Enclosure letter From Ann Harriott, John Adkins & George Thomas To the Reverent Dr. Jenner, President and the fellows of St Mary Magdalen College, Oxford Helmdon 8th Feb 1758

Ann Harriott, John Adkins and George Thomas tenants & lessees under the said College of premises in Helmdon beg leave to present to the society of the said College that the lease of Ann Harriott who is tenant of four yard land and a half was renewed in August 1752 and the lease of John Adkins tenant of four yard lands and a quarter in August 1754 the lease of George Thomas tenant of half a yard land in August 1754. That the expenses of inclosing the same, will upon the newish calculations that can be now made amount to about 40s a yard land being in the whole 370. Therefore I hope the society will be pleased to allow a clause to be inserted in the intended Act for Inclosing (if it may be agreeable to the constitution of the said College) that they may be admitted to renew their said several leases for the three next renewals upon the same terms as they were last renewed. They beg the favour of the Society’s answer and terms as soon as possible, there being hopes of getting the Act passed this sessions and in order there to humbly hope for the immediate leave of the Society to present their petition to Parliament, which must be before the 11th instant or the benefit of this sessions will be lost and near two years time before ye business of Inclosing can be carried on so agreeable to ye situation of the fields. There will be near six weeks time after petition prescribed to prepare the Act, choose commissioners and the Society may depend on having a draft of the Act for their perusal in due time.