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William Springett to Sir Charles Kemeys. Giving an account of the weekly household expenditure 7-14 Dec., and payments to workmen; Humblestone had sold 10 pigs from Kevenmably for £5.15.0, which went to pay the fourth payment of the King's aid, and he intended to give the corn and wheat at Kevenmably to the poor; 80 bushels of barley were to be sent to Newport; they were about to plough up a summer fallow at Ruperra; family news and other miscellaneous estate business; the household accounts, including 8 sacks of coal (2s.8) from Redgwern amount to £2.5.21/2, from which 6s.3 to be deducted for pigs and poultry; the workmen's account amounts to £1.5.8.

William Springett to Sir Charles Kemeys. Giving an account of household expenditure and of payments to workmen, 20-27 Dec.; expresses concern over Sir Charles's illness; family news, including the fact that his little daughter's clothes 'begin to decay'; Mr Miller had begun to use the coal in the 'renewed' pit; miscellaneous estate business wants the park gates locked till charcoal is carried out; the workmen's account amounts to £1.4.9 and the household expenses to £2.3.5.

William Springett to Lady Mary Kemeys. Giving his account of household expenses and of payments to workmen, 11-18 April; 79 bushels of barley at 2s.8 per bushel had been sold out of the tithe barn; the clear gain of the coal works last week was only 16s.11, but on having more workmen there will be great profit; the household account amounts to £2.8.61/2 and the workmen's account to £3.8.5.

Charles Jevan to Sir Charles Kemeys. Wishing him to send the lease which Llewelyn Jenkins had delivered up, so that it could be seen whether a re-entry could be made in the case of insufficient distress and to send a witness to prove that Arthur French, as agent to Sir Edmund Thomas, had acted property in the transaction.

John Bubb of Bristol to Sir Charles Kemeys. Stating that a bill to Sir Charles for £100 on Sir Thomas Lane, the value of which Mr Basset sent him, has not come to hand.

Thomas Bassett to Sir Charles Kemeys. He had agreed that bearer should bring Sir Charles's horse up to London for £1; reference to his distraining on cattle.

W. Catchmay of Monmouth to Sir Charles Kemeys. Informing him that peace had been concluded between the townsmen after the great debate in the Chancellor's court at Hereford, though he understood that the parson of the parish was 'left out on both sides'' at a meeting of JPs at Uske, Ffortune had begged them to sign a certificate on behalf of Sam Pye to be postmaster in his stead, to which Messrs Probert, Ffloyer and Jones assented, but Perkins and the rest refused to sign; the writer, the present postmaster, did not know what they intended to allege against him, but he relies on Sir Charles's support.

W. Springett to Sir Charles Kemeys. Discusses the charge that he had left persons who had stolen wood on Julian's farm go unpunished; it would be well if he could let a certain farm for three lives for £60 and an annual rent of £18.

Thomas Bassett to Sir Charles Kemeys. Mostly concerning financial affairs, the state of the crops, the condition of the horses, and social gossip.

Mr Ffrench to Sir Charles Kemeys. Stating that Mr Price could not draw up a draft of an assignment of a trust without receiving a copy of the trust deed.

Thomas Bassett to Sir Charles Kemeys. Sir John Duddlestone wished to purchase timber; a charge had been made against John Humberstone, who had fallen into wrong hands, that, according to an information laid against him by the husband of one of the persons who had been committed for stealing Mr Lewis's sheep and Sir Charles's barley, that he had killed some of Mr Lewis's sheep, and which his maid had sold at Cardiff; John Humberstone had sold 100 bushels of wheat last week at Bristol at 5s.6.

W. Springett to Lady Mary Kemeys. Mostly concerning the estate of the late Sir Edmund Thomas of Wenvoe; a servant considers the wages offered of £3 [per annum] too little and wishes to be allowed grass for 1/2 score sheep and some other consideration besides.

Sir Charles Kemeys to an unnamed correspondent. Saying that, as he was indisposed, he could not answer his letter before; hopes he would not abate in the progress he had already made in his service. Draft with many erasures.

Thomas Bassett to Lady Mary Kemeys. Social gossip, family matters and the collection of rents. [1695, July 22 - see Vol. I, No. C638.].

Thomas Edwards to 'your Lordship' [probably Lord Wharton]. Concerning a dispute between Sir Charles Kemeys and Sir John Thomas concerning Sir Charles's rights under the jointure of Lady Kemeys; he intended to send one of his men to take distresses on such people as would not attorn tenants to Sir Charles. 2 copies.

Henry Prichard to Sir Charles Kemeys. Stating that he had engaged a grafter to undertake his work at the next season at 12d. per day and meat, drink and lodging, and wages for days he goes to Keven Mably and returns; discusses what apples would be most suitable to cultivate, the cider produced, etc.