1ОЋѕаЃЌ Ќ И Й Й C:\WORD\STANDARD.DFVGRAMSCIК @Х{™­ Ќ И Е|The_Innsbruck_Corpus_of_English_Letters_from_1386_to_1688 |(prepared_by_ICAMET,_i.e._THE_INNSBRUCK_COMPUTER_ARCHIVE_OF |MACHINE-READABLE_ENGLISH_TEXTS,_1997) |Part_3:_The_17th_Century_(1600-1688)_(112_letters) |(for_details_see_"letter17.hlp") |1.__John_Hoskyns_to_Mrs._Hoskyns_(1601),_pp._63/64. To m=rs= Hoskyns at her house in Widmarshe streete in Heref giue these w=th= speed midle temple 13 Nov: 1601 My very good M=rs= /. I would intreate y=u= to thincke a lyttle vpon the solytary pas_sions of y=r= servaunt./ Yf I fynd not my patience, to be from y=u= six weeks, to grow to greater strength hereafter I must geue over my profession. For I sweare might I dissemble my habit I had rather be in your skullion boys place then where I am: for soe should I be a creature, whereas now I am but a shaddow devided from myne own lyfe & essence. I am lyke an owld pryest that commes to church to reade a chapter and hath lefte his spectacles at home so am I [a second I crossed out] com~e to behold the pracktise of the law and have lefte myne eys [in crossed out] of my mynd in your bosom. O send me those eys that they may tell me how little y=u= remember me, how much gladder y=u= are to be kyndely intreated by som other then by myselfe, and how sorry y=u= are that my returne shall soe soe [sic] soone interrupt y=r= libertye, Let them make relation of y=r= slight regarde of my earnest affecc~on, of y=r= secret smyles at my folly, y=r= setled resolution to feede me w=th= shows, and make a fidlers bridge of my hart, over w=ch= the musique passeth to others eares, but it self hath neyther sence nor share in it. Let those eys of my mynd w=ch= I left w=th= y=u= com~e and make report to me of som thinge true or false that may be a psuasion to me that it is in vayn for me to loue you, for till then I shall neuer leue louinge over much, w=ch= wilbe but lothsom to y=u= and thancklesse, troblesom to me and endlesse. But o sweete troble that hast w=th=in these |[MS._torn] weekes assured me that the only |[MS._torn] absence is gryef w=th=out intermission |[MS._torn] proceedes from my imperfecc~on, for y=r= |[MS._torn] hath taken order to the contrary: |[MS._torn] hath neyther sent letter, nor message, |[MS._torn] geuen any demonstration of longinge f[or] me, w=ch= had ben the only fuell to mayntayn the passions of loue, the only wynd that would fild the sayles of those thoughts w=ch= might loose themselues in an Ocean of sighs, teares, throbs, and tempests, that poore louers endure./ but y=r= discretion hath forborn all such occasions, and y=r= silence hath pleaded agaynst my vanity: whoe yf I be asked, why doe y=u= love her soe much I can~ot say so much for myselfe as She would haue me doe soe./ No No fayr, witty and worthy mistresse I haue to longe deceaued myself bycause when I was w=th= y=u= my hart was soe fixed vpon you that I could not looke into myselfe, Now I com~e to pvse my dis_ordred study from that survey I came to behold my dis_tempered selfe; I fynd neyther noblenes nor richesse, nor government, nor knowledge, nor eloquence, nor com~elynesse nor any thinge loue worthy in me, for my welth y=u= may disdayn me for my behaviour y=u= may shun~e me, for my witt y=u= may laughe at me, for my speech y=u= may reprehende me, for my letters y=u= may be weary of me, and for my face y=u= may most iustely hate me, and therefore I am I must be y=r= most vnworthy outcast J:H |2.__John_Hoskyns_to_Mrs._Hoskyns_(1611),_p._67-68. To my most lovinge wyfe Mrs Ben: Hoskins. Good sweet hart -- I was not very well upon my travayll. Mrs. Richard came one Jorney to this house under color to fetch fier & saw me not, then when I came furth again into the fold to see my horse she came w=th= the letter enclosed from my lord president. I told her before she spake anything I knew her arrant bid her wellcom & desired her to deliv=r= me the letter. I receyved it as from a lord that I had just cause to honor & when I had done with my horse I would goe in & read it and repair to my lord or otherwise accomplish what he should expect of me: she would had the matt=r= put to frends: I told I knew her husband's disposition, the matt=r= betwixt hym & me was known in the best courts in England, and when I had satisfied my lord president the~ let her husband use his discrecion. she would had me reade the letter in her presence. I told her my lord had other matt=rs= heretofore w=ch= he comunicated with me it may be som such are in the letter also w=ch= concern her not nor her husband, so she departed & I turned my backe & reade the lett=r=. I had a should=r= & umbles the umbles I send y=u= none here can dress them, the sholder I keepe for Mr. Delehays supp=r= yf he com~s. I have som pills from filly who was heere yesterday when I was at Goodrich. I am promised halfe a bucke agaynst sunday w=ch= I will keepe in steed of our marriage day for w=ch= I am to thancke God above all his worldly blessings, & therefore doe more rejoyce in this title the~ any mortall dignity. Y=r= true lovinge husband J. Hoskyns. 