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might get my son John in there, and he might get shelter 

 for his head at Selborne, and travel over on Sundays, as 

 you do." 



To Miss White. Selborne, June 12, 1784. 



Dear Niece, — I did not mean to tell you that Mr. Taylor 

 would not take Seleburne, because I believe he will. I only 

 intimated that if he does, and does not marry, he may throw 

 it up at any time between Michaelmas next and Michaelmas 

 twelvemonth. So far, you see, his keeping this vicarage 

 is not a settled thing. 



Poor Mr. Yalden, within these two or three days, has 

 been ill, very ill. He is better; but we think his state 

 of health very bad at present. 



Lady Young,* and her two daughters are now at Mrs. 

 Etty's house. Mrs. Calif was to have been of the party, 

 but was prevented by indisposition. 



Mr. Clement has just served thirty-nine people of the 

 parishes of Binsted, Frinsham, &c. with some process in law 

 at the desire of Lord Stawel, because they have carried away 

 all the top and lop of the great fall of timber cut this 

 spring in the Holt. If these reputed culprits do not make 

 restitution, they are all to be prosecuted at the assizes at 

 Winton. One person, who has got a team, has secured to 

 himself near forty stacks of wood. These folks, especially 

 the females, are very abusive, and set my Lord at defiance : 

 for, they say, they can produce the will of one Alice Holt, 

 wherein, after bequeathing the Holt to the crown, she has 

 given the lop to the poor of certain parishes, and they 

 threaten also to produce a brass plate, dug up in some 

 church-yard, which is to confirm their claim. 



After Timothy had been lost eight days, he was found 

 in the little field short of the pound-field. He had con- 



* Formerly Miss Battle. 



t Formerly Miss Philadelphia Battie. 



