File C361. - Lady Mary Kemeys to Sir Charles Kemeys. The doctor had said that Jenny was as well as could be expected ...,

Lady Mary Kemeys to Sir Charles Kemeys. The doctor had said that Jenny was as well as could be expected from one who had small pox so much, but could not say till the 9th or even 11th day whether the danger was over; she discounts Lloyd's report that Lady Thomas intended to appeal; yesterday, Richard Carne came from her with a proposal to accommodate their differences; she said that this was a strange time to suggest this, but, as she was so weary of litigation, she would send Sir Charles word of what they said; if he was willing, she would see Mr Price about it and get him and their other counsel to make an account of all that was demanded as their due both here and in Holland, with the just law charges, at which Mr Carne seemed well satisfied; Mr Price believed that it was only a design to defer the business longer, but he would discuss the matter with Mr Barber and let her know his opinion, about which she had not yet heard; she believes that he had seen Mr Edwards, who had satisfied him concerning the reasonableness of the security to be assigned by him for the children and also concerning the settlement to be made to him, about which she was well satisfied; for the estate was engaged to pay £3,000, yet he freely gave £4,500, so that he gave an additional £500 each to his brother and sisters, which they were to have as the estate would raise it, but subject to interest, which quite broke the estate; she advises Sir Charles to get a proper account of his liabilities and not be always paying a debt which could never be satisfied; she did not wish any differences to arise between him and them [his brother and sisters], but it was the only way to have an agreement which would hold for ever; the illness of Jenny had prevented her seeing her brother [Wharton], but he had told her previously that he had agreed to sell lands to pay all his debts, but she was trying to get him to turn over to her some tenants to pay her £400 pa for three years, forgoing the interest, as it was better to do that than to be without interest and principal so long; the land which by the deed Mr Edwards had drawn up to secure the children's money was left in trust, in case of her death, to her brother, but she had left a blank for Sir Charles to name whom he thought fit, which, by her consent, would be no relation of hers, 'for in trusting relations in things of that kind, one loses both friend and money'; her son Charles continued well, but if he or she got an infection she would rather it broke out in London; it was better to stay there till they saw what Lady Thomas's treaty would come to, or, if it falls off, to get the account ready to give in to the Master in Chancery; hopes he would not come up just yet, as they were in so much dis-order; Mr Morgan of Tredegar had written to say that he would have come to see her but he was afraid of the small pox; 'little' Morgan had come from Mr Price, who had sent for Mr Barber, but he refused to come; they wished that Sir Charles and Sir John Thomas should end the business themselves, but they would have nothing to do with Mr Price, but Morgan had insisted that Sir Charles would do nothing without Mr Price.