| Title | Thomas Leacroft to Sir Philipp Gell - has carefully abridged the articles betweeen William Wall and John Gell et al re Northcliffe Sough and those between John Lees, and Sir John Gell, Frances Bunting et al but cannot see that Gell is in any way further entitled to the sough than in respect of his parts of mines thereto articled - Gell has no legal power to stop the sough for by Wall's articles John Gell was given ample licence to bring up the sough, which was ratified in Lees' agreement - if there is a forfeiture of Lees' articles or the sough, it is by the 4th article and the benefit thereof will accrue to those articled with him - thinks it is plain that there was no intention that the sough should be destroyed by Lees or the others - proposes to take counsel's opinion. 30 Jun |