Enclosure letter From Mr Fr Burton to Revd Dr Jenner 15th August 1758

Revd Sir

I delayed giving you an Account of our last meeting on the Helmdon affair, because I promised myself the honour of waiting upon this day. But being almost wet through before I could reach Kirtlinton I was obliged to turn back, more especially as I have already got a sore throat and am apt to suffer pretty much from Colds. As I cannot with much convenience come to Oxford sooner than ye 4th or 5th of September before which time I suppose ye will be gone, I have sent, for your perusal, a state of my act both of Evenly Rectory, and Plummers furse, with ye vouchers. You will please to observe that Bignalls Rent to Michlas last is not made up, but I have since I drew out ye Act received of him a London Bill of 20th due a few days hence, and the remainder being about 20 more he promised me in a very little time.- At the Helmdon meeting we did little more than receive the General Survey, and upon casting up ye Number of Acres there appear to be 1536 & upwards, which is within 14 acres of ye Quantity the field was conjectured to contain, as you will see by the preamble to ye Act of Parliament. Many disputes are said to have arisen upon the particular survey between the Proprietors, & to determine them and also to examine and compare the two surveys we meet again on the 29 day of this month at Helmdon, after which we shall meet no more till we lay out ye field. I am