MRP: 7th October 1667, Letter from Henry Oxenden to Sir GO
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7th October 1667, Letter from Henry Oxenden to Sir GO
BL, MS. XX, XXXX, ff. 40-41
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Deare Brother
The wine I sent yow is in three hampers, & M:r Jolliffe[1] 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 it, he was a witness against yo:w in ye bills of exchange at Guildhall, & did yo:w ye most mischife: he still adhers to Love[2], 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 & 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 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[3], Boone[4], & others told me, y:t ht newes would loose y:m 20000 in XXXXX 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 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 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 I willl at y:m my neese smith[5] is still at D:r Parkers Doubt it will be difficult to gett some arrears of her stipend my Lord Clarendon[6] noweth her but Dooe not doubt but he will continue ye revenue in land he settled upon her for maintenance[7], I just now I have xxeted [?veted] an order upon a petition of Britton & peace [CHECK: “Pearce”?]) from my S:r Xeepe Bridgman[8] 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[9] 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)”
Notes
- ↑ John Jolliffe, London merchant
- ↑ William Love, London merchant
- ↑ Sir William Ryder, London merchant
- ↑ Christopher Boone, London merchant
- ↑ Katherine Dallison, who married Henry Smith. Smith was imprisoned for his role as a signator of the King's execution order
- ↑ Lord Clarendenon, formerly Edward Hyde, Lord Chancellor (166X-166X). XXXX
- ↑ See XXXXX
- ↑ Sir Orlando Bridgeman, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England
- ↑ Sarah Wainman, Elizabeth's trusted former maid and a beneficiary of her mistress' contested will