr L: Tax due at Mich9 1749 . .

pd by D° one qr Out Rent due at D°

pd Mr Fillmer for his Opinion on the Wood Sale

time will not permit me to learn w1 this cost,

so must insert it in next Acco1
A Drawback which my Father witheld from my

Grandfather's Personal Estate to pay Ann Harrison's

Fortune which was never paid by reason she died

under Age 200 0 0

1 0

209 10 1

230 BANKS FAMILY PAPERS

Nota I have had all the Arrears perused & well con-
sidered by H. Browne & Benjn Stephenson my
Steward, who out of the whole have mark'd what
they think may be got, amounting in the whole to
104 : 9 : 10, the rest they say is owing from Persons
who are either Dead insolvent, or are unable to
pay, I have given Directions for the geting in
what they say may be got, all the rest I am afraid
will be lost.

Nota The Ballance due from Mr Browne is clear
of the 38 in the pound which I had agreed to allow
him for Collecting them & amounts to 48 : 9 : 0,
which was to encourage him to collect them as fast
as he could.

Carried Over 462 1 11

Brot. Over 209 10 1

Due from Wm. Banks Esqr to Ballance this Acco* . . 252 11 10

£252 : 11 : 10 Devided into Seven parts is for each part £36 : 1 : 8£.
We whose Names are hereunto subscribed do Acknowledge to
have rec'd from Wm Banks Esqr our full respective shares due

to us from this Acco1 being Thirty Six Pounds, one Shilling &

Eight pence one farthing to each of us.

Ll Banks

M* Banks

R. Banks Hodgkinson

Ja: Hawley.

I desire you will send me the Directions for the matters afore
mention 'd or for any other you may think proper on this leaf
of paper.

We the Persons concerned in the Personal Estate of Joseph Banks
Esqr Deceased desire you will sell the Land morgaged from
Mr John Drury for the most you can get, & do agree to the taking
such measures as you think proper for recovering the remaining
part of the arrear if the man has Effects, we likewise consent that
you should remitt any part of the Fen Amerciaments which
appear to you exorbitant, we also desire you will apply as oppor-
tunity may offer to Mr Brown to pay in the Arrears which he has
collected, having made him a hansome allowance for the said
collection.

March 23 1752.

L1 Banks

Ja: Hawley

R. Banks Hodgkinson

Margaret Banks.

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295. An Account of the Personal Estate, Assets and Effects of the
late Joseph Banks Esqr deceased that have come into the
Hands of Wm Banks Esqr his Son and Administrator with
the Will annex 'd since his last account thereof, Stated and
Settled on 23d March 1752[-3].

Rec'd by Benjn Stephenson the full of
an Arrear of rent due for Tumby Poor
Houses at Ladyday 1741 . . . . 3 0 0

Rec'd by D° of John Ward in full of an
Arrear of Rent due from him at Lady-
day 1741 13 4 0

Rec'd by D° of Tho8 Western in full
of an arrear of Rent due from him at
Ladyday 1741 28 14 6

44 18 6

Deduct from this what was allow'd
Benjn Stephenson for Collecting
these old arrears viz: three shill-
ings per pound . . . . . . 6 12 0

Rem8 . . . . 38 6 6 38 6 6

Rec'd of John Drury, being what the

Lands were sold for, that were

mortgaged for Security of his arrear

of Rent due at Ladyday 1741 . . 80 0 0

Rec'd of Rob* Chambers three years

rent of the Routs due at Ladyday

1753 30 0 0

Rec'd of Mrs Robinson three years Rent

of a Farm at Wiberton due at Ladyday

1753 ; from which Time it belongs

solely to Wm Banks Esq1" by a fresh

Lease from the Crown . . . . 180 0 0

To be deducted, three Years land Tax,

w'ch is 18 0 0

Rem8 . . . . 162 0 0 162 0 0

Rec'd 5-24th8 of Mine Reckonings ending

Midsr 1752 28 19 7

Rec'd 5-24th8 of D° ending at Midsr

1753 10 16 8

Rec'd 5-24thB of D° ending at Midsr 1754 35 7 3|

Rec'd Ballance of an account due from

Mr Browne of the whole Time of his

keeping the Fenn Court &c. (Note

he rec'd no amerciaments) .... 304

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Rec'd of Mr Pennell, Ballance of his

Acco* relating to the Fenns, to

Mich8 1750 18 14 11

Rec'd of D° Ballance of his Account

relating to the Fenns . . . . . . 36 17 3

Rec'd 5-24thB of Mine Reckonings ending

at Mids* 1755 33 8 6|

Rec'd of Mr Pennell, Ballance of his

account of the Fenn Court to Mich8

1755 ; Note there are some amercia-
ments due, but cannot be recover 'd

till an Exchequer process is taken out 10 6

Rec'd the profit of 5-24ths of Overton

Mine being 4 Reckonings ending at

Mids* 1756 26 11 3

Total 504 12 10

s. d.
£504 : 12 : 10 being divided into 7 equal parts is for each part or

share the Sum of £72 : 1 : 10.
6 Decr 1756 We whose Names are hereunto subscribed do hereby
acknowledge to have Rec'd of Wm Banks Esqr the Sum of
Seventy Two Pounds, one shilling & ten pence each being our
several respective shares of the above account, by draft on
Messr8 Snow & Denne.

Margaret Banks
Ja: Hawley
R Banks Hodgkinson
As Executor & Trustee to my \ R Bankg Hod kinson
Bro: Colld Banks deceasd J

17 Decr 1756 Reed in Cash my Share of the above Acct being
seventy two pounds one shilling & tenpence.

Ll Banks.

The Tenant of the Routs is very backward in his Rent, which he

excuses on account of the drowned State of the Fenns, which

are so bad, that few who have right of Common therein venture

their Stock there, & scarce any who have no Right, & his profit

arises from catching the stock of those, who are not Commoners,

however he promisses to pay one years Rent at X'mas next, and

begs hard to have one years Rent remitted, which considering the

bad state of the Fenns, I do not think an unreasonable request ;

Q What shall I do «

I have a desire to become sole Proprietor of the Manor of the

Fenns, as it lyes near, & is a Feather in the Cap, and in order

to ascertain the value thereof, Mr Pennell who is to spend a

few days with me in X'mas Holydays, has promissed to draw

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up a true state of the profits that have been made of it com-
munibus annis since Father's death, which as soon as finished
I will send to you, & shall leave the price to be settled, if it be
agreeable that I may have it :
Endorsed : Receipts for the division of Personal Estate to Deer 6.
1756.

296. Robert Banks Hodgkinson to William Banks.

10 December 1756. I reced all the accounts and the Drafts
upon Snow which I have deliver 'd to the respective persons and
taken their receipts and return you that account herein, they
all agree very readily and willingly to your proposals both to
abate a years rent to the Tenant of the Routs, also to part
with the Mannor of the Fens upon a reasonable valuation of
what it is worth so after Christmas you will let me know what
Pennel says upon that subject. I sent to Mr Wallis to dine with
me yesterday but he was gone out of Town, I therefore ree'ed
Collingwood's share myself without waiting for him for he is so
uncertain somtimes you cant see him for a week together.

If I have any letter from Grantham today, that Pruss is worse
I intend setting forwards to morrow morning if not I shall stay
till Tuesday therefore you will please to direct your next letter
thither as I shall stay a week or ten days hunting there, having
ordered my horses to meet me from Derbyshire.

I hope Joe and Mr Stephenson will find you all well after a good
journey tho the weather has been and is very bad in Toun lately.
Pray my love to Sister Banks & Sophia & believe me my dear
brother most obliged and affectionate, R. B. H.

297. Robert Banks Hodgkinson to William Banks.

17 December 1756. I wrote to you last post about Pruss which
letter you will receive not long before this, I dont think she is
quite so well to day but no material alteration. God knows what
will be the issue of her love affair, I am somtimes staggered about
it, for I am convinced the young fellow woud marry her if he coud,
but tho I believe she is at this very time determind not to go those
lengths yet I fancy she has thought otherwise. And who knows
but those thoughts may return, I hope not for her oun sake for I
am sure with her nerves she woud not out live six months. This is
ail conjecture, therefore for god sake burn this letter the moment
you have read it. She wont hear of Revesby till the spring, she desired
me to return you a great many thanks for the venison &c. and
says her head is really not strong enough to write her self and
therefore hopes you'll excuse her. I think I never knew her in
better humour with her whole family and I hope it will continue.
The Personal Estate money put her into vast spirit. I gave her a
hint of it before but she woud hardly believe me. Upon my word

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no news can ever be more agreable to her, for tho she spends very
magnificently she loves as well to receive it, and will take very
good care of her own. She agrees with the greatest readiness to
remit one Years rent to the Rout Master and also to let you purchase
the Manors of the Fen for what you and Mr Pennel think a reason-
able price. I have sent you the Account back herein signd by her
she joins in love to you and my sister with my dear brothers most
affe, R.B.H.

I am surprisd at H: Fowlers using my mare. It is against my
orders. I have wrote to him this Post.

298. 11 September 1757. This day enquiring of Mrs. Stephenson
and Mr. Hutchinson for Miss Banks's papers, they with Mrs. Banks
brought a drawer containing all the papers they knew off, which
were look'd over, in order to find her Will if amongst them, but
nothing of that kind was found, except a letter directed to Miss
Margaret Banks which had been sealed, but the seal broken, of
which here follows a copy.

Dear Sisr Peggy,

As I have left you most of what I have I desire that you

will give to my neices Sophia Banks and Eliz: Hawley each

a jewel or what they like best valued at five and twenty

guineas each for a remembrance of me, and you will oblige

your affectionate sister L. M. Banks.

May 15, 1757.

I wrote before to desire you would give the eldest Miss

Motram twenty guineas on my account as I think she well

deserves it. L. M. Banks.
Things of value that were found in the same drawer were as
follows.

In cash £14 .0.6

one pair of silver buckles

one smelling bottle

one enamelled snuff box

one silver thimble
Things of value found elsewhere are as follows.

two smelling bottles

one tortoise shell snuff box

one enamelled do

one pebble do

one coal do

one pinchbeck watch
A littel cascate containing the following things.

one onix ring unset

two pair of mother of pearl ear rings

one ring of diamonds and rubys mixt

one turquoise ring

BANKS FAMILY PAPERS 235

one pair of blue paste ear rings

one of purple glass do

one pair of black enamelled do

one pair of green glass do

one french beed necklace

seven blue enamelled necklace beeds.

Papers of consequence there were none except an inventory of

cloaths. This examination made in the presence of us Geo. Aufrere

S. Banks W. Banks M. Stephenson M. Hutchinson Benj. Stephenson.

19 Sept. 1757. Recd of my brother Wm. Banks Esq1- all the above

mentioned papers and things. Margt. Banks.

299. Hon. Henry Grenville to William Banks.

Shrubhill, 20 April 1759. I take up the pen, my dear Sir, to thank
you for your last letter to Mrs. Grenville, which she woud gladly
have been employed in doing herself ; but that I claim my privelege,
and insist upon my right of sometimes adressing myself to you,
as well as her ; but if that shoud not be thought a sufficient plea
for the trouble I give you, I can, upon this occasion, take upon
myself the province of a man of business, and urge matters of
importance to you, as an argument which I know never fails of
having its proper weight with you ; and in the first place I am to
tell you (tho' I make no doubt but Mr. Jos: Banks has already
informed you) that Mr. Talbot has receivd full instructions from
me to prepare the proper assignments in pursuance of my marriage
articles, and as soon as the engagements of the holidays are a
little over, I propose calling upon him in order to settle that matter
entirely and prevent any further delays : the other piece of business
I am to apprize you of relates to a morgage of Herbert Palmer's
Esqr. for £2000 which was part of the estate of the late Miss L. M.
Banks, and as such devolved upon me by marriage ; this morgage
I have never been perfectly satisfyed with, and the less so, as I
have found Mr. Palmer not only extremely remiss in discharging
the interest, but very indolent, and ignorant with respect to the
true state of that morgage ; from whence I cannot help drawing
very unfavourable constructions with respect to the state of his
affairs in general. This induced me, in the beginning of last October,
to signifye to him my resolution of calling in that money at the
expiration of 6 months. The time is now elaps'd, and I have with
some difficulty brought him to agree to pay off the morgage as
soon as a proper assignment can be prepared ; but as Miss Banks'
Will was not executed in the presence of 3 witnesses, and as this
is a morgage in fee, it will be necessary to make you a party to the
Deed of Assignment, you being her heir at law ; but as there will
be no other covenant in the deed from you but as against incum-
brances done by you, so I imagine there will be no necessity for
laying it before Jos: Banks as Council in your behalf. But if you

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chuse otherwise, it certainly shall be done, as I think it cannot
occasion much delay, which is the only reason against it ; but
upon this subject I must be the favour of hearing from you with
all convenient speed.

We are now at Shrubhill, but propose moving up to Town a gain
next Monday, and betaking ourselves to our habitation in Clifford
Street for the remainder of the Sessions. I think the country air
has been of benefit to Mrs. Grenville, as she is certainly much
better now than she has been for a great while past ; tho it was a
real mortification to us to lose the pleasure of your son's company
with us these Easter Holidays, yet I am very sensible how much
your own pleasure, as well as his, was interested in having him
pass his time at Revesby, and therefore we must not murmur at
yeilding up our own satisfaction to yours, which has a much prior
right to him.

As Mrs. Grenville seems to be gaining health and strength every
day, I hope she will now lay in such a stock as will last her for
the summer at least, and enable her to discharge some part of the
long list of visits she owes her friends in the country, and among
these, let me assure you, there is none we think of with more pleasure,
nor shall be more happy in carrying into execution, than our
expedition to Revesby.

I am anxious for fear of losing the post boy, as his last moment
is come. I must therefore conclude this wdth the assurances
of Mrs. Grenville's most affectionate compliments to yourself
and Mrs. Banks, which are united with those of, my dear
Sir, your most affectionate brother and most obedient servant,

H. Grenville.

Our best love and compliments attend your son and daughter.

Hon. Henry Grenville married Eleanor Margaret, daughter of Joseph Banks II.
See Introduction, p. xxx.

300. James Haivley to William Banks at Revesby.

26 April 175<>. As you rejoic'd in the prospect of increase in
my family, you will now be concernd at our disapointment, if
that which was expected is to be so call'd. Tis about a month since
my wife has had reason to believe that her child was dead. On
Tuesday night pains came upon her, and in about an hour she was
deliverd of a dead child. She has since been better than usual
after accidents of this nature, but 1 fear it will not go off without
much affecting her spirits.

.Mr. Grenville will soon have occasion to send you a mortgage
deed of the late Miss Banks, which on being paid (or rather call'd
in) will require the assistance of your hand. When that deed is
returnd he desires that you would at the same time send to him the
writings belonging to our house in Bruton Street. We propose
that both the house, and a mortgage in which he and I are now

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237

jointly concern'd should be convey 'd to one of us, so that our
affairs may no longer be intermix 'd.

My wife sends her love and my daughter her duty to yourself
and Mrs. Banks. I am, dear Sir, your most affectionate brother,
Ja. Hawley.

Pray give my love to Mrs. Banks and Miss Banks.

Dr. James Hawley married Elizabeth, daughter of Joseph Banks II. See
Introduction, p. xxx.

1 2

] 4 f

A 3cele of Feet

These Scored Lines round are to
Shew the Brick Wall round the ?lt.

rnrrrnTTn

.hi

mmmn

Length 12 feet 6 inches within

riiihiiiiiiiiiiihiihiiiiiiiiiii

□m

The three- pricked
lines In the Ground
Plan are Intended
to Shew the three
Rafters in the Roof
to support the Glass
Frames.

301. William Perfect to William Banks at Revesby.

Pontefract 26th September 1759. We are favour'd with yours &
above you have a scetch for a small glass case to strike young orange
trees in, as we are no drafts men have explaned it in the best manner
we can which we hope will be sufficient for your workmen to under-
stand. I don't remember to have seen any thing of this kind in your
part of the country ; stoves being so very common in most parts that
they render things of this nature useless. You must not make it less
than the above plan ; for if there is not a tolerable body of bark
it will not heat to answer your purpose, but may be made as much
larger as you think proper, this is intended only for four glasses
in length, you may make one for six or nine lights if you please
it not require to be made any wider on that ace*. If you intend
to purchase very tall oranges you must make the front glass three
feet high & the back wall may be made seven feet. The Plan now
recomended will only hold plants six feet high. Wo'd advise you
to have the glass all slated & fixed in the frames with puttie
they are much neater than to be put in with lead & turns rain
much better. I am for brother & self, Sir, Your Most Obedient
Servant, Wm: Perfect.

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P.S.

The bark case wo'd look much better if the bark pit co'd be
sunk within ground, but if the ground is wet it must be drain'd
to the bottom of the pit, which must be set with bricks to keep
the bark dry. If the ground is too wet that it cannot well be
drain'd the bark pit must be rais'd so much higher out of the
water way, otherwise the bark will not heat well.

302. An Account of the Personal Estate, Assetts and Effects of the
late Jos: Banks Esq1" as have come into the Hands of
Wm Banks Esqr his Son & Administrator with the Will
annexed, since his last Account thereof, settled on 6 Dec1- 1756.

1757

Novr 12 Rec'd five 24tbs of the profits of Overton

Mine ending on 8 Jan'ry 1757 . . . . 25 10 0

1759
Mar: 29 Rec'd of Mr Pennell on Acco1 of profits

of the Fenn Court, as may appear by

his Account . . . . . . . . 59 6 10

Sepr 10 Reed five 24tfas 0f the profits of Overton

Mine ending at Ladyday 1759. .

Total

79 11

164 7
34 12

Balance due to the Representatives of the late Jos: ]

Banks Esqr which when divided into seven Shares, 129 15 3|
is for each share £18 : 10 : 9. J

Reced Sep: 13. 1759 of Wm Banks Esqr Eighteen pounds 10/9
for 1/7 share of the above ballance as Executor to my late Brother
Collingwood Banks deceas'd.

R. Banks Hodgkinson
1759

Mar: 29 paid Mr Pennell his Bill of Charges of keeping
the Fenn Court, sueing out Processes
&c 34 12 8

Total 34 12 8

1759

Reced Sep: 13. 1759 of Wm Banks Esq1" Eighteen pounds 10/9
being my share of the above ballance.

R. Banks Hodgkinson
Nov. 12 Rec'd of Wm Banks Esqr the Sum of
Thirty Seven Pounds one Shillings & Six
pence, being in full for two shares of the
Balance of this Account due to my wife
& sister L: M: Banks deceased

H. Grenville

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239

1759

Oct. 4: Rec'd of Wm Banks Esqr the Sum of
Eighteen Pounds Ten Shillings and Nine
Pence, in full of one Share of the Balance
of this Account due to my wife Ja: Hawley

Rec'd of Wm Banks Esqr the Sum of Eighteen
Pounds Ten Shillings & Nine pence in
full of my share of the Ballance of this
Account Geo: Banks

303. John Smith's Disbursments as Constable for the Year 1759.

Paid at Easter

Paid for a warrant

Paid for my oath

A warrant for the duplicates

For the duplicates

For riding the sures

Paid for an abstract

For the town's well dressing

Paid the jury for Richard Sharp's boy .

For crying and warning the jury

Paid for a warrant

Spent when Maw Ditch was let out .

For Wildmore Fen drift warning

Paid for Maw Ditch ditching . .

Paid for a warrant for the tax . .

Paid to a man of Hairby for a badger .

Paid for a warrant for the Six Articles .

Paid for the Six Articles

My expences at the same time . .

Paid for a warrant for the surveyor's bill

Paid the surveyor's bill

Paid the freeholders bill

Paid the alehouse bill . .

My expences at the same time

For Wildmore Fen drift warning twice

Paid to Mr. Lake for a fox

Paid for a warrant for the statases

My expences ditto and labourers bill

Paid John Fawn for the Haven Bank

Paid for a warrant for the militia men

Paid George Bull for a fox

My expences when the militia men went off

Spent of the militia men

Paid for a warrant for the county stock

Paid to Benjamin Bartrap for Hooking

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BANKS FAMILY PAPERS

Ditto for the Infalis in Wainfleet Haven

Ditto for the slips in Mill Drain

Paid to John Hall for 4 days at Barlands Bank

Paid to Root Johnson for 4 day at Barland

i->(.t J1K •• *• • • •• •• ••

Paid to Wm. Holden for 4 days at Barland Bank

Ditto his mare and slead 4 days ditto

Paid to John Donnaby for warning the drifts

Paid to Matthew Allenby one day at the well

Do. well 17 pales, 2 cheeks for the stoup

Paid for a warrant for the Six Articles

Paid for the Act of Parliament

My expences

Paid for a warrant for the new surveyor

Paid for the Six Articles

My expences at the same time

Expences at the Court and vardict

Paid the moller

Spent when the new surveyor was chose

Paid Richd Cook for a badger

Paid for a warrant for the statutes

4 pails for the fold

Paid Henry Mirfin bill

Paid for a warrant for the sitting of the poor

My expences at the statutes

Paid Samuel Hall and his boy 2 days at the fold

Ditto pales and rales

Ditto 3 postes

My accounts writeing and keeping

Total
[Highways disbursements below]
[Militia disbursements below]
[Passengers mostly at Id. each]

6
4

0
4
6

5
4

65 13 0

304. John Smith's Disbursments in the Highways 1759.

Paid for my oath
expences

at the same time

For a leaner

John Smith one day

Paid for an abstract . .

John Smith one day

Paid for a load of ling leading

John Smith one day

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Paid for a 100 of ling kidding

Paid for a warrant for the sitting of the highways . .

My expences at the same time

Paid for my oath

John Hall 3 days

Robert Johnson 5 days

John Turgoose 5 days

Francis Sanderson 5 days

Willm Brooks 5 days

John Lee 2 days

Paid for 156 load of gravel digging at 4d. per

Paid for ditto leading at Is. 3d. per load

Paid to Thomas Bullevent for 700 of ling kidding . .

John Smith 3 days

John Hall 2 days

John Johnson 1 day

John Turgoose 1 day

Robt Johnson 2 days

Paid to Robert Johnson for 14 load of gravell diging

Ditto leading

Paid for a warrant for the highways

Paid for my oath do.

My expences at the same time

Robt Johnson 4 days

Ditto 4 days

Paid to John Covill for leading 7 load of ling

Paid to John Turgoose for one day

Seven postes

Seven rales

tt pOSuGS . . . . •• ♦. , . .. ..

^ To/IGS .. •• .. .. .. .. #.

One rale one board

Paid Samuel Hall 4| days at the highways . .

4 caps

John Smith one day at the highways

Paid for a dig shafting

2 poles

Paid Robt Johnson one day at the highways

Paid Henry Mirfin Bill . .

John Smith's Disbursments to the Militia Men.
My expences going to Horncastle with the militia
men .. .. .. .. .. ., ..

Paid for ribbands ditto

Paid for dinners and drink ditto

£ s.

