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improving tenants, by Trade and Building. George (j^fph) 

 Wickham, in the year 1700, was the only man who I could 

 (^'^^wh™"^) observe do anything for the benefit of the place. It 

 was he who built the two houses by the Church, the ffront house 

 thereof (^^^•7S!u^'^°") Jiio- Enssell, or Emmett, now lives in, and 

 probably would have done much more for the good of the town, 

 but was suddenly taken off before his said building (ciw^uug) 

 was finished. He hinted to me, that he was ridiculed for so 

 l(a)ying out of his money, and the respect he showed to me. 



Mr. William James, a second instance of the like behaviour 

 as Wickham, and to a much greater degree a benefactor to the 

 estate, not only in building but in trade at the Key, and honestly 

 paying the poor people of the town he employed, — a man 

 grown to be of considerable substance and great credit from his 

 fare dealings, — yet to his dying day was peak'd Qfi^lk^^f') ^^ ^7 ^^^ 

 reigning lords, to the attempting his ruin, by all the means 

 they could think of, particularly in cheating him of upwards of 

 £100, money laid out by their orders, under their hands, 

 (^ toeh'hauds'^®^") ^till appearing about the Church, and me as much 

 upon the same account, which hath the appearance of demon- 

 stration as to their morals. 



In or about the time of the death of the said Mr. Eogers, 

 ( B,oS?s") ^^- Daniel Gwin came in collector of the customs, and 

 agents (ag^ent) of t^6 Pacquets, and I well remember that when 

 Sir Peter put the arrangement (man^fment ) of the estate into Mr. 

 Quarme's hands, he specially charg'd and instructed him to live 

 well with the said Mr. Grwin, as greatly for Sir Peter's interest 

 he should, and did so for 2 or 3 years. But Mr. Corker growing 

 great, and getting (^q^J to the head of the (JJeTaw) Corporation, 

 could not brook or away with the said Mr. Gwin's not submitt- 

 ing to it, and encourag'd by his having debauch' d Edward 

 Pearce from Sir Peter's interest, as aforesaid, and seeing a 

 proper tool for his purpose, he soon debauch'd him also, and 

 greatly assisting in the ruining of the said Mr. Gwin, which 

 in a few years (? hy) hard labour, and villanous means, he 

 effected, to the utter ruin of Mr. Gwin and his family, as is well 

 known to some still living, and greatly to the prejudice of Sir 

 Peter's estate, and manifest terrour of all that (terroTto^anywhl) 

 wished him well, or did anything by trade, fair dealing, or 

 building to the improvement of the (ifj-) estate, as was manifest 



