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Lovinge brother , I kindly recommend my love unto you .
(ROXINDEN-1600-E2-P1,1,5.3)

I $can $not {TEXT:cannot} be so unthankfull as to leave you unsaluted
in thes few lines , you havinge given mee the first occasione by your
kinde letter ; with the acknowledgment of youre harty affectione and
tender of youre imployment , which I $shall $be {TEXT:shalbe} redy in
as large and ample manner to requite as it is by you frely offred ,
even with my best indeavoures in any your occasiones ; with your desire
of this muteall entterchange of oure letteres , as the increase of oure
never changable loves , the only meanes absence affordes to well
affected mindes to shew there loving dispositione .
(ROXINDEN-1600-E2-P1,1,5.4)

Pray remember my humble dutie to my Father and my harty commendacione
unto my Lady Mother , my sister youre wife and all oure other lovinge
frendes at home , with those at Canterbury when you see them .
(ROXINDEN-1600-E2-P1,1,5.5)

So I bid you hartily farewell . (ROXINDEN-1600-E2-P1,1,5.6)

Your loving brother Richard Oxinden (ROXINDEN-1600-E2-P1,1,5.7)

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Middle Temple , Londone (ROXINDEN-1600-E2-P1,1,6.9)

this 7 May (ROXINDEN-1600-E2-P1,1,6.10)

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Lovinge brother , Youre frendly advice , least you might hereafter
desist from thes kinde corses , $can $not {TEXT:cannot} let mee leave
you unrequited and go unthanked in this my letter , the only meanes
that at this time stirrs up my dull spirites , not used to many
letteres , especially in one day , which , least now I might offend , I
have undertaken , in which I will use brevitie rather than prove
unmanarilly not to write at all . (ROXINDEN-1600-E2-P1,1,6.12)

Were my inventione soe ripe and apt as youres , or at least so
plentiful as my inke and paper , I wold be more forward , and afforde
volumes in stedd <P_1,7> of letteres , (ROXINDEN-1600-E2-P1,1,7.13)

but I have other studies where in I now intend to spend my spirites ,
(ROXINDEN-1600-E2-P1,1,7.14)

and so have iust excuse to spare my writinge till $that $'s
{TEXT:thats} finished ; (ROXINDEN-1600-E2-P1,1,7.15)

so commendinge myselfe to youre wife my sister I bid you hartely fare
well . (ROXINDEN-1600-E2-P1,1,7.16)

Your everloving brother , Richard Oxinden (ROXINDEN-1600-E2-P1,1,7.17)

Middle Temple London (ROXINDEN-1600-E2-P1,1,7.18)

this 14 of May (ROXINDEN-1600-E2-P1,1,7.19)