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Honored Cosen , I must returne you many thanks for the great payns and
care , you have bene pleased to take in my sonne's bisnes .
(ZOUCH-E3-P2,158.4)

You will now continue with the seame sealle {COM:zeal} or greter in his
behalfe , by reason of that neerre relacond which you mention in youer
letter , wherin hee hath ioyned himsellfe on to you :
(ZOUCH-E3-P2,158.5)

the first intellegenc therof I did reseve from youeresellfe ; whereof I
confes somewhat strange and onexpected to mee ; (ZOUCH-E3-P2,158.6)

butt now , though I $can $not {TEXT:canot} bee unsensible that hee hath
furgotten mee his mother in not takeng my advise in a meatter of that
weight , yet I am $glad that hee heath not furgutten himsellfe in his
Choyce , haveing matched with a daughter of youers whose worth and
abilityes I knowe so well , as that you are able with ease to assiste
him and goe thorwgh in the recovery of his esteate which I confes
<P_159> was a taske somewhat to heard and very inproper for a weake
woman ; wherin I shall still doo the outmost that shall ley in my power
. (ZOUCH-E3-P2,159.7)

But good Cosin I am confident you are so ingenuous and of so much
iudgement as theat you will not conceive I can soppose my husband
shulld expend his esteat for a sonne in Leaw , having one of his owen ,
which I doubt not you will take into so serious consideracon as to
afforde all faitherly care and affection towards him who is now made
$your $sonne by a decre , as you write very truely , not to be
prevented : (ZOUCH-E3-P2,159.8)

and for my sellfe I shall never be wanting as fare as I am able to
performe the part of a mother , (ZOUCH-E3-P2,159.9)

and for the present shall conclude , by youer owen good exampele , with
my prayers that all blessings meay bee multyplyed opon thim both ,
which shall allways bee the fervent desier of her that is , worthy
Cosin , Youer afacnat kinwomen and sister Zowch (ZOUCH-E3-P2,159.10)

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Setember this 28 1649 (ZOUCH-E3-P2,159.12)

