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30th March 1663, Letter from Richard Oxinden to Sir GO, London

BL, Add. MS. XX, XXXX, ff. 66-67

Editorial history

13/12/11, CSG: Created page & posted transcription to wiki

Abstract & context

Richard Oxinden, Sir George Oxenden's cousin, wrote to Sir George Oxenden on March 30th, 1663, from London

Suggested links

See 3rd March 1665/66, Letter from Richard Oxinden to Sir GO, Old Baily Corner
See 21st March 1665/66, Letter from Richard Oxinden to Sir GO, London
See March 1665/66, Letter from Richard Oxinden to Sir GO
See 5th January 1666/67, Letter from Richard Oxinden to Sir GO, Lambeth
See 1st October 1667, Letter from Richard Oxinden to Sir GO, Lambeth

See biographical profile of Richard Oxinden

See biographical profile of Sir George Oxenden
See biographical profile Edward Kelke

See The Ship, London
See Ludgate Hill

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(2) Add academic notes

Transcription

Transcription completed, 21/05/09; requires careful checking

[BL, Add. MS. XX, XXXX, ff. 66-67]

S:r

You cannot Imagine w:th w:t Content & satisfaction I make inquiry after yo:r health & safety, unlesse you coulde be convinced; y:t my owne well being weare wrapt up in yo:s Surte I anm y:t nothing would please mee more y:n y:e undoubted asurance y:t these lines might bee soo happy as to finde you in pfect health, & give you the assurance y:t my future happiness will cheeflely Consiste in being in á Capacity to serve you, and honor I feare y:t fortune will deny mee & inso sooing macke mee totally unhappy. But how ever I may faile in my ábilities yett never in my will & Desires w:ch I know yo:e goodnesse will excep:t I shall give you this short Acco:t of yo:e relations y:t they are all well & in health as you left them there being no change or Allteration, onely yo:r Brother S:r Harry^[1] left this Citty y:e last weeke, his stay was very short but however wee went some tymes to y:e Ship^[2] our purpose to drinke á health to S:r George whome God preservem yo:e Lady Sister Oxinden^[3] proves a very, very excellent good Wife & Mother, yo:e deare M:rs Masters^[4] ws á bout a month since w:th much Joy delivered of a lusty boy to y:e great Contentmen:t of all her relations; yo:e freinde & admirer S:r Bassill^[5] was w:thin this few dayes in London very well; I shall not undertake to write newes because y:t many á good tale is spoyled in y:e telling, but leave y:t taske to my Nobel Brother Millett^[6]; I must w:th greefe say that heeere is no reformation for those you left Roges^[7] are pure & perfect Rogues still & soo you will finde it when you have recd an Acco:t of yo:e Businesse S:r á mongst some bookes y:t you will receave from yo:e sister Dalyson thereis one named Hudibrase w:chis y:e most admired peece of Drollary y:t ever came forth it was made by o:e Old acquaintance M:r Buttler^[8] whome wee did use to meete in Grassenn walkes hee did use to keepe Comp:a w:th Ned Kelke^[9] & Collonell Mathuse^[10] & D:r Morgin^[11] & M:r Will:m Morgin^[12] I onely write this for feare yo:e multiplicity of Businesse should cause you to forgett him & y:t you may y:e Better understand his Booke hee sends you these Inclosed lines w:ch y:d presentation of his service; M:r W:m Morgin & Collonell ??Chester^[13] [Or, Cheston] desire to Kiss yo:e hands, & many more of yo:r freinds w:th word and loss [or less?] to name I have now but one boone to begg of you & shall at present give you no further trouble , & y:t to Continue yo:e wanted goodnesse in y:e beleefe of this great truth y:y I am w:thout reservation

S:r
Yo:r Kinds & reall faithfull
Freind & servant
Richard Oxinden

Notes

1. ↑ Sir Henry Oxenden
2. ↑ The Ship tavern, on the west side of the Old Bailey, just to the north of Ludgate Hill.
3. ↑ Sir Henry Oxenden had recently married, and had taken as his third wife the widow of XXX Dixwell
4. ↑ Mrs Masters may be Ann Masters, Richard Oxinden's cousin and Sir Geir George Oxenden's sister
5. ↑ Sir Basil Dixwell
6. ↑ Captain Nicholas Millett. It is not clear if and how Millett was related to Richard Oxinden
7. ↑ Richard Oxinden is referring to William Love, Thomas Breton, Edward Pearce, and others, who had brought a series of legal actions against Sir George Oxenden regarding both the King Fernandez venture and the Smirna Venture joint stock
8. ↑ Samuel Butler, author of Hudibras. Elizabeth Dallison refers to the book, which she had sent to Sir George Oxenden, in her letter of XXXXX. Samuel Butler separately wrote to Sir George Oxenden. See 19th March 1662/63, Letter from Samuel Butler to Sir GO, London
9. ↑ The Gray's inn lawyer, Edward Kelke
10. ↑ Colonel Mathuse was XXXX. See Missing faces
11. ↑ Dr. Morgin was XXXX. See Missing faces
12. ↑ William Morgin was XXXX. See Missing faces
13. ↑ Colonel Chester was XXXX. See Missing faces