Catalogue description PEREGRINE BERTIE to his brother, the EARL OF LINDSEY.

--As to your son, "one would thinke that the devill had flung a club over him, to make him soe little concerned for the defacing his seate. ... There is noe question of your kindnesse to your posterity, it has in every thing beene seene apparently, who has settled everything upon him and left nothing to gratifye your younger sonnes with, nor your eldest sonne by my lady." My Lord President has told him that destroying the wood will spoil the beauty of the place, and "I am so much concerned for the keepinge that noble seate of Grimsthorpe that itt has disturbed my sleepe." I remember, when you married Mrs. Wharton, my Lord Wharton looked upon the wood as so great a beauty to the seat that he wished to have you tied from cutting down anything more than was necessary for repairs, but my father would have it at your pleasure.*

* There are other business letters, dated June 6 and 10, and July 4.