MRP: 24th February 1662/63, Letter from Susan Mercer to Sir GO, London
24th February 1662/63, Letter from Susan Mercer to Sir GO, London
BL, Add. MS. XX,XXX ff. 55-56
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[BL, MS. XX,XXX ff. 55-56]
Noble S:r George
Hono:d Deer:ist Cozin, By this opportunity, of Conveyance, handed towards you, by my son[1] , in his voyage, I could not omitt but have taken y:e Bouldness to prof:t yo:r Worp:e w:th y:e tenders of my most XXXXXXXX love & respects, & to lett you know, y:t as I hope these shall finde you in pfect health, & full of happynesse, soo I desire, & shall heartily pray for y:e Long Continuance thereof w:th as many additions of blessings upon you & all yo:r ?ConcXXXXment as may make more & more for y:e augmentation of yo:r happynesse & Comfortable Injoyments heere, & for y:e Bringing in unto yo:r soule, a full assurance of oure lasting felicity in y:e world w:ch is to come; Deare Coz:n, it is much Content unto mee, y:t my son Paull, w:th y:e Blessing of God in theire safety may bee a messenger in part towards you, but I am not w:thout hope, y:t through y:e good providence of God hee may have y:e happynesse to bee a messenger in full, & waite upon you in these parts, yett before yo:r returne for England; I am soo Informed by his Master y:e Cap:t this evening, who tells mee, y:t y:e Comp:a & his owners have by promise appointed him for Surratt ; y:e next voyage, God willing of it, at w:ch promise hee is very much pleased & soo much y:e more, because of y:e hopes, it gives him of y:e opportunity to waite upon yo:r Worp:e theire, Good Coz:n I cannot Conclude w:thout a word of acknowledgmen:t of y:e Great & noble favour you were pleases to doo for y:e Widdow & ffatherless in y:e placing [OR pleasesing] of my Sonn, & to such a mast:e, as give mee Cause of concerned thoughts of thankefullnesse, soo Civill & Courteous to mee & all ?mine, & off soo freee and noble a Disposition, soo agreeing w:th y:e naturall temper of my sonn by Kinde y:t a more suitable mast:e could not have beene found out for him, hee hath Ingeniously promised mee, y:t by y:e Blessing of God hee will for yo:r sake, for y:e Respect hee bears unto you Endeavour to make paull capable of getting a Considerable livelyhood in y:e world before hee leaves him in y:e forwards of w:ch, Deere Coz:n, if it bee his happy fortune to come into these parts in y:e tyme of yo:r Continuance there having experienced ?our soo much of y:e reall & friendly love, soo as I humbly Intreate, soo I doubt not of your helping hand, & favourable Countenance towards him, w:ch will throigh gods mercy, compleat his advancem:t, Wherein Deere Cozin you will casue y:e Widdow & fatherlesse, to bless God for you & to acknowledge those obligations unto you soo long as they live, soo being inwilling to trouble you any farther, w:th such unpollisht Lynes, Begg yo:r favourable excuse, soo w:t I have allready done, & w:th my Continued pray:es for y:e full ?Compleasteing of to:r happynesse both spirituall & temporall, & for yo:r safe returne in due tyme, I Committ you w:th all yo:r Comp:a, & all yo:r great affaires, to y:e Blessing of God, & am & shall Continue by Gods assistance whilst I live
[Middle] Hono:d Coz:n
[RH side] Yo:e ??addectionate Loveing and oblidged Kinswoman & serv:t
Susan Mercer
London y:e 24:th of ffeb:y 1662
Deare Coz:n my Sonn Paull prof:ers y:e tender of his humble service unto you, likewise my Daughter: Nancy desires to give you humble thankes y:t you were pleased to take y:e trouble of her small venture
Notes
- ↑ Paul Mercer