2 12

9 15

1 8

20 16

21 15

24 1

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Paid Robert Shaw and Francis Cant 4 days pay . . 8 0

Paid Robert Shaw and Francis Cant 2 days

ditto 4 0

Paid Robt Shaw and Francis Cant one day

ditto
Paid Robt Shaw and Francis Cant 2 days do.
Paid Holledge two days pay
Paid Robert Shaw and Francis Cant 1 day

ditto
Paid the three melitia men 2 days do.
Paid the three melitia men 3 days ditto
Paid the 3 melitia men for 145 days

305. Lottery ticket N 17206 sent by post the 12 August 1760 to
Revesby.

Sir, I desire you will send soon as you conveniently can one
ticket of this year's lottery on account of Wm. Banks Esq.

Your humble servant,
Aug. the 10th 1760. Sarah Banks.

Mr. Banks desires likewise you will send him his account since
the 10th of May last that he may enter it.

306. [Printed.] The honor of Bolingbrooke Parcel of the Duchy of
Lancaster.

Received the 14th day of October 1761 of the Heirs of Wm. Banks
Esqr the sum of Six shillings and four pence being one Years Rent
Due to the King's Most Excellent Majesty at Michaelmas 1761
for Lands in Revesby and Mareham.

I say received for the use of his Majesty By me John Wilson
Acq. 4d. Deputy Grave.

You are hereby required without further notice to pay this
Rent at the Great Court which will be held at Bolingbrooke on the
first Wednesday after Old Michaelmas Yearly, and bring with you
your last Acquittance : Otherwise process of the Court of the
Duchy of Lancaster, will forthwith issue for non Payment thereof.

APPENDIX

COPY of the WILL of JOSEPH BANKS ESQ. Dated 27th July

1726

The Last Will and Testament of Mee Joseph Banks
the Eldest of Reavesby als Reversby Abby in the County
of Lincolne Esqr made and Executed this Twenty Seventh
day of July One thousand seven hundred and twenty and
six and in the Twelveth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign
Lord King George and at my age of Sixty Years.
FIRST I the said Joseph Banks being in perfect Health both in
Body and Mind praised be Almighty God for the same But consider-
ing the certainty of Death and the uncertainty when it shall please
God to take me out of this Life to prevent Disputes betwixt my
Children after my Decease Doe by this my Will confirm the Settle-
ment made on my only Son Joseph Banks Juniors Marriage with
my Dear Daughter in Law Ann his wife of the greatest part of my
Mannours Lands and Tenements in Holbeach Whapload Fleet
Moulton and Gedney in the Parts of Holland in the County of
Lincolne ITEM my Mannors of Hume and Dame Amyas and
my capital Messuage call'd Hurne Hall and the Chequer Inn in
Holbeach and all other my Messuages and Farmes in the possession
of John Drewry Thomas Cliffe John Brasse Charles Maxwell John
Wharton John Betts Dm Stewkley late Good and all other my
Farmes and Estate at and near Holbeach and Hurne in the said
Parts of Holland unsettled and subject to a Rent Charge of Thirty
eight pounds And to Mrs. Rebecca Burton Widdow for her life
together with my Tythes of the Sea Lathes in Moulton with the
Lands where the Tythe Barne stood lately purchased of Thomas
White Esq and all other my Estate not settl'd on my sons marriage
in the Parts of South Holland being about Three hundred pounds
And I give to my said son Joseph Banks for ninety nine years if
he so long live and after his Decease to his son Joseph Banks my
grandson for ninety nine years if he so long live ITEM I give and
Devise my several Mannors of Reavesby als Reaversby and the
late Dissolv'd Abby or Monastery of Reavesby als Reaversby and
the Church with the Bells and Church Yard there Also the Grange
of Reavesby and my Mannor of St. Sythes and the capital Messe
called St. Sythes Hall in Reavesby wherein I dwell and
art of the all my new Park in Reavesby and Minningsby and my
inniLgsby Park caU'd BuUingbrooke Park als Kirkby Park and all
at leased my Farm Houses Outhouses and Gardens and all my

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244 APPENDIX

to me for Granges Houses Cottages Farmes Lands Impropriations and

ThV ^err^ Tythes of and in Reavesby als Reaversby and my Grange of

Lands must Wilksby and my Chappell or Oratory there belonging to

be made to ^he Grange with all my Farms and Lands thereunto

goe along belonging late pcell or Members of my late Abby of

with the Reavesby which are all exempt from Tithes when in the

Parte of the owners hands and all other my Lands there and my

r ti r k 8 1 11

R e v e s b y several Mannors of Tumby and Tumby Woodside Medleham
Moorby Wood Enderby Wilksby King Firth Fulsby Fulstow
and Marsh Chappele all in the parts of Lyndsey in the said County
of Lincoln and also the great Park of Tumby containing by
estimation eight hundred and fifty acres being the Park of Deer
of the late Abbott of Reavesby als Reaversby at the Dissolu-
tion thereof given to the said Abbey by Simon de Driby and his
sons but now about half of it converted into many Farmes and
inclosures and the rest being now in several Coppice Woods And
also all my free Chase and Warren of and in Reavesby Tumby
Tumby Woodside Coningsby Medlam Marham Wood Enderby
Fulsby Toft Grange Hill Wilksby Moorby Tofthill and Hallam
and also the Fishing of the River of Baine through the whole
Township and Lordship of Tumby and my Mills thereon standing
togeather with my great Woods called Fulsby Woods, Bullyfants
Wood and Shire Wood all in Reavesby with all the Timber and
Coppice Wood thereon containing With my other Woods late
parcell of Tumby Great Park Eleven hundred acres and upwards
and all and every my Farmes, Messuages, Cottages, Tenements,
Lands, Closes, Meadows, Pastures Tythes Woods Underwoods,
Fresh Marshes, Salt Marshes Wrecks at Sea Courts Leet and Courts
Baron, Chief Rents Rents of Assise, Salt Rents Fishings and
Fowlings, Tolls, Fairs, Markets Waifes, Estrays, Deodands, Felons
Goods, Escheats, Royalties, Freedoms from Tolls and priviledges
whatsoever in Reavesby als Reaversby, East Kirby, Wilksby,
Tumby and Tumby Woodside, Wood Enderby, Moorby Marham
le Fenn Mareing on the Hill Medleham, Fulsby, Consby als Coningsby
Sibsey Stickney East and West Keale Keale Coates IMinningsby
Ingomells cum Adlestrop Kirkby Haltham Baine Tatsall Tatsall
Thorpe Roughton Fulstow and Marsh Chappell or any of them
or elsewhere in Lindsey Coast to my said several Mannours Abby
Granges Parks Farmes and premises or any of them or any part
thereof belonging or in any wise appertaining ; also free pasturage
on the Great Commons Wasts or Pastures there called Fenns (viz)
on East Fenn West Fenn Earles Fenn and North Fenn, and also
on Wildmore and Armtree Fenns for all my said estates, Manno1-8
Farms and Tenements as entitled thereto and such part of the
Soil thereof as belongs to my said Manno1-8 or late Dissolved Abby,
or Granges Farms or Lands and free Hawking Hunting Fishing
and Fowling in the said Fenns and Easts and in the River of

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Wytham as only belonging to my Late Dissolv'd Abby and Manno18

of Reavesby als Reaversby aforesaid with the Liberty to erect

Houses on the sd Fenns heretofore granted to the said Abby with

many other priviledges relating to the sd Farms as well belonging

to the said Dissolv'd Abby as purchased by Myself also the Hermitage

in Wildmore Fenn with the other Dwelling Houses and Lands

there and my several Dales Meadows and Lands in Billinghay

Dales late purchas'd of Captain Dymocke and all other my Lands

Tenements and Hereditaments whatsoever in the said Parts of

Lyndsey and in Kesthaven in the said County of Lincoln

S99 years whereof I or any In Trust for me are seized in possession

^ng^erme Revercon or Remainder except so much of my Parke

Df John of Deer being betwixt 30 and 40 acres as I have taken

£nivin°in And also aU those my two Mann°rs of Cheadle and
viininsby Kingsley in the County of Stafford with all my Messuages
Farms Lands Woods Waistes Coale Mines Cottages Rights
of Incloseing and other priviledges to my said several Mannors
belonging or in any wise appertaining to my only son Joseph Banks
for and dureing the Terme of Ninety Nine Years If he so long
live And after the Determination of that estate to my son in law
Sir Francis Whichcote Barrt and my Brother in Law William
Hodgkinson Esqr and their Heirs dureing the life of my said son
to preserve the Contingent Remainder herein after Limited thereof
and after his Decease to my Grandson Joseph Banks son of my
said son Joseph for and dureing the Term of Ninety Nine Years
(if he so long live) and after the Determination of that estate To
my said Trustees and their heirs during my said Grandson's Life
to preserve the Contingent Remainders herein after Limitted
thereof and after the Decease of my said Grandson Joseph, Then
I give and Devise all my said Mannors Lands Farms Hereditaments
and premises whatsoever in Holland or in any part of Lincolnshire
not already setled on my said Sons Marriage and in Staffordshire
aforesaid To the first Son of my Grandson Joseph Banks, and the
Heirs Male of his Body and for want of such issue to the second
third fourth and every the son of my said Grandson Joseph, and
the Heirs Males of their respective Bodies, the Eldest of such
sons, and his heirs Male being ever to take before the Younger
and his Heirs Male And for Default of such Issue of my Grandson
Joseph Banks I Give and Devise the said Mannors and all and
singular the premises in Lincolnshire Except those setled as
aforesaid to my Grandson William Banks Second son of my said
Son Joseph Banks for the Term of Ninety Nine Years (If he so
long live) and after the Determination of that Estate, To my said
Two Trustees Sir Francis Whichcote and Brother Hodgkinson
and their heirs during my Grandson Williams life to preserve the
Contingent Remdre hereinafter thereof to be Limited and after
his Decease I Give the same to the first son of his Body Lawfully

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Issuing and the Heirs Male of the Body of such son and for want
of such Issue to the second third and fourth and all and every
the sons of my said Grandson William Banks and the Heirs Male
of their respective Bodys, the eldest of them and his Heirs Male
being ever to take before the Younger of them and his Heirs Male
And for Default of such issue of my said Grandson William Banks
I Give and Devise the said Mannors and all and singular the premisses
in Lincolnshire and Staifordshire Except those setled as aforesaid
to my Grandson Robert Banks third son of my said son Joseph
Banks for the Term of Ninety Nine Years If he so long live And
after the Determination of that estate to my said two Trustees
Sir Francis Whichcote and William Hodgkinson and their heirs
dureing my Grandson Robert's life to preserve the contingent
Remainders hereinafter thereof to be Limited and after his Decease
I Give the same to the first son of his Bodv lawfullv issuing and the
Heirs Male of the Body of such first son and for want of such issue
to the Second Third and Fourth and all and every other the
Power to sons of my said Grandson Robert Banks, and the Heirs Male
sell Staf- of their respective Bodys, the elder of them and his Heirs
ford b hi re ]\ja}e being ever to take before the Younger of them and his
Heirs Male And for Default of such issue of my said Grand-
son Robert Banks I Give and Devise the said Mannors and all
and singular the premisses to the fourth fifth sixth and all every
other the sons of my said only son Joseph Banks and the Heirs
Male of their respective Bodys the elder of them and the Heirs
Male of his Body being ever to take before the younger of them
and the Heirs Male of his Body and for want of such issue I Devise
all the said Mannors and premisses to the first, second, third, fourth
and every other son and sons of my own Body and their Heirs Male
the eldest and his Heirs Male being ever to take before a younger
and his heirs Male and for want of such issue I Give all the said
Mannors [?] to the Daughters of my said son Joseph Banks and
the Heirs of their Bodies severally as Tenants in Common and not
Joynt Tennants and to the Heirs of their several Bodys. And
for want of such issue then to the Daughters of my own Body and
the Heirs of their Bodys as Tennants in Common And for want of
such issue I Give all the premisses together with my Reversion in
Fee of the Estate in Holland settled on my son Joseph's Marriage
to my Nephew Robert Banks of Bawtree Gentleman for Ninety
Nine Years if he so long live and to the said Trustees in mannor
aforesaid to preserve the contingent remainders and after his
Decease to his son Robert Banks for Ninety Nine Years if he so
long live and to the said Trustees to preserve contingent remainders
as aforesaid and after his Decease to his sons in like mannor and
to take as before Devised to my Grandson Joseph Banks and
his sons and to their Heyrs Male successively and for want of such
issue to Banks second son of my said nephew Robert

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Banks in like Mannor as to his elder brother and for want of issue
to the third fourth fifth and all and every other the sons of my said
nephew Robert Banks and the Heirs Male of their Bodys the elder
and his Heirs Male being ever to take before the Younger and
his Heirs Male and for want of such issue to Joseph Banks my
Godson son of my nephew Joseph Banks Clerke for Ninety Nine
Years if he so long live, and to the said Trustees to preserve
contingent remainders as aforesaid and after his Decease to the
first son of the Body of the last said Joseph Banks my Godson
and the Heirs Male of his Body and for Default of such issue to
the second third and fourth and all and every other the sons of
my said nephew Joseph Banks Clerk and the Heirs Male of their
Bodys the elder of such sons and his Heirs Males being ever to
take before the Younger and his heirs Male But my will is That
if ever this Devise to my Godson Joseph or his brothers take effect,
that he shall pay his Father my nephew Three hundred pounds a
year dureing his life free of Taxes. And for Default of such issue
I Give all the said premisses to my said Son in Law Sr Francis
Whichcote for Ninety Nine Years if he so long live and then to
the first second and every other son of his Body and the Heirs
Male of theire Body the eldest and his Heirs Male being ever to
take before the Younger and his Heirs Male But on condition
he and they change his and theire surname to Banks and take on
him and them no other surname And for Default of such issue I
Give all the to my Friend Mr. John Fells of Attercliffe

Forge for Ninety Nine Years if he so long live and after his Decease
to his first second and every other son and sons and the Heirs
Male of their Bodys the elder and his Heirs Male being ever to
take before a Younger He and they taking upon them the Surname
of Banks and calling and writing themselves by no other name
and for want of such issue to my own Right Heirs But my Will
and Mind is That if my own issue fail so that the premisses come
to my nephew Robert or his sons or to my Godson Joseph or his
sons or brothers or to Sir Francis Whichcote or Mr. John Fells
or either of theire sons or their Heirs Male Then that such of them
as it shall first come to shall by Mortgage of some part of the
premisses or by felling Timber or otherwise raise Five thousand
pounds for my Niece Steer and her children to be equally divided
amongst them Three thousand pounds for my nephew Joseph Banks
and his children Daughters to be devided as aforesaid and a Thousand
Pound a piece for my Neice Wilkinson and her sister Milicent and
One thousand Pound for my Cozn Mrs. Elizabeth Hill Widdow One
thousand pounds for my Cozn Captain John Harris, and One
thousand pounds for the children of my Cozn Mrs. Margaret Smith
of York deceased Three thousand pounds to the said Sir Francis
Whichcote and One thousand pounds to the said Mr. John Fells
sisters and Three hundred pounds a peice to my Cozen Broomheads

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three Daughters and Five hundred pounds a peice to my servants
Henry Browne William Banks John Norton and Ann Lee Widow
my Housekeeper I Give to my sister Banks and my nephews and
neices the sons and daughters of my brother Banks their wives
and husbands and to my Cozen Mrs. Elizabeth Hill Widdow and
her nephew Mr. John Harris Ten Guineas a peice to buy Mourning
and to my late Cozen Mrs. Margaret Smith's children of York
Tenn Guineas, and to my neice Milicent for her life yearly besides
what I formerly and now give her Pounds a year more for

her life and the like to her sister Wilkinson for her life instead
of what I now give her And I charge all my said estates at present
with the legacies of Two thousand pounds a peice to my three
Grand Daughters, Lettice Elizabeth and Margaret Banks and
my Grandsons William and Robert and such other children as my
son shall have by his present wife if they respectively live to the
ages of Twenty one years to be then paid them (above what is
provided for them by their Fathers and Mothers Settlement) else
respectively to cease and this Five thousand pounds a peice my
son is to raise out of the estates hereby given him for Ninety Nine
years if he shall so long live by Fifteen hundred pounds And which
he shall set apart and lay by till it be rais'd and secur'd But my
will is that if my said only son be living when his said younger
children respectively come at age that it shall be in his power to
stop payment of the said Four thousand pounds a peice or so much
thereof as he shall think proper till his death If they respectively
marry not with his consent or any ways prove undutyfull to him
and for theire maintenances I leave it in his power to charge it
with what he thinks reasonable ITEM I Give and Devise to
my son Joseph Banks and his Heirs Execrs and Admrs All my
Freehold Copyhold and Leasehold estates in whose names soever
taken purchased or contracted for, and all my Interest and shares
therein and all my Mortgage Situate and being in the several Countys
of York Nottingham Middlesex and Essex in Trust for the uses
hereafter mentioned and my Will and Mind is that my son Banks
w ith the advice and consent of my good Friends my son Whichcote,
my brother Hodgkinson and my nephews Mr. Robert Banks and
Mr. Steer or the Major part of them may either sell keep or renew
all my Leases and Leasehold estates in Yorkshire and Nottingham-
shire and also sell or keep my Freehold Copyhold and other estates
in Yorkshire or Nottinghamshire with such Interest as I have
therein or contracted for, tho not conveyed according as my said
son or his Heirs shall by such consent see meet or judge expedient
and as they find good and of most use to the purposes

after mentioned and he my said son on the like Trusts and for
the like uses shall also receive all my debts due out of the Funds
being now One thousand and five hundred pounds capitall stock
in South Sea Company and Four thousand and five hundred pounds

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or Two hundred and twenty five pounds And South Sea Annuities
and Five hundred pounds in 5 South Sea Bonds or by Mortgages
Bonds Bills Debt-Books or otherwise to Which end I Give the
same to him his Execrs and Administrators and what shall remain
thereof and of all my personal estate either in London or in the
country after my debts and legacies paid as well as all the said
moneys to be raised by such sails of lands, Free, Copy, Leasehold
and other Interest therein Except my plate and furniture of Revesby
which are to go wth Revesby shall be laid out in lands in Lincoln-
shire Nottinghamshire Derbyshire Rutlandshire Hants Bedford-
shire Hertfordshire and setled in the same mannor as my Mannor
of Reavesby and other lands in Lindsey and Kesthaven are hereby
settled or devised But till sold or disposed of the Rents Interest
Dividends and profits thereof when they amount to Two or three
thousand pounds shall be so laid out in Lands and setled as aforesaid
and so Toties Quoties till all the same sold and got in and the
Leaseholds expire and cannot advantagiously be renew 'd and my
son and after him my three Grandsons and their sons Heirs Male
successively and all others in Remainder as aforesd to have the
profits of the said lands so to be purchas'd for Ninety Nine years
if they so long live with Remainder as aforesaid and they my said
Grandsons to be Trustees Successively for accomplishing and
performing the said Trusts and for raising the said portions to
my sons younger children by One thousand 500 pounds And ITEM
I do give each of my said Trustees and my Nephew Robert Banks
Twenty Guineas a peice and their charges when they consent to
advise or assist my son in selling and buying as aforesaid and do
order that they shall not be accountable for any loss or misfeasance
without their respective Wilfull Defaults. But my desire is that
if my son or grandson neglect to perform the Trust hereby in them
repos'd or to raise and pay the said Five thousand a peice for my
said sons younger children as aforesaid that then my said Trustees
shall apply to Chancery against them any or either of them so
neglecting to have the said Trusts duely performed. And I hereby
order they shall be paid all their charges and fully for their trouble
it being unreasonable they should bear any loss at all. And I charge
my whole estate therewith And my Will is that notwithstanding
any former Devise herein contain'd If my said sons wife should
dye He shall have a power if he marry again to make any woman
he shall marry a joynture not exceeding Five hundred pounds a
year of the Freehold Leasehold and Copyhold Lands in Yorkshire
Nottinghamshire and Durham if not sold and of the lands to be
purchased with the moneys rais'd thereby if sold or when sold and
to the issue of that marriage But for want of such issue then to
go and be to the uses to which the same are to be setled as herein
before devised. And I charge my son and his said sons and their
Heirs successively to sell my Copyhold Lands in Yorkshire which

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is only Twenty pounds a year and till sold to let the profits goe
as my other Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire estates are devis'd
and the small Copyhold Lands in Holland agreed to be surrender'd
to the uses of my sons marriage settlement I expect he or his sons
surrender to the same uses accordingly if not done in my lifetime
If he or they refuse either of these I Give as a penalty Five hundred
pounds out of the estates devised for his use and benefit at present
to augment my almhouse intended at Revesby with 5 more poore
ITEM my will and mind is and I hereby impower my said son and
grandson and all others to be intituled to the premisses by any
of the devises aforesaid as they shall be in possession thereof to
let leases thereof or of any part thereof for Twenty one years or
under and in Staffordshire for three Lives or Twenty one years in
possession to good Tennants at the present rents or more without
takeing any Fine or Income under good covenants for Repairs
and other usual covenants from the Tennants. And in case of
such failure of my own and my childrens issue as aforesaid I Give
Five hundred pounds to the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of London
towards raising a fund and erecting an Hospital for Foundling
children within the City and Suburbs thereof to prevent the innocent
infants from being destroyed by Parish Nourses or otherways
And I charge all my estate after failure of my own and of my son
and daughters issue with the said last legacy hopeing many will
follow this example Also I give my particular friends Richard
Lord Molesworth, John Bright Esqr. William Jessop Esqr. Dm
Lockyer, Mr. Wm. Soresby, Mr. George Stephens, Mr. Robert
Clay, Mr. Broomhead, Mr. John Battie, Mr. William Soresby,
Mr. Wm. Langley and Cozen Samuel Handcock 2 Guineas a peice
to buy them Rings. I Give my daughter Whichcote out of all
my estate Two hundred pounds a year for her life to be paid at
Christmas and Lady Day and at Midsummer and Michaelmas
each year by equal portions into her own hands and to her private
and seperate use and not to be under the controul or disposeing
of her husband but paid to her own hands only. And fifty pounds
a year to my daughter Banks for her life to be paid her for her
seperate use as above to daughter Whichcote And I give each
of her my said daughter Whichcote's children if it please God
she leave any that shall attain the age of Twenty one years One
thousand pounds to be paid at that age and I give my son Whichcote
One hundred Guineas for his family .Mourning and Two hundred
pounds to pay out in a peice of Plate. And I desire that I may
be buried in the Chancell of my Church at Reavesby without
any pomp but only a decent Marble Monnument with a suitable
Inscription which Chancell I order to be well repaired or new built
and beautify'd If not done in my lifetime but I design to rebuild it
and the whole Church in my lifetime if God spare life And if I dye
before I order my son to do it And I hereby Give Mourning Rings

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of two guineas a peice to my worthy friends the Duke of Ancaster
and Lord Lindsey Lord Tirconnell the honable Albemarle Bertie
Sir Tho. Sanderson and Sir John Monson Colonel Lyddell Wm.
Cotesworth Esqr. Mr. Wm. Fell the Revd. Mr. Balguy The Honour-
able Sidney Wortley Esqr. Sir George Savile Baron the Honourable
Conyers Darcy Sir William Monson, Sir John Tirwhite, Sir Cicil
W^ray Sir William Ellis, Sir Robert Chaplain Barrts Lewis Dimmock
Richard Ellis James Bateman Thomas Chaplain Borwell Massingberd
William and Richard Hardwick WTilliam Gillby Vincent Amcottes
George Short Sr. Andrew Thornhaugh Thomas White Joseph
Mellish Richard Sutton Thomas Lyster Roger Gale Francis Fogambe
and Thomas Westby Esqrs Mr. Cook of Balbrough Dm Cromwell
Dm Johnson Dm Mason Mr. John Lander John Simpson Esqr
Mathew Boucheret and Gervass Scroop Esqr Mr. George Mason
Cozen John and Robert Thornton Merchants Mr. Alderman Bright
Cozen Wilson of Seecroft Captain Harris and his son my Cozen
Mr. Baynes of Minthhead Mr. Nathan Drake Cozen Warcup of
Gakenby, Mr. Henry Claphamson, Mr. Joseph Jolley Mr. Thomas
Wright Mr. Wm. Battie Mr. Thomas Stacy and Daniel Lee Mr.
Richard Calton Mr. Maylin Gervass and to such others whose
names I shall endorse on this my Will for that purpose.

