Loving Brother , I received your last letter by which I understand that you would have me send you a Note of the money which my Mother and you and my sisters sent me , which I have sent you inclosed in this letter . (JOXINDEN-E2-P1,48.3) Allso you would have me send you word how I speede with the schollersship , of which I can write noe certainty unto you , onely expect the best , (JOXINDEN-E2-P1,48.4) for the Election will not be till a month after Michaelmas . (JOXINDEN-E2-P1,48.5) You write unto me to send you word whether I can live for the yere , (JOXINDEN-E2-P1,48.6) or ellse you will guide som other course that I may live cheaper , touching which thinge I thinke I shall hardly live this year for soe much , by reason that being new come I have had soe many thinges to buy . (JOXINDEN-E2-P1,48.7) But I hope that the next yeare I shall , when all thinges are setled . (JOXINDEN-E2-P1,48.8) I assure you that I spend none of your money idlely , still remembringe your love and kindnes , (JOXINDEN-E2-P1,48.9) for if I should , I should shew myselfe unthankfull unto you for your soe great love , (JOXINDEN-E2-P1,48.10) for nothing can seeme more odious unto you then to heare it . (JOXINDEN-E2-P1,48.11) I hope as yet that you heare nothing of my Tutor but that I am a good husband , which god grant I may continue , to requite your kindnesses . (JOXINDEN-E2-P1,48.12) I pray you to send me your lexicon by this Carryer , if you can spare it , (JOXINDEN-E2-P1,48.13) for I stand in greate neede of it , (JOXINDEN-E2-P1,48.14) and I pray you to send me your Aristotle's Ethicks , if you can spare it , (JOXINDEN-E2-P1,48.15) for it is the next book I shall use (JOXINDEN-E2-P1,48.16) and it were a folly for me to buy them before I here from you , (JOXINDEN-E2-P1,48.17) and I pray you to send me your Ovid's Metamorphosis in English , (JOXINDEN-E2-P1,48.18) and I pray you to pray my mother to send me a payre of stockinges and a Cupple of caps . (JOXINDEN-E2-P1,48.19) Soe remembring my love and servise unto you and my duty unto my Mother and my love unto my sistars . Hopinge that you will be mindfull of me . I rest Your loving Brother and willing to please you in all thinges James Oxinden (JOXINDEN-E2-P1,48.20) From St. John's Colledge in Cambridge (JOXINDEN-E2-P1,48.21) this 15th day of September 1629 (JOXINDEN-E2-P1,48.22) Loving Brother , I remember my love unto you hoping that you ar in good health as I , thanks be unto God , am at this present ; (JOXINDEN-E2-P1,52.25) my occasion of writing unto you is that you would send me by this Carryar the lexicon which you promised to send me the last time . (JOXINDEN-E2-P1,52.26) Also because it begins now to be cold I desire you to be mindfull of your promise to Mr. Nichols to send me a winter goune , (JOXINDEN-E2-P1,52.27) and I shall have neede of noe more gounes before I be Batchellar . (JOXINDEN-E2-P1,52.28) I did think to have prolonged the time not to have sent to you till I should have sent you word of the gettinge of the schollar's place . (JOXINDEN-E2-P1,52.29) But seing my Tutor hath writ unto you I have made bold to trubble you with these few lines , desieringe you , if you can possible , to helpe me to a winter goune , of which the winter approching I stand in very great neede . For which your kindnesse I shall not be able to thank you for sufficiently , onely but by labouring to be a good husband . (JOXINDEN-E2-P1,53.30) I hope as yet you here nothing of my Tutor to the contrary as yet , (JOXINDEN-E2-P1,53.31) and I hope you never shall , (JOXINDEN-E2-P1,53.32) soe not to trouble you with to many of inconsiderate words , onely remembring my duty to my loving Mother , and to thanke her for her last kindnes , and my love to my sister Katherine and to my sister Elizabeth and to my Brother Adam , I rest Your loving Brother Jam: Oxinden (JOXINDEN-E2-P1,53.33) From Cambridge (JOXINDEN-E2-P1,53.34) this 23 of Octobar 1629 (JOXINDEN-E2-P1,53.35)