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<heading:edcomment:31_EVERARD,_24_FEBRUARY_1629,_TO_HER_MOTHER>_CO DE

Most deere mother Your great love and many favors to mee maks me
ashamed of my self that I can express my thankfullness no more .
(EVERARD-E2-H,58.3)

Good madam , Mr Everarde would have acquainted you with this new newes
when he was att Hatfeild , (EVERARD-E2-H,58.4)

but knew not the sertainty of it (EVERARD-E2-H,58.5)

nor had no letter that any such thinge was before Tuesday with senight
, (EVERARD-E2-H,58.6)

and then my Lord of Warwicke wright to his father (EVERARD-E2-H,58.7)

and the pattent came dowen . (EVERARD-E2-H,58.8)

My child has bene very ille againe which maks me fearfull to stir from
hir (EVERARD-E2-H,58.9)

but , and pleas God , if the weather hold faire , I purpose to come and
se you the next weeke , (EVERARD-E2-H,58.10)

and then nurse Mitchell shall see that there is littell hope of me as
yet . (EVERARD-E2-H,58.11)

Thus beseching your ladyship to remember my love to my sisters and
brother , I humbly take my leave (EVERARD-E2-H,58.12)

and rest Your most obeydient daughter to commande Johan Everard
(EVERARD-E2-H,58.13)

Langleyes , (EVERARD-E2-H,58.14)

24 February , 1628 (EVERARD-E2-H,58.15)

I desire that you would be pleased to send Isac for me , if he may be
spared , about the latter end of next weeke . (EVERARD-E2-H,58.16)

{COM:endorsed} To hir Honourable mother the Lady Barrington give these
(EVERARD-E2-H,58.17)

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<heading:edcomment:76_JOAN_EVERARD,_10_NOVEMBER_1629,_TO_HER_MOTHE R>

Most deere mother I thinke Essex to be a very solitarye place now ,
beinge bard not only your companye but alsoe of hearinge from you so
oft as I mighte doe when you were at Hattfilde . (EVERARD-E2-H,100.20)

I should be very glad to wright offener , but that I know not which way
to send a letter saife . (EVERARD-E2-H,100.21)

It would much rejoyce me to here of your good health this winter ,
which I much disire and praye for . (EVERARD-E2-H,100.22)

I thank God I and my children are well . (EVERARD-E2-H,100.23)

We have no good newes hear , but ill ; (EVERARD-E2-H,100.24)

Mr Beard is gone from us (EVERARD-E2-H,100.25)

and we are left in a petifull condition (EVERARD-E2-H,100.26)

and may well say with Johoshaphat , we know not what to doe but our
eyes are upon the lord , (EVERARD-E2-H,100.27)

for the means that we have is very pore (EVERARD-E2-H,100.28)

and we have litel hope of any other . (EVERARD-E2-H,100.29)

Thus desiringe your praers for us I ever remaine Your most obeydient
dauther Johan Everarde (EVERARD-E2-H,100.30)

November , 1629 (EVERARD-E2-H,100.31)

My father and mother remember ther service unto you and all your good
companye (EVERARD-E2-H,100.32)

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{COM:endorsed} : To my honourable mother the Ladye Barrington give
these (EVERARD-E2-H,101.34)

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<heading:edcomment:93_JOAN_EVERARD,_25_DECEMBER_1629,_TO_HER_MOTHE R>

Most deere mother I am very glade to heere so good newes , that you
have your health so well this winter ; (EVERARD-E2-H,115.37)

I praye God to continue it longe . (EVERARD-E2-H,115.38)

I thanke God I and my children are very well now againe ,
(EVERARD-E2-H,115.39)

ther was not any in the house that had the measels but they .
(EVERARD-E2-H,115.40)

Good mother I give you many thanks for your good counsel ,
(EVERARD-E2-H,115.41)

I beseech the lord to give me a hart so to seeke him that I may be
harde and that I may make a holy and sanctified use of all his fatherly
chastisments , knowinge that all things shall worke together for good
to his children . (EVERARD-E2-H,115.42)

I should be glad to hear when my sister Garard looks hir , because of
nursh Michiel . (EVERARD-E2-H,115.43)

I doe not looke me tell the begining of May . (EVERARD-E2-H,115.44)

Thus desiringe you to pardon my rude lynes , I ever remaine Your
obedient daughter Johan Everard (EVERARD-E2-H,115.45)

Langleys , (EVERARD-E2-H,115.46)

December 25 , 1629 (EVERARD-E2-H,115.47)

I desire to be remembred to my brother and sisters .
(EVERARD-E2-H,115.48)

{COM:endorsed} : To my much honored mother the Ladye Barrington senior
give these (EVERARD-E2-H,115.49)