FURTHERMORE I give to my servants Henry Browne Mrs.
Ann Lee and William Banks Fifty pounds a peice if liveing with
me at the time of my Decease besides Mourning and Five Pounds
a peice to all my other servants, and I hereby make my said only
son Joseph Banks Exec1- of this my Will and Trust as aforesaid
And I hereby revoke all former Wills, but ratifie and confirm three
Codicils I have before made and not hereby particularly revoked
and order they be as part of my Will if the same shall not be altered
or revoked in writing by me expressly. AND WHEREAS I agreed
to give my daughter Whichcote Ten thousand pounds Fortune
(To Witt) Six thousand pounds down and Four thousand pounds
the residue at or soon after my Decease, provided she or any of
her issue were liveing at my Decease or to some such effect and I
mortgag'd my Mannor of Tumby for payment thereof which Six
thousand pounds I have punctually paid, and order the other Four
thousand pounds to be punctually if the said contingency happen
AND WHEREAS my said Brother Hodgkinson hath setled or
devised or promis'd or intends so to do all his estate Real and
Personal upon my said Grandson William Banks and his heirs he
changeing his surname to Hodgkinson which estate is computed
to be in value Twenty thousand pounds and upwards Now in case
the Issue Male of my said Grandson Joseph fail so that the Estate
hereby devised to him and them come to my said Grandson WTilliam
in such case I hereby Order that he or his Issue shall not have
or enjoy the same unless he continue the surname of Banks and
settle all the Estate given him by my Brother Hodgkinson or the

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full value thereof on his Brother Robert by Act of Parliament
or pursuant to a Decree in Chancery If such can be obtained which
I hope will not be difficult But if Denyed I hereby order the whole
value of my said Brother Hodgkinson's Estate to be setled on
the said Robert out of my said Lincolnshire or other Estate and
on his sons and Issue as I have already setled my Lincolnshire
Estate and in case my Brother Hodgkinson settle or Devise his
Estate as aforesaid on my Grandson William in such case I hereby
Revoke the Legacy of Four thousand Pounds herein before given him
AND LASTLY I hereby Declare my Intention to be that as soon as
I can conveniently get Brick and other Materials ready I Design
to build an Hospital or Alms House for Ten poor decayed Farmers
who are come to poverty by loss of Cattle or other Inevitable
accidents and not by Idleness Drunkedness or other Extravagance
and each of them to have £5 a year a peice yearly a good Room
to dwell in to be paid monthly by equal portions and none to be
admitted till Sixty Years of Age and the Widdowes to such Farmers
as before described to be equally entitled to this Charity and to be
put in and out for Misdemeanours at the Discretion of the Heire
of my Family owner of Reavesby so as there be no vacancys above
Six Weeks after the death or removal of any. And the said Alms
house to be built on Reavesby Green and the Heir of my Family
to keep in his hand fifteen shillings of the said £5 yearly and buy
them therewith Fewell against Winter I mean of such of them as
take not care of Fewell for themselves And at first and every seven
years after I order Ten new Blew Gowns to be made and Badges of
Silver with my Arms on it to be sett on the Right Arm of every
Gown only to be worn going to Church on Sundays and Christmas
Day or any publick Feast or Rejoyceings appointed by Law which
I expect they all Doe and sitt together in a Pew I or my Heirs
appoint and that they demean themselves decently as good Christians
and I charge all my estate at Revesby for ever with the said yearly
payments amounting to Fifty Pounds a year in all besides Gowns
every seven years but the same Badges to put on the new Gowns
But if my son fail supplying Vacancys in the said Hospital within
Six Weeks as aforesaid Then I appoint and authorise the Parsons
of Kirkby Super Baine and Marham le Fenn and the Vicar of
East Kirby and their Successors for ever to present a fit person
to such Vacancy qualified as aforesaid who shall have the said
Five Pounds a Year and a Room and Gown for his life as the rest
have but be removed for plain Misdemeanours as Drunkedness or
other Disorders contentions lyeing out of his or her Room above a
night in a month not keeping his or her Room clean decent and
in good order and for not assisting any of the other Ten when they
are sick or under weaknesses or other Infirmityes And I order a
Guinea every year to be paid for reading this Clause of my Will
in the Parish Churches of Kirkby Baines Marham and East Kirkby

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aforesaid by the Rector and Vicar respectively to preserve the
memory of this Charity and that it may not be lost and misapply'd
as many are which shall be read the first year by the Parson of
Kirkby Baine and he to have the said One Guinea and the next
year by the Parson of Marham and he to have the One Guinea
and the third by the Vicar of East Kirkby and he to have the
Guinea and so successively for ever And I would have such of the
Ten Poor as are able to Labour about home for their better Main-
tenance And Except such of them as are so able each to help Heyr
of my Family fourteen Days every Hay time to get his Hay for
the use of the Hall and Parke for ever IN WITNESS whereof I
have hereunto set my hand and seal this Twenty Seventh Day of
July Annoqz Dom 1726 and in the 12th Year of King George's
Reigne.

J. Banks.

Sign'd Seal'd and Publish 'd by the said
Joseph Banks to be his last Will and Testa-
ment being contained in thirteen sheets of
paper to twelve of the first of which he hath
set his hand and to this last sheet his hand
and seal In the presence of us who subscribed
our Names as Witnesses thereto in his
presence and at his Request after several
Interlineations and Marginal Notes wrote
by his owne hand.

Thorn. Porter Notary Publick

Geo. Houghton

Wm. Burbidge.

p- l An Act for Explaining the Will of Joseph Banks, Esquire,

deceased, and for impowering several Persons claiming

under the said Will to make Jointures and Leases in such

Manner as is therein mentioned.

Whereas Joseph Banks, late of Reavesby Abbey, in the County

of Lincoln, Esquire, made his last Will and Testament in Writing,

bearing Date the Twenty-seventh Day of July, One thousand

Seven hundred and Twenty -six, and thereby gave and devised

his Manors of Hurne and Dame Amy as, and his capital Messuage

called Hum-Hall, and the Chequer Inn in Holbeach, and all other

his Messuages and Farms in the Possession of John Drewry, Thomas

Cliffe, John Basse, Charles Maxwell, John Wharton, John Betts,

Doctor Stewkley, [blank] Good ; and all other his Farms and Estate

at and near Holbeach and Hurne in the Parts of Holland, unsettled,

and subject to a Rent Charge of Thirty-eight Pounds per Annum,

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to Mrs. Rebecca Burton, Widow, for her Life ; together with his
Tythes of Sea-Lathes in Moulton, with the Lands where the Tythe
Barn stood, lately purchased of Thomas White, Esquire ; and all
other his Estate not settled on his Son's Marriage, in the Parts of
Holland, being about Three hundred Pounds per Annum, unto his
Son Joseph Banks, for Ninety-Nine Years, if he should so long
live, and after his Decease to his Grandson Joseph Banks for Ninety-
nine Years, if he should so long live ; And he gave and devised
his several Manors of Reavesby, alias Reaversby, and the late
dissolved Abby or Monastry of Reavesby, alias Reaversbj7', and the
Church, with the Bells and Church-yard there ; also the Grange
of Reavesby, and his Manor of Saint Sythes, and the capital
Messuage called Saint Sythes-Hall in Reavesby, wherein he dwelt ;
and all his New Park in Reavesby and Minningsby, and his Park
called Bullingbrooke-Park alias Kirkby-Park, and all his Farm-
houses, Out-houses and Gardens, and all his Granges, Houses,
Cottages, Farms, Lands, Impropriations and Tythes, of and in
Reavesby, alias Reaversby, and his Grange of Wilksby, and his
Chapel there, with all his Farms and Lands thereunto belonging,
late Parcel or Member of the late Abby of Reavesby, and all other
his Lands there, and his several Manors of Tumby and Tumby
Woodside, Medleham, Moorby, Wood-Enderby, Wilksby, Kings-
firth, Fulsby, Fulstow and Marsh -Chapel, all in the Parts of Lindsey
in the said County of Lincoln ; and also the great Park of Tumby,
containing, by Estimation, Eight hundred and Fifty Acres, being
the Park of Deer of the late Abbot of Reavesby, alias Reaversby,
at the Dissolution thereof given to the said Abby by Simon de
Driby and his Sons ; but then about half of it converted into many
Farms and Inclosures, and the rest into several Coppice Woods ;
and also all his free Chase and Warren of and in Reavesby, Tumby,
Tumby Woodside, Coningsby, Medlam, Marham, Wood-Enderby,
Fulsby. Toft Grange, and Hill, Wilksby, Moorby, and West and
Wildmore Fenne ; and also the Fishing of the River of Baine through
the whole Township and Lordship of Tumby, and his Mills thereon
standing, together with his great Woods called Fulsby Woods,
Bullyfants Wood, and Shire Wood, all in Reavesby, with all the
Timber and Coppice Wood thereon, containing with his other
Woods, late Parcel of Tumby great Park, Eleven hundred Acres
P- 2 and upwards, and all and every his Farms, Messuages, Cottages,
Tenements, Lands, Closes, Meadows, Pastures, Tythes, Woods,
Underwoods, fresh Marshes, salt Marshes, Wrecks at Sea, Courts
Leet and Courts Baron, Chief Rents, Rents of Assize, Salt Rents,
Fishings and Fowlings, Tolls, Fairs, Markets, Waifes, Estrays,
Deodands, Felons Goods, Escheats, Royalties, Freedoms from
Tolls, and Privileges whatsoever in Reavesby, alias Reaversby,
East Kirkby, Wilksby, Tumby and Tumby Woodside, Wood
Enderby, Moorby, Marham le Fenn, Mareing on the Hill, Medleham.

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Fulsby, Consby alias Conningsby, Sibsey, Stickney, East and
West Keale, Keale-Coates, Minningsby, Ingomells cum Adlestrop,
Kirkby and Haltham Super-Baine, Tatsall and Tatsall-Thorp,
Roughton, Fulstow and Marsh Chapel, or any of them, or elsewhere
in Lindsey Coast, to his said several Manors, Abby, Granges, Parks,
Farms and Premises, or any of them, or any Part thereof, belonging
or in any wise appertaining ; also free Pasturage on the great
Commons, Wastes or Pastures there called Fenns, viz. on East
Fenn, West Fenn, Earls Fenn and North Fenns, and also on Wild-
more and Armtree Fenns, for all his said Estates, Manors, Farms
and Tenements ; and such Part of the Soil thereof as belonged
to his said Manors, or late dissolved Abby, or Granges, Farms or
Lands, and free Hawking, Hunting, Fishing and Fowling in the
said Fenns and Wastes, and in the River of Witham, as only
belonging to his late dissolved Abby, and Manor of Reavesby,
alias Reaversby, aforesaid, with the Liberty to erect Houses on
the said Fenns heretofore granted to the said Abby, with many
other Privileges relating to the said Fenns, as well belonging to
the said dissolved Abby as purchased by himself ; also the Hermitage
in Wildmore Fenns, with the other Dwelling-houses and Lands
there, and his several Dales, Meadows and Lands in Billinghay
Dales, late purchased of Captain Dymoke ; and all other his Lands,
Tenements and Hereditaments whatsoever in the said Parts of
Lindsey, and in Kesthaven in the said County of Lincoln, whereof
he or any in Trust for him, were then seized in Possession, Reversion
or Remainder ; and also all those his Two Manors of Cheadle
and Kingsley, in the County of Stafford, with all his Messuages,
Farms, Lands, Woods, Wastes, Coal Mines, Cottages, Rights of
inclosing, and other Privileges to his said several Manors belonging,
or in any wise appertaining, to his only Son Joseph Banks, for
and during the Term of Ninety-nine Years, if he should so long
live ; and after the Determination of that Estate to his Son-in-
law Sir Francis WThichcote, Baronet, and his Brother-in-law William
Hodgkinson, Esquire, and their Heirs, during the Life of the said
Joseph Banks the Son, to preserve the contingent Remainders
therein after -limitted thereof ; and after his Decease to the Testator's
Grandson Joseph Banks, Son of the said Joseph Banks the Son,
for and during the Term of Ninety-nine Years, if he should so long
live ; and after the Determination of that Estate to the said
Trustees and their Heirs during the Life of the said Joseph Banks
the Grandson, to preserve the contingent Remainders therein after -
limitted thereof ; and after the Decease of the said Joseph Banks
the Grandson, then he gave and devised all the said Manors, Lands,
Farms, Hereditaments and Premises whatsoever, in Holland, or
in any Part of Lincolnshire not already settled on his said Son's
Marriage ; and in Staffordshire aforesaid, to the first Son of the
said Joseph Banks the Grandson, and the Heirs Male of his Body,

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and for want of such Issue to the second, third, fourth, and every
other the Sons of the said Joseph Banks the Grandson, and the
Heirs Male of ther respective Bodies, the Eldest of such Sons and
his Heirs Male being ever to take before the Younger and his Heirs
Male ; and for Default of such Issue of his Grandson Joseph Banks,
he gave and devised the said Manors and all and singular the
Premises in Lincolnshire, except those settled as aforesaid, to
his Grandson William Banks, second Son of his said Son Joseph
Banks, for the Term of Ninety-nine Years, (if he should so long
live) ; and after the Determination of that Estate to his said two
Trustees, Sir Francis Whichcote, and William Hodgkinson, and
their Heirs, during his Grandson William's Life, to preserve the
Contingent Remainders ; and after his Decease, he gave the same
to the first and every other the Son and Sons of his said Grandson
William Banks, and the Heirs -Male of their respective Bodies,
the eldest of them, and his Heirs-Male, being ever to take before
P- 3 the younger of them, and his Heirs Male ; and for Default of such
Issue of his said Grandson William Banks, he gave and devised
the said Manors and all and singular the Premises in Lincolnshire
and Staffordshire, except those settled as aforesaid, to his Grandson
Robert Banks, third Son of the said Joseph Banks his Son, for
the Term of Ninety-nine Years, if he should so long live ; and
after the Determination of that Estate, to the said two Trustees,
and their Heirs, during the Life of the said Robert Banks, to preserve
the contingent Remainders ; Remainder to the first, and all and
every other the Son and Sons of the said Robert Banks, and the
Heir-Male of their respective Bodies ; the elder of them being ever
to take before a younger of them, and his Heirs-Male ; and for
Default of such Issue, he gave and devised the said Manors, and
all and singular the Premises, to the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and
all and every other the Sons of the said Joseph Banks, the Son,
and the Heirs-Male of their respective Bodies, the elder of them,
and the Heirs-Male of his Body being ever to take before the
younger of them, and the Heirs-Male of his Body, and for want of
such Issue, to the First, Second, Third, Fourth, and every other
Son and Sons of his own Body, and their Heirs -Male, the eldest
and his Heirs-Male being ever to take before a younger and his
Heirs-Male ; and for want of such Issue, he gave a Moiety of all
the said Manors and Premises to his Daughter Dame Mary Whichcote
Wife of the said Sir Francis Whichcote, for her Life, and after
her Decease, to all the Sons and Daughters of the Body of his
said Daughter, lawfully begotten, or to be begotten, as Tenants
in Common, and not Joint-tenants, and to the several Heirs of
their several Bodies ; and for want of such Issue, to the Daughters
of his own Body, and the Heirs of their Bodies, as Tenants in
Common ; and the other Moiety he gave to the Daughters of
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as Tenants in Common, and not Joint-Tenants, and to the Heirs
of their several Bodies ; and for want of such Issue, then to the
Daughters of his own Body, and the Heirs of their Bodies, as
Tenants in Common ; and for want of such Issue, he gave all the
Premises, together with his Reversion in Fee of the Estate in
Holland, on his Son Joseph's Marriage, to his Nephew Robert
Banks of Bawtree, Gentleman, for Ninety-nine Years, if he should
so long live, and to the said Trustees, in manner aforesaid, to
preserve the contingent Remainders ; and after his Decease, to
Robert Banks, Son of the said Robert Banks of Bawtree, for
Ninety -nine Years, if he should so long live, and to the said Trustees,
to preserve contingent Remainders, as aforesaid ; and after his
Decease, to his Sons in like Manner, and to take as before devised
to his Grandson Joseph Banks, and his Sons, and to their Heirs-
Male successively ; and for want of such Issue to [blank] Banks,
second Son of his said Nephew Robert Banks, in like Manner as
to his elder Brother ; and for want of such Issue, to the Third,
Fourth, Fifth, and all and every other the Sons of his said Nephew
Robert Banks, and the Heirs-Male of their Bodies, the elder and his
Heirs -Male being ever to take before a younger and his Heirs -Male ;
and for want of such Issue, to Joseph Banks his Godson, Son of
his Nephew Joseph Banks, Clerk, for Ninety-nine Years, if he
should so long live, and to the said Trustees, to preserve contingent
Remainders, as aforesaid ; and after his Decease, to the first Son
of the Body of the said Joseph Banks his Godson, and the Heirs-
Male of his Body ; and for default of such Issue, to the Second,
Third, Fourth, and all and every other the Sons of his said Nephew
Joseph Banks, Clerk, and the Heirs-Male of their Bodies, the elder
of such Sons and his Heirs-Male, being ever to take before the
younger and his Heirs-Male : But his Will was, that if ever the
said Devise to his Godson Joseph, or his Brothers took Effect,
that he should pay his Father Three hundred Pounds a Year,
during his Life, free of Taxes ; and for Default of such Issue, he
gave all the said Premises to his said Son in Law Sir Francis
Whichcote, and the Heirs-Male of his Body, on Condition he changed
his Surname to Banks, and took on him no other Surname ; and
for Default of Issue, the Moiety thereof to his old Friend Mr. John
Fells two Sons, and their Heirs-Male, the elder and his Heirs-Male,
being ever to take before a younger, he and they taking upon
P- 4 them the Surname of Banks, and calling and writing themselves
by no other Name : But his Will was, that if his own Issue should
fail, so that the Premises should come to his Nephew Robert, or
his Sons, or to his Godson Joseph, or his Sons or Brothers, or to
Mr. John Fells Sons and their Heirs-Male, then, that such of them
as it should first come to, should by Mortgage of some Part of
the Premises, or by selling Timber, or otherwise, raise Five thousand
Pounds for his Niece Steer, and her Children ; Three thousand

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Pounds for- his Nephew Joseph Banks, and his children ; and a
Thousand Pounds apiece for his Niece Wilkinson and her Sister
Milicent ; and One thousand Pounds for his Cousin ]\Irs. Elizabeth
Hill, Widow ; One thousand Pounds for his Cousin Captain John
Harris ; and One thousand Pounds for the Children of his Cousin
Mrs. Margaret Smith, of York, deceased ; Two thousand Pounds
to the said Sir Francis Whichcote ; and One thousand Pounds
to the said Mr. John Fells Children ; and Three hundred Pounds
apiece to his Cousin Broomhead's three Daughters ; and Three
hundred Pounds apiece to his Servants Henry Brown, William
Banks, John Norton, and Ann Lee, Widow, his House-keeper ;
And he charged all his said Estates with the Legacies of Four
thousand Pounds apiece to his three Grand-daughters Lettice,
Elizabeth, and Margaret Banks, and his Grandsons William and
Robert, and such other Children as his Son should have by his
then Wife, if they respectively should live to the Ages of Twenty-
one Years, to be then paid them, (above what was provided for
them by their Father's and Mother's Settlement) else to cease ;
and this Four thousand Pounds apiece his Son was to raise out
of the Estates thereby given him for Ninety -nine Years, if he should
so long live, by a Thousand Pounds per Annum, which he should
set apart and lay by, till it should be raised and secured ; But
his Will was, that if his said only Son should be living when his
said younger Children respectively came at Age, that it should be
in his Power to stop Payment of the said Four thousand Pounds
apiece, or so much thereof as he should think proper, till his Death,
if they respectively married not with his Consent, or any ways
proved undutiful to him ; And he gave and devised to his said
Son Joseph Banks and his Heirs, his Moiety of the Manors of Stella
and Winlington, and all other his Estate in the County Palatine
of Durham, being about Nine hundred Pounds per Annum, Part
of which he had but for the late Lord Widdrington's Life, and
the rest till a considerable Mortgage paid him ; and also his Freehold,
Copyhold, and Leasehold Estates, in whose Names soever taken,
purchased, or contracted for, and all his Interest and Shares therein,
and all his Mortgages, situate and being in the several Counties
of York, Nottingham, Middlesex, and Bishoprick of Durham.
in Trust and for the Uses thereafter mentioned ; And his Will
and Mind was, that his Son Banks, with the Advice and Consent
of his good friends his Son Whichcote, his Brother Hodgkinson,
and Mr. Robert Banks, or the major Part of them, might either
sell, keep, or renew all his Leases and Leasehold Estates in Yorkshire
and Nottinghamshire, and also sell or keep his Manors, Freehold,
Copyhold, and other Estates in Yorkshire, Nottingham, and Bishop-
rick of Durham, with such Interest as he had therein, or contracted
for, tho' not conveyed, according as his said Son or his Heirs should
by such Consent see meet, or judge expedient, and as they should

