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My good will : Christ Iesus blese the ever : (KPASTON-E2-P1,70.3)

I did take thy wrightinge to me in very kinde parte , seinge that at
that time thow mightest haue pretended wearines withe travill yett
woldest not make that any lett to hinder me of thy most louinge and
respectiue lines , the which wear and ever shall be most well com to me
, (KPASTON-E2-P1,70.4)

I was glad to heer of your prosperous Iorny , and of the kind wellcom
which you fownd from that worthy master .| whom , I wold by any means
thou sholdest haue a very reverend respect ofe :| (KPASTON-E2-P1,70.5)

and beware good child that thou be not too talketiue befor him , but
only to learne what is fittinge behauiour for you to use before him
(KPASTON-E2-P1,70.6)

and that observe and doe : (KPASTON-E2-P1,70.7)

be louinge to thy tutor honest mr Roberts (KPASTON-E2-P1,70.8)

and be ruled by his aduis in all things (KPASTON-E2-P1,70.9)

for I repos a spetiall trust in him for thy good :|
(KPASTON-E2-P1,70.10)

be Carfull in your recreations for over heatinge your blude .
(KPASTON-E2-P1,70.11)

and if at any time you sweat or be too hote , doe not drinke till you
haue made watter , (KPASTON-E2-P1,70.12)

for so you know you wear wont to doe at hom :| (KPASTON-E2-P1,70.13)

and now you must haue a mighty care of your self (KPASTON-E2-P1,70.14)

ore ells it will be as much as $my life is worthe too .|
(KPASTON-E2-P1,70.15)

medell not good $child withe any of the towns men ther .
(KPASTON-E2-P1,70.16)

in earnest or Ieast . provke non to anger (KPASTON-E2-P1,70.17)

$Conduct $your self {TEXT:ourself} well and louingly to all sorts :
(KPASTON-E2-P1,70.18)

$And $now $the blesinge of god all mighty the father $his blesed
spirite be euer more upon $thy $body and sowll (KPASTON-E2-P1,70.19)

amen (KPASTON-E2-P1,70.20)

farewell good $Will : (KPASTON-E2-P1,70.21)

in hast written by thy $louing $mother $Katherine $Paston
(KPASTON-E2-P1,70.22)

I thanke the good will for thy kinde token . (KPASTON-E2-P1,70.23)

I $will $be {TEXT:willbe} in thy dept for it and paye my dept by the
next saff mesinger (KPASTON-E2-P1,70.24)

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To my very wellbeloued sonne william Paston these I pray at his
lodginge in Corpus Christy Colledge Cambridge (KPASTON-E2-P1,71.27)

My good will : I doe much desire to heer how you doe ,
(KPASTON-E2-P1,71.28)

I hope you haue receiued my late letters written to mr Roberts and you
:| (KPASTON-E2-P1,71.29)

take heed to your selfe good child , that I may here a good report of
your Ciuill and kinde behaiour . towards all . (KPASTON-E2-P1,71.30)

but cheeffly haue an espetiall care to fear and serue god :
(KPASTON-E2-P1,71.31)

lett it be the first and last thinge you thinke of .
(KPASTON-E2-P1,71.32)

and then be sure the blesinge of the allmighty will preserue you in all
your ways . (KPASTON-E2-P1,71.33)

for he never fayled those who trusted in him and duely served him :|
(KPASTON-E2-P1,71.34)

and next beware of violent tennisinge or leapinge or any other thinge
which shall hinder your healthe : (KPASTON-E2-P1,71.35)

take heed of frute of all sorts if you eate any . (KPASTON-E2-P1,71.36)

eate very moderately (KPASTON-E2-P1,71.37)

for to much ocation ofte times much sikenes : (KPASTON-E2-P1,71.38)

I sent in my last letter , that mr Roberts wold doe so much as by you a
tamill gowne to wear this summer (KPASTON-E2-P1,71.39)

I hope it is done :| (KPASTON-E2-P1,71.40)

I doe much longe to heer of you (KPASTON-E2-P1,71.41)

and god grant I may heer comfortable news :| (KPASTON-E2-P1,71.42)

your kinde ante Bell remembers her loue to you (KPASTON-E2-P1,71.43)

and send you a boxe of Iuse of likorous . (KPASTON-E2-P1,71.44)

it will stay the ruhum . when tobaka will not :| (KPASTON-E2-P1,71.45)

I hop to heer you still hate the very smell of tobaca :
(KPASTON-E2-P1,71.46)

I send you a pece of gowld for a token . (KPASTON-E2-P1,71.47)

and if thow doest well and be ruled by thy tutore in all things , for
thy good : then thow shalt be <P_72> sur to want nothinge that I can
doe for the : (KPASTON-E2-P1,72.48)

and so the Lords blesinge be for euer more upon thy sowle and body
(KPASTON-E2-P1,72.49)

farwell good will (KPASTON-E2-P1,72.50)

thy most Louinge Mother Katherine Paston (KPASTON-E2-P1,72.51)

Comend me very kindly to the master and to good mr Roberts .
(KPASTON-E2-P1,72.52)

wright to me as oft as thow canst (KPASTON-E2-P1,72.53)

and so agayne farwell : (KPASTON-E2-P1,72.54)

friday the 11=th= of Iune 1624 :| (KPASTON-E2-P1,72.55)

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My good will : the $mercyfull blesinge of our heavenly god be euer more
upon the , (KPASTON-E2-P1,72.57)

I am not a littell glad , and comforted with thy most louinge linnes ,
by which I see that thow hast a desire to heer often frome me ,
(KPASTON-E2-P1,72.58)

and thy offten wrightinge to me makes me see , that thow hast a good
minde to speake offten withe me , (KPASTON-E2-P1,72.59)

and thy good desire to see me onc a day : eune all these things
springinge from thy dutyfull loue to me : shall make me bethinke me
still , which way I may doe thee most good . yea . and all the good I
cane : (KPASTON-E2-P1,72.60)

goe on my good chilld in thy well doings , (KPASTON-E2-P1,72.61)

and allways remember , it is a greater prayse to keep prayse ; then to
gett prayse :| (KPASTON-E2-P1,72.62)

Continew thy great respect to that most worthy Master who I heer is so
exedinge louinge and kinde to the , for the which I will not be
vngratefull to him : (KPASTON-E2-P1,72.63)

And likewis it dothe mee good to heer that thow doest bothe Carfully
obserue and louingly respecte thy good tutor honest mr Roberts : who I
know will be as glad of thy well doinge as any frinde can bee :|
(KPASTON-E2-P1,72.64)

I confes I coolde haue bine content , and I shold haue pleased my self
for the present much better , to haue kepte the allwas at hom with me :
(KPASTON-E2-P1,72.65)

but how coold that haue bine for thy good in time to come |:
(KPASTON-E2-P1,72.66)

no , I beleue veryly it might haue bine to bothe our disparagments :
(KPASTON-E2-P1,72.67)

but now I hope to receue the to me furnished with grassces , as a bee
coms loden to her hiue : even with the best abroad :|
(KPASTON-E2-P1,72.68)

I hope before this you haue receiued my letter by Iohnsons the
Cambridge Carrier with 5 li s . sent to good mr Roberts for a supply
till I send more to the comencment . (KPASTON-E2-P1,72.69)

good child lett not a poor hungery siser want a reward from the .
(KPASTON-E2-P1,72.70)

but lett the poorest and least be frinded , reape a kindness from the .
(KPASTON-E2-P1,72.71)

lett such not want bread or beer , in a moderat maner .
(KPASTON-E2-P1,72.72)

but be a healp to the healples in ther most need ,
(KPASTON-E2-P1,72.73)

and the lord will bless the if thow beest kinde to the poor and nedy
ons :| (KPASTON-E2-P1,72.74)

remember me very kindly to the worthy Master (KPASTON-E2-P1,72.75)

and likewis commend me to good mr Roberts (KPASTON-E2-P1,72.76)

I will wright to him the nexte weeke , (KPASTON-E2-P1,72.77)

I pray the thanke him for his offten wrightinge . (KPASTON-E2-P1,72.78)

he can not wright too offt so longe as thow arte so good a boy and be
so well gouerned . (KPASTON-E2-P1,72.79)

in my next letter . I will begine to inquier your cominge hom .
(KPASTON-E2-P1,72.80)

but I and thow must leaue it to the Master his good pleasur what time
he shall thinke fitt : (KPASTON-E2-P1,72.81)

but more of this heerafter :| (KPASTON-E2-P1,72.82)

thy father tooke thy wrightinge to him in good parte :
(KPASTON-E2-P1,72.83)

and is very glad that thow arte a good chilld : (KPASTON-E2-P1,72.84)

farwell my good child (KPASTON-E2-P1,72.85)

and god for his mercy sake send the his grass with a longe healthy and
hapy life (KPASTON-E2-P1,72.86)

and so farwell : agayne and agayn (KPASTON-E2-P1,72.87)

thy most louinge Mother euer Katherine Paston (KPASTON-E2-P1,72.88)

friday : 25. of Iune 1624 | (KPASTON-E2-P1,72.89)