Sir

I am glad to hear by your Favour from Bridport That you got well There; I hope this will Find you so in Town –

Your Directions to Betty Dyer & Sol I have Communicated to Them & They will be Comply’d with.

There was a Fine Rain Most part of yesterday & this morning, so no need of Watering.

Mr Brice has finish't the Garden-door and painted it with Turpentine.

The Fence at the end of the Canal is done too, but I Think not high Enough.

Sol is gone down to fetch up his Wife to weed in the garden, Says he has your permission, But Betty Dyer Thinks it will be very inconvenient for her to be in the house and Expects your Order before She admits her –

Sir John Davy & his Sisters came here the Day you went away, & Saw the House, But not me, For I intend whilst here to seclude myself from Spiritual & Temporal –

In what manner I am to be here, you’l intimate to your Housekeeper; pray Let it be as Pencioner [‘paying costs’] not at Large, For I intend to be very abstemious.

I am Sir

Your very Faithful Servant

N Rowe

I sent you by Wednesday's post Two Covers, wherein were 3 Letters, 1 for yourself, & 2 for the Captain. 1 to Each was Charg’d; that to you I cou’d not Contest, unless you’d return the Cover.

The Farmer* says he has reserv’d a Pipe of his best Cyder for you, desires to know if you’l please to have it, Else he’l Dispose of it; you shall have it as he sells the Same Sort.

Sir

I have your Favour of the 1st Past, and am very Glad you got to Town well & so Soon! –

I hope as the Flock was so Large, Few Scabby Sheep were among ‘Em; and if the Shepherd bides among ‘Em, ‘Twill be the more agreable too.*

The Joiner wants your Orders to rip up the Floor in the upper Closset over the porch, Says the Boards being of the same Colour with those in the new Buildings- Chambers, They’l do better Than new: Says you gave Him Leave to Take away the Wainscot There too.