MRP: 12th March 1662/63, Letter from Samuell Stephens to Sir GO
12th March 1662/63, Letter from Samuell Stephens to Sir GO
BL, Add. MS. XX,XXX, f. 16
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Abstract & context
Samuell Stephens wrote to Sir George Oxenden in a letter dated March 12th, 1662/63.
The letter contained pious, but effusive, good wishes to Sir George Oxenden, and thanks to Sir George for looking after his son, Joseph Stephens.
Samuell Stephens (b. ?, d. ?1668) was a long serving minister of the parish of Wingham. At the time of writing he was around XXXX years old.
He was born on Malden, Essex, and educated at Peterhouse, Cambridge. Ordained as deacon and priest in 1616, he e was appointed as curate at Adisham in 1617 and at Wingham in 1619. He was made preacher at Wingham in 1633.[1]
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[BL, Add. MS. XX,XXX, f. 16]
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How Glad am I to Embrace all Opportunities wherein I may Express y:e Love & hon:e I beare to you, yo:r many & Eminent favo:rs to mee, & mine; have Exceedingly engaged, & Devoted my Thankfullness to you, as for a Requirall I know none w:thin y:e Spheare of my power; but onely my hearty Pray:es to God for you, these are my dayly Sacrifices offred to his Divine Maj:ties yo:r behalfe, y:t it would please him to prosper all yo:r Affaires, to preserve you from dang:er to continue yo:r health, to Crowne you w:th his Grace in this life, & w:th Glory in y:e Next, & in y:e meane time, in y:e due Season happily to bring you home, to y:e great comfort of all yo:r ffreinds, good S:r I hope my Sonn Joseph behaveth himselfe Worthy Soo hon:ble á M:r, or else I should disclaime him for my Sonn.
News I have none to write to you of, buy y:t w:ch you may have from bett:r hands, & it is my great Joy y:t I can congratulate to you y:e health of ally:e Deare , & Worthy ffreinds w:th us.
Thus ceasing to Interrupt yo:r more Serious employment I humbly take my leave hoping Shortly to heare of yo:r health and Prosperitie w:ch is y:e constant Request of
Yo:r Fatithfull ffreind & Serv:t
Samuell Stephens
March y:e 12:th 1662/3
Notes
Samuel Stephens, minister of Wingham
Samuel Stephens' son, Joseph, was with Sir George Oxenden in ?Surat
(1) There appears to be a will of "Samuel Stephens of Wingham (co. Kent), clerk" in the Berkshire Record Office, dated 1668
- See: BERKSHIRE RECORD OFFICE: The Bouverie-Pusey Papers: WILLS AND SETTLEMENTS. [no ref. or date]: Wills D/EBp/T140 [n.d.]:, Samuel Stephens of Wingham (co. Kent.), clerk (P) D/EBp/T140/4 1668
(2) Dorothy Gardiner mentions "the Vicar, Samuel Stephens" in the Oxinden and Peyton Letters, 1642-1670, in the context of [XXXX] Vincent's will and desire for a sermon to be read by Samuel Stephens.[2]
(3) 12th March 1662/63, Letter from Samuell Stephens to Sir GO
- Mentions Son, Joseph Stevens, now in Surat]
Possible primary sources
- ↑ http://www.theclergydatabase.org.uk/jsp/persons/CreatePersonFrames.jsp?PersonID=38626, viewed 26/01/12
- ↑ Dorothy K. Gardiner, The Oxinden and Peyton letters, 1642-1670: being the correspondence of Henry Oxinden of Barham, Sir Thomas Peyton of Knowlton and their circle (XXXX, 1937), p. 9
