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, Add. MS. XX, XXXX, ff. 40-41

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XXXXXXX, CSG: Completed transcription
15/12/11, CSG: Created page & posted transcription to wiki




Abstract & context



Suggested links


See biographical profile of Sir Henry Oxenden

See 7th October 1667, Letter from Henry Oxenden to Sir GO Letter 2


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Transcription


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[BL, Add. MS. XX, XXXX, ff. 40-41]

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,[2] 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[3], 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[4], Boone[5], & 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[6] & 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[7] 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[8] is still at D:r Parkers[9] Doubt it will be difficult to gett some arrears of her stipend my Lord Clarendon[10] noweth her but Dooe not doubt but he will continue ye revenue in land he settled upon her for maintenance[11], I just now I have xxeted [?veted] an order upon a petition of Britton & peace [CHECK: “Pearce”?]) from my S:r Xeepe Bridgman[12] 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[13] [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[14] 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


Notes

  1. ↑ John Jolliffe, London merchant
  2. ↑ Gerard Aungier
  3. ↑ William Love, London merchant
  4. ↑ Sir William Ryder, London merchant
  5. ↑ Christopher Boone, London merchant
  6. ↑ Sir William Tomson (alias Thompson), London merchant; brother of the London merchant Maurice Thompson
  7. ↑ Henry Bromfield, son of Thomas Bromfield, and nephew of Sir George Oxenden
  8. ↑ Mary Dallison, Elizabeth Dallison's eldest daughter. She had married Henry Smith of XXXX. Smith was imprisoned first in the Tower of London, and then transferred to the island of Jersey, after a trial for treason resulting from his signature of the King's execution order. See 26th March 1663, Letter from Mary Smith to Sir GO
  9. ↑ Dr. Parker was XXXX. See Missing faces
  10. ↑ Lord Clarenden, formerly Edward Hyde, Lord Chancellor (166X-166X). XXXX
  11. ↑ See XXXXX
  12. ↑ Sir Orlando Bridgeman, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England
  13. ↑ Probably James Masters, Sir George Oxenden's nephew and one of his legal advisors
  14. ↑ Sarah Wainman, Elizabeth's trusted former maid and a beneficiary of her mistress' contested will

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