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<heading:edcomment:29_TO_HESTER,_HOLYHEAD,_FEB._16,_1688>

Dear Hester the many & suddain troubles y=t= come on yo=r= Aged Parents
are enough to sink them (JOPINNEY-E3-P1,54.3)

& these 2 monthes uneasy wandering hath bin a great trouble & sorrow to
us Especially for yo=r= mother to be in Dublin & I in this place from
whence I intend to goe to her by y=e= ferst vessell y=t= goes hence ,
here being 5 y=t= lye wind bound . (JOPINNEY-E3-P1,54.4)

This inclosed give yo=r= brother (JOPINNEY-E3-P1,54.5)

or send & <P_55> supscribe it for him . (JOPINNEY-E3-P1,55.6)

I left all when I came of Dublin by y=e= Instigation of yong Damer a
very Rascall . (JOPINNEY-E3-P1,55.7)

his Uncle was allwayes civill to me (JOPINNEY-E3-P1,55.8)

but y=e= young villaine hath abused yo=r= Mother & me to a great degree
In so much that I once gave him a box on y=e= ear to y=e= purpose .
(JOPINNEY-E3-P1,55.9)

you may see what I have writ more fully to yo=r= brother .
(JOPINNEY-E3-P1,55.10)

& shall not enlarge to you only Praying God to Bless you & to continue
to be a comfort to you (JOPINNEY-E3-P1,55.11)

yo=r= Aged p~ents Jo Penney (JOPINNEY-E3-P1,55.12)

<heading:edcomment:30_HESTER,_JULY_7,_1688>

My dear Hester Yours of June 21 I rec=d= July 4=th= present :
(JOPINNEY-E3-P1,55.14)

But hear not of your Mothers comming hither (JOPINNEY-E3-P1,55.15)

& if she doe come , $it $'s {TEXT:its} strang to me you had not come
with her . A woeman now in the year of her age . (JOPINNEY-E3-P1,55.16)

from your Brother I rec=d= a l=r= from Bristol intending to goe into
the West . (JOPINNEY-E3-P1,55.17)

I hope all thinges there are composed . (JOPINNEY-E3-P1,55.18)

The death of Rachels husband I heard off , who I think hast wasted her
substance . (JOPINNEY-E3-P1,55.19)

If Children will ruin themselves without the Advice & against the minde
of their parents they must suffer for it . (JOPINNEY-E3-P1,55.20)

one lost her life ; another his liberty ; & her the substance which she
had by marrying against our Advice . (JOPINNEY-E3-P1,55.21)

take you heed that have seen so many Instances of it & Warnings .
(JOPINNEY-E3-P1,55.22)

I should have bin glad to have seen you here . (JOPINNEY-E3-P1,55.23)

My going hence will be Impossible as yet : (JOPINNEY-E3-P1,55.24)

I $can $not {TEXT:cannot} <P_56> disoblige them that have bin so kinde
to me & ruin them that have succoured me . (JOPINNEY-E3-P1,56.25)

I know our Dangers here are many and apparent what will be the Issue
(JOPINNEY-E3-P1,56.26)

God knowes & orders all . (JOPINNEY-E3-P1,56.27)

I think $it $'SSS {TEXT:its} a great mercy to your sister that she is
delivered from such a vile monster : (JOPINNEY-E3-P1,56.28)

I hope she will be more carefull . (JOPINNEY-E3-P1,56.29)

If you have any minde to come hither you have good Company to come with
the Lady Sands that is now in London . (JOPINNEY-E3-P1,56.30)

Somebody I want here (JOPINNEY-E3-P1,56.31)

for my linnen is all torn : (JOPINNEY-E3-P1,56.32)

As for the Scot that $is gon to London , let her shift for herselfe as
she did before . (JOPINNEY-E3-P1,56.33)

I know what an unhappiness she hath bin to us all .
(JOPINNEY-E3-P1,56.34)

I have not tyme to write long nor strenght {COM:sic}
(JOPINNEY-E3-P1,56.35)

But doe charge you to live in the fear of God : not to dispose of
yourselfe without our Advise (JOPINNEY-E3-P1,56.36)

We may have comfort in you through Gods Blessing on you which is Dayly
the prayer of the longing Soul of your Aged & infirme father John
Pinney (JOPINNEY-E3-P1,56.37)

I recd allso a letter from Rachel not long since , to whom I would be
Remembred . (JOPINNEY-E3-P1,56.38)