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<heading:edcomment:CCXXXIV_LADY_OXINDEN_TO_MRS._KATHERINE_OXIN DEN>

Good Sister , Heer was with me this morning my Cosin Adam whos plas
that we all thought so fit for him is com to nothing , by reson my Lord
of Lester is not like to go to eyrlland , to whos soldrigary my Cosin
shold have bin on of the secrettarys , (MOXINDEN-E2-P2,303.3)

so he is wholy to seeke of an Imployment now . (MOXINDEN-E2-P2,303.4)

M=tr= broks that he is with all is wery of his being ther , which I
persave much discontents my Cosin Adam , (MOXINDEN-E2-P2,303.5)

and as he saith , meat and drink is not all that he must have ,
(MOXINDEN-E2-P2,303.6)

for that sut his master made him is bad now (MOXINDEN-E2-P2,303.7)

and more Clothes he is Shure he $can $not {TEXT:canot} have of him ;
(MOXINDEN-E2-P2,303.8)

my Lord of Lester's Secretary sayth if he can procure his frends to set
him out with these , which he sayth or thirty pound will do , he will
plase him with a Captayne of his aquayntance , to be his Aynshant
{COM:ancient} . (MOXINDEN-E2-P2,303.9)

Now his desire is that you wold give your Consent to this imployment
and get his brother to send him , which he sayth he will make serve his
turne , and that it might be with speed , (MOXINDEN-E2-P2,303.10)

for the plas $can $not {TEXT:canot} <P_304> be stayed $above
{TEXT:above} 14 days for him . (MOXINDEN-E2-P2,304.11)

I sent for my cosin barrow , who estemeth that and this plase may be
had , and that if my Cosin Hary be not fited with present monies , he
will lay it downe for him , a pon a condision that my cosin hary will
prefix a time of paying it him a gayne , and that if my cosin have to
returne , he will bethought that my cosin Adam shall pay it him a gayne
, (MOXINDEN-E2-P2,304.12)

if my cosin dy than thay say my Cosin Hary may pay himself .
(MOXINDEN-E2-P2,304.13)

For my advise , trewly Sister I see not any cors he can take but he
must run hasards , (MOXINDEN-E2-P2,304.14)

and the plase he now is in he $can $not {TEXT:canot} continew in ,
(MOXINDEN-E2-P2,304.15)

nether is it any advancment for him if he cold .
(MOXINDEN-E2-P2,304.16)

My brother partherich was now heer (MOXINDEN-E2-P2,304.17)

and teleth us my Cosin Richard's Cornell is now Sir William Ogell , who
loveth my brother Partherich excedingly and hath promised to befrend my
cosin much , so as I doubt not if god send him life he will rays his
fortunes very much . (MOXINDEN-E2-P2,304.18)

What with this pay , and monyes put into his hands for to rays his men
, and pay that was dew to him in the north , which he neer had payd him
, and that mony for pay he had for his jorny with the king to winsor ,
$it hath set him out in a very comendable way , as I beleve most
kaptaynes wer , (MOXINDEN-E2-P2,304.19)

and monyes in his pers to ; (MOXINDEN-E2-P2,304.20)

he toke his jorny from this towne this day senight .
(MOXINDEN-E2-P2,304.21)

I pray sister send me your speedy answer . (MOXINDEN-E2-P2,304.22)

So with my harty love to you and the like from my daughter Dallison , I
comit you to God allmighti (MOXINDEN-E2-P2,304.23)

and rest Your most afectionat sister Margaret Oxinden
(MOXINDEN-E2-P2,304.24)