Coppingers of Barryscourt Descriptive List (Ref. U405)

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melancholy aspect’, repeating a report he has heard that the French have landed in the West, although he does not believe it himself. He has received a report from Bordeaux that his wines are ‘stopped there on board Francis Goolds vessel but I thank God they are all well insured against risques’. He prays ‘God almighty send us peace & quietness & preserve us from the gallies of our enemies. I think there is still tyme the King of Prussia will mediate a peace’.

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69.

17 May 1756

Letter to William Coppinger, Barry’s Court, from Dominic Sarsfield, advising him as to exercise and diet in connection with the ongoing swelling in his left leg. Diet, he writes, s hould ‘be of a dry kind and consist of roast meat chiefly avoiding fish, salt, or smoaked meat, fouls in general, and particularly [sallet]’. He sends ‘two doses more of the Physick you took before’. He continues ‘I think syder the best common drink for yo u at meals, and am alsoe of opinion in which I hope you’l join me that a pint or a bottle of good claret cannot pos sibly be hurtful after dinner’.

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20 August 1756

Letter to William Coppinger, Barry’s Court, from Joseph Coppinger, Cork, asking hi m, as directed by Mr Armstead, to get Mr Knapp to sign the back of the note of Harper & Armstead’s for fifty pounds, ‘else it will be of no significancy’. He reports that he cannot presently go to Kinsale as William Daily [an emplo yee?] ‘is very ill of a fever’.

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5 September 1756

Letter to William Coppinger, Barry’s Court, from Joseph Coppinger, Corke, thanking him for the present of mutton and ducks, adding ‘we are sorry for your sakes your mutton is not better’. He has sent the rabbit to Mr Gal wey as directed. He is sorry to hear that the fish he sent to William were spoiled, and thinks the carriage was to blame. He also sends some ‘excellent veal’. Regarding price, he reports ‘provisions of all kinds have risen here greatly, the addition of 2400 additional troops that are now in town, with the number of Strangers that attend our Assizes make every eatable dear’. He has read in the papers of a ‘smart blow’ suffered by ‘our fleet’ in the Mediterranean, and notes ‘our dependence on Admiral Hawke is great’. He informs him that ‘young Landers’ was not able to get the collars at the price William indicated. [Some water damage to surface].