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find good Chapmen, and of most Use to the Purposes after mentioned,
and that his said Son, on the like Trusts and for the like Uses,
should also receive his Debts due out of the Funds, being then
Three thousand and Five hundred Pounds capital Stock in the
South-Sea Company, and Four thousand and Five hundred Pounds
and Two hundred and Twenty-five Pounds per Annum, South-Sea
Annuities, and Five hundred Pounds South-Sea Bonds, or by
Mortgages, Bonds, Bills, Book-Debts, or otherwise ; to which
End he gave the same to him, his Executors, and Administrators,
and what should remain thereof, and of all his personal Estate,
either in London or in the Country, after his Debts and Legacies
paid, as well as all the said Monies to be raised by such Sales of
Lands, Free, Copy, Leasehold, and other Interest therein, should
be laid out in Lands in Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire,
or Derbyshire, and settled in the same Manner as his Manor of
Reavesby, and other Lands in Lindsey and Kesthaven are thereby
p-5 settled or devised ; but till sold or disposed of, the Rents, Interests,
Dividends, and Profits thereof, when they should amount to Two
or Three thousand Pounds, should be so laid out in Lands, and
settled as aforesaid, and so toties quoties till all the same sold and
got in, and the Leaseholds expire, and could not advantageously
be renewed ; and his Son, and after him his Three Grandsons,
and their Heirs Male successively, to have the Profits of the said
Lands so to be purchased, for Ninety-nine Years, if they should
so long live, with Remainders as aforesaid ; and that his said
Grandsons should be Trustees successively for accomplishing and
performing the said Trusts, and for raising the said Portions to
his Son's younger Children by One thousand Pounds per Annum ;
and he made his Son Joseph Banks Executor of his said Will, on
the Trusts aforesaid ; And reciting, that his said Brother Hodgkin-
son had settled or devised, or promised or intended so to do, all
his Estate, real and personal, upon his said Grandson William
Banks and his Heirs, he changing his Surname to Hodgkinson,
which Estate is computed to be hi Value, real and personal, Twenty
thousand Pounds and upwards, he thereby directed, that in case
the Issue Male of his said Grandson Joseph should fail, so that the
Estate thereby devised to him and them should come to his said
Grandson William, then he or his Issue should not have or enjoy
the same, unless he continued the Surname of Banks, and settled
all the Estate given him by his brother Hodgkinson, or the full
Value thereof, on his Brother Robert by Act of Parliament, or
pursuant to a Decree in Chancery, if such could be obtained ;
out if denied, he thereby ordered the whole Value of his said Brother
Hodgkinson's Estate to be settled on the said Robert out of his
said Lincolnshire or other Estate, and on his Sons and Issue, as
he had thereby settled his Lincolnshire Estate ; and in case his
Brother Hodgkinson should settle or devise his Estate as aforesaid

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on his Grandson William, in such case he thereby revoked the
Legacy of Four thousand Pounds therein before given him :

And Whereas the said Will, of the Tenor and Purport afore-
mentioned, was executed by the said Joseph Banks the Testator,
in the Presence of Three Witnesses, but after the Execution thereof,
the Testator made several Interlineations of his own Hand-writing,
and also obliterated or struck a Line through divers Clauses,
Sentences, and Words in the same Will, with a Design or Intention,
as it is apprehended, to alter and republish, or new make the same,
in regard the Circumstances of several of the Estates given, devised,
bequeathed, and disposed of, and of the Parties for whose Benefit
they respectively were so given and disposed of, were varied since
the making and executing the said Will, and particularly a Line
was struck through that Part of the Will which contains a Devise
of One Moiety of the Premises therein mentioned unto and for the
Benefit of Dame Mary Whichcote, his Daughter, and her Issue
Male and Female, she dying without Issue in the Life-time of the
Testator, but after the Execution of his said Will ; also in that
Clause of the said Will whereby he charges the Estate thereby
devised with the Legacies of Four thousand Pounds apiece, for his
Three Grand-daughters and Two grandsons, therein named, to be
raised by One thousand Pounds a Year out of the Estates thereby
devised, a Line is struck through the Word Four, and over it the
Word Five is interlined, and a Line is struck through the Word
Thousand, and over it the Words Fifteen hundred is interlined,
with an Intention, as it is apprehended, to augment the Portions
of his said Grand-children, and for the more speedy raising the
same ; and in the Clause containing a general Devise of his real
Estate, for the Benefit of his Son and Grandsons, the Names of
several Towns and Places in the County of Lincoln are interlined
with his own Hand, with an Intention, as it is apprehended, that
several Lands and Hereditaments lying in those Towns and Places,
which he had purchased after making the said Will, should pass
by the said general Devise to the several Persons and for the Purposes
in the said Will mentioned :

And Whereas the said Joseph Banks the Testator died in the
Month of September, One thousand Seven hundred and Twenty-
seven, and upon his Death the real Estates, which he had purchased
itter the Execution of his said Will, descended to Joseph Banks,
Esquire, his only Son and Heir at Law, who proved the said Will,
and took Possession of the personal Estate of the said Testator,
and entered upon the real Estate, which was either devised by the
said Will, or that descended to him as aforesaid :

And Whereas since the Death of the said Joseph Banks the
Testator, an Account of his personal Chattels was stated and made
up by the said Joseph Banks the Son, his Executor, and an Estimate
and Valuation made and taken of the Freehold, Copyhold, and

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Leasehold Estates of the said Testator in the Counties of York
and Nottingham devised to his Executor, for the Purposes afore-
mentioned, by which Account it appears, that the Balance and
Surplus of the personal Chattels of the Testator, after Payment
of his Debts and pecuniary Legacies, amounted to One thousand
Seven hundred and Thirty Pounds and Ten pence, and no more ;
and the said Freehold, Copyhold, and Leasehold Estates are thereby
estimated and valued at One thousand Seven hundred and Seventy-
two Pounds, which was much more than what the same did after
produce, and the said Sir Francis Whichcote and William Hodgkin-
son, the major part of the said Trustees, did approve and consent
that the said Joseph Banks the Son should keep the said Estates,
laying out the Monies which such Balance of the personal Estate,
and Valuation of the Freehold, Copyhold, and Leasehold Estates
amounted to, in Lands of equal Value, or settling Lands of that
Value, to the Uses directed by the said Will :

And Whereas by Indentures of Lease and Release, bearing Date
respectively the Sixth and Seventh Days of June, One thousand
Seven hundred and Twenty-nine, and made between the said
Joseph Banks the Son, of the one Part ; and the said Sir Francis
Whichcote and William Hodgkinson, of the other Part ; reciting,
amongst other Things, the Devise of the said Testator's Freehold,
Copyhold, and Leasehold Estates in the Counties of York, Notting-
ham, Middlesex, and Essex, and the Bequest and Disposition
of his Stocks and personal Chattels to his Son, upon the Trusts
therein mentioned, and the Bequest of several small Annuities by
several Codicils to his Will ; and also reciting, that the said Account,
Estimate, and Valuation was comprized in a Schedule annexed to
the said Indenture of Release ; and reciting, that the said Joseph
Banks the Son was seized of and in the Lands and Hereditaments
therein after released in Fee -simple, which were estimated and
valued at Three thousand Five hundred and Forty Pounds, to be
sold, and that he was willing and desirous to settle the same Lands
and Hereditaments, and which was a full Equivalent for the Surplus
of the Testator's personal Chattels, subject as aforesaid, and the
said Freehold, Copyhold, and Leasehold Lands so devised to him
for the Purposes aforesaid, to, for, and upon the several Uses,
Trusts, Intents, and Purposes in and by the said Will limited of
the said Manor of Reavesby as aforesaid ; It is Witnessed, that in
Pursuance and Performance of the said Will, and for settling the
Lands thereby conveyed to, for, and upon the several Uses, Trusts,
Intents, and Purposes therein after mentioned, and as an Equivalent,
Recompence, and Satisfaction for the real and personal Estate
of the said Testator, which by the Tenor of the same Will was to
be settled, applied, and disposed of as is therein mentioned and
described, and for Five Shillings paid by the said Sir Francis Which-
cote and William Hodgkinson, he the said Joseph Banks the Son,

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did convey divers Lands and Hereditaments therein mentioned and
described, being his Fee-simple Lands so valued at Three thousand
Five hundred and Forty Pounds in the said Schedule, as aforesaid,
unto the said Sir Francis Whichcote and William Hodgkinson, and
their Heirs, to the Uses following ; that is to say, to the Use of
the said Sir Francis Whichcote and William Hodgkinson for One
hundred Years, upon the Trusts therein after mentioned and
declared ; Remainder to the Use of the said Joseph Banks the
Son, for the Term of Ninety -nine Years, if he shall so long live ;
Remainder to the said Sir Francis Whichcote and William Hodgkin-
son, and their Heirs, during the Life of the said Joseph Banks the
Son, in Trust, to preserve the contingent Remainders ; and after
the Decease of the said Joseph Banks the Son, to, for, upon, and
subject to such and so many of the Uses, Estates, Trusts, Powers,
Provisoes, and Limitations as are in and by the said Will limitted,
devised, created, expressed, and declared of and concerning the
P- 7 Manor of Reavesby, to take Effect after the Decease of the said
Joseph Banks the Son, as shall be then existing, undetermined,
or capable of taking Effect ; in which said Indenture of Release
the said Term of One hundred Years, was declared to be so limitted
to the said Sir Francis Whichcote and William Hodgkinson, upon
Trust, out of the Rents and Profits of the Premises to raise and
levy the several Annuities by the said Will and Codicils given and
bequeathed, and to pay the same to the several Persons intitled
thereto respectively, pursuant to the said Will and Codicils ; and
also upon Trust, to permit the Residue of the Rents and Profits
of the Premises comprized in the said Term to be received and
taken by the Person and Persons to whom the Reversion of the
Premises expectant on the same Term shall, for the time being,
belong or appertain ; which said Indenture of Release was sealed
and executed as well by the said Sir Francis Whichcote and William
Hodgkinson, as by the said Joseph Banks the Son :

And Whereas there is no Power in the Will of Joseph Banks
the Father, for Joseph Banks his Grandson, or any of the subsequent
Persons in Remainder, made Tenants for Life, determinable on
their Deaths, to make any Jointure on their respective Marriages :

And Whereas the Estate devised by the said \\ ill , for the Benefit
of the Testator's Son and Grandsons, and their Issue, as afore-
mentioned, is of the annual Rent of Three thousand Pounds and
upwards ; and if the said Grandsons of the said Testator, were
i m powered when in Possession of the said Estate, to make competent
Jointures out of the same, they might be enabled to marry with
Women of suitable Fortunes, which might tend to the Interest
and Advancement of the Family, and the Preservation and Improve-
ment of their Estate :

And Whereas the said Joseph Banks the Son, and Joseph Banks
the Grandson, are willing and desirous, that the Portions intended

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for the said younger Children of the said Joseph Banks the Son,
which in the Will were at first only Four thousand Pounds apiece,
should be increased to Five thousand Pounds apiece, as intended by
the Interlineation of the said Testator ; and that the Money in the
Hands of Joseph Banks the Son, collected by One thousand Pounds
a Year since the Death of the said Testator, and making Eight
thousand Pounds, shall be placed out in the publick Funds, or good
Securities towards Portions for the said younger Children, subject
to the Restrictions in the said Will ; and that to prevent any
Misconstruction of, or Disputes about the said Will, and the Applica-
tion and Disposition of the Real and Personal Estate of the said
Joseph Banks the Testator, in such Manner as the same is accounted
for, as aforesaid ; the said Will and Accounts shall be ratified and
confirmed in Manner after-mentioned ; But as those Ends which
will tend to preserve the Peace, and promote the Interest of
the Family, cannot be attained without the Aid of an Act of
Parliament :

Therefore, your Majesty's most dutiful Subjects, the said Joseph
Banks the Son, and Joseph Banks the Grandson,
Most humbly beseech Your most Excellent Majesty,
That it may be Enacted ; And be it Enacted, by the King's most
Excellent Majesty, by, and with the Advice and Consent of the
Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present
Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, that the
said several Manors of Reavesby alias Reaversby, and the late
disolved Abbey or Monastry of Reavesby, and the said several
Manors of Tumby, Tumby Woodside, Meddleham, Moorby Wood,
Enderby, Wilksby, Kingsfirth, Fulsby, Fulstow and Marsh Chapel,
in the County of Lincoln, and the said Manors of Cheadle and
Kingsley, in the County of Stafford, and all and every the Manors,
Messuages, Farms, Lands, Tenements, and Hereditaments, situate,
lying and being in the Counties of Lincoln and Stafford, which in
and by the said Will were given and devised, or mentioned, or
intended to be given and devised by the said Joseph Banks the
Testator, to the said Joseph Banks his Son, for the Term of Ninety-
nine Years, if he should so long live ; and after his Death, to the
8 said Joseph Banks his Grandson, for the Term of Ninety -nine
Years, if he should so long live, with such Remainders over, as
are therein-mentioned, with their, and every of their Rights,
Royalties, Members and Appurtenances, shall from and after the
First Day of May, One thousand Seven hundred and Thirty-six,
be settled upon and vested in Robert Harper, of Lincoln's-Inn,
in the County of Middlesex, Esquire, William Bristowe, of Beesthorp.
in the County of Nottingham, Esquire, and Francis Tregagle, of
New-Inn, in the said County of Middlesex, Gentleman, their Heirs
and Assigns, to the several Uses upon the Trusts, and to and for
the Ends, Intents and Purposes, and subject to the Powers, Provisoes

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and Declarations herein-after mentioned, expressed and declared ;
that is to say, to the Use and Behoof of the said Robert Harper,
William Bristowe, and Francis Tregagle, their Executors, Adminis-
trators, and Assigns, for and during the Term of Sixty Years, to
commence, and be computed from the Twenty-ninth Day of
September, One thousand Seven hundred and Thirty-five, and
fully to be compleat, and upon the Trusts, and to and for the Ends,
Intents and Purposes, and subject to the Provisoes and Declarations
herein after mentioned, expressed and declared ; and immediately
after the End, Expiration, or other sooner Determination of the
said Term of Sixty Years, to the Use of the said Joseph Banks the
Son, and his Assigns, for and during the Term of Ninety-Nine
Years, from thence next ensueing, and fully to be compleat and
ended, if he shall so long live ; and immediately after the Determina-
tion of that Estate, to the Use of the said Sir Francis Whichcote,
and his Heirs, during the Life of the said Joseph Banks the Son,
in Trust to support the contingent Uses and Estates herein-after
limitted, from being defeated or destroyed, and for that Purpose,
to make Entries, and bring Actions, as occasion shall require
yet nevertheless, to permit and suffer the said Joseph Banks the
Son, and his Assigns, to receive the Rents, Issues and Profits of
the same Premises, during his Life ; and immediately after the
Decease of the said Joseph Banks the Son, to the Use of the said
Joseph Banks the Grandson, and his Assigns, for and during the
Term of Ninety-nine Years, from thence next ensuing, and fully
to be compleat and ended, if he shall so long live ; with such Power
of making a Jointure and Leases, as after-mentioned ; and imme-
diately after the Determination of that Estate, to the Use of the
said Sir Francis Whichcote, and his Heirs, during the Life of the
said Joseph Banks the Grandson, in Trust, by the Ways and Means
aforementioned, to support and preserve the contingent Remainders;
yet nevertheless, to permit and suffer the said Joseph Banks the
Grandson, and his Assigns, to receive the Rents and Profits of
the same Premises during his Life ; and immediately after the
Decease of the said Joseph Banks the Grandson, subject to such
Jointure, if any, as shall be made, pursuant to the Power after-
mentioned ; to the Use and Behoof of the first Son of the said
Joseph Banks the Grandson, lawfully to be begotten, and the
Heirs-Male of the Body of such first Son Lawfully issuing ; and
in Default of such Issue, to the Use of the Second, Third, Fourth,
Fifth, Sixth, and all and every other the Son and Sons of the said
Joseph Banks the Grandson, lawfully issuing, severally, successively,
and in Remainder one after another, in Order and Course, as they
respectively shall be in Priority of Birth, and the several and
respective Heirs-Male of the Body and Bodies of all and every
such Son and Sons lawfully issuing, every elder of such Sons, and
the Heirs-Male of his Body, being always preferred, and to take

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before a younger of them, and the Heirs-Male of his Body ; and
in Default of such Issue, to, for, upon, and subject to such, and
so many of the Uses. Estates, Powers, Provisoes, Charges, Conditions,
and Limitations, in, and by the said Will, limitted, created, provided
and declared of and concerning the same Premises, to take Effect
after the Decease of the said Joseph Banks the Grandson, and
Failure of Issue-Male of his Body, as shall be then existing, undeter-
mined, or capable of taking Effect.

And it is hereby Enacted and Declared, That the said Messuages,
Farms, Lands, Tenements, Hereditaments, and Premises hereby
limitted in Use to the said Robert Harper, William Bristowe, and
Francis Tregagle, for the said Term of Sixty Years, are, and were
so limitted to them upon the Trusts, and to and for the Ends,
Intents and Purposes, and subject to the Provisoes and Declarations
herein after mentioned, expressed and declared ; that is to say,
upon Trust, that they the said Robert Harper, William Bristowe,
P- 9 and Francis Tregagle, their Executors, Administrators and Assigns,
shall and do, by, and out of the Rents and Profits of the Premises
comprized in the said Term of Sixty Years, raise and levy yearly,
and every Year from the Commencement of the said Term, the
Sum of One thousand Pounds of lawful Money of Great Britain,
until there shall, by the Ways and Means afore-mentioned, be so
much Money raised, as together with the Sum of Eight thousand
Pounds, raised by the said Joseph Banks the Son, since the Death
of the said Testator, and now remaining in his Hands, will make
up Five thousand Pounds apiece, for the Portions of such of the
Grand-children of the said Testator, as would have been intitled
to the said Four thousand Pounds Portions under the said Will,
or such of them, as shall attain the Age of One and Twenty Years,
subject nevertheless to such Restrictions, and Qualifications, or
Conditions as were annexed to the said Four thousand Pounds
Portions by the said Will ; and also upon Trust, that they the said
Robert Harper, William Bristowe, and Francis Tregagle, their
Executors, Administrators and Assigns, shall and do permit and
suffer the Residue of the Rents and Profits of the Premises comprized
in the said Term of Sixty Years, that shall remain over and above,
and after the raising the said yearly Sum of One thousand Pounds,
to be had, received, and taken by the Person and Persons, to whom
the Reversion and Remainder of the same Premises, immediately
expectant on the Determination of the said Term of Sixty Years,
shall for the Time being belong or appertain.

Provided always, That when and as the said several yearly Sums
of One thousand Pounds each shall, by the Ways and Means herein
before-mentioned, have been raised and levied for the Purposes
aforesaid, and all the Trusts of the said Term of Sixty Years shall
have been executed and performed, and the Costs and Charges of
the said Robert Harper, William Bristowe, and Francis Tregagle,

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their Executors, Administrators and Assigns, in and about the
Execution of the Trusts of the said Term, shall be satisfied and
discharged, then and from thenceforth the said Term of Sixty
Years shall cease, determine, and be absolutely void.

And be it further Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, That
the said Eight thousand Pounds so raised by the said Joseph Banks
the Son, since the Death of his Father, towards the Portions of
the said younger Children and now remaining in his Hands, shall
be paid into the Hands of the said Robert Harper, William Bristowe,
and Francis Tregagle, and that they the said Robert Harper, William
Bristowe, and Francis Tregagle, their Executors, Administrators
and Assigns, shall stand, and be possessed of, and interested in the
said Sum of Eight thousand Pounds, so to be paid into their Hands,
as aforesaid ; and also of and in the said several Sums of One
thousand Pounds, to be yearly raised by and under the Trusts
of the said Term of Sixty Years, as the same shall respectively come
into their Hands, and be received, in Trust by and with the Consent
and Approbation of the Person or Persons intituled to the Reversion
or Remainder of the Premises immediately expectant on the
Determination of the said Term of Sixty Years, to place the same
out upon the publick Funds, or on Government or real Securities
at Interest ; and also from time to time, as there shall be Occasion
or Necessity, to call in the principal Money so to be placed out,
and place the same out again on new or other Securities of the like
Nature at Interest ; and also to pay and apply out of the said
principal Money the Sums of Five thousand Pounds apiece for
the Portion and Portions of such of the said younger Children of
the said Joseph Banks the Son, as will intituled to the same, at
such Times, and in such Manner as the said Four thousand Pounds
Portions in and by the said Will were ordered, directed or appointed
to be paid ; and also upon Trust that the said Robert Harper,
William Bristowe, and Francis Tregagle, their Executors, Adminis-
trators, and Assigns, shall and do permit the Interest arising and
to be produced from the principal Money so to be placed out during
the Life-time of the said Joseph Banks the Son, to be received and
taken by him the said Joseph Banks the Son, until the said Portion
and Portions respectively shall become payable ; and after the Death
of the said Joseph Banks the Son, then the said Pvobert Harper,
1,1 William Bristowe, and Francis Tregagle, their Executors, Adminis-
trators and Assigns, shall and do pay and apply the Interest of
the said principal Money so to be placed out, in and for the
Maintenance and Education of the Child and Children of the said
.Joseph Banks the Son respectively intituled to the said Portions,
until the said Portions shall respectively become payable.

Provided always, That if any of the said Children shall die under
the Age of One and Twenty Years, then his, her and their Portion
and Portions shall not be raised at all, but shall cease, for the

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Benefit of the Person or Persons intituled for the Time being,
to the Reversion or Remainder of the Premises immediately expec-
tant on the Determination of the said Term of Sixty Years.

Provided always, and it is herebj^ further Enacted, That in
case it shall happen that the said Portions so intended for the
said younger Children of the said Joseph Banks the Son, or any
Part of the said several Portions shall be raised, but shall never
become payable by reason of the Death of the said younger Children,
or any of them, before their respective Ages of Twenty-one Years,
that then and in such Case the said Portions, or so much thereof
as shall have been raised, as aforesaid, during the Life of the said
Joseph Banks the Son, shall be paid unto him the said Joseph
Banks the Son, his Executors or Administrators, and such Part
of such Portions which shall be so raised after the Death of the
said Joseph Banks the Son, and remain unsatisfied, as aforesaid,
shall be paid unto such Person or Persons, his or their Executors
or Administrators, as would have been intituled to the same in
case the said Term of Sixty Years had never been created.

Provided also, and it is hereby Declared and Enacted, That it
shall and may be lawful to and for the said Joseph Banks the
Son, Joseph Banks the Grandson, and all and every Person and
Persons, to whom any Estate for Years determinable on Deaths,
is hereby, or by the said Will limitted, of or in any Part of the
Premises devised by the said Will, when, and as they respectively
shall be in Possesion of the Premises, by virtue of this Act, or any
Part thereof, by Indenture or Indenture under his and their Hands
and Seals respectively, to make Leases of the same Premises, or
any Part thereof, in manner following ; that is to say, To lease,
demise and grant the Premises in the County of Lincoln, to any
Person or Persons, for any Term or Number of Years not exceeding
Twenty-one Years, to take Effect in Possession ; and to lease,
demise and grant the Premises in the County of Stafford, to any
Person or Persons, for any Term or Number of Years not exceeding
Twenty-one Years, to take Effect in Possession, or for One, Two
or Three Life or Lives in Being to take effect in Possession, or for
any Number or Term of Years determinable on the Death of One,
Two or Three Person or Persons in such Leases to be named, to
take Effect also in Possession, and not in Reversion, so as there
be reserved upon all such Leases to continue payable half-yearly,
during the Terms in such Leases to be granted, the best and most
improved yearly Rent and Rents that can be had or gotten for the
same, without taking any Fine, Premium or Foregift ; and so as
there may be contained in all such Leases Conditions of Re-entry
for Non-payment of the Rents thereby respectively to be reserved ;
and so as no Clause be contained in any of such Leases, giving
Power to any Lessee to commit Waste, or exempting him. her or
them, from Punishment for committing the same ; and so as the

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respective Lessees execute Counterparts of all such Leases, and
enter into the usual Covenants contained in such Leases.

