For Coker's house I am glad Capt n Santen has found so considerable a rent, for my part I never received a peny for it, therefore I shall now charge £72, more, being four years rent to Capt HoU6e Santens account for which he has not yet given the King credit There was a cooper liv'd in the next house to it and paid 12 or 15 pound p ann for winch I find no credit given to the King in Capt Santens books, since the cooper left the poorest p'son in town would not live in it it beingready to drop down @ Cokers is not in a better condition, soe bad they are that its a wonder to every body that they stand yet, in soe much that when Dr Junes brought me my Lord Middletons order to r

let him have them

@ I showed them to him hee would not live in them

Two or three years agoe S r John Worden sent me an order to give a long lease of them to any that would take it, I have not met with any such person @ I am sure if rebuilt by the King, it would

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Merrits house is in the same condition, as appears by the not give him the interest of his money return of the Survey made by some of the Council and Carpenters sent to view it

As for the business between Mr Santen @ Mr Antill its a thing soe scandalous that I will not trouble Aniiii's