MRP: 1st April 1666, Letter from Sir Henry Oxinden to Sir GO
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1st April 1666, Letter from Sir Henry Oxinden to Sir GO
BL, MS. 40, 708-40, 713, vol, 235, year 1665, ff. 7-8
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BL, MS. 40, 708-40, 713, vol, 235, year 1665, ff. 7-8
Deearest Brother. Aprill ye: 1st: 1666: Sunday even
XXXXXX today at my Lord Chamberlains (who invited mee to dinn) yt. Sr: Gervas Lucas, to XXX his ???loane but last night of the King I adventure these few lines after him, willing to take all opportunities & to informe you of proceedings I was Friday wth: the Commtee: at ye: East India house who sent for mee in, & there producing my Sisters will prxxxxxx [?proceeded] [?proved] , they wth: much respect to you and me, immediately made an oder to the Husband Mr Sprigg to deliver all your remaining goodes in their Warehouses to me, & I have them now in my possession, & hope to give you a good accott: of them, & to ?bee a punctuall accott: of Sale & proffitt of them, which xxx of Accotts: I find none, for our Deare Sister trusted all to memory. Barker as I tould you sold the Muske in ptenership wth: you to Mr: Boone, for 2ll:03pe: and in ?Invitation [CSG, 09/09/08 - hard to read because of worm hole] of him, & finding y: price no higher, & upon the importunity of XXX [worm hole] our Cozn. Boone, I have sould your 2 great potts of muske to him & Mr. Finch at ye: same rates, but have bogt [??] back, ye: 3 long Potts, xxxxx beleeving wee shall have a better markt:, for all Mr: Boons XXX [worm hole] bee quickly in Spain & which is a multitude, for he and his ptners have engrossed all that sa,e allmost, hee asked me (sic) if I had more, but ?t’was denied; Mr: Buckeridge yt: told mee yt: Ambergrease was sold at 5ll: 15gw: was mistaken & could not send me such a chapman [???], So yt: I doubt I must take loss, th eother goodes I will ?vend as I find opportunity; Tomorrow wth: the help of honest Sarah [CSG, 09/09/08 – I suspect this is Sarah Wainman, Elizabeth Dalyson’s respected servant and assistant, who subesquently married Richard Oxinden] we are going to divide my Sisters goodes from yours, because hers are to be Innventoried, & putt into the Court, I found three hundred pounds in the house which is said to be hers, and 400ll: Capt: Barker hath made of an accounting [?????] of hers which he brought home in Ambr: grease and sould it for 5ll:5gw pound [??], So that 700ll must bee putt into her Inventory, wth: her goodes Jewells and the Lease of Halling, which must be allso vallued, this is the method I must proceed in, as I am informed by Sr: Robert Wiseman & Mr: Haworth , whose Counsell and ?divertions I wholly follow, I find my Sister has some pticular (sic) debts of her owne which must be satisfyed, I intend not to sxxx now Dispose of any of her goodes untill I have sent you, the Inventory, & have your Directions therein Intending only to bee faithfull I forward for you, & my nephew Dallyson, though I find I shall have nothing but Clamour of him for it, her will was made divers dayes before I came to Towne, James (who I find very Intent & intelligt: in your Business) or I must bee in Towne untill yor: Business is more Settled, I have been often wth: y: Bishop about renewing the lease I find him ????boorish & Covetous, but his old age will prompt him to take a reason:ble fine & ??thow then leave it to anoth:r Byshop his Successor, ???Love and his Companions & threaten more trouble about y: old business when y:x Commission they dispatcht to you is returned, Both as to the 4500 and my Brother Kitts business but y xxxxxxxx lawyers will I hope defend me, Truly Broth:r I made enquiry about your friends & Foes & I must without flattery tell you y:t all the wise & with mony of the Comm:tee do prize you highly & say they never had such a Pt: & Pson y So much XXXX XXXX ?charge XXXXX [worm hole] them more Bennefitt, and these psons are S:r: Barnardiston, S:r Wllm Thomson, Boone, Rider, Mascall, Papillon, Clarke, S:r Andrew Ricault, yea and Jolliff too, youxxx ????Sayanon ??Trommon none but Presbiters but you have friends of anoth:r Stamp, if you have two stringes to yo:r Bow I hope you need not be angry, the former (sic) are y:r ruling men, therefore pray correspond w:th them; the Danes have seased o:r English shipps in Copenhagen, your shipp is given by many for lost, there is 30 given to Insure her [CSG, 09/09/08 – Follow this up. It looks like the ship was insured. Which ship is HO referring to, and does GO own a part share?] Cap:t Bowen told me tis allmost Impossible she cann come to you, My Lady Palmer does modestly enquire after her adventure (sometimes) of twenty ??pounds in Gould she gave you, I have not yet lighted on Alderman ???Batters [?Bauers] about y:r XXXXX [Kaftas or Baftas???] wth Britton, but Britton is not yet in towne, the plague does a little increase again, & tis feared will ???move, Many country Townes are much ?Infested as Yarmouth, Dover & c:a The Gennerall & Prince Robert are hastening to sea, the Lord preserve them; Our deare Sister I find is much lamented by all psons of honour, wisdome, & Piety, the Lord supply this great losse to us, by his speciall favour XXXXX, Deare Brother one more farewell, the Lord bee wth you & Send us a good meeting if it bee his blessed will in the mean time, till I have anoth:r opportunity of writing to you, I rest
Yo:r most affection:te & obliged Brother.
Henry Oxinden
London in ye Corner
James presents his deXXXXres
to you, Rick & Sarah their ?services
