Enclosure letter From Mr Francis Burton to Revd Dr Jenner 25 June 1758

Revd Sir

The Commissioners for inclosing Helmdon field having at their last meeting, ordered that the several Proprietors should at our next meeting deliver in writing their several Claims, and Petitions for ye Situation of their allotments, I took ye Liberty to direct Mr Harriot to pray that his present Plots of Allithorn Coppice might be allotted to him, which I thought I might decently do as Worcester College have obtained an express Claim in the Act, for their I have of the same Woodland. But as to ye other I have of ye fields, as I found ye commissioners opposited by Worcester College did not interfer therein, I thought it would be improper for me to direct your Tenants; but yet as I know the Lessees of Colleges are too apt to consider their private and present Interest, rather than the general advantage of your Estates, I thought it would not be quite prudent to leave them entirely to themselves; and therefore I have taken the further Liberty (which I hope you will approve) to send your Two Tenants Hopcraft and Bignell, in ye Name of the Society, to examine in to the Particulars of ye Claims and Petitions, which your Tenants intend to make, and to advise them therein, in order to prevent any private Views to ye detriment of ye College. They go over tomorrow on this Business; and ye next Meeting of ye Commissioners is appointed at ye Queens head in Brackley on Thursday next. I shall not fail to acquaint you with every thing material as it happens in this affair, if you will excuse the trouble of hearing so often