Series 4 > Papers on Peter May, Land Surveyor, 1749-1793

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1768-1778
and beeches to be planted out
next year that has been two years
in the seed bed; and there will
be occasion to plant out a great
many thorns this autumn from
the seed bed.
2. And if the dyke round the
Cloon Hill is to go on this winter
as mentioned in my orders to be
done.
3. And if there is rowan berries
to be gathered in their season and
likewise hawberries.
4. The gardener wants that the
poindlers may be ordered to
work to him when called for as
they cannot engage themselves
to any harvest, as other labour¬
ers that have nothing to depend
on from Lord Findlater must do.
5. The gardener wants that the
doors in the melon ground and
on the bridges may be made
sufficient that none may have
occasion to go there, but his
Lordship’s principal servants and
those whom they may be pleased
to take along with them, as some
of them uses the freedom to pull
flowers and flowering shrubs and
destroy the dressed borders with
their feet and makes no enquiry
at any person where they may
enter in.
the meliorating the same, a dung¬
hill composed of clay, some
street dung, and lime in proper
proportions should be prepared
near the nursery, which after
being properly mixed, should be
turned three times at least this
season.
2. Obey your instructions.
3. To be gathered by boys for
so much a peck.
4. Mr Wilson and William Rob¬
ertson will talk with the pund-
lers about working at my Lord
Findlater’s work.
5. Set the doors and locks in
proper places, and nobody but
the principal servants, and people
authorised by Mr Robertson or
Mr Alex. Wilson must go into
the gardens and policies.