1611. 1 August our marriage day full ten yeares since God be blessed. |3.__John_Hoskyns_to_Mrs._Hoskyns_(1609),_p._64-65. To my lovinge Mrs. Ben. Hoskyns. Ben: I could easily condemne myselfe for an unkynd hus_band yf I knew one hower wherein I thought not upon y=u=. My fellow Mr Pembrug steales away: both can~ot possiblie; and I worse than he; such is the reward of a mans service as is among carters for horses and oxen; he that draws well shall never out of the plow or teeme: Good sweete hart yf I knew that it touched y=r= hart w=th= such impatie~ce as it doth almost teare myne to be thus asunder: had I an horse heere I would leve all & com~ to thee but then must I be discredited for ever: for there are divers bills of the parliament com~itted unto me w=ch= are to be sate upon, som to morrow som on munday. O deere Ben the longer I love thee the more impotently and infinitely I love. Now my little Mr. Pembrug angers me that he lets me know his parting but on the instant. I have receaved no rent or debt. I have payed five pound that the taylor tooke up at the mercers in searge &c. and ran~e away w=th= it: I have bought a filthy blacke suiet & worn it out. I have payed my com~ons I know y~u may want I have sent you 8=l= in gold, I have a little left, I have yet lived by my labours: though now out of terme publique paynes make me weary without fees. Tell by brother John on this suddain I could not speake with Doctor Lake. Much wranglinge I have with my brother about a cloake, but shall have it & I will sett it on makinge presently. I will send by the next messeng=r= what D. Lake hath done. Thus in hast I could wish I might carry Mr. Pembrug cloakebagge so that I might but com~ by the doore and see you. I have spoken to S=r= Henry Williams for Morgan, but he is gone on a suddain. I have spoken to Wotton but he coms not down I feare: tell Mr. Wallwyn I relye on him to goe to the judge y=f= neede be. let Thom Gwillim return my recognisances and examinations taken before me to the Judge carefully. God blesse thee, sweet, lovinge, excellent Ben, & John, franke, Bess and Ben, & God be m=r=cyfull to us all & ever. Y=r= J. H. My hu~ble duty to my Lord & most harty & thanckfull remembr~ce to Mr. D. Bradshaw & his wife. |4.__John_Hoskyns_to_Mrs._Hoskyns_(1611),_p._68-69. To Mrs Ben: Hoskyns at Hereford. Sweethart: I have agreed to sell the parsonage for 830=l= and 10 angells for you I could get no more possibly for parsonages are at xij yeres purchase & this price comes to above 13 yeares purchase. S=r= James Freere calls for his money, & Seymores wydow being married to a needy fellow her husband haunts me by hymselfe & others every day for 80=l= so doth one kinge likewise for 50=l= that I ow for morse pt of the money for Dydley. And the taylor to whom I ow 72=l= for Rawlinges and some 10=l= for myself yf he forbeare req~res use. Bacon calls for 10=l0 that I undertooke 8 yeres since for Colipep part of the price of my chamber. I must be out of debt heere or else I may give over my pracktise w=ch= I hope wilbe in London better then 200=l= a yeare and I would be loth it should goe to pay use & the principall undischarged. this day my gaignes this term com~es to 23=l= I hope the terme will make it above XXX=l=. I have receyved of kattle three pound for Rent of Churchehill & Bemwell lands. I have sent y~ a letter or warrant inclosed to receyve it of Mr. Clarke to whose son~e James I lent it as Mr. Clarke usually desires me & hee had occasion therefor. J. assures me he will not fayle y or allow it Mr. John Clarke. I receyved no other rent of Som~setshire nor the 10=l= yet of Mr. Whitson though he evry day he sayth he will send it. my rent to Tomchester this yeare came to 25=l= w=ch= was all the rent of Dover Court my lease of Titley expires at Michaelmas next therefore I must sue to renue it as I have written. So that now I have payd the seven pound 10=s= to the Kinge for Dover Court out of my poore gaignes. I accoumpt I must pay in debts above 300=l= heere besides I must lay out above 20=l= for John Delehay to gett the cause heard the next terme w=ch= he promiseth to allow or pay me by his letter written w=th= Morgan Delehays hand. If I could so compasse it that I owed nothinge but to Thomas Webb & John Delehay I woud thincke myselfe happy for Clement expects his money & yf Doctor Bradshaw or his wyfe will have any money payd heere send me word. I thincke I must send down one of my men to take a fine of y=u= for it must be sent up & the money receyved before I ca~ com~ down. the com~ission shalbe directed to my lord