MRP: 23rd March 1662/63, Letter from William Jearsey to Sir GO
23rd March 1662/63, Letter from William Jearsey to Sir GO
BL, Add. MS. XX,XXX, ff. 67-69 (CHECK)
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See Late March 1662/63, Letter from William Jearsey and CP to Sir GO
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BL, Add. MS. XX,XXX, ff. 67-69 (CHECK)
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I have taken upon mee the Boldnesse at prof:t to write to you for these reasons, y:t ffirst & principall is y:e advice of my loveing ffreinds M:r Bretton M :r Dacres [OR Dacre] Esquire in Eng:d to seeke a Correspondence w:th yo:r Worp:e, which if you esteeme mee worthy off, or that I may bee formidable to you in any thing, none shall bee more ready to serve you than my selfe, especially in things y:t Concerne y:e maine Choices; If you please to propound anything of y:t natrure to mee S:r my meaneing is xxxx y:e xxxxx
The 2:d is to accompany some papers Consigned to yo:e Worp:e y:t goo heere w:th having XXXX a strict Charge from those y:t sent y:m to xxxx them to you, & if you please to give any answer to M:r Locks, I shall have an opportunity to send to him y:e beginning of June. The 3:d is y:t may bee inxxxxx in a pticular , w:ch would not soo well become a Grall in w:ch I have him too noothing only a direct answer to youxx for feare of gieing offence, for I should have writt anything before & Agent I know it would have displeased him, neither could I in y:t take y:d ffreedome, to advise soo directly of some passages, as I may in this
And first of all I XXXX y:e method you tooke to make the Moores Comply, & w:th out prodigallity I can speake it, y:t had S:r Edward & M:r Blake taken my advice & stayed a board But 5 dayes longe wee had none of Busyenesse, for y:t newes of xx leaveing y;e shoare was gon up to :e Court, & xxx was taken for y:e displeasing of the Governor who affordd y:e affront, & satisffaction to bee given to all …
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