Provided also, That it shall and may be lawful to and for the
said Joseph Banks the Grandson, and all and every Person or
Persons to whom any subsequent Remainder of any Estate for
Years determinable on Deaths, is hereby, or by the said Will,
limitted, when, and as they respectively shall be in Possession of
the Premises, by virtue of this Act, to grant, limit or appoint any
of the Manors, Lands, Tenements, Hereditaments and Premises,
vested by this Act, whereof the Rents shall not exceed Fifteen
hundred Pounds a Year, above all Reprizes, except Parliamentary
Taxes, unto, upon or to the Use of any Woman or Women that
P-Hthey respectively shall marry, for and during the Life and Lives
of such Woman or Women respectively, for or in Lieu, Name and
Stead of her or their Jointure or Jointures, and in barr of her and
their Dower and Dowers, so as each of the Person or Persons hereby
impowered to make such Jointure or Jointures, do and shall actually,
and bona fide, have and receive as a Portion or Fortune with such
Woman or Women as he or they shall so respectively marry, the
Sum of One thousand Pounds, or the Value thereof for every
Hundred Pounds a Year, which shall be so granted, assigned,
limitted or appointed, in and for such Joynture or Joyntures, as
aforesaid.

And it is hereby Enacted and Declared, That the said Robert
Harper, William Bristowe, and Francis Tregagle shall not, nor
shall either of them, or the Executors or Administrators of either
of them, be answerable or accountable for any Money to be received,
by virtue of or under the Trusts hereby in them reposed, any
otherwise than each Person for such Sum or Sums of Money as
he shall respectively receive, and that no one of them shall be
answerable or accountable for the Acts, Neglects, Receipts or
Defaults of the other of them ; and also that they the said Robert
Harper, William Bristowe, and Francis Tregagle, their respective
Executors and Administrators, shall and may by and out of the
Rents and Profits of the Premises hereby vested in them for the
Purposes aforesaid, retain to and reimburse themselves for all
< 'osts, Charges, Damages and Expences, that they respectively
shall or may sustain, or be put unto, in and about the Execution
of the Trusts hereby in them reposed.

And lor preventing any Questions, Differences and Disputes,
relating to the Devise of the Freehold, Leasehold and Copyhold
Estates <»l the said Joseph Banks the Grandfather, in the Counties
of York and Nottingham, and of his Stocks and personal Chattels,
unto the said .Joseph Banks the Son. his Heirs and Executors, for
the Purposes in the said Will mentioned, and the Settlement, Sale,
Disposition and Application of the same, by the said Joseph Banks
the Son, as aforesaid ; It is hereby further Enacted, by the Authority

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aforesaid, That the Account, Estimate, and Valuation of the said
Freehold, Leasehold, and Copyhold Estates, and of the Goods,
Chattels, and personal Estate of the said Joseph Banks the Testator,
as the same are stated in the Schedule annexed to the said Indenture
of the Seventh Day of June, One thousand Seven hundred and
Twenty-nine, and approved of by the said Trustees appointed
for that Purpose, by the Will of the said Joseph Banks, the Testator,
shall be, and are hereby ratified and confirmed ; and that the
Settlement made by the said Indenture, and the Bargain and
Sale for One Year thereby referred to, and which are executed by
the said Trustees, shall be deemed, taken and accepted as a full
Equivalent, Recompence and Satisfaction for the said Freehold,
Leasehold, and Copyhold Estates, in the Counties of York and
Nottingham, and the said personal Chattels so given and bequeathed
by the said Will, and shall be a Bar both in Law and Equity, to
all Claims and Demands of any Person or Persons claiming, or to
claim any Share, Interest, Right, Property, Benefit or Advantage
of, in, to, or out of the same Estates and Effects, or any Part thereof
respectively.

Saving to the King's most Excellent Majesty, his Heirs and
Successors, and to all and every other Person and Persons, Bodies
Politick and Corporate, his, her, and their Heirs, Successors,
Executors, and Administrators, (Other than the said Joseph Banks
the Son, Joseph Banks the Grandson, William Banks and Robert
Banks his Brothers, and all other the Children of the said Joseph
Banks the Son, their respective Heirs, Issues, Executors and
Administrators, and all and every other Person and Persons,
intituled, or to be intituled to any Estate, Right, Title or Interest,
by Virtue of, or under the said Will) All such Estate, Right, Title
and Interest of, in, to, or out of the Manors, Lands, Tenements,
Hereditaments, and Premises hereby vested in the said Robert
Harper, William Bristowe, and Francis Tregagle, and their Heirs,
as they, every, or any of them, had before the passing this Act,
or could or might have held and enjoyed, in case this Act had not
been made.

Ill

This is the last Will and Testament of me Joseph Banks of Revesby
Abbey in the County of Lincoln Esquire I desire to be decently
and privately buried at the discretion of my Executor hereinafter
named And I give and bequeath all my furniture and household
goods in and belonging to my house in St. James's Square in the
County of Middlesex (except my plate) unto my son Joseph Banks
In Trust to permit the same to be used and enjoyed by the person
and persons to whom the freehold and inheritance of the same
house shall for the time being belong or appertain to the intent the

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same furniture and household goods may go as heirlooms with the
said house for the benefit of such person and persons respectively
so far as the rules of law or equity will permit And I give and
bequeath unto my son Joseph Banks the sum of £2000 in trust to
place the same out upon the Publick Funds or on Government
or real security at interest and also from time to time as there shall
be occasion or necessity to call in the principal money so to be
placed out and place out the same again on new or other securities
of the like nature at interest And also in trust to pay and apply the
interest arising and to be produced from the said securities for the
maintenance and education of my two sons CoUingwood Banks
and George Banks until they respectively shall attain the age of
twenty one years or otherwise for their benefit and advantage as
to the said Joseph Banks shall seem meet and immediately after
the said CoUingwood Banks and George Banks shall respectively
attain the age of twenty one years the said Joseph Banks shall
stand possessed of and interested in the said principal sum of
£2000 In trust for and as portions for them the said CoUingwood
Banks and George Banks in equal shares and proportions and shaU
pay the same to them accordingly Provided nevertheless and my
will is that it shaU and may be lawful to and for the said Joseph
Banks my son to apply and dispose of such part of the said respective
portions of my said sons CoUingwood Banks and George Banks
during their respective minorities for the placing them out in some
profession or employment or otherwise for their advancement and
preferment in the world as to the said Joseph Banks shaU seem
requisite and expedient Provided also that if the said CoUingwood
Banks and George Banks or either of them shaU dye under the
age of 21 years then and in such case the portion and share of him
and them respectively so dying shaU not be paid but shaU cease
for the benefit of my Executor hereinafter named And I release
;u id remit to my cousin Joseph Banks Clerk the principal sum of
£100 he owes me upon bond and all interest that shaU be due for
the same at the time of my death And I give to my daughters
Elizabeth Banks and Margaret Banks and my son Robert Banks
the annuity or yearly sum of £50 apiece for their respective main-
tenance and education until their respective portions provided for
them by an Act of Parliament made and passed in the 9th year of
the Reign of his present Majesty shaU become payable or they
respectively shall dye which shaU first happen And I give and
bequeath unto Joseph Hanks son of my said cousin Joseph Banks
( lerk the sum of £200 to be paid him at his age of 21 years and
if he dye before he attain the age of 21 years then my WiU is that
the said legacy of £200 shaU not be raised at all but shall cease for
the benefit of my Executor And 1 direct that the sum of £200 given
to Anne Harrison by the WiU or Codicil of my late father and
the sum of £300 apiece given to Anne Lee and Sophia Lee by

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same Will or Codicils shall be paid to them out of my personal
estate at such times and in such manner as the same are by the
said Will or Codicils directed or appointed to be paid And I give
and bequeath all my ready money securities for money stocks in
the public funds goods chattels and personal estate whatsoever
and wheresoever not hereinbefore otherwise given and disposed
unto my son Joseph Banks In trust in the first place to pay all
the just debts I shall owe at the time of my decease And the several
legacies and annuities and sums of money in and by this my Will
given and bequeathed and directed to be paid and such other
legacies and sums of money as I shall by codicil or writing under
my hand hereafter give bequeath and dispose of And I give and
bequeath all the residue and surplus of my personal estate which
shall remain after payment of the said debts legacies and sums
of money hereby directed to be paid and satisfied thereout unto
my said son Joseph Banks to and for his own use and benefit And
I do hereby confirm and ratify the several annuities or yearly
payments given or provided by the will or any codicil or codicils
of my late father unto or for the benefit of my cousin WTilkinson
my cousin Banks her sister and Mrs. Anne Lee for their respective
fives And I likewise give and bequeath unto my said cousin Wilkin-
son and cousin Banks respectively for their respective lives such
yearly annuities payments or allowances as I now pay them or
have usually paid them since my father's death and as appears
in their respective receipts for that purpose And I charge all my
manors messuages farms lands tenements and hereditaments
whereof I am seized in fee simple in possession with the payment
of the said annuities yearly payments or allowances and the legacys
hereby given and to be given by any subsequent codicil or such
and so much thereof respectively as I have not otherwise provided
for or that my personal estate shall be deficient to pay And subject
thereto I give devise and bequeath all my manors lands tenements
and hereeditaments whereof I or any person or persons in trust
for me shall be seized in fee simple in possession at the time of
my death unto my said son Joseph Banks his heirs and assigns
for ever And I will and desire that Henry Brown my present steward
may be continued steward of the estates now under his management
with a salary of £100 a year or in case my son shall not think fit
to employ him in that service then I give him the sum of £300
And I make constitute and appoint my son Joseph Banks and my
daughter Lettice Banks and the survivor of them guardians and
guardian of all my younger children and of their respective estates
and fortunes until they respectively shall attain the age of 21 years
And I make constitute and appoint my son Joseph Banks sole
Executor of this my last Will and Testament And I revoke all
former Wills by me made In Witness whereof I the said Joseph
Banks have to this my last Will and Testament contained in three

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sheets of paper set my hand and seal (that is to say) to the first
two my hand and to this last my hand and seal and also my seal
to the ribbon which fixes the same together at the top this 15th
day of May 1736 J. Banks Signed sealed published and declared
by the above named Joseph Banks the Testator as and for his
last Will and Testament in the presence of us who as witnesses of
the same have in his presence subscribed our names and these
words vizt (and the legacys hereby given and to be given by any
subsequent codicil) being first interlined in this sheet Robt Harper
Saml Harper Wm Bedcott

Feb. 8th 1736/7. I hereby charge all my personal estate with
£20 a year which I give to my servant Elizth Buckley for and
during the term of her natural life to be paid her without any
deduction every Midsummer day at 10 or 12 o'clock in the morning
at the then post house in Lincoln the first payment to commence
on ?.Iidsummer day next after my death And if she shall be with
child at my death or shall be delivered of a child within 9 months
after my death I charge all my estates with £10 a year which I
give to the said child for its maintenance till twelve years old and
after that I give it in like manner £20 a year till sixteen years old
and then £100 to put it out apprentice and after such apprenticeship
is out I give the child £500 to set up with to be raised by my
Executors or Administrators This to be taken as part of my Will
being a codicil thereto J. Banks If the above is not secured in
a proper way in three months after my death to Elizth Buckley
I give her £500 to be paid in six months after my death out of my
personal estate J. Banks Witness to both the writings on the
paper Eliza Banks

As it has pleased Almighty God to take my eldest son Joseph
so that my sons William and Robert will be so amply provided for
at my death 1 therefore hereby give after my death unto my two
sons Collingwood and George and their heirs All my real estates
at Ancaster Wilsford Rosby and London Thorp and elsewhere in
the Parts of Kestavan in the County of Lincoln with my house
and furniture in Ancaster (except plate and Jewells) also my copy-
hold estate at Deeping being in the whole about £200 a year Provided
nevertheless and my mind is that in case either of my said sons
shall happen to dye before he shall be intitled to the lands and
hereditaments hereby given and devised to him as aforesaid then
I give and devise the same unto the survivor of my said sons his
heirs and assigns for ever And this I order to be a codicil to
my last Will and Testament and to be taken as part thereof unless
revoked by me by any subsequent writing As Witness my hand
and seal this 21st day of May 1740 J. Banks Signed sealed pub-
lished and declared to be a codicil and part of the last Will and
Testament of Joseph Banks of Revesby in the County of Lincoln
n the presence of us who as witnesses of the same have in the

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presence of us who as witnesses of the same have in his presence
subscribed our names (and their heirs) being first interlined Edward
Burton William Stotherd Jos Banks

Proved in the Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
15 April 1741

P- 1 An Act for Vesting the settled Estate late of Joseph Banks

the elder, Esquire, deceased, in the Parish of Saint James
within the Liberty of Westminster, in Trustees, in order to make
Sale thereof ; and for laying out the Money arising by such Sale
in the purchase of Lands, to be settled to the same Uses. [1748.]
Whereas by Indentures of Lease and Release, bearing
Date respectively the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Days of
October One thousand Seven hundred and Thirty-one,
the Release being Tripartite, and made or mentioned to
be made between the said Joseph Banks, by the Name and
Description of Joseph Banks, of Reavesby in the County
of Lincoln, Esquire, of the First Part ; Thomas Chaplin,
of Blankney in the said County of Lincoln, Esquire, and
William Gilby, of Gray's-Inn in the County of Middlesex,
Esquire, of the Second Part ; and Catharine Wallis, of
the Close of Lincoln, Widow, of the Third part ; In Con-
sideration of a Marriage then intended, and which soon
after took Effect, between the said Joseph Banks and

P- 2 Catherine Wallis ; All that the Messuage, Tenement, or

Dwelling-house of him the said Joseph Banks, situate on
the East-side of Saint James's Square, in the Parish of
Saint James, within the City or Liberties of the City
of Westminster, which is therein mentioned to have been
then lately purchased by the said Joseph Banks of John
Talbot, Esquire, then or then late of the Parish of Saint
George the Martyr in the County of Middlesex, and to be
then in the Tenure or Occupation of the Count of Dagen-
field, his Prussian Majesty's Embassador, together with
all Stables, Coach-houses, Buildings, Sheds, Yards, Back-
sides, Ways, Waters, Watercourses, Easements, Liberties,
Privileges, Advantages, and Appurtenances to the said
Messuage, Tenement, or Dwelling-house belonging or
appertaining, or therewith usually used, occupied or
enjoyed, or accepted, reputed, taken or known as Part,
Parcel, or Member thereof, therein mentioned to be situate
or being in Saint James's Square aforesaid, and in Charles
Street in the Parish aforesaid, or either of them, or near
thereto, or elsewhere in the City of Westminster or County
of Middlesex ; and all other the Messuages or Tenements,

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Grounds, Yards, Backsides, Stables, Coach-houses,. Build-
ings, and Hereditaments of him the said Joseph Banks,
therein mentioned to be situate or being in Saint James's
Square aforesaid, or near thereto, or elsewhere in the
City of Westminster aforesaid, or County of Middlesex,
were, together with several other Messuages, Lands, and
Hereditaments in the County of Lincoln, therein par-
ticularly mentioned, granted, settled and assured (to take
effect on the Solemnization of the said intended marriage).
To the Use of the said Joseph Banks, and his assigns, for
the Term of his Life ; Remainder to the said Thomas
Chaplain and William Gilby, and their Heirs, for the
Life of the said Joseph Banks, Upon Trust, to preserve
the contingent Uses therein limited ; and. after the Decease
of the said Joseph Banks, To the Use of the said Catherine
Wallis for the Term of her natural Life, in full of Dower ;
and, after the Decease of the Survivor of them the said
Joseph Banks and ( Jatherine Wallis, then To the Use
of all and every the Child or Children of the said Catherine
Wallis by the said Joseph Banks to be begotten, and of
his. her, and their Heirs, for ever, to be equally divided
between such Children, and their Heirs, if more than
one, and if but one such Child, then To the Use of such
one Child, and of his or her Heirs for ever ; and, for
want of such Issue, To the right Heirs of the said Joseph
Banks :

And Whereas the said Catherine Wallis died in the
Life-time of the said Joseph Banks her Husband, leaving
Issue by him Two Sons, videlicet. Collingwood Banks and
George Banks, Infants, of tender years, and no other
( 'hild ; and, on or about the Thirty-first of March One
thousand Seven hundred and Forty-one, the said Joseph
Banks also died, having made his last Will and Testament,
in Writing, bearing Date the Fifteenth Day of May One
Thousand Seven hundred and Thirty-six, whereby he
appointed Joseph Banks, his eldest Son (who died in the
-aid Testator's Life-time), and Letitia Banks, his Daughter
(they being his Children by a former Wife), and the
Survivor of them. Guardians of all his younger Children
and of their Respective Estates and Fortunes, until they
respectively should attain the Age of Twenty-one Years ;
and the said Collingwood Banks and George Banks the
Infants, being Two of the said Testator's younger Children,
the Guardianship of their Persons. Fortunes, and Estates,
after the said Testator's Death, did devolve upon and
became solely vested in the said Letitia Banks, by virtue
of the said Will : and the said Infants being now under

APPENDIX 275

the Age of Twenty-one Years, that is to say, The said
Collingwood Banks being of the Age of Thirteen Years
and upwards, and the said George Banks being of the Age
of Twelve Years and upwards, they, and their said Estates,
do now remain under the Guardianship of the said Letitia
Banks, and they the said Infants Collingwood Banks and
George Banks, are, by virtue of the said recited Indentures
of Lease and Release, or Marriage-Settlement, intitled to
the Fee-simple and Inheritance of the said Messuage or
Dwelling-house, and Premises, as Tenants in common :

And whereas by reason that the said Messuage or
Dwelling-house in Saint James's Square is now unlet, and
much out of repair, the said Letitia Banks hath, on behalf
of the said Infants, entered into a Treaty with the Right
Honourable Thomas Earl of Effingham, for the Sale of the
said Messuage and Premises to him ; and the said Earl, by
a certain Contract or Instrument, bearing Date the
Thirtieth Day of March One thousand Seven hundred and
Forty eight, hath contracted and agreed to and with the
said Letitia Banks, that, upon having a good Title made to
the said Messuage and Premises, he the said Earl, his
Executors or Administrators, shall and will well and truly
pay the full Sum of One thousand Eight hundred and
Thirty Pounds, for the Purchase of the Fee-simple and
Inheritance thereof :

And Whereas the Rent of the said Messuage or Dwelling-
house, and Premises, has not of late Years exceeded the
Yearly Sum of One hundred and Seventy Pounds ; and
as the said Messuage is very old, and in a ruinous condi-
tion ; and as the next adjoining House, situate on the
South-side thereof, is now pulling down, in order to be
rebuilt, there will be no Likelihood of letting the said
Messuage and Premises to any Advantage for many Years ;
and as a considerable Sum of Money will be then wanting
effectually to repair the same, it will be much more for
the Advantage of the said Infants to make Sale thereof,
for the Sum proposed, and with the Money arising by such
Sale to purchase another Estate, to be settled to the same
Uses, than to continue to hold the same ; and therefore
it is proposed, on the Behalf of the said Infants, that the
said Messuage and Premises shall be vested in proper
Trustees, in order that they shall and may, pursuant to
the said Contract, sell and convey the Fee-simple and
Inheritance thereof to the said Earl of Effingham, for the
said Sum of One thousand Eight hundred and Thirty
Pounds, and that the said Trustees shall be impowered
and directed to invest the Money arising by such Sale

276 APPENDIX

in the Purchase of the Fee -simple and Inheritance of
Lands or Tenements, of a good Title, free from Incum-
brances, and to settle the said Lands and Premises so to
be purchased, to the same Uses as the said Messuages and
Premises now stand settled ; and in the mean time, and
till Purchases can be made, to invest the said Purchase-
money in Securities, and to let the Interest thereof go
in the same manner as the Rents of the said Lands so
to be purchased would go, if such Purchase and Settle-
ment was made as aforesaid :

But Forasmuch as, by reason of the Infancy of the
said Collingwood Banks and George Banks, such Sale
cannot be effected, nor can such other Provisions as afore-
said be made, without the Aid of an Act of Parliament :

P- 4 Therefore Your Majesty's most Dutiful and Loyal

Subject the said Letitia Banks, in Behalf of the said
Infants Collingwood Banks and George Banks,

Doth most humbly beseech Your most Excellent
Majesty,

That it may be Enacted ; And be it Enacted, by the
King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice
and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and
It was Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by

the Authority of the same, That the said Messuage, Tene-
ment or Dwelling-house, in the said recited Indentures of
Lease and Release, or Settlement, dated the said Fifteenth
and Sixteenth Days of October One thousand Seven hundred

with^the an(j Thirty-one, mentioned to be situate on the East-side of

pp Saint James's Square aforesaid, together witli all Stables,

Coach-houses, Buildings, Sheds, Yards, Backsides, Ways,
Waters, Watercourses, Easements, Liberties, Privileges,
Advantages, and Appurtenances to the said Messuage,
Tenement, or Dwelling-house belonging or appertaining,
or therewith usually used, occupied or enjoyed, reputed,
taken or known as Part, Parcel, or Member thereof, in
Saint James's Square aforesaid, and in Charles -Street in
the said Parish of Saint James, or in either of them, or
near thereto ; and all other the Messuages or tenements,
Grounds, Yards, Backsides, Stables, Coach-houses, Build-
ings, and Hereditaments, late the Estate or Inheritance of
the said Joseph Banks, situate, lying and being in Saint
James's Square aforesaid, or near thereto, in the said
Parish of Saint James, or elsewhere in the Liberty of the
City of Westminster in the County of Middlesex, which,
in and by the said Indentures of Lease and Release, or
Marriage-Settlement, so as aforesaid, dated on or about
the said Fifteenth and Sixteenth Days of October One

APPENDIX 277

thousand Seven hundred and Thirty-one, were mentioned
to be limited to the Uses herein before expressed, or in-
tended so to be ; and the Reversion and Reversions, Re-
mainder and Remainders, of the same Premises ; shall,
from and after the First Day of June, in the Year of our
Lord One thousand Seven hundred and Forty-eight, be
vested in and settled upon, and the same are hereby
absolutely vested in and settled upon Robert Banks
Hodgkinson, of the Parish of Saint James, Westminster,
in the County of Middlesex, Esquire, and Thomas
Wallis, of the Middle Temple, London, Esquire, their
Heirs and Assigns, To the only Use of them the said
Robert Banks Hodgkinson and Thomas Wallis, their
Heirs and Assigns, freed and discharged, and absolutely
exempted of, from, and against all the Uses, Trusts, Estates,
and Limitations in and by the said recited Indentures of
Lease and Release, or Marriage-Settlement, limited,
created, expressed and declared, touching and concerning
the same.

