TALBOT1929

Corsham House ¹

Friday Evening

Dear Talbot

Your note is just put into my hands on my return from Devizes and I very much regret to hear the treatment the Policeman has met with. If he has any complaint to make I am ready to receive it.

As far as I am concerned on reconsidering the matter I began to think we should not make much out here nor indeed is there perhaps any thing tangible, I therefore am inclined to consider it better he should not come.

I had no idea I assure you he was here at your expense or I should have thought it unfair to have asked for him

I will call on you tomorrow on my way or rather out of my way to Chippenham ² where I meet Scrope and M^r Neeld ³ at eleven o clock or perhaps you will ride over there

All is going on quiet but I do not like the threatening letters at Melksham ⁴ as well as Chippenham

Believe me Truly <yrs?>

Paul Methuen

Excuse haste