translation help

[franco87]

ご老体には 充分に感謝しておると あの者は言うておった

Can someone translate this please and explain the 言うておった

thank you

 

[Toritoribe]

He said that he was fully obliged to the old man. (ご老体 could refer to "you".)

言うておった is an old men's way of saying 言っていた.