And it is Hereby Enacted and Declared, by the Authority
aforesaid, That the said Messuage, Tenement, or Dwelling-
house, and all and singular other the Premises hereby
vested in them the said Robert Banks Hodgkinson and
Thomas Wallis, and their Heirs aforesaid, are so vested
in them Upon the Trusts, and to and for the Ends, Intents,
and Purposes, herein after expressed ; that is to say,
Upon Trust, that the said Robert Banks Hodgkinson and
Thomas Wallis, or the Survivor of them, or the Heirs
and Assigns of such Survivor, upon Payment to him or
them, by the said Thomas Earl of Effingham, his Heirs,
Executors, Administrators or Assigns, of the said Sum of
One thousand Eight hundred and Thirty Pounds, do and
shall convey and assure the said Messuage, Tenement, or
Dwelling-house, and all and singular other the Premises
hereby vested in them the said Robert Banks Hodgkinson
and Thomas Wallis, and their Heirs, as aforesaid, Unto
and for the Use of the said Thomas Earl of Effingham,
his Heirs and Assigns for ever ; or To and for the Use of
such other Person or Persons, and for such Estate and
Estates, as he the said Thomas Earl of Effingham, or his
Heirs, shall, in that Behalf, nominate or appoint ; and
upon further Trust, that they the said Robert Banks
Hodgkinson and Thomas Wallis, or the Survivor of them,
or the Heirs and Assigns of such Survivor, do and shall
apply and dispose of the said Sum of One thousand Eight
hundred and Thirty Pounds, and every Part thereof, in
one or more Purchase or Purchases of the Fee -simple,

278 APPENDIX

and Inheritance in Possession, of Lands or Tenements, of
a good Title, free from Incumbrances, situate, lying,
being or arising, in that Part of Great Britain called
England, and do and shall, immediately after such
Purchase or Purchases shall be made, settle, convey and
assure One full Moiety, or Half Part, of the Lands and
Tenements so to be purchased Unto and for the Use of
the said Collingwood Banks, his Heirs and Assigns for
ever ; and do and shall hi like manner settle, convey and
assure the other Moiety, or Half Part, of the same Lands
and Tenements, Unto and for the Use of the said George
Banks, his Heirs and Assigns for ever.

And it is hereby further Declared and Enacted, by the
Authority aforesaid, That from and immediately after he
the said Thomas Earl of Effingham, his Executors, Admin-
istrators or Assigns, shall have paid his or their said
Purchase-money to the said Robert Banks Hodgkinson
and Thomas Wallis, or to the Survivor of them, or to the
Heirs or Assigns of such Survivor, and in the mean time,
and until such Lands, Tenements, or Hereditaments, as
are herein before directed to be purchased with the Money
so to be paid into the Hands of them the said Robert
Banks Hodgkinson and Thomas Wallis, or of the Survivor
of them, his Heirs or Assigns, and to arise by such Sale
of the Premises as aforesaid, can be purchased accordingly,
it shall and may be lawful to and for the said Robert
Banks Hodgkinson and Thomas Wallis, or the Survivor
of them, or his Heirs or Assigns, by and with the Consent
and Approbation of the said Letitia Banks, if she shall
be living, and if she shall be dead, of his and their own
proper Authority, to place out the said Sum and Sums so
to arise by such Sale, and to come into his or their Hands
as aforesaid, in the publick Funds, or on Government
or Real Security, at Interest ; and also from time to
time, during the respective Minorities of the said Colling-
wood Banks and George Banks, with the like Approbation
and Consent of the said Letitia Banks, if she shall be living,
and if she shall be dead, of his and their own proper
Authority, to call in the principal Money so placed out.
and to place out the same at Interest, upon new or other
Securities of the like Nature ; all which Interest and
Proceed to arise, and to be produced, from all or any
of the said Securities, shall, from time to time, be paid to
such Person and Persons as would be intitled to the
Rents and Profits of the Lands and Hereditaments hereby
directed to be purchased, in case the same were purchased
and settled pursuant to this Act.

APPENDIX 279

And it is hereby further Enacted and Declared, by the
Authority aforesaid, That the said Thomas Earl of Effing-
ham, his Heirs and Assigns, upon Payment to the said
Trustees, or the Survivor of them, or his Heirs and Assigns,
of the said Sum of One thousand Eight hundred and
Thirty pounds, for the Purchase of the said premises as
aforesaid, shall and may, from and immediately after
the Payment thereof, and the completing of the Con-
veyances to be made to him or them by the said Robert
Banks Hodgkinson and Thomas Wallis, or the Survivor of
them, or the Heirs or Assigns of such Survivor of the said
Premises, have, hold, and enjoy the said Messuage, Tene-
ment, or Dwelling-house, and all and singular other the
Premises herby vested in the said Bobert [Sic] Banks
Hodgkinson and Thomas Wallis, their Heirs and Assigns,
to be sold as aforesaid, freed and discharged of, from, and
against all the Uses, Trusts, Estates, Limitations, and
Remainders, in and by the said recited Settlement limited,
created, expressed and declared, of and concerning the
same ; and also that the Receipt or Receipts of the said
Trustees, or the Survivor of them, or the Heirs of such
Survivor, under his or their respective Hands, for the
said Purchase-money, shall be an effectual Discharge to
the said Thomas Earl of Effingham, his heirs and Assigns,
for the same, and every Part thereof ; and the said Earl,
his Heirs and Assigns, after such receipt or receipts shall
be given, shall be, and is and are hereby, absolutely ac-
quitted and discharged of and from the said Purchase-
money ; and he, they, or any of them, shall not afterwards
be answerable or accountable for any Loss, Misapplication,
or Nonapplication. of the said Purchase-money, or any
Part thereof.

Provided always, and it is hereby Enacted and Declared,
That the said Robert Banks Hodgkinson and Thomas
Wallis, shall not, nor shall either of them, or the Heirs,
Executors, or Administrators or either of them, be answer-
able or accountable for any Money to be received by
virtue of the Trusts hereby in them reposed, any otherwise
than each Person for such Sum and Sums of Money as he
or they shall respectively actually receive ; and that none
of them shall be answerable or accountable for the Acts,
Receipts, Neglects, or Defaults, of the other of them ; nor
shall they the said Trustees, or any of them, be answerable
or accountable for any Loss or Losses whatsoever, which
shall or may anyways happen in the Execution or Manage-
ment of the aforesaid Trusts (except the same shall happen
by or through his or their wilful Default or Defaults) ; and

280 APPENDIX

also that they the said Trustees, their Heirs, Executors,
and Administrators, shall and may, out of the Purchase-
money herein before-mentioned retain to and reimburse
themselves all such Costs, Charges, Damages, and Ex-
penses, as they shall or may respectively suffer, sustain,
be at, or be put unto, in or about the Execution of the
Trusts hereby in them reposed.

Saving always to the King's most Excellent Majesty,
his Heirs and Successors, and to all and every other
Person and Persons, Bodies Politick and Corporate, his,
her, and their Heirs, Successors, Executors, and Adminis-
trators (other than and except the said Collingwood Banks
and George Banks, and their Respective Heirs and Assigns,
and all and every other Person and Persons claiming, or
to claim, by virtue of or under any of the Uses, Trusts,
P- " Estates, Limitations, or Remainders, limited, created,

mentioned or contained, in or by the said first-recited
Indentures of Lease and Release, or Marriage-Settlement),
All such Estate, Right, Title, Interest, Claim and Demand,
as they, every or any of them, had before the Passing this
Act, or could or might have had, in case this Act had not
been made.

I John Higgins of the City of Lincoln Gentleman
do hereby signifye Attest and Declare that I saw
the Indenture Tripartite dated the ICth day of
October 1731 mentioned and recited in the first
and Second pages of this print Sealed and
Delivered by Joseph Banks William Gylby and
Catharine Wallis therein named and that I
attested the said Execution thereof at A Committee
of the Lords on this Bill being first sworn at the
Barr of that House.

A is endorsed : Case on Mr Banks's Marriage Articles Settlement

and Will For Mr Filmers Opinion 5 gns

Stephenson
B is endorsed : Case on Mr Banks Marriage Articles Settlement

& Will For Mr Sollicitor Gen18 opinion Stephenson

5 gns Oct. 28th 1761.
C is endorsed : Case on Mr Banks's Marriage Articles Settlement

and Will For Mr Wilbrahams Opinion 5 g's

Stephenson
|4th By Articles of Agreement Tripartite made

^4/ between William Banks Hodgkinson Esq. of

APPENDIX

281

Marr iage
Articles (B
only)

Act of Par-
liament re-
cited (B

only)

Power to
make Join-
tures (B
only)

Marriag e
P ortion
£5000 (B
only)

the first part Sarah Bate spinster of the second
part and Brownlow earl of Exeter and James
Kendal Esq. of the third part After reciting
the will of Joseph Banks the grandfather and
the will of William Hodgkinson Esq. and
(inter alia) An Act of Parliament obtained for
settling the Estate of the said Joseph Banks
on (in in B) Joseph Banks the son and his
Issue agreeable to his will In which Act is
contained a Power for Joseph Banks the
grandson and all persons to whom any subse-
quent remainder of any estate for years deter-
minable on deaths was thereby or by the will
limited when they respectively should be in
possession of the premisses by virtue of the
said Act to grant Limit or appoint any of the
manors lands and hereditaments vested by the
said Act whereof the rents should not exceed
£1500 above all reprizes except Parliamentary
Taxes unto upon or to the use of any Woman
or Women that they respectively should marry
for the life or lives of such Woman or Women
for her Jointure and in bar of Dower so as
each of the Persons thereby impowered to
make such Jointure or Jointures should actually
receive as a portion or Fortune with such
Woman or Women the sum of £1000 for the
value thereof for every £100 a year which
should be so granted or appointed in and for
such Jointure or Jointures as aforesaid And
further reciting the death of Joseph Banks the
grandson and Joseph Banks the son upon
whose death's the premisses comprized in the
said will and Act became vested in the said
William Banks Hodgkinson for 99 years if he
should so long live with such power of making
a Jointure as before mentioned And further
reciting (inter alia) a marriage intended between
the said William Hodgkinson Banks and Sarah
Bate It is Witnessed that in consideration
of £5000 to the said William Hodgkinson Banks
paid by Sarah Bate as her marriage portion
and for securing a competent Jointure for the
said S: Bate in case she should survive the
said William Hodgkinson Banks and for
making a provision for the younger children of
the said marriage The said William Hodgkinson

282

APPENDIX

£500 per
annum Jo*
her Joint-
are />' only

A term for
the p o r -

t i ii h s of
y o un g i

children (B

niily)

a I'm ther
sum of
£1500 re-
ceived i B
only)

li'ili Maj
I74(.

Banks clid covenant that he would by vertue
of the power aforesaid limit and appoint
Manors Lands and Hereditaments of the clear
yearly value of £500 above all reprizes (except
Parliamentary Taxes) and clear of all incum-
brances To the use of the said Sarah Bate for
her life for her Jointure and in bar of her
Dower and Thirds as the common law And
the said William Hodgkinson Banks did further
( 'ovenant to grant and demise unto Lord
Exeter and James Kendal Lands and Here-
ditament of the clear yearly value of £350 above
all reprizes except parliamentary Taxes and
whereof he should be seized in Fee simple free
from incumbrances for a term of 500 years
Dpon Trust that in case there should be a son
and heir apparent and any other child or child-
ren of the said intended marriage begotten be
the same a daughter or daughters younger son
or sons living at the time of the decease of the
said William Banks or in case the issue male of
the said marriage begotten should all of them
dye under the age of 21 years without issue
male of any of their bodies and there should
be one or more daughter or daughters of the
said intended marriage whether born in his
life time or after his decease Then and in
either of the said cases the said Trustees were
{was in B) to raise £5000 for the portions of
such younger sons {son in B) or daughters to
be paid to sons at 21 or to daughters at 21
or marriage which should first happen with
interest in the mean time for their maintenance
at L4 per cent' and other usual provisions as
in cases of the like nature

Please to observe .Mr Banks received the

£5000 as the marriage portion of Miss Bate

and some time after he received a further

sum of £1500 which he became intituled to

in her right And Then on the

By Indenture {Indentures in C) Tripartite

between the said William Hodgkinson Banks by

his then name of William Banks of the first

part the said Sarah Bate then Sarah Banks

his wife of the second part and the said earl of

Exeter and James Kendal of the third part.

In pursuance of the articles before abstracted

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283

Jointure
£650 per
annum (B
only)

and in consideration of the £5000 therein
mentioned to be paid to the said William
Banks and of the sum of £1500 which the said
William Banks had since received with the
said Sarah Banks as an additional portion and
in pursuance of the power given to him by the
Act. He the said William Banks did grant
limit and appoint certain premisses therein
mentioned of the yearly value of £651 8s. lid.
or thereabouts above all reprizes (except the
Land Tax) being part of the estates devised by
the will of the said Joseph Banks and by the
Act limited in use to the said William Banks
for 99 years if he should so long live with such
power to make a Jointure as in the Act is
mentioned unto the said Sarah Banks and her
assigns for her life for her Jointure and in bar
of Dower Subject nevertheless to a proviso in
the words following " Provided always and it
is hereby declared and agreed by and
between all the said parties to these presents
that if the person or persons to whom the
next and immediate revercion and remainder
of the said premisses expectant upon the
said Estate for life of the said William Banks
shall for the time being belong or appertain
by virtue of the limitations in the said will
and Act of Parliament or otherwise shall
and do yearly and every year during the
life of the said Sarah Banks well and truly
pay or cause to be paid to the said Sarah
Banks or her assigns the yearly sum
of £650 of lawful money of Great Britain
(clear of all Deductions except the Land
Tax for the time being) upon the 4
most usual Feasts or Days of payment in
the year that is to say, the Feasts of the
Annunciation of the blessed Virgin Mary the
Nativity of St John the Baptist St. Michael
the Archangel and the Birth of our Lord
Christ in every year by even and equal
portions the first payment thereof to begin
and be made upon such of the said Feasts
as shall first happen after the Decease of
the said William Banks Then and in such
case no advantage or benefit shall be had or
taken by the said Sarah Banks of the aforesaid

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APPENDIX

27 Octo :

1760

The will of
Wm Hodg-
k i n s o n
Banks (B

only)

Rent charge
of £40 0
beside the
Jointure if
she con-
tinues a
widow (B
only)

' Grant limitation or appointment hereby to
' her made of the aforesaid messuages Farms
' Lands Tenements and Hereditaments for her
' life as aforesaid. And the said William Banks
covenants that the said Sarah Banks shall
quietly enjoy the lands and hereditament so
limited for her Jointure and out of the rents
and profits raise have receive and take the said
yearly sum of £650 for her own use without
interruption And also covenants that the pre-
misses were then and during the life of the said
Sarah Banks should continue and be of the
clear yearly value of £650 over and above all
charges and reprizes except the Land Tax
for the time being And covenants for further
assurance of the premisses unto the said Sarah
Banks as a security for the said yearly sum of
£650 for her life for her Jointure And in further
pursuance of the said Articles the said William
Banks grants and demises other lands and
hereditaments being of the yearly value of £382
or thereabouts above all reprizes except the
Land Tax unto Trustees for 500d years In
trust to raise £5000 for the portions of the
children of the marriage (the son and heir
apparent being always excepted) in such
manner as in the marriage Articles is men-
tioned with interest at £4 per cent for their
maintenance in the mean time

The said William Hodgkinson Banks by his

name of William Banks by his last will and

testament of that date executed in the presence

of 3 witnesses gave and devised in the words

following viz1 ' I give and devise unto my

' dear wife Sarah Banks over and above the

' Jointure limited to her out of my settled

' estate the full and clear annuity or yearly

' rent charge of £400 of lawful money of Great

' Britain for and during the term of her

' natural life provided she continues my widow

' during her said life " to be paid to her by equal

quarterly payments at the feast days of the

Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary the

Nativity of St John the Baptist St. Michael

the Archangel and the birth of our Lord Christ

free and clear from all Taxes charges and

deductions whatsoever the first payment thereof

APPENDIX 285

to begin and be made on such of the said feast
days as shall next happen after my decease
And I do hereby charge all and every my
manors messuages lands tenements heredita-
ments and real estate (estates in B) which I
have power (except those lying in the parishes
of Reavesby, Mareham, Le Fenn, (no commas
in B and C) Wilksby and East Kirby in the
co. of Lincoln) with the payment of the said
annuity or yearly rent charge unto my said
dear wife upon the proviso aforesaid at the
times and in manner aforesaid And I do
hereby will and direct that if the said annuity
or yearly rent charge of £400 or any part thereof
shall be behind or (and in B) unpaid to my
said wife for the space of 31 days next over
or after any or either of the said days of pay-
ment hereinbefore appointed for the payment
thereof then and in such case and so often as
the same shall be behind and unpaid it shall
and may be lawful to and for my said dear
wife and her assigns from time to time into
and upon all and every the manors messuages
lands tenements estates and hereditaments
hereby charged with and made subject to the
payment of the said annuity or yearly rent
charge or any part thereof to enter and distrain
and the distress and distresses then and there
found to take lead drive carry away and
impound and in pound to detain and keep or
otherwise dispose of according to law until all
arrears of the said Annuity or yearly rent
charge which shall be due at the time of every
such distress and all damages sustained by the
nonpayment thereof and all costs and charges
attending such distress shall from time to
time be fully paid and satisfied unto my said
dear wife or her assigns And I do further
will and direct that if the said annuity or
yearly rent charge of £400 or any part thereof
shall be behind and unpaid for the space of
40 days next over or after any or either of the
said feasts or days hereinbefore appointed for
payment thereof then and so often as the
same shall be behind and unpaid it shall and
may be lawful to and for my said dear wife
and her assigns from time to time into and

2S6

APPENDIX

hi-
wife £1050
(B only

a blunk in
the will [B
only)

Qu. e
erati"n /:
only

upon all and every the said manors messuages
lands tenements estates and hereditaments so
f barged with the said yearly rent as aforesaid
or any part thereof to enter and the rents
issues and profits thereof and of every part
thereof to have receive and take to and for
her and their own proper use and benefit until
all arrears of the said annuity or yearly rent
charge and all damages sustained by the
nonpayment thereof and all costs and charges
attending such entry and perception of rents
shall be fully paid and satisfied And I do
give and devise my said manors messuages
lands tenements and hereditaments (except as
aforesaid) which I have charged with the said
annuity or yearly rent charge unto my Lord
Exeter and Brother Chambers (Chams. in C)
Bate clerk their executors and administrators
for the term of 99 years to commence from
the time of my death In trust for the better
securing the payment of the said annuity or
yearly rent charge of £400 and also the annuity
or rent charge of £200 herein after mentioned
in case the same shall ever arise and to be
made use of for that purpose by entry action
or otherwise as is usual in such cases and
from and after the death of my said wife or
her marriage after my death whichsoever shall
first happen and payment of all arrears of
the said annuitys or rent charges (annuity or
rent charge in B) (in case any there shall then
be) 1 will that the said term of 99 years shall
cease determine and be void And 1 do also
give and devise unto my said dear wife £1050
of lawful money to be paid to her within one
month after my decease and all her Jewels
watches rings and cloaths I give and devise
unto

Trustees named in my marriage settlement and
in the survivor of them and the executors
and administrators of the survivor of them
£6500 in trust bo pay and apply the same in
discharge of the like sum appointed to be raised
out of the manors messuages lands tenements
and hereditaments therein settled for the use
and benefit of my younger children in such
manner and for such intents and purposes

APPENDIX 287

as in and by the said marriage settlement
the said £6500 directed to be raised is to be paid
and apply ed it being my will and meaning that
the person or (and in B) persons who shall
become intitled to the manors messuages lands
tenements and hereditaments settled by my
said marriage settlement for securing provi-
sions for younger children should (shall in B)
hold and enjoy the same according to his
and their respective estates and interests therein
under the limitations therein mentioned dis-
charged from the payment of the said sum of
£6500 therein directed to be raised for the
benefit of my younger children if my personal
estate shall be sufficient to discharge the same
and the rest of my debts and legacies And
I do hereby subject and charge all my leases
mortgages and securities and all other my
personal estate and if that shall not be sufficient
all my real estate (except those lying in
Reavesby Mareham Le Fenn, Wilksby and
East Kirkby aforesaid) with the payment of
the said legacy of £1050 unto my said wife
and of the said sum of £6500 given to discharge
the like sum settled by my marriage settlement
on my younger children and the Testator
(inter aha) gave and devised unto his daughter
£6',nn to Sarah Sophia Banks £6000 to be paid her on

ter besides tne day of her marriage over and above what

what < B she is or may be intitled to under his (my in B)

"Tl[y) marriage settlement provided if she marries

before the age of twenty one years Such
marriage be with the consent of my said dear
wife if living and unmarried or if dead or
married with the consent of my brother Robert
Banks Hodgkinson esquire or if he be dead
with the consent of the Lord High Chancellor
or Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of Great
Britain for the time being and also will and
direct that my said daughter shall be paid
interest for the said sum of £6000 until she
becomes intitled to said legacy after the rate
of £4 by £100 by the year to commence from
the day of my death and to be paid to her
half yearly by equal portions and my will is
in case my said daughter marry without such
consent as aforesaid then the said legacy of

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£6000 so given to her shall sink into my estates
chargeable with the same for the benefit of
such person and persons as shall be intitled to
the said estate and I do hereby subject and
charge all my manors messuages lands tene-
ments and real estates (except those lying in
Reavesby, Mareham Le Fenn Wilksby and
East Kirkby aforesaid) with the payment of
the said legacy of £6000 and interest to my
said daughter Sarah Sophia Banks and the
Testator gave and devised all and every his
manors lands and hereditaments and all his
leases moneys securities for money plate goods
and chattels and all other his estate both real
and personal and of what nature or (and in B)
kind soever not (and in C) there in before given
and devised unto his son Joseph Banks his
heirs executors and administrators respectively
for ever or for all such estate and interest as
he should have therein at his death except
such of his personal estate as he had already or
thereafter in that his will or in any codicil
which he should make and declare to be taken
as part of his will give or dispose of or give in
legacies or order to be paid and disposed of
for any purposes which he should mention
and declare provided and he did will and
declare that if his said son Joseph Banks should
dye before he attained his age of 21 years
without leaving issue of his body lawfully
begotten born in his life time or after his
decease Then and in such case he gave
and devised all his manors lands and heredita-
ments to two trustees and their heirs upon
divers trusts therein mentioned and he con-
stitutes and appoints his wife Sarah Banks
and his brother Robert Banks Hodgkinson
executors of his will and guardians of his
children during their minorities.

The said William Banks is lately dead
without revoking or altering his will leaving
the said Sarah Banks his widow and two
children Joseph Banks his only son an
infant and the said Sarah Sophia Banks
his daughter also an infant and the per-
sonal estate is sufficient to pay all the
^u- liit legacies.

