MRP: Letter from Elizabeth Dallison (his cousin) to Henry Oxinden (of Barham): Letter 2
Letter from Elizabeth Dallison (his cousin) to Henry Oxinden (of Barham): Letter 2
Editorial history
16/12/11, CSG: Restructured page
(MS. 28,000, f. 151)
Printed as Letter CCXXVII in D.K. Gardiner (1933:291-292)
NOBLE COZIN,
Affter sum debatts and arguments with my father and mother consarning your past ore intended maridge, I have received thear commands to assure you that you have thear full consentes; for mine, my Letters have spooke for me long agoe. My father wished mee to tell you, hee had noe end in what hee did but the good of you and yours; and that experience teaches him to wish all those that hee ether can advise or wishes well to, to have a care beetimes to lay a foundation to provid for thear children; knowing how hard a mater it is to provid for them in the latter end. Your daughters you have not named, as my father nots, in your last; yett hee and the rest of your freinds hope you thinke them considerable and commend you, your fair mistris (or wife) and children to god his holy protection, wishing all blessings and hapines may attend you, and yours; my ocasions at this time will not give mee leave to enlarge my selfe. Dear Cosin assuer your selfe that I will bee while I live
Your most affectionat cosin and servant
ELI: DALLISON
Feb the 7:th 1641
'Tis sayd the queen gos for holan speedily. Jermin and Wart Monticue are thear; digby hath made way ther for the queen; the kinge hath sent a gracious Answer to the parlement this day, which is most faithfully receved. My father was very lought (loath) to by Sir Edward Dearing's book bee cause it wase dear, but the prise is four times soe much as it was then.
Notes
(1) Is Elizabeth Dallison writing from London? Certainly her brother Henry Oxinden of Deane has been and probably still is in London, and so probably is her father, Sir James Oxinden and possibly her mother.
(2) Does Elizabeth hint in this letter at her own family circumstances in which her children are not well provided for as a result of her husband's debts? ("my ocasions at this time will not give mee leave to enlarge my selfe"). Or does the above phrase simply mean that she is pressed for time?
(3) Elizabeth notes her father's concern for the proper provision for children, and especially for daughters ("Your daughters you have not named, as my father nots, in your last; yett hee and the rest of your freinds hope you thinke them considerable"
