MRP: 26th March 1665/66, Letter from Sir Henry Oxinden to Sir GO
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26th March 1665/66, Letter from Sir Henry Oxinden to Sir GO
BL, MS. 40, 708-40, 713, vol, 235, year 1665, ff. 6-7
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[BL, MS. 40, 708-40, 713, vol, 235, year 1665, ff. 6-7]
My deare Brother
Mr: Buckeridge being here wth: me last night, and telling me y:t: Sr ?Gervas Lucas went not till this morning, & that he would xxxx this in his, I was unwilling to lett slipp any opportunity to informe you wt: occurrs, I tould you by my last, yt: Ambergrease was sould for 5ll: ?5g:- but since I heare yt: some have sould for 5ll:15?gw which is a good markett, concerning my Sisters executorship , there is great Intricacy, & ?great: trouble, ?Mack at first was in greater disorder than [?then] upon more mature deliberation, and advise wth: friends he findes he has cause for, yo [?ye]: debt and 7 or ?800ll: fine to the Bishop for ?2 XXX [hopurs???] (for young Mack is dead) & 80ll: p XXXX charge to ?Neece Smith and Sarah & 25ll: pxxx annuall went to ye Bishop will hardly xxx xxxx out of that Lease, and had he not gon away your Mortgage XX upon ?Chasham [?Chatham] Farme, and cancelled it, my Deare Sister had xxxx layd yo: debt upon that Lease, but left it to him, I will Say no more he being the Child of our deare excellent Sister, and pray take no notice from mee, the more I consider your affaires, y more I wonder, for I find as I tould you no Accott: now no moneys, but in the hands if those I writt you now of unless wt: you advise in yr: last, & ye: ??showe in ??Shipps, our Deare Sister I am confident did her best to Serve you ad discharged her Conscience fully: I am well as yxxx [paper hole] lost a most excellent friend, the Lord make it up to us in heaven, that God may be in all to us, I hand [have?] a thousand thanks, & as many Obligations to you for all yo: kindness to mee & Harry the Lord requite [protect??] you, for I cannot, but I will XXXXXX [paper hole]: to ?serve you in y: way I am in wth: all faithfullness, some ????service to deliver goodes & transact business wth: mee, till I am empowered by you, but they are only such as would make advantage to themselves, by it, Sr: Willm: Rider & Sr: Richault and many others say they will deale wth: me & trust me for 10000ll: upon your Accott: and as I am your Brother, but I shall XXXXXX their profonde legall Scruples, but it is better I had a letter of Attorney least I meet wth: knaves [CSG, 09/09/08 – I think this is what the text says], I find all men of honour, fortune, & sobriety in the Comte: value and prize you highly, Some ???godly people there would have had me left yo: goodes which are yet in y: Warehouse in their hands & they would sell ???yx: and bee accountable to whom you shall appoint, but I like not that, though wee have all the ???CheifXXXless some Carpetts and your Cloath & small things, but I will mXXX by the best Counsell both as to law and merchting: my Neece escott is Moll Master who is married to ye: Archdeacon of Exeter, a Sober, and learned, and XXXing mann is now going out of towne, and I have a Crowd of Attendants & business this morning, & Mr: Buckeridge bid me send business therefore A Dieu the Lord preserve & bring you safe to.
Your most affectionte: Brother
Hen: Oxinden
March Munday Morne 26: 1666 [CSG, 09/09/09 - check it is Munday not Sunday]
