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Deare Brother | Deare Brother | ||
Revision as of 14:08, December 13, 2011
Contents
7th October 1667, Letter from Henry Oxenden to Sir GO
BL, MS. XX, XXXX, ff. 40-41
Editorial history
13/12/11, CSG: Restructured page
Abstract & context
Suggested links
To do
Transcription
Deare Brother
The wine I sent yow is in three hampers, & M:r Jolliffe hearing there of for I was faine to mone ye Comitte for an order, because ye ship was so hard stowed) he came upon ye Exchange & intreated me yt he might have one of ye hampers y:n onboard to send to M:r Aungier, w:ch I knew not how to refuse & granted it. He is a great ennemy they say where he is opposite, & a true friend where he inclin (sic) it, he was a witness against yo:w in ye bill sof exchange at Guildhall, & did yo:w ye most mischife: he still adhers to love, he is now one of o:r referees, I was advised by expetiall freinds of yo:s to persuad yo:w to send him a dimond, w:ch he knew would not be refused, he is M:r Aungiers great freind, a great speaker both in house of Comons (sic) & yo:e Committee & is powerfull there. I doe w:t I ran [can?] handsomly to keepe freindship & correspondence w:t him it seemes kinde to me alwaies. Wee were acquainted last Parlim:t Saturday (sic) came news y:t ye Holland East India shipps were arrived in Holland, they are wee heare 11 in numb: S:r W:m Tomson, Rider, Boone, & others told me, y:t ht newes would loose y:m 20000 in xxxx of their Comodities. Tomorrow was appointed for y day of sale at ye East India house & any were come beyond sea to buy. The Committee (sic) enquires of me, if I knew any honest Minister to send to yo:w, & yt I would recommend one to y:m I told S:r W:m Tomson & others, yt Conformits were taught [caught?] by for livings & Cxxdent they would entertaine him but I know yo:w sowell, yt I will sure recommend none to y:m but a Conformist & religious & sober man, but I think not to meddell at all. They were lately upon chusing (sic) new factors for ye Comp:a (w:ch I knew not of) & had not consideed H. Bromfield at all, though yow know yow had formerly wrote & my sister had made earnest addresses to y:m but I hearing of it, I spake to some of y:m who assure d me they were confident ye Comittee would not deny my request, soe next committee (sic) I willl at y:m my neese smith is still at D:r Parkers Doubt it will be difficult to gett some arrears of her stipend my Lord Clarendon noweth her but Dooe not doubt but he will continue ye revenue in land he settled upon her for maintenance, I just now I have xxeted [veted?] an order upon a petition of Britton & peace [CHECK: “Pearce”?] ) from my S:r Xeepe Bridgman to shew cause ye first Seale (w:ch will be next Friday) why a new hearing should not be granted y:m upon yo:e bills of exchange They endeavoure w:t they can to damned [???] referna [??]
I cannot yet gett cwwyty [??] of my C:z Masters [May not be C:z] for yo:e debt, but I will do w:t I can o:e nise smith may have 50 a yeare Halling lease if her conscience would serve her, Sarah’s conscience did not strugke [??] it, for she hath her share in mony, once more Adieu The L:d preserve yo:w in health, & returne Yo:w in safe to
Yo very affectionat Brother to serve yo:w
Henry Oxenden (sic)”
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