APPENDIX 289

Is the Jointure made by the Deed of the
12th May 1746 agreeable to the proviso
{power in B) in the Act of Parliament or
can Mrs Banks by virtue of the proviso
and covenant entred into by Mr Banks be
intitled in Law or Equity to a rent charge
of £650 including her Jointure and will his
real and personal estates not in settlement
(C adds or which of them) be lyable to make
good the same

If the lands limited for the Jointure by the
deed of the 12 May 1746 do not exceed
£650 a year after all outgoings are deducted
except the Land Tax, I think the Jointure
is agreable to the power in the act of
Parliament, but I apprehend Mrs Banks is
not intitled to a rent charge of £650 a year
either by virtue of the power of the act,
or Mr. Banks's covenant ; for the power
is only to limit a Jointure in Lands, and
the covenant is only for her quiet enjoy-
ment of the lands, and for her having and
receiving out of the rents and profits the
yearly sum of £650, which I think must
be understood if they amount to so much
over and above all outgoings except the
Land Tax (A only)

I am of opinion, that the deed of May
12 1746 is a good appointment of a Joint-
ure of £650 per annum persuant to the
power recited in the Articles and Deed ;
and I am also of opinion, that the Jointure
ought to produce an annual rent of £650,
clear of all deductions, except the Land
Tax. The Covenant as to the value of the
premisses at the time of the deed executed,
and as to the continuing value during the
life of the Jointress, binds the real and
personal afects of the Husband. . . . The
Power to make a Jointure is not recited
verbatim out of the Act of Parliament ; But
I presume, that it contains nothing more
special than is stated in this case (B only)
As this was a power given to Mr. William
Banks and consequently when executed is
a Charge upon the Estate of those in
remainder it is to be construed I think

290 APPENDIX

strictly, and therefore I think that as
the Intent was that every wife should
have £100 per annum in Lands for every
£1000 porcion that she should bring, that
this £100 per annum should be subject to
reprizes and it is clear that it should not
be more than £100 per annum for £1000,
but as the settlement states that the
porcion was £6500 only and the Lands
being recited to be of the yearly value of
£651 8s. lid. it exceeds the Joynture
allowed by the power and tho : it is but
a trifle it is sufficient I think to make it
void in Law and the covenant that the
Lands were of the clear yearly value of
£650 per annum over and above all
charges and reprises except the Land Tax
shows that they were of greater yearly
value than £650 per annum so that this
settlement seems to me to exceed his
power and therefore that it is not a good
execution of the above power in point
of Law but nevertheless tho : the power
seems to be exceeded and consequently
not good in point of Law, yet as the Lady
is a purchaser for a valuable consideration
of this Joynture I think it may be good in
Equity that is I think that a Court of
Equity would order a Master to see what
part of the Lands ought to be set out for
her Joynture as £650 per annum and
would decree that to be done as against
the remainder man but as to the repre-
sentatives of the personal and real estate
I think that upon the covenant in the
settlement that she should receive £650 per
annum out of the above lands and that the
lands were then and during his Ladie's life
-Iiould continue and be of the clear yearly
value of £650 over and above all charges
and reprizes except the Land Tax I
think that she will be entitled to a satis-
faction out of the present estate to make
good the £650 subject to an abatement of
land tax and also out of his real estate in
law his heirs are bound by the covenant
(C only)

APPENDIX 291

Qu- sd- As it appears by the marriage Articles and

Settlement that the original portion provided
for Sarah Sophia Banks the daughter was
only £5000 and not £6500 and Mr Banks has
by his will given to the Trustees of his marriage
settlement a sum of £6500 In trust to pay
and apply the same in discharge of the like
sum appointed to be raised out of his Manors
&c. for the use of his younger children in such
manner as in the said settlement the said
£6500 was directed to be raised Will the
additional £1500 be considered as a gift to her
in Increase of her Fortune or will it after pay-
ment of the £5000 and Interest fall into the
Residuum of the personal estate and be applic-
able by the Executors towards payment of the
other Legacies or how otherwise are they to
apply the same ?

Mr Banks has not only mistook the sum
of money provided by his settlement for
his younger children but seems to have
mistakon likewise the Lands subjected
to the payment of it for the Lands com-
prised in the Term of 500 years limited
by the settlement in Trust to raise the
portions are not settled or limited to any
other use. However as he has expressly
by his will given the sum of £6500,
I am inclined to think such express
devise will be good notwithstanding any
implecation of his intention to give no
more than what was provided for them
by the settlement, and that the 1500
will be considered as a gift to his
daughter to increase her fortune. (A only)
The Testator evidently mistook the Terms
of the marriage Articles and the deed of
1746, and recollecting that he had re-
ceived £6500 with his wife, thought that
the whole was settled, or a like sum was
to be raised for younger children But this
mistake in the will must be rectified by
the settlement, which is repeatedly referred
to ; and therefore £5000 only will be due
out of the personal estate in exoneration
of the Trust Term created for younger
children's portions {B only)

292 APPENDIX

I incline to think that as the Testator did
misapprehend the sum which was provided
for his daughter he supposing it to be
£6,500 which was the whole Fortune that
her Mother had whereas the provision was
only £5000 — her original porcion. And
as this was the intended measure of the
Testators gift it being twice recited that
it was to pay the like sum provided for
her by his marriage settlement and it being
also declared that it was his meaning that
the person who should become intitled to
his Real Estate should be discharged from
the payment of his younger childrens
porcons if his personal estate was sufficient
as therefore this alone was his view for
any thing that appears to the contrary
and as he proceeded in this Gift on this
mistake and not upon any view or design
to augment her provision by this Clause I
therefore do not think that she will be
entitled to the £1500 over and above the
£5000 but by the subsequent Clause he
intended to augment her porcon with
£6000 eventually which is the whole that
I think she can take under the will to-
gether with the £5000 in [?view] of his
real estate which he gives her over and
above what she was entitled to under his
marriage settlement and this shews what
the Testator intended that his daughter
should take by his will viz. £6000 over
and above the £5000 provided for her
by his marriage settlement, for that was
the real sum (C only)
V 3d As the £6000 Legacy to his daughter by

way of Increase of her porcion is expressly
charged on the Real Estate {Estates in B) to
be paid only on her Marriage can any part
of the personal estate be applied towards
satisfying the same And will it be a vested
interest transmisable to her Representative
{Representatives in C) in case she should dye
unmarried

If the personal estate be sufficient after
payment of the debts, I think the daughter
will be intitled to the interest of the £6000,

APPENDIX 293

and also to the principal on the day of her
marriage out of the personal estate, but I
apprehend the legacy of £6000 is not yet
vested : for tho' when a personal Legacy
is given payable at a time which must
some time or other certainly come, as to a
child to be paid at the age of 21, tis
vested tho the child die before and to
be paid when the child would have
come to that age but this Legacy
is given to be paid upon an uncer-
tain event which may never happen ; viz.
on the day of her marriage, besides the
Testator seems to intend that that [sic]
the legacy should not immediately vest,
by his declaration that if she marrys
before 21 without consent of &c. the
legacy should sink. (A only)
The additional Legacy of £6000 given to
the daughter as an increase of her portion
under the settlement is payable only in
the event of marriage. If she dies un-
married tho' Interest is directed to be
paid as maintenance from the day of the
Testator's death, yet the principal Legacy
will not vest absolutely, so as to be trans-
missible to her Representatives, but will
sink into the Estates charged with it. I
think that this Legacy is a charge upon the
Real Estates of the Testator (not excepted
in the Clause of charge). (B only)
I think that altho : this Legacy is chargd
on the Real Estate yet as the personal
Estate is the primary fund for the pay-
ment of Legacies unless it be exempted
therefrom (as I think it is not) it will be
primarily lyable and the Real will be only
an auxiliary Fund So that the personal
Estate I think will be primarily applicable
to the payment of it. This Question of
vesting so as to be transmissible or not
has received such a variety of determin-
acions some of them I think inconsistent
with others that it is difficult to form any
judgment thereon but I incline to think
that if she should dye unmarried before 21
that the £6000 Legacy would not be

294 APPENDIX

transmissible but if she attains 21 so as
not to be subject to the Direction that it
should sink into the Estates chargeable
therewith which I think was both his real
and personal Estates then I think it
would be transmissible. (C only)
Please to observe that in the Settlement The
farms are particularly described and the rent
of each farm stated which made up or con-
stituted the yearly value of £833 15s. lid.
But out of these Estates or some part thereof
there is Issuing and payable a Fee farm rent
of £100 and one undivided 5th part not liable
to the Settlement of £83 Is. 3d. or thereabouts
clear of the said fee farm rent which reduces
the Clear rent as above to £651 or thereabouts
Above reprizes except the Land Tax But in
the Covenant for quiet enjoyment the Rent
Charge is no way taken notice off but by deduct-
ing it so as to bring the Jointure Estate to the
Sum of £651 as above Upon further enquiry
It appears that there is now a quit rent of £4
a year payable out of this Estate and the
present rents do not amount to so much as
they were let at the time of the Settlement by
£23 14s. 9d. which is a Decrease in the value
of the Jointure Land of £27 14s. 05. (A and
B only)

Is Mrs Banks Intitled by virtue of the
Covenant in the Settlement to an Allowance
in respect of the Decrease in the yearly value
of the Jointure Estate as above and supposing
the rents had Increased as much or more than
they are decreased who would have been
Intitled thereto (^4 and B only)

I apprehend by virtue of Mr Banks's
covenant she is intitled to a Jointure in
Land of £650 a year over and above all
reprizes except the Land Tax, and that it
being a Jointure in Land she will be
intitled to all improvements and increase of
Rent

Bev.: Filmer
Nov. 10: 1761

I think, that Mrs Banks is clearly entitled,
by virtue of the Covenant, to have her
Jointure of the clear yearly value of £650

APPENDIX 295

per annum, subject only to the Land Tax.
If the rents had increased beyond the value,
I think that the remainder man, complying
with the Terms of the proviso, in paying
regularly at the stated times, such clear
annual Rent, by way of Jointure, would
have had a Right to such increased profits.

C. Yorke.

Nov. 28. 1761.

The Lands to be settled upon Mrs. Banks
by her Marriage Articles and which were
settled 4 years after in 1746 amounted to £651
and upwards above all reprizes except the
Land Tax but it became necessary afterwards
to abate the Rents £23 145. 9d. which reduced
the Joyntured Lands to £627 5s. 3d. (C only)
Is the Heir obliged in Consequence of the
Covenants above to add Lands to make up the
Joyntured Estate £650 above all Reprizes
except Land tax (C only)

I think that he will be obliged to add
Lands that is part of the Real Estate
devised to him to make up the Lands £650
per annum upon the words in the Covenant
' and during her Life should continue
and be of the yearly value of £650 over
and above all charges and reprizes ".
Lincolns Inn Jan. 13 1762
R. Wilbraham

Case

Joseph Banks Esqr died possessed of an
Estate for the Term of 99 years If he should
so long live with Remainder to Trustees to
preserve &c. Remainder to his eldest son Wm
Banks Esqr. for 99 Years If he should so long
live Remainder to Trustees to preserve &c.
Remainder to the first and other Sons of said
Wm Banks in tail male with Remainders over
Upon part of this Estate two or three Months
before his Death the Steward of sd Jos: Banks
sold for his Use a parcell of Wood growing of
the value of £300. and upwards the Greatest
part of which Wood was not Cut down at the
time of his Death but a small part of it was
Cut down and not removed and Mr Banks the
Son after his Fathers Death let the Purchaser

296 APPENDIX

cut and take the whole & received the
money
Q : To whom did this Wood as well what was

Cut as what was not Cut belong ? To
the Son or to the Executor.
I am of opinion that the Wood not being of
an annual increase like a crop of Corn such of it
as was not felled in Mr Joseph Banks's lifetime,
if no sale had been made would not have
belongd to his Executors & consequently I
think the purchassor after his death could
not have had a Title to it under the contract
made with his Steward. So that the value of
the wood not felled in Mr Joseph Banks's
life I think belongs to his son ; and the Value
of so much as was cutt down in the father's
life time belongs to his Executor.

Bev.: Filmer
March 16 1747
indorsed : Case to Philmer concerning Wood

Tregagle 1 G.

In the name of God Amen I Colling wood Banks of Christ Church
in [sic] being of sound mind though of weak body do make my last
Will and Testament vizt. After the payment of my just debts
funeral expenses and the legacies hereinafter bequeathed I give
all my money and securities for money goods chattels and personal
estate and whatsoever else I have power to dispose of unto my
brother Robert Banks Hodgkinson Esqr and Thomas Wallis of
Lincoln's Inn in the County of Middlesex Esqr their executors
administrators and assigns Upon the trusts and for the purposes
following vizt. In trust for my brother George Banks during his
life and from and after his decease in trust for such child of the
said George Banks lawfully begotten male or female as shall be
living at the time of his death and shall first attain the age of 21
years and the executors and administrators of such child and in
the meantime in trust to apply the interest and produce thereof
from and after the decease of the said George Banks to and for
the use and benefit of the eldest child of the said George Banks
male or female until such child of the said George Banks shall
attain his or her age of 21 years And in case the said George
Banks shall leave no child lawfully begotten who shall live to attain
the said age of 21 years then in trust for my sister Mrs Margaret
Banks during her life and from and after her decease in trust for

APPENDIX 297

such daughter of the said Margaret Banks as shall be living at the
time of her death and shall first attain the age of 21 years and the
executors and administrators of such daughter and in the meantime
to apply the interest and produce thereof from and after the decease
of the said Margaret Banks to and for the use and benefit of the
eldest daughter of the said Margaret Banks for the time being
until some daughter of the said Margaret Banks shall attain her
age of 21 years And in case no daughter of the said Margaret
Banks shall attain the age of 21 years then in trust for such son of
the said Margaret Banks as shall be living at the time of her death
and shall first attain the age of 21 years and the executors and
administrators of such son and in the meantime to apply the in-
terest and produce thereof to and for the use and benefit of the
eldest son of the said Margaret Banks for the time being until
some son of the said Margaret Banks shall attain his age of 21 years
And in case the said Margaret Banks shall leave no child who shall
live to attain the age of 21 years then in trust for my sister Mrs
Maria Letitia Banks during her life and from and after her decease
then in trust for such daughter of the said Maria Letitia Banks
as shall be living at the time of her death and shall first attain the
age of 21 years and the executors and administrators of such daughter
and in the meantime in trust to apply the interest and produce
thereof from and after the decease of the said Maria Letitia Banks
to and for the use and benefit of the eldest daughter of the said
Maria Letitia Banks for the time being until some daughter of the
said Maria Letitia Banks shall attain her age of 21 years and in
case no daughter of the said Maria Letitia Banks shall attain the
age of 21 years then in trust for such son of the said Maria Letitia
Banks as shall be living at her death and shall first attain the
age of 21 years and the executors and administrators of such son
and in the meantime in trust to apply the interest and produce
thereof to and for the use and benefit of the eldest son of the said
Maria Letitia Banks for the time being until some son of the said
Maria Letitia Banks shall attain the age of 21 years And in case
the said Maria Letitia Banks shall leave no child who shall five to
attain the age of 21 years then in trust for my brother William
Banks Esqr during his life and from and after his decease in trust
for such youngest child of the said William Banks male or female
as shall be living at his death and shall attain the age of 21 years
and in the meantime in trust to apply the interest and produce
thereof to and for the use and benefit of the youngest child of the
said William Banks male or female for the time being until the
youngest child male or female of the said William Banks shall attain
his or her age of 21 years Provided always and my will is in case
such youngest child shall be a daughter and shall marry in the
lifetime of the said William Banks without his consent or in case
the said William Banks shall leave no youngest child who shall live

298 APPENDIX

to attain his or her age of 21 years then and in either of the said
cases I give all my said money and securities for money goods
chattels personal estate and whatsoever else I have power to dispose
of (after payment of my just debts funeral expenses and the legacys
hereinafter bequeathed as aforesaid) unto my said brother William
Banks his executors administrators and assigns absolutely 1
further give to my said brother William Banks 30 guineas to buy
a diamond ring and to my brothers Robert Banks Hodgkinson
and Thomas Wallis 10 guineas apiece for the like purpose To my
sisters Sarah Banks Maria Letitia Banks Mrs Hawley and Margaret
Banks 5 guineas apiece for the like purpose To my uncle and aunt
Collingwood and to Mr Joseph Banks 3 guineas apiece for the like
purpose To Col William Hooke James Agar Esqr Joseph Musgrave
Esqr Mr Pemberton and Mr Weston Students of Christs Church
a common mourning ring apiece To my dear brother in law Doctor
James Hawley 40 guineas to buy a piece of plate as a small acknow-
ledgment of his great care and tenderness of me and as a testimony
of my great regard and affection for him I likewise give a ring
to the Reverend Mr Holliwell Student of Christ Church as a mark
of my friendship and regard for him I direct my Trustees either to
pay or secure unto Mrs Kirk ham of Kirby in Lincolnshire Widow
during her life the yearly sum of £12 free from all taxes and deduc-
tions by quarterly payments at the four usual feasts vizt Michaelmas
Christmas Lady day and Midsummer day and that the first of
the said payments shall begin and be made on such of the said
quarter days as shall first happen next after my decease I make my
said Trustees Robert Banks Hodgkinson Esqr and Thomas Wallis
Esqr joint executors of this my last Will hereby revoking all other
wills by me at any time heretofore made In case I die in Oxford
I desire to be buried privately in Christ Church my will is that my
said trustees out of my personal estate shall reimburse themselves
such costs charges and expenses as they may respectively sustain
by reason of the execution of the trusts hereby in them reposed
And that my said trustees shall not be answerable for any loss that
may happen in the execution of the said trusts so as the same happen
without their wilful default and that the}' shall not be answerable
one for another nor for the acts receipts or defaults of the other
but each of them for his own acts receipts and defaults only In
Witness whereof I the said Collingwood Banks have set my hand
to this last sheet of my will which is contained on four sheets of
paper this 5th day of April in the year of our Lord 1755 Collingwood
Banks Signed published and declared by the said Testator
Collingwood Banks as and for his last will and testament in the
presence of Jas. Hume John Stevens

Proved in the Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
by the said R. B. Hodgkinson and Thos Wallis the Executors
the 5th July 1756.

APPENDIX 299

VII

In the name of God, I Lettice Mary Banks Spinster been in toller-
able health and good memory do make this my last Will and
Testament this 27 day of December in the year of our Lord One
thousand seven hundred and fifty six As by the blessing of God all
my nearest and dearest relation are well provided for except my
sister Margret Banks who is unmarried I therefore give to the said
Margret Banks every thing that I shall dye possest of or have
any right to give away she the said Margret Banks paying all my just
depts and legacies that I shall apoint in this my last Will within
one year after my death

I give to all my brothers and sisters wether related by full blood
half blood or marrage the some of five guines a peace

I give to my brother Hodgkinson Banks the some of One thousand
pounds

I give to my servant Mary Fowler the some of One hundred
pounds to hir or her air first begotten but if a boy he is to have
tho not the first but in case she is a life at my death then she is to
have it for her own proper use

I give to my servant John Henstock the some of Twenty pounds
if he lives with at the time of my death and that he takes care
that I am not made up in my coffin of one whole week after my
decease unless I am offensive. This is written with my own hand
writing As Witness my name Lettice Mary Banks

Mary Hutchinson X (mark) Ann Matnedson

VIII

November 27, 1768. In the name of God Amen. I Geo Banks
of Boyle Street Saville Row in the Parish of St. James's London do
after my just debts and funeral expences are paid give to John
Norris Esqre the picture I have of his wife Catherine Norris and
all the rest of my estates both real and personal I give and bequeath
to Captn Francis Banks of Mount Street near Berkeley Square
London and I appoint him my sole executor and residuary legatee

Geo. Banks L.S.

Signed sealed and published and declared this 24th day of February
in the presence of us and in the presence of each other
Geo. Conyers John Harrison Judith Sadler.

(301)

INDEX
OF PERSONS, PLACES, AND SUBJECTS

Abingdon, Abington, Lord, son of. See

Bertie, Mr.
Acton [? co. Middx.], 115-16
Adams, Matthew, 62
Addlethorpe, Adlestrop, co. Line, 244,

255

Ager, Eager, , 45

, George, brother of, 64, 67

, . . . . , estate of, 64, 66

, James, 298

Aire, the river, 50n

Airey, Mr., 108

Aislabie, Aisalbie, Lady Betty [dau. of

the Earl of Exeter and wife of

William Aislabie], 162
Aislabie, co. Line. See Aslackby
Alberoni, Cardinal, minister of Philip V

of Spain, xxi, xxin
Ale and beer, 61, 64, 67, 70, 73-4, 76, 83
Alexander, Rev. Matthew, 82, 83, 83^,

92, 99, 103, 130, 130ra, 133
, . . . . , chaplain of Joseph Banks

II, 92

, . . . . , father and sister of, 104

Alford, co. Line, 34n

, Well in, q.v.

Allcock, Mr., 172
Allen, Mr., 92
Allenby, Matthew, 240
Allewell, Widow, 223
Allwood, Mr., 144
Almond, John, 5

Alsop, , 40

Aly, — , 150

Amcotts, Amcotes, Amcottes, Mrs.. 165

, Vincent, 251

Amrey. Amorey, Mr., 99

, Mrs., 114, 117

Ancaster, co. Line, xxix, 157, 179-80 (2),
183, 189, 191, 192, 199, 204, 272

, Bench of Justices at, 139

, Duke and Duchess of. See Bertie

, letter dated from, 181, 190

Andrew, Josh., 171

Anne, Queen, xiii, xviii, 26n

, Lord Privy Seal to, xiii

, . . . ., Vice-Chamberlain to, 140h

Apothecary, 194-6

Apreece, Aprice, Robert, 138-9, 139m

, woods of, 138

Archer, Andrew, 152, 154n

, Henry, 152, 154n

, the Misses, 157

, Thomas, later Baron Archer of

Umberslade, 152, 154n. 157, 182,
182n

Argyll, Duke of. See Campbell
Armtree Fen [in Coningsby par.], co.

Line, 244-5, 255
Army, 98, 115, 180
Arnold, Thomas, 173
Artindale, John, 169
Ashbourne, Ashburn, co. Derby, 132
Ashover, co. Derby, 111, 11 In

, Overton in, q.v.

