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Deare Mother , My humbell duty remembred . (PROUD-1620-E2-H,29.4)

I have not had anny Conveniant Ma rell now to have wreten
(PROUD-1620-E2-H,29.5)

and now he comes in such hast that I have scarse time to write .
(PROUD-1620-E2-H,29.6)

I have thes day hard from my husban that hee is well
(PROUD-1620-E2-H,29.7)

but I have not sen hem this 7 monts (PROUD-1620-E2-H,29.8)

nether shall thay come out of the feld this wentar :
(PROUD-1620-E2-H,29.9)

my husban hath mad my Cosson Esde hes leftennent
(PROUD-1620-E2-H,29.10)

and hee hath mad $one M=s=a brom hes Sarchant , a Canterbery man ,
(PROUD-1620-E2-H,29.11)

heare is not anny neues to writ of (PROUD-1620-E2-H,29.12)

my lady Proud is brath abed of a dathar (PROUD-1620-E2-H,29.13)

and it tes ded and shee har selfe very likly to dy
(PROUD-1620-E2-H,29.14)

for in har Child bed shee got the bloddy flexie which brought har very
week (PROUD-1620-E2-H,29.15)

but now thanks be to God shee is well recouard .
(PROUD-1620-E2-H,29.16)

I desire to be rembred to my sestar Oxenden and to my sestar Pettet and
to both ther husbans . (PROUD-1620-E2-H,29.17)

So , weth my daly prayers to god for your helth I rest Your obedient
darter Mary Proud (PROUD-1620-E2-H,29.18)

