MRP: 17th March 1665/66, Letter from Sir Henry Oxinden to Sir GO, Deane
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17th March 1665/66, Letter from Sir Henry Oxinden to Sir GO, Deane
BL, MS. 40, 708-40, 713, vol, 235, year 1665, ff. 2-3
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[BL, MS. 40, 708-40, 713, vol, 235, year 1665, ff. 2-3]
Dearest Brother
This sorry hour being about seven of the clock at night, our Dearest & most excellent Sister Dallyson resigned her Soule unto God XX XXXXX XX, A less inexpressible being a person of high XXXX and considerazion to all her relations & Acquaintances, She died of XXXXX Vomiting & Purging the matter very green and Yellow, in time the Phleme grew so rough and fast upon her y:it stifled her. She hath been sick about ?nine weekes her Physitians were Sir: George Ent & Dr: Measlier, who were both very diligent & skillfull, but XXX in their confidence of her XXXXX. I came to Towne last Thursday night to visitt her, Mack Dallyson went down to his house this day full of confidence of her recovery grounded upon the Physitions Judgment. I intend to carry her downe & bury her w:th our father & Family in our Chancell, She had only designed to bee buried at Clarkenwell wte. her husband, but when I moved her to lye wth.th us, at Wingham, she was well pleased, & thanked mee. She made a will before XXXX XXX with Mr. ?Raworths XolX, but I know not ye. contents as yet in the least, she told me where your stock of money was. She had ?ordered some Jewells to bee putt in my hand for you as shee told me, she spake little to me, her spiritts being very weak & low, & she was surmonized in goood of time supposing to live at least till tomorrow having appointed to xxxxx the sacrament this I write in hast supposing I will XXX the shipp which if I stay longer you shall XXXXX. The Lord preserve you I am
Sunday night March the 17:th 1665
Yo:r affection:te Brother,
Hen: Oxinden
