TALBOT6053

Lacock

Tuesday 13^th April

My Dear Constance

I am glad to hear there is an additional week’s holidays, no doubt in honour of the P^ss Royal’s marriage, for I am not aware of any other Event, to cause rejoicing at Harrow.

Towards the end of the week I am going to Town for a few days, having got some business there, and I will expect Charles here on Saturday the 24^th. On his journey he might see Melrose, or something else of interest.

Weather very pleasant today – Cap^t Gladstone & party came and admired the Cloisters. M^r Awdry has been requested to show our old parchments to the House of Lords next Thursday the 15^th when they resume the consideration of the Shrewsbury case. The solicitors on both sides have been at Chippenham copying & making extracts from the old deeds – some of the facts are in favour of L^d Talbots claim and some are against him. In the pedigree he has put forth, he maintains for instance that Charles Talbot youngest brother of Sir John, had no children – But we have found a copy of Sir John’s will in which he leaves an estate in Worcestershire “in trust for Gilbert Talbot son & heir of my brother Charles” – to the great discomfort of L^d Talbots solicitor who must show that no heirs of Gilbert are now known to be alive.

Your aff^te

Henry