Letter – Nicholas Walton to Richard Horne – 5 Oct 1753

To Mr. Richd.  Horne                                     			Ravensworth Castle  Oct 5th 1753



Sir          

      Inclosed we send you an Account of the Annual Fee Farm etc Rents payable out of the Derwentwater Estate to the Earl of Northumberland which are agreeable to what was formerly paid.  You will be pleased to lay the same before the Board for their direction. We have wrote to Mr Seymour, that we are ready to pay those Rents but cannot pay the £6.19.8 claimed out of the Barony of Langley till the Board have Satisfaction given that the same is due.  The inclosed Letter came from Mr Seymour last Post, by which you will observe, Mr Haywood at Northumberland House, will Shew what the Earl claims upon.  We are Sir 

      Yours etc   Nichos. Walton  Hugh Boag



N.B. Copy of the foregoing Acco’t of Rents due to the Earl of Northumberland Exclusive of the memorandum under it sent the Board this Day





Rents payable out of the Derwentwater Estate to the Earl of Northumberland Annually  Viz:



Middleton Hall               £1. 4. 3

Spindlestone                   .16. -

Throckley                     2.15. 7 1/2

Buteland Free Rent  0.13. 8

         Cornage     .  . 8

                               .14. 4

Horsley Whittle                . 4. 6

Corbridge Eals                 . 9. 6

Part of Dilston                .13. 4

  Birkside part of Do.         . 6. -



Middridge                      . 5. 4

                             £7. 8.10 1/2



Memorandum.  If this is found right as we apprehend it is being the very Sums paid to the Duke of Somerset Mr Seymour is desired to make out the Acco’t of the whole demand therefrom and send it to us

N.B.  The original of the above Enclosed to Mr Seymour Oct 5th 1753