MRP: 20th December 1666, Letter from John Lewis to Sir GO, London
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20th December 1666, Letter from John Lewis to Sir GO, London
BL, Add. MS. XX, XXX, ff. ?
Editorial history
06/02/09, CSG: Completed transcription
18/12/11, CSG: Page created
22/12/11, CSG: Posted transcription to wiki
Abstract & context
John Lewis writes a social letter and business letter to Sir George Oxenden. His primary purpose is to chase up some small investments he has made, but he provides news of the naval war and of the great fire in London. His own house was spared in the fire, and he is spending Christmas in London, due to foul weather and against his desire. As a result he is without his family, though his wife is with him, she having come to London for the funeral of her mother.
Suggested links
See March 1665/66, Letter from John Lewis to Sir GO (letter sent with Sir George Smith's letter)
See 24th March 1665/66, Letter from George Smith to Sir GO, London
To do
(1) Check transcription against physical manuscript at BL
Transcription
This transcription has been completed, but requires checking
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London: Decemb: y:e 20:th 1666
Honoured S:r
Having answered yo:s of y:e 6:th March 1664: y:e 16:th ditto 1665, & not having reced any from yo:w since, have at this time little of enlargement, more y:n to ?improve this opportunity by y:e tending of my humble service w:th these ?paxanessingers, & so reitterating former intreaties for y:e dispatching of those small ??Concernmen:ts x:th I made bold to trouble yo:w w:th; if it may ly in my power to make part of a retaliation heere, by any service, amongst many abler friends, yo:w shall find me really greatefull, & sensible of soe greate a kindnes, The not hearing from yo:w by land, as y:e not yet arrivall o:e this years ships puts us into some ?panink feares, but God, I hope, will bless us w:th auspitious tidings of y:m, & prosp: o:e royall Navy, a squadron or 2: being suddenly intended out in quest of o:e Insolent enimies, who hath made a strong Confederacy w;th both french & danes, y:e sad disolation of y:e late merciless fire brought me to towne to look after my pticular Concernmen:ts, & dispose of my house w:tch providence had spared from soe great a Consumaton & am now by fowle weather forced to keepe my Christmas in London, & not w:th my family more y:n my wife,[1] who came heither to y:e buriall of her mother[2], I shall at y:s time in large no more, but to intreate yo:e kinde respect & kindness to ?Lans y:e Comp:a linguister in persia[3], & I doubt not but yo:w have done him justice in y:e wine business, as was by y:e Comp:a Comended to yo:w; y:e rest is y:e subscription of
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S:r
Yo:e most affectionate frend & humble servant
John: Lewis
Notes
- ↑ John Lewis' wife was XXXX. See Missing faces
- ↑ John Lewis' mother-in-law was XXXX. See Missing faces
- ↑ CHECK. This may be an Armenian
