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<heading:edcomment:CHARLES_HATTON_TO_HIS_WIFE>

Nov=r= 11 , . (CHATTON-E3-H,2,159.3)

I am very sorry , my dearest , y=t= y=r= son Robin continues soe very
ill . (CHATTON-E3-H,2,159.4)

God grant he may receive benefit by the advice of y=e= new surgeon .
(CHATTON-E3-H,2,159.5)

But , my dearest , I fear my threats will prove more effectual then I
designed ; (CHATTON-E3-H,2,159.6)

for I told thee in jest if thou did pass Sunday thou shou'dst be shut
out , w=ch= is likely to prove true in earnest , (CHATTON-E3-H,2,159.7)

for y=e= hungry head jaylor here is soe greedy of his pretended fee he
growes every day more and more barbarous and vexatious .
(CHATTON-E3-H,2,159.8)

Had he been educated at Ambonia , he cou'd not be more merciless .
(CHATTON-E3-H,2,159.9)

And finding y=t= noe person will take notice of his extravagant usage
of me , he is y=e= more encouraged therto . (CHATTON-E3-H,2,159.10)

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Worthy M=r= Ennis , who being turned out of his living here for not
swearing and therfore not capacitated to exercise his ecclesiastick
function in his own country , Scotland , is this weeke going to try
whither he $can $not {TEXT:cannot} more quietly live among y=e=
heathens in America , (CHATTON-E3-H,2,160.12)

and last Sunday in y=e= afternoon came to take leave of me ,
(CHATTON-E3-H,2,160.13)

and brought w=th= him M=r= Sawyer , who came to renew y=t= 2d time I
saw him y=e= promise he made me y=e= first time I ever did , w=ch= is
to be bayle for me . (CHATTON-E3-H,2,160.14)

But on Monday morning came gingle-key , by his masters order , foaming
at y=e= warder for leting any person come to me ,
(CHATTON-E3-H,2,160.15)

and charged him he shou'd let noebody come at me .
(CHATTON-E3-H,2,160.16)

Certainly I shall be either tryed or bayled . (CHATTON-E3-H,2,160.17)

If tryed , it is a strang outlandish barbarity not practic'd heretofore
in England not to have y=e= advise of counsell to prepare for a defence
, and , in order therto , to advise w=th= y=m= .
(CHATTON-E3-H,2,160.18)

I am certain , in y=e= Popish plot all y=e= prisoners had , some
considerable time before their tryal , y=e= freedom of having their
freinds and councell come to them . (CHATTON-E3-H,2,160.19)

If I be bayled , it is very reasonable I shou'd endeavour to find out
some persons who are willing to doe me y=t= kindness , and ag=t= whom
ther can be noe exception ; (CHATTON-E3-H,2,160.20)

and y=t= I find very difficult ; (CHATTON-E3-H,2,160.21)

and $pray $thee {TEXT:prithee} , my dearest , doe you endeavour w=t=
you can to find out some , (CHATTON-E3-H,2,160.22)

for , tho very probably I shall not have occasion for them , yet it
wou'd be very vexatious to want them shou'd ther be occasion .
(CHATTON-E3-H,2,160.23)

I am very much concern'd my brother Hatton shou'd for his health be
forced out of town . (CHATTON-E3-H,2,160.24)

Both-1 for his sake and my own , I wish you cou'd contrive some way to
acquaint my brother w=th= my distress and prevaile w=th= him to
endeavour to get his son in law to stop y=e= mouth of y=e= hungry cur
here , (CHATTON-E3-H,2,160.25)

for I $can $not {TEXT:cannot} doe it w=th= a crust ,
(CHATTON-E3-H,2,160.26)

it wou'd be too costly . (CHATTON-E3-H,2,160.27)

My cloak transformed in a coat is too thinn for this cold place .
(CHATTON-E3-H,2,160.28)

Pray let y=e= linning of y=e= cloake be sent to y=e= taylor to
interline y=e= coat . (CHATTON-E3-H,2,160.29)

The buttons are as you ordred , (CHATTON-E3-H,2,160.30)

and therfore you may be secure they please me , (CHATTON-E3-H,2,160.31)

and I assure you they doe without any compliment ;
(CHATTON-E3-H,2,160.32)

but , if they did not , I durst not find fault , w=ch= I know you will
beleeve . (CHATTON-E3-H,2,160.33)

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A dieu , my dearest . (CHATTON-E3-H,2,161.35)

If you come alone , you are welcome ; but more , if w=th= liberty of my
seeing my freinds . (CHATTON-E3-H,2,161.36)

If that honest Scot , Mr. Ennis <paren> whose integrity is a disgrace
to most Englishmen of his coate </paren> , comes to bid you farewell ,
pray acknowledge his kindness to me , y=r=self , and y=r= son .
(CHATTON-E3-H,2,161.37)