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Cottrell /

May 21 / 58

I possess no plan of M^r Starky’s lands adjoining mine – I believe they are in Chipp. parish – if so, the parish map w^d exhibit them, & c^d be seen on applicatⁿ to the churchwardens at Chipp^m – The land on the North side of the public land belongs to M^r Starky, for a consid^ble dist^ce – His land joins I believe _^^{his land joins} to that of M^r Lysley – But you cannot possibly that _^^{Mr L’s} land is out of y^e questⁿ, being too far to the North – M^r Starky is the only proprietor to w w^th whom we are concerned. I believe that an applicⁿ has bⁿ made to him but I have not heard his reply.

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Cottrell /

May 21, 1858

I possess no plan of Mr Starky’s ^<1> lands adjoining mine – I believe they are in Chippenham parish – if so, the parish map would exhibit them, and could be seen on application to the churchwardens at Chippenham – The land on the North side of the public land belongs to Mr Starky, for a considerable distance – His land joins I believe his land joins to that of Mr Lysley ^<2> – But you cannot possibly that Mr Lysley’s land is out of the question, being too far to the North – Mr Starky is the only proprietor to whom with whom we are concerned. I believe that an application has been made to him but I have not heard his reply.

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Notes:

1. John Starky, of Spye Park, Bronham.

2. William John Lysley (1791–1873), MP and sherriff. [See Who’s Who of British Members of Parliament].