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18th March 1665/66, Letter from Sir Henry Oxinden to Sir GO, Corner (London)
BL, MS. 40, 708-40, 713, vol, 235, year 1665, ff. 3-4
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BL, MS. 40, 708-40, 713, vol, 235, year 1665, ff. 3-4
Dear Brother
Last night about 12 or one o’clock I sent Johnson wte: a letter of the sadd news of our Sisters death to find out the East India ship, which he found newly gone out of the Hope , and sent the letter by White of the Swan at Gravesend, to a friend of his at Deale to be sent aboard, But in case ye letter miss arriving I send wth: great reluctance this least it renew yor: greif, to Informe you of the Best Sister, the best ffreind, and the best woman in the world is dead; she died after nine weeks sickness of an extreame vomiting, purging and last of all to XXXX how a ?Thrush XX her days, she hath made a will and desired you and I to be executors as I heare, for I have not yet XXXX the will, being desirous that my Neph:w Dallyson should be XXXX: as it whome XXXX from Hamptons tomorrow morning, Mr Raworth hath promised mee to write out a ??Codicil (Copy?) to send you XXXX in a letter of his, for your fuller satisfaction. I shall XX my pte. And duty therin & desire your instructions , and directions as to your XXXX in the will, for Merchants affaires I do intend to XXX the assistance of Mr. Mascall who I judge to be wise and faithfull and a XX XXX of you, the goods contayned in the Innvoyes I intend to gett out of the Cust.: house, sowhen I return from Burying our Derre Sister in de. Chancell of Winghm: I intend to be on Saturday, in Towne againe to looke after your Bussiness instead of a xxxxx, yo:r ??Muske is sould to Coz. Boone at 2:3: the Tunne, Amergrsa is sould at 5:3 the ??ounce but none of yo:s is yet sould, but at my return I will advise for xxx upon Mr. Mascall supposing him most proper and fit pson then the XXX Indiamen, who some judge none of the best in the world, in my absence I will employ James Oxinden who (though I say it) is now Ingenious, & has lived 2 yeares in Italy, where all are merch:tes & XXXX quite a good Acco:te of trade there, but when you are weary of your ?Volunteer ?Servants , wee will give and Acc:tt, & be no longer so, wqee XXX as being next of your name and Bloud, Truly Brother things are in great confusion at present. I will give you a XXXX Acctt: of them by the next Convoy, my Coz. [missing word – worm hole, but I think it says “Dick”] Oxinden, sends his humble XXXX to you, so doth your XXXX XXXX & XXX honest Sarah, I am
Corner March the 18:th 1665
Your most affectionate and loving Brother
Henry Oxinden
Notes
Gravesend
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