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To my beloued sonne William Paston these at Cambridge spede
(KPASTON-E2-P2,73.3)

My good Will : the Lords blessinge be evermor upon the .
(KPASTON-E2-P2,73.4)

I have receiued two letters from the this weeke with a booke , all
which are most wellcom to me : (KPASTON-E2-P2,73.5)

I am glad to heer by good Mr. Roberts that thow hetherto haste demeaned
thyself well and as it is meet thow shouldest haue giuen good respect
to all ; (KPASTON-E2-P2,73.6)

all good news of the , and from the , cheers me more then any thinge in
this world ; (KPASTON-E2-P2,73.7)

and I know thow dost loue to haue me cheerly . (KPASTON-E2-P2,73.8)

goe on still my good chilld in all well doinge (KPASTON-E2-P2,73.9)

and be then as mery as mery maye be : (KPASTON-E2-P2,73.10)

Mr Parker I hope by this time haue delivered my letter and token to the
, (KPASTON-E2-P2,73.11)

he was to be at Cambridge on munday or tusday last :
(KPASTON-E2-P2,73.12)

I doe like that thow doest inditt thy owne letters thy selfe .
(KPASTON-E2-P2,73.13)

for thow weart wont to know how to speake to me . (KPASTON-E2-P2,73.14)

and euen so wold I haue the wright . (KPASTON-E2-P2,73.15)

and hetherto I doe like exedingly of them and of the well wrightinge of
them : (KPASTON-E2-P2,73.16)

the use of wrightinge will perfict your hand very much :
(KPASTON-E2-P2,73.17)

I am so strayted of time as I can not tary longer to talk with the now
: (KPASTON-E2-P2,73.18)

but bid the farwell . besechinge god to keepe the in all thy ways now
and euermore (KPASTON-E2-P2,73.19)

thy most louinge Mother Katherine Paston (KPASTON-E2-P2,73.20)

at the Commencement I will send a beaver hat to the
(KPASTON-E2-P2,73.21)

but I feare it will be to bigge ore to littell or too broad verged or
sumthinge amis : | (KPASTON-E2-P2,73.22)

but if it shold not doe Comly send it me then agayn -
(KPASTON-E2-P2,73.23)

and I will send for an other for the . (KPASTON-E2-P2,73.24)

$far $well {TEXT:farwell} and euermore well : (KPASTON-E2-P2,73.25)

good will tell tom Hartstonge that I doe like well of his wrightinge .
(KPASTON-E2-P2,73.26)

I wold haue written to him to put him in minde of sum things
(KPASTON-E2-P2,73.27)

but I haue now no time : | (KPASTON-E2-P2,73.28)

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To my deerly beloued sonne William Paston these at Corpus Christy
Colledge at his chamber ther Cambridge (KPASTON-E2-P2,73.30)

My good will : I pray our mercyfull god to blese and guide the , in all
thy ways words and works , to the glory of his own nam , thy sowlls
euerlastinge comfort and my Ioy : | (KPASTON-E2-P2,73.31)

it is true that I haue receiued 6. of thy letters and bothe thow and I
haue wronge if thow hast not receiued 4. of mine . <P_74> besids this ,
on by my Cosine Cook on by mr Parker . on by Iohnsons the Carier , on
by Cowell the Carier . this last munday or tusday :
(KPASTON-E2-P2,74.32)

I hope thou hast had them all befor this : | (KPASTON-E2-P2,74.33)

I doe send the a new sute of sattine to weare this comencment as allso
a payer of silke stokins poynts garters and shoe strings and a siluer
girdell , - sutable to weare with those things that are siluered
(KPASTON-E2-P2,74.34)

good boy haue a great care to wear thy Clothes neat and Clean
(KPASTON-E2-P2,74.35)

it is a great Comendation to se a yonge man spincs and neat . without
spots and durtines upon his clothes : (KPASTON-E2-P2,74.36)

I must confes I haue not heard to the contrary , but that thow hast
bine a good and well gouerned chilld . (KPASTON-E2-P2,74.37)

and therfore thow shallt finde me requitfull of thy loue and care to
please ; | (KPASTON-E2-P2,74.38)

and I will soon procure thy content and send for the hom a littell
whill for a recreation fitt ; hopinge thow willt haue as longinge a
desire to se Cambridge again as thou hadst before ,
(KPASTON-E2-P2,74.39)

for that is the plase that I trust shall doe the good more ways then on
. if thow continew still to be a good chilld as by the blesinge of my
god I trust thow willt : (KPASTON-E2-P2,74.40)

I doe not send my beuer Hate as I thought to haue don . which I wold ,
but that I looke to se the heer <paren> if god lett not </paren> with
in this 3. weekes wherfor make use of your best beauer ,
(KPASTON-E2-P2,74.41)

and when thow comest home I will see if any of myn will fitt of which I
make sum doupt . | (KPASTON-E2-P2,74.42)

farwell my sweet will to thy owne selfe (KPASTON-E2-P2,74.43)

Christ Iesus bless the ewer more : | (KPASTON-E2-P2,74.44)

Commend my best respect to the most worthy master of your Colledge
(KPASTON-E2-P2,74.45)

I am very glad of his kindnes to the with all my harte |
(KPASTON-E2-P2,74.46)

god bless the euer (KPASTON-E2-P2,74.47)

amen (KPASTON-E2-P2,74.48)

thy most louinge mother Katherine Paston (KPASTON-E2-P2,74.49)