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To Sr. Wr. Blackett Bt MP at his ho[use] in Curzon Street London 16 Jan 1756 Hon Sir I send you the post under 3 covers Mr Rudds Dra[f]t of a Bill to be filed ag[ain]st the Hexham Gardners & Mr Ellis thinks it ought to be done in hillary term wch begins the 23rd inst; for these people are not to be bro[ugh]t to reason by any other means. The tithe in dispute is computed at between £30 and £40 a y[ea]r, if you order the Bill to be filed you will please to order Mr Denton to correspond w[i]th Mr Scott in carrying on the Suit. Mr Thos. Airey says he & some other Gent[leme]n here wrote to you some time ago desiring yo[u]r assistance in getting the Sailors in the Coast trade put under the same Regulation with those in the foreign trade, to wch they have not been favourd with an Ans[we]r. I beleive you wrote to Mr Mayor on this subject, but that does not seem to satisfy Mr Airey. Mr Simpson says he expects some money to be paid him in at Ladyday or before, & will let you have £1000 at £4 P[er] C[en]t as soon as he receives it. He tells me you were pleased to promise him some Elms f[ro]m Wallington; but Mr Robson when last here s[ai]d he had no orders about them. I am etc JR