Askew, Askue, Aunt, 159

, Mr., 149

Aslackby, Aislabie, co. Line, 165
Aswarby, co. Line, xv, 50n, 154«

, rector of, xvn

Athens [Greece], 11

Atkinson, Adkinson, Edward, 169, 173

Attercliffe, co. York, W.R., Forge, 247

Audley, R., 119

Aufrere, George, 235

Australia, v

, New South Wales, v

Ayscough, Sir Edward, 23r»
, Isabella, 23n

Badsworth, co. York, W.R., 119
Bain, the river, 55, 244, 254
Baines, Margaret, vii

, Ralph, vii

Balbrough, co. Derby. <See Barlborough
Baldock, co. Hert., 124, 142
Baldwin, Mr., his letter referred to, 59
Balguy, Rev. John, xv, 16, 17, 17n, 251 ;

prebendary of Salisbury and vicar

of Northallerton, 17n
, Thomas, master of Sheffield

Grammar School, xv, 17n
Ball, Abraham, freemason, 26-7. 106

, Dr., daughter of 92

, Rev. John, xxviiiri

Miss, 148

Baltock, Mr., 141

Banbury, Earl of, his son. See Knollys

Bank Newton in Gargrave par., co.

York,

W.R., vi, viii, xxvii, xxvihj
Banks, Ann, vii

, Anne, xv, 1«, 2m. See also Steer

, Anne [wife of Joseph II], vii, xv,

xxviii, 20n, 23, 25, 27-9, 34-5,

38-40, 44, 62, 69, 75, 80, 90. 93-4,

98-100 (2), 101, 103, 105. 114,

121n, 168n, 243, 250
, Anne [wife of Robert son of

Henry], viii, ix

302

INDEX OF PERSONS, PLACES, AND SUBJECTS

Banks — contd.

, Bridget, xxx

, Catherine [2nd wife of Joseph II],

xxviii-ix, 94, 121n, 136-7, 137n,
138-9 (2)-40 (2), 142 (2), 142n.
146-9, 149m, 151, 154n, 154-5 (2).
158, 161-2 (2)-4 (2)-7, 175-6, 178,
180n, 183, 187n, 196. See also
Collingwood ; Wallis

, , child of, 139-40

, uncle and aunt of, 152

Collingwood, xxix, xxx, 164,

I65n, 187, 187n, 188-9, 193, 207,
226n, 232-3, 238, 270, 272, 274-6.
278, 280

, will of, 296-8

Eleanore Margaret (Margaret,

Peggy) [dau. of Joseph II], xxx,
114, 187 (2)-8, 197 (3), 207, 218-9,
221-2, 225, 227, 230, 232, 234-5,
248, 258, 260, 270, 296-9. See also
Grenville

Elizabeth, In. See also Wilkinson

Elizabeth (Betty, Eliza), [dau.

of Joseph II], xxx, 68-71, 74-6 (2),
187-9, 194-5, 197 (2)-8, 205, 207,
209-10, 248, 258, 260, 270; wit-
ness, 272. See also Hawley

, ..... nurse of, 76

Captain Francis, 299

, George, xxix, xxx, 187, 187n,

188-9, 193, 207, 226n, 239, 270.
272, 274-6, 278, 280, 296

, , will of, 299

, Hammon, In

, Banke, Henry, vi, vin, viii ; his

sons, viii

, Isabel [more than one], vi, vii

, Jane, vii

, John, x, In

, Joseph I, v-xxix passim, 1-66

pass., 77-95 pass., 98n, 102-3,
I05n (2), 107n, 108-9, 118n, 122n,
123, 127n, 168n, 175, 179. 207,
218, 221, 229
. . . . , an attorney, 87n

burial of, 250

. . . . , chaplain of, 88
. . . ., character of, 107
. . . . , cousins of, 98n
. . . . , daughters of, 246

, death of, 88n, 116

. . . . , his epitaph, vi
. . . . , godfather of, 95

godson of, 87-8

. . . ., housekeeper to. See Lee
..... investment in South Sea
Stock, 67, 68n

. .., M.P., 31n, 85
. . . . , monument to, xxvii. 93,
93n

. . . , tenant of, 53
. . ., uncle of. See Frankland,
Rev. Richard

Banks, Joseph I — contd.

, , will of, 107n, 243-53

, . . . . , Act explaining the, 253-69

referred to. 270-1,

281, 283

Joseph II, v-vii, x. xv-xvi,

xviii, xx, xxii, xxvi-vii, xxviin,
xxviii-ix, xxixn, 8, 16, 18, 20-83
pass., 88-168 pass., 174-203 pass.,
207-8, 210, 219-21, 225-33 pass.,
236n, 237n, 238. 243-69 pass.,
281, 295-6

, . . . . , Act for vesting his estate,

273-80

, . . . . , agents of, 80

, . . . . , arms of (and his wife's),

134

, chaplain of. See Alexan-
der

, . . . ., cook of, 196

, . . . ., daughter of, 92, 145, 153,

157, 180

, daughters of, 150, 157,

246

, , death of, 208n

, F.R.S., 127

, . . . . , Frenchman of, 196

, god-daughter of, 132

, . . . . , housekeeper of, 195

, , illness of, 58 (2)

, Marriage Settlement of,

273-80

, . . . . , M.P. for Peterborough,

89n

, ..... servants of, 22

, , son of, 95, 100, 143, 161,

165

, . . . . , steward of, 295-6. See

also Gilbert

, sub-tenant of, 94n, 1 15n,

119w

will of, 269-73

, ..... a witness, 78

, Joseph III, vii, xxix-xxx, 23,

62, 66, 114, 163, 167, 168, 168n,
176, 176n, 178-9, 187 (2), 187n,
190, 196-7 (2), 205, 209, 220, 243,
245-6, 249, 251, 254-7, 259, 262-5,
267-9 (2)-72, 274, 281

death of, 187, 188, 188n,

, Joseph, attorney, 138, 188, 247,

257, 270

Joseph, barrister, Chancellor

of the Diocese of York, 118n, 226,
226«, 235

, . . . . , a witness, 273

, Rev. Joseph (Coz. Jo.), rector

of Hooton Roberts, 1, In, 11, 87-8,
118, 118n, 138, 226, 247, 257-8,
270

, . . . . , birth of dau. of, 1 18

, . . . . , birth of son of, 87

, ..... mother of, 87, 118

, , wife of, 87, 118

INDEX OF PERSONS, PLACES, AND SUBJECTS 303

Banks — contd.

, Sir Joseph, v, vi, viiin, xiv, xvii,

xxv-vii, xxix-xxx, xxxn, xxxi,

179, 233, 236, 288, 295, 298

, ..... arms of, viii

, knight of the Bath, vi

, pedigree, vi

Langly, 208, 209

, Lettice Mary (Letitia) [dau.

of Joseph II], vii, xxvi, xxix, xxx,

23, 64, 66, 68-71, 73-4 (2)-5 (2)-6

(2), 146-7, 187 (2)-8, 197 (3),

205, 207, 209-10, 222, 225, 230,

232, 234-6, 238, 248, 258, 260,

271, 274-6, 278, 297-8

, , will of, 234-5, 299

, Luke, vin, vii, \27n

, . . . . , his daughter Ann, vin,

vii, 127n
, Margaret [more than one person],

vii (3)-x, 1, In
, Mary [dau. of Joseph I], vii, x,

xv, xxvii, 2, 2n, 3, 6-8 (2)-9 (2)-10,

14 (3)-17 (2)-18, 23, 27, 40, 48,

50n, 51-2, 61, 91k, 108n
, Mary [wife of Joseph 1], vii,

viii, x, xii, 6, 10, 14 (2), 17, 21,

27, 31, 35, 39-40, 43, 45n, 50-1, 61

, , death of, 80-1

, Mary [more than one person J,

vii, 118n

, Master, 149

, Millicent (Mill, Millv) [dau. of

Rev. Robert], 1, In, 208, 219,

247-8, 258, 271
, Millicent [wife of Rev. Robert],

vii, In, 248

, Mrs., 207-8, 219

, Richard, x

, Robert [father of Joseph IJ,

vii-x ; his burial, ix
, .... [grandfather of Joseph I],

v, vii-ix ; his wife Anne, viii
, . . . . [son of Joseph II], xxix-xxx,

181, 181n, 187/?, 188-90, 197-9,

207, 246, 248-9, 252, 256, 258-
60, 262, 269-70, 272. See also
Hodgkinson, Robert Banks

, ..... attorney, vi, viii, viiin, ix

, ..... merchant, 1 18n

, of Bawtrv, attorney, vii,

1, In, 122, 122n, 145, 191-2, 204,

208, 219, 246-9, 257

, . . . , cousin of, 1

, . . . . , his son Robert, 246,

257

, ..... wife of, 191-2

, Rev. Robert, vii, viii, x, xn.

In, 2n
, ..... incumbent of Hooton

Roberts, x, xi, In, 95

, prebendary of York, In

, ..... vicar of Holy Trinity, Hull,

1, In, 87, 118n, 122. 248, 258

Banks — contd.

, Samuel, Governor of Vigapatara,

118n
, Sarah (sister Banks), xxx-i,

233-5, 242, 282-90, 292, 294-5, 29*
, Sarah Sophia (.Sophia), viiin,

xxxi, 233-4, 287-8, 291-2

, Bank, Banke, Simon, vi, viiin

, Thomas, vii, ix

, William [son of Joseph II], v,

vii, xxviiin, xxix-xxxi, 113, 114,

114n, 143, 146, 187, 187n, 199.

201-3, 207-8, 210, 215, 217 (2)-19,

223, 225-6 (2)-8, 230-3 (2)-4

(2)-5, 237-9, 242, 245-6, 248-9,

251-2, 256, 258-60, 262, 269,

272, 297-8
, ..... brothers and sisters of,

114

, heirs of, 242

, See also Hodgkinson,

William Banks
, , the bailiff (Will. William;.

22, 23n, 60-2 (2)-3 (2)-4, 67(2)-70,

76, 81-3, 92, 97 (2), 106-7, 248,

251, 258

, . . . . , five of the name, viiin

arms, v— vi, viii

pedigree, v, vin

of Hull, pedigree, viiin, In, 1 1S»

of Whixley, pedigree, viiin

Barber, , 173

Barkham, Mrs., 149, 162

Barlborough, Balbrough. co. Derby. 251

Barley, 23

Barns, Robert, 141

Barr's Court [in Oldland par.], co. Glouc,

158n
Bartew, Miss, 162
Barton, Samuel, 64. Cp. Burton
Bartrap, Benjamin, 239
Basse, John, 253. Cp. Brasse
Basset, Thomas, 172
Bassingbourne, co. Camb., Kneesworth

in, q.v.
Bastings, Robert, 169
Bate, Chambers, 286

, Sarah, xxx, 281-2

, William, xxx

Bateman, James, 251

Mr., 103

Bath, co. Somerset, xxix, 42-3, 99, 160»,

162, 199

, earl of. See Pulteney

, letter dated from, 146, 163

, the Bath waters, 94. 147, 156.

162
Bathurst, Mr., sheriff of York, 87n, 88«
Battersea, co. Surrey, xxx

Batty, Battie, , 204

, John, 250

, Mr., 118, 125

, William, 251

Bavarian army, xii

304 INDEX OF PERSONS, PLACES, AND SUBJECTS

Bawtry, co. York, vii, In, 122n, 145,

191, 208, 246, 257

, beer, 64

, letter dated from, 122

, our Levells, 122

Baxter, William, 169

Bay, Edmund, 4

Bayle, Mr., 203

Baynes, Mr., 251

Bean, quoted, 88n

Beans, 68, 74, 124

Beaty, Richard, 169, 171

Beck, Mr.. 116. 148, 209, 219, 220, 227,

229

, . . . . , agent of, 104

Bedcott, William, a witness, 272
Bedford, Duke of. See Russell
Bedfordshire, lands in, 249

Bee, , 99

Becroft, co. York. See Seacroft
Beesthorp, co. Nott. See Besthorpe

Bell, , 159

, J., 65

, John, 65

, Mary, 5

, Robert, 4

, Simon, 4, 5

, Widow, 173

, William, 4 (2), 65

Bellet, Lady, 151

Belodine, Mrs., 157

Belton by Grantham, co. Line, 154w

Bennett, Harry, 132

, Mr., senior, 124

, Mrs., children of, 128

Bentham, Low, co. York, W.R., Mewith

in, q.v.
Bentinck, William, 2nd Duke of Port-
land, 151
Beresford, Christopher, L55

, family, 159

Jane, 149-50, 150w, 155, 159

Berkshire, earl of. See Howard

, estate in, 226

Bertie, Lord Albemarle (Albemarle),

xix, 154n, 179, 179n, 251

Albinia, 154??

, Duchess of Ancaster, 2nd

wife of Robert 4th Earl of Lindsey

(Her Grace of Ancaster, ' our

Dutchess '), xx, 23, 23n, 26. 26k ,

151/v, 164, 166, 183

, Anne, 154n, 179

, Bridget, xviii

, Charles, 176n

, Lady E., 165

Henry, xviii

Jane, wife of Peregrine 2nd Duke

of Ancaster, 132, 132», 140. 154,

L62-4, 166

, Louisa. I54n, 166

, Mary, 1st wife of Robert 4th

Earl of Lindsey (Lady Willoughby

de Ereaby), 26n

Bertie — contd.

, Miss, 164

, Mr., 120, 165, 176

, Mrs., 208-9, 219

, Montagu, 2nd Earl of Lindsey.

xviii

, Lady Montague (Lady Mon-
tague), 183

, Lord Montague (Lord Mon-
tague), 150-1, 166

, Peregrine, 2nd Duke of Ancaster,

Lord Willoughby de Eresby, xviii,
xix, xx, 92, 100, 140, 140n,
151 (2), 154, 179n, 251

, Peregrine, 3rd Duke of Ancaster,

lOln, 168, 168n, 182, 251

, , wife of, lOln, 168n, 182

, Philip, xix

Richard, xviii

Robert, 3rd Earl of Lindsey.

xviii, xix

, . . . . , duke of Ancaster and

Kesteven, 4th Earl of Lindsey,
Lord Willoughby de Eresby,
xviii-xx, 26, 26n, 151n

, . . . . , . . . . , monument to, xx

, Susannah, 176, 176n

, Lord Vere (Lord Vere), 151, 153,

154n, 166, 179

Besthorpe, Beesthorp, co. Nott., 263

Betts, John, 127, 243, 253

Bickers, Harry, 9

Biggleswade, co. Bed., Stratton in, q.v.

Billingborough, co. Line, lOln

Billinghay, co. Line, dales, 89n, 245, 255

men of, brickmakers, 63, 67

Bills of Exchange, 113, 125

Bircham, Nathan, 173

Bird, , mother and sister of, 114

, Mr., 118

, Ro., 65

Birkin, co. York, W.R., 1

Blackbone, John, 83-4

Blackwell, Mr., 120

Blankney, co. Line, v, 31n, 103n, 124,
127, 154n, 273

, letter dated from, 127

Blenheim [GermanyJ, battle of, xii

Bloodworth, Mr., 166

Blow, Mary, a witness, 56

Blunt, Sir John, xxii-iii

Blyth, co. Nott., xvii

, Torworth Grange in, q.v.

Bogg, Bog, Mr., 226

Richard, 54—5

Bolingbroke, Bollinbroke, Bullingbrook,
co. Line, 66, 68/i

, castle, site of, 68n

, Great Court held at, 242

, honor of, 242

, manor of, 66

, soke of, 68n, 78-9

, Viscount. See St. John

Bonsall, co. Derby, 168n

INDEX OF PERSONS, PLACES, AND SUBJECTS 305

Boose, Bose, Mr., 151

Robert, 79

Cp. Bowis

Booth, Miss, 118n, 187

,Mr., 169

, old, party in a lease, 40

Boston, co. Line, xviii, 22, 25, 26, 26n,

27 (2), 36-7, 48, 62, 68, 70, 79, 83,

85, 89«, 104, 137, 165, 222

, chaldron, 77

coach, 108-9

, Comptroller of the Customs in.

See Oliver

, Court of Sewers at, 78

Cow Bridge near, q.v.

, Grand Sluice at, xxxi

, letter dated at, 18, 32, 34, 36, 38,

51, 83, 101

, M.P. for, 26rc, 154n

parliamentary election at, xxn

, trial at, 99

, Wildmore Fen in, q.v.

Bosworth, , 174

, Mr., 163

Boucherett, Isabella, 23»

, Matthew, 23n

, . . . . , high sheriff of Lincolnshire,

22, 23n, 251
Boughwright, Mr., clerk of, 75
Boulton, Henry, 201

James, 201

Bourne, co. Line, xxiv, 165
Bourne, Obadiah, 159-60
Bowis, Bows, J., 65

, John, 170

Mr., 180

Cp. Boose

Boyle, Richard, 3rd Earl of Burlington,

119
Bracebridge, co. Line, close at, 76
Brackenbury, Brakinboroow, Austin, 1 74

Carr, 118n; his wife, 118n

, ...., attorney, 118, 118n, 120,

168

, Edward, 170

,Miss, 187

, Mrs., 165

, R., 65

Robert, 70

, Robert Carr, 118n

, Thomas, 118n

Bradfield, Thomas, 100

Bradley, Rev. Thomas, 58n

Bradshaw, Thomas, 82

Bramber, co. Sussex, xxviii, 154n, 182,

182n
Brandon, Charles, 1st Duke of Suffolk,

xv-xvi

, . . . . , Margaret sister of, xvi

Branston, co. Line, 153, 154n
Branthwaite, Serjeant, xxviii
Brasse, John, 243. Cp. Basse
Brayshaw & Robinson, Messrs., quoted,

viii, izn

Brest, James, 4

Brewhouse, 19, 22

Bricks, bricklayers, 19, 22, 30, 40, 44, 45,

50, 53, 63, 67, 72, 77-8, 83-6, 106
Bridge Houses [in Sheffield par.], co.

York, W.R., xiii

, Bridgehouse-hill, xiii

Bridget, Briget, 71

Bridlington, co. York, E.R., garrison at,

ix
Briggs, Briges, William, 24-5, 42, 47-8
Bright, John, 250

Mr., 3, 13, 119

, Mr. Alderman, 251

Brimstone Dyke [prob. in Flintshire],

217-18
Brinkley, Mary, 68

, Nany, 81

Brisco, Mr., 149

Cp. Bristowe

Bristol, cos. Gloue and Somerset, 93-4,

99, 101

.letter dated from, 98, 181, 188-90

, Merchants' Hall, xxx, 181

, Tolsey, q.v.

Bristowe, William, 263-6, 268-9

Cp. Brisco

Britton, James, 4

, John, 4

Broad, , 199

Broadley, John, 77-8

Brodsworth, co. York, W.R., letter dated

from, 141
Bromhead, Broomhead, Coz., three

daughters of, 247-8, 258

, family, 159

, Mr., 138-9, 250

Brooke, Mr., vi
Brooks, Robert, 171

William, 241

Broom Hall [in Sheffield par.J, co. York,

W.R., xiii
Brougham, Henry Peter, baron

Brougham & Vaux, viiin
Broughton, William, 23-4, 47

Browne, Broun, Brown, , 85

, Andrew, 169, 170

Henry, 97-8, 107, 111, 122-3,

136, 178, 230, 248, 251, 258, 271

, , a witness, 78, 135, 145, 179

query Henry (Harry, Mr. Harry),

81, 127

, letters of, 81-2

James, 86

Martin, 149

Mr. (probably Henry), 92, 98,

101, 104, 108-9, 120, 126-7, 160,

180, 184, 187, 189, 209, 228, 231

Mrs., 155, 217

.Sir Robert, 204-5

, Sophia, 194

, . . . ., sister of, 194

, Thomas, 4

William, 217

306 INDEX OF PERSONS, PLACES, AND SUBJECTS

Browne — contd.

, Captain William, 194

, Browne boy, 222

Brownlow, Sir John, bait., 1st. Viscount

Tyrconnel, 153, 154n, 251 ; his

wife, 165, 205
Broxham, Doctor, 130-40. 162
Brudenell, Francis Lord. 105n

, . . . ., Mary daughter of, l0o/>

, James, 105—6

, . . . . , father of, 105

, Robert, 2nd Earl of Cardigan,

105n
Brunswick [Germany], Envoy to, 40n
Brussells, Brusells [Belgium], 156
Bryan, John, 58n
Brver, Mr., 205
Buck, Mr., 107
Buckden, Bugden, co. Hunt., 130

, palace at, 130n

Buckinghamshire, Earl and Countess of.

See Hobart
Buckley, Elizabeth, 205, 207-8, 272

Buckworth, , 201

Building, 19-23, 25, 28-32, 34-40, 42-3,

46, 53, 56-9, 69, 71, 83-5, 90-1,

106, 122
Bull, George, 239
Bullevent, Thomas, 241
Bullingbrook, co. Line. See Bolingbroke
Bullingford, co. Hert. See [? Bunting-
ford]
Bunting, Susanna, 73

, . . . ., father of, 73

[? Buntingford], Bullingford, co. Bert.,

68
Burbidge, Mrs., 126
, William, 68-9 (2)-70 (2)-l (2)-2

(2)-3 (2)-4 (2)-5 (2)-6 (2), 125-6

(2)

, . . . . , a witness, 253

Burghley. See Stamford

, Lord. See Cecil

Burlington, Earl of. See Boyle
Burneston, co. York, N.R., Gatenby in,

q.v.
Burnet, Gilbert, Bishop of Salisbury, xix,

xxn
Burrell, Rev., 201
Burslem, Jolin, 117
Burton Coggles, co. Line, rector of. See

Kennett
Burton by Lincoln, co. Line, 152, 157n
Burton Pedwardine. co. Line, 154m
Burton, Barton, - — , 105

Dr., 162

, Edward, a witness, 197 (2), 273

, Mr., estate of. 105-6

, Mrs., 205

, Rebecca, 243, 254

Thomas, 101-2

Burwell, co. Line, 140n, 181/-

, letter dated from, 132

Bury, co. Lane, Hall Carr in, q.v.

Bury, Sir Thomas, the Recorder, Baron of

the Exchequer, 11 On
Bush, Mr., 196
Bustard, R., 65
Bute, Earl of. See Stuart
Button, Edward, 172
Buxton, co. Derby, 191
Byng, Admiral, xxin
Byron, William, 4th Baron Byron of

Rochdale, 40w

-ng,

152

Calder, the river, 50n

Calton, Mrs., 62

Rev. Mr., Parson Calton, 41,

41«,

Richard, 112, 115, 143-4, 251

, wife, son and daughter of,

112

, .... (another), 115

Cambridge, co. Camb., Christ's College,

;,s„

, Clare Hall, xvn

, Jesus College, 93 n

, King's College, 92/;

, letter dated from, 89

, St. Catharine's College, 52n

, St. John's College, 2h, 17, 143//

, Sidnev Sussex College, 2/?

, Trinity Hall, 93n

, LTniversity, 89n

Cambridgeshire, M.P. for, 50»
Campbell, John, 2nd Duke of Argyll. 115
Campion, John, 172 (2)

Campsall, , 50

Canary Islands, the, the Canaries, xxi
Cant, Francis, 242

, Robert, 169, 186

Cant's waggon, 138
Canwick, co. Line, estate at , 129/-
Cardigan, Earl of. See Brudenell
Carleton, Carleton in Cleveland, co.

York, N.R., 5
Carlisle, Carlile, co. Cumb., 88
, Bishop of, xxxi, 92, 92*. 99, 221.

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