<P_308>

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<font> Feb: </font> 16 1665-6 D: M. (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,308.3)

Yours I recived by Mr Jull ; (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,308.4)

I give you many thankes for my haire ; (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,308.5)

I hope to $have a noble paire of locks made of it to were for your sake
: (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,308.6)

as to the oysters I have used my utmost indeavour to get som in order
to your command (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,308.7)

but $can $not {TEXT:cannot} posible get any as yet , they being so very
rare , by reason the seamen being all prest , that there is none left
to get them . (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,308.8)

I have eate none but once since I were with you
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,308.9)

and those were sent a Friend of mine for a present ;
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,308.10)

but you may be confident of me as soon as posible I can procure them .
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,308.11)

Dick , I thank God , continueth free from any infectious disease
notwithstanding since Michalmas there hath dyed in the town seaven
score and the greatest part of the small pox , $more then hath been in
London considering <P_309> the bignes of $the $citie .
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,309.12)

I must beg your pardon if you doe not heare of me soe often as you may
expect (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,309.13)

and beseech you not to impute it to my sweet Deares hindering me ,
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,309.14)

for they are all scrint , to the button for a cap and less ;
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,309.15)

but I am about a peec of work that I am very earnest upon to have it
done by Easter ; (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,309.16)

I doe not know what to tearm it untill I have your aprobation of it ,
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,309.17)

but it is a Jump for my nick . (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,309.18)

Pray doe me the favour to acquaint Mr Dickinson when you send to town
that I have a gown to make that if he think it worth his time I would
have him come over to me ; (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,309.19)

I did thinke never to imploy him , (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,309.20)

but he being all your tailors I have altered my resolution ;
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,309.21)

beleev I must not have a gown againe this seaven yeare this cost soe
much ; (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,309.22)

four pound four shillings the outside cost me ready mony , and fourteen
shillings a sute of ribbon ; (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,309.23)

this I have provided to wait one you toward Easter ;
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,309.24)

but when my stays are to be tryed one I intend to come to Canterbury ,
where I should take it for a great favour if you would be pleased to
give me a meeting (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,309.25)

and I shall acquaint you the time , (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,309.26)

for I earnestly long to kiss your hand . (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,309.27)

I am really sorry my sister W: servant came noe more of the family of
the Johnsones ; it coming to nothinge (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,309.28)

it is looked one as my one $own invention to draw the other one ;
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,309.29)

heare is mighty fleering and askeing whither she be married .
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,309.30)

Mis betty Southouse hath been at the pasonage ever since Christmast ,
to sutor Mr Durell as I thinke , (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,309.31)

for I never knew her there before . (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,309.32)

There is not any of the batcholers in this country are inclineing to
marry this yeare that I heare of . (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,309.33)

Mr M. continueth keeping house with his maid
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,309.34)

and Mr. Reader doth the same . (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,309.35)

The Master and the maid and Dick and Marie Reader are all the family .
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,309.36)

We are all well heare , praised be God , (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,309.37)

and the respects of the family salute you all .
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,309.38)

There is one remarkable thinge that I had almost forgot ;
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,309.39)

there is a Lady Sidny , a earl's daughter , that hath formerly lived
about Canterbury , one of the great gallants of our time ,
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,309.40)

she hath five thousand pound , (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,309.41)

she hath marryed her self to a minister that hath nothinge <P_310> but
a bare liveing of forty pound a yeare . (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,310.42)

I have not more at present only my humble duty and endeared love where
it is due (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,310.43)

I am Obeidently yours (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,310.44)

<P_320>

<heading:edcomment:CCIV_ELIZABETH_OXINDEN_TO_KATHERINE_OXINDEN>

<P_321>

<font> Feb 25=th= </font> 1666-7 (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,321.48)

Deare Mother , Yours I received directed to goodwife Wilson :
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,321.49)

I have now sent for Dick , (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,321.50)

but had it $not been to fullfill my promise that I would send for him
this mounth , I had trespased one your patience a while longer ,
because his master is very ill and hath continued soe a week .
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,321.51)

He came down in a very bad tide from London (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,321.52)

and was seaven houres upon the water (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,321.53)

soe I beleev he hath got his bane . (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,321.54)

My cosin Upton and her Daughter and my self were yesterday to see him
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,321.55)

and for my one part were scared at his lookes .
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,321.56)

The monday night after that I came from Denton
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,321.57)

my three cosins , Mr Reader and my self suped together
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,321.58)

and I beleev it was very chargable . (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,321.59)

We had a dish of such fish as we eat at Canterbury when I had the honor
to meet you there . (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,321.60)

Wee had a loine of veale , (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,321.61)

we had wild Duck , teele and whinde , two great dishes of pickeld
Oyesters and two of anchovies and a very lovely tart .
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,321.62)

If my Father had soe great influence upon Sir Tho $Tiddyman's son as to
wish him to my Cosin Maragret I should take it as a perticuler
obligatione doen to my self , and I really beleev more advantageous to
me then anythinge that could be done for me ;
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,321.63)

Betty love is sent $for by Sir henry Ox to come and live there ,
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,321.64)

and if she doe not like {COM:sic} there they will gett her a place ;
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,321.65)

this is the kindess of her <P_322> unkle coronel to her without
speaking to . (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,322.66)

Deare mother I give you humble thankes for all your favours to me and
Dicke (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,322.67)

and beg your pardon for all amisses that I have committed either-2 in
neglegence or any other way . (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,322.68)

For upon serious thoughts I have ever honour'd you
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,322.69)

and have had a perticuler respect for you beyound any of my one
relations , (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,322.70)

and really I should loath my self should I harbour the least thought of
dishonor or unkinds toward you . (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,322.71)

All that I desire is that I might be capable of serveing you in action
in a greater measure then I am able to exspres in words .
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,322.72)

All the disasters that is posible to fall one any doth come one me .
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,322.73)

All that I bought at the faire I lost , which was an elle of hollond
cost four shillinges (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,322.74)

and much mischife is done to my house by the high wind one St Paule .
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,322.75)

The Docter sent over his man with a letter to me to acquaint me of it
as soone as I came from Denton . (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,322.76)

I have sent you a cake which I desire you would be pleased to accept .
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,322.77)

I wish my mony would have extended itself into a larger maner ,
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,322.78)

for if it may be beleft I have but three shillinges to keep me untill
our Lady day . (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,322.79)

I have now great reason to blame M=is= Smithitt
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,322.80)

for I sent her a letter three weekes since (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,322.81)

but have not heard one word from her . (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,322.82)

Pray doe me the favour to present my humble duty to my father and
thankes for all his favours (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,322.83)

and recive the same yourselfe from her that is Your Obeident Daughter
Elizabeth Oxinden (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,322.84)

I shall not expect them home untell to morrow .
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,322.85)

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<P_332>

<font> July </font> 1667 De Mo , (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,332.89)

This is the second sent since I recived any ,
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,332.90)

this come to bring you an account of the wedding which was one
thursiday last . (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,332.91)

The bride had three very good great cakes , one from M=is= $Master
another from M=is= Knowler of this parish whos Daughter was heare ,
another from M=is= Culling whos Daughter was heare .
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,332.92)

One Dosin of glovs was disposed of to the relations , as the two
fathers and her Mother , Mr. Lees and his wife , Mr. Gilbert and his
wife which were related to him and he brought them with him : Mr.
Ridley and myself and Mr. butler he brought with him , a minister he
brought with him , his father , (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,332.93)

and these are those which had gloves . (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,332.94)

Mr. Cullinge wold not be perswaded to touch a glove nor favour ;
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,332.95)

he rids at the strangest rate that ever man did ;
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,332.96)

he hath no so much as Joyed her ; (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,332.97)

if she come in the room where he is he runs as if he were scared .
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,332.98)

Her $two $bride men that led her to church have white garters a quarter
of a yard deep with siller lace at ends . (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,332.99)

The favours were topeny broad pinke couler satten ribbon eyed with
narrow blake . (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,332.100)

There were five maiden ladys and four young gentlemen ,
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,332.101)

and the rest of the company were married people , all relations and
friends of his and hers . (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,332.102)

They were very sivilly merry : (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,332.103)

it was as hansome a wedding they all say as ever they were at :
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,332.104)

and his father $soe highly pleased as is posible with his Daughter and
her company , to see what $great esteem she is in and how she is
beloved , that you $can $not {TEXT:cannot} imagin of the fondnes of the
old man to her and her mother . (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,332.105)

He said his son might have had wives with five hundred pound
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,332.106)

but indeed , he said , he had hindred them ;
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,332.107)

but he had heard a generall commendation of my cosin
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,332.108)

and he percived $she should not fall short of what he heard <P_333> of
her . (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,333.109)

The old man dotes one her : (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,333.110)

she must not set neare a doore when she was hot with dancinge
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,333.111)

and tell her he shall give her somethinge ;
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,333.112)

it is not his way to brag (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,333.113)

but he will not take five hundred pound for what he is worth ;
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,333.114)

and many expretions of kindness to her and her mother .
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,333.115)

The old man is a presbiterian (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,333.116)

but he was highly pleased ; (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,333.117)

such mirth and sivill gentlemen he liked he said .
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,333.118)

The M=is= $Master made the rarest bride veil that ever was seen ,
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,333.119)

she is much behoulding to them Ladys . (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,333.120)

Mr. Master was one of her brid men and his trigrimate the other , who
hath stayed in the country one purpose to be at her wedding .
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,333.121)

He not knowen where to have a cake to send , sent twenty shilling worth
a wine , six bottles of sack which is seaven groats a quart and six of
french wine , which was much excepted of . (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,333.122)

It cost Mr Cater I beleeve above three pound .
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,333.123)

One Monday they goe home (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,333.124)

and this day one of her brid men is gon to meet a fellow of their
colledg (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,333.125)

and soe one their Journey for Cam: : (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,333.126)

I have given you in folio concerning the wedding
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,333.127)

and now I must bewail my one $own misfortune in parting with one that I
soe dearly love as I doe her (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,333.128)

but I doe much hope she will be very happy in a good husband .
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,333.129)

Could I imagine other wise it would ade much to my trouble
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,333.130)

and that which is my comfort she goeth not far ,
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,333.131)

for it is not posible for me to live without seeing her .
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,333.132)

For ought I know I will continue with her in the winter
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,333.133)

and in the meantime I can see her often . (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,333.134)

Goodwife power is dead (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,333.135)

and Sir William Delane is dead , he being sick but a few daies .
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,333.136)

This is all the news that I heare our parts afford ,
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,333.137)

but it is possible I may send you word of another wedding when I write
next . (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,333.138)

Our family saluts you all with their humble service
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,333.139)

and I desire to have my humble Duty and service given where it is due
(EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,333.140)

I am obeidently yours (EOXINDEN-1660-E3-H,333.141)