MRP: Letter from Margaret, Lady Oxinden, to Henry Oxinden (of Barham, nephew): Letter 3

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Letter from Margaret, Lady Oxinden, to Henry Oxinden (of Barham, nephew): Letter 3

Editorial history

10/09/11, CSG: Created page

(MS. 28,000, f. 66)
Printed as Letter CLXVIII in D.K. Gardiner (1933:191-192)

GOOD COSIN,

I am exceeding sory my sister Oxinden is so ill: I will not fayell to visit her so sone as I can posible; in the mene time I have sent her a water for wind that I have found very excellent efects of: I desire her to take it with shuger, a spoonfull of the water filled full of shuger and so rather cay it then drink it. I send her allso a powder which I wold have her take in a litel beer or posit, which she likes best, as much as will ly a pon 3d. will be enuf at a time, that or the water may be taken at any tim when she is ill. She may take this water with heat as other hot water is takin, so wishing her health and you all hapines I rest

Your afectionat frend and Ant
MARG. OXINDEN

Dean the 14 1640


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