<P_21>

<heading:edcomment:XIV_VALENTINE_PETTIT_TO_RICHARD_OXINDEN>

Cosin Oxenden , With the remembraunce of my love I hartily salute you .
(PETTIT-E2-P1,21.3)

I have nowe sent my Daughter Pettit a fewe smale Lopsteres taken
yesterday , (PETTIT-E2-P1,21.4)

and my Desire was to have had more store of this morninges takeinge to
have sent them alive , that they might have the longer beene kept good
, (PETTIT-E2-P1,21.5)

but this northerly winde hath frustrateed my expectation therein .
(PETTIT-E2-P1,21.6)

My Desire is that these may bee accepted as a Signe of my Love ,
(PETTIT-E2-P1,21.7)

and so prayeing you to remember us to my Ladye , my Cozine your wife ,
my Daughter and the rest of our freinds , I commende you to God
(PETTIT-E2-P1,21.8)

and rest , Your loveing kinsman Val. Pettit (PETTIT-E2-P1,21.9)

Daundelion (PETTIT-E2-P1,21.10)

this 25th of Aprill 1625 (PETTIT-E2-P1,21.11)

At my last beeing at Denton it was desired that I should write to my
son Val. to provide and sende downe to Sandwich a Grave Stone for his
brother's Grave , with an Inscription according to that then geiven mee
in writeing , and that his Coate Armes should bee likewise ingraven one
the same , which directions I gave him at his goeing from hence .
(PETTIT-E2-P1,21.12)

He asked mee if the Spracklinge Coat should be joyned therwith <P_22>
or not , which I could not then resolve him of , (PETTIT-E2-P1,22.13)

but promised to write to you to know your minde therein , which I
thinke were needelesse , unlesse some mention were made in the
Inscription of his match with one of that house (PETTIT-E2-P1,22.14)

and then a pictchere of the Sprakling Armes $will $be {TEXT:wilbe}
needefull to bee sent upp to him . (PETTIT-E2-P1,22.15)

To his verie loveing cosin Mr. Richard Oxenden at his house neere
Denton geve these . (PETTIT-E2-P1,22.16)

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Cosin Oxenden , With the rememberance of my Love I hartely salute you
and the rest of our freindes with you . (PETTIT-E2-P1,22.18)

God bee thanked <P_23> for my daughter's safe deliveraunce
(PETTIT-E2-P1,23.19)

and God blesse that Little one (PETTIT-E2-P1,23.20)

and make him his Servant , (PETTIT-E2-P1,23.21)

and God sende us and all other his freindes much Joy and Comfort of him
. (PETTIT-E2-P1,23.22)

I purpose <paren> God willing </paren> to bee with you one Sonday next
to perfourme my Daughter's Desire . (PETTIT-E2-P1,23.23)

And so comendeing you to God I rest Your Loveing Freinde Val. Pettit
(PETTIT-E2-P1,23.24)

Daundelion (PETTIT-E2-P1,23.25)

this 9th of September 1625 (PETTIT-E2-P1,23.26)

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<heading:edcomment:XVIII_VALENTINE_PETTIT_TO_RICHARD_OXINDEN>

Cosin Oxenden , With the rememberaunce of my love I doe hartily salute
you (PETTIT-E2-P1,24.29)

and I have now heerewith sent you a smale Roulett of <P_25> Northdowne
Ale which I praye you accept as a Signe of my Love and Token of my
thankfulnes for manie Curtesies received from you ;
(PETTIT-E2-P1,25.30)

if it bee good I have my Desire , (PETTIT-E2-P1,25.31)

but if it prove not well , I pray you blame the Brewer and not mee .
(PETTIT-E2-P1,25.32)

And so prayeing you to remember me to my Ladye , my Cosin your Wife ,
my Daughter Pettit and the rest of our Freindes , I commende you to God
(PETTIT-E2-P1,25.33)

and rest Your Loveing Freinde Val. Pettit (PETTIT-E2-P1,25.34)

Daundelion (PETTIT-E2-P1,25.35)

the 5th of March 1625 (PETTIT-E2-P1,25.36)