St. Andrew Thornhagh at Osberton to John Clerkson at Squires Coffee House in Fullers...

St. Andrew Thornhagh at Osberton to John Clerkson at Squires Coffee House in Fullers Rents, London; illness, family news, weather, etc., - "I send my paper messenger to enquire after your health this sickly time; the epidemicall disease (as its called) rages most prodiiously in this countrye, scarse one in a family escapes it, but I hear of very few that dye of it, when due care is taken of them; my family have all had it, poor little Tommy the worst, but now thanke god they are all got pretty well again ... we've had exceeding drye and warm weather for the time of the year ... Apricocks, Peaches, and Nectarines are already in blossom ... my gardener ... broke his leg in my kitching, which postpones the planting out my firrs till an other year to my no small disappointment"; asks for opinion on endorsed case; on dorse: dispute between inhabitants of North Leverton, Hablesthrop and Fenton re diversion of beck and injury to cornfields, with rough plan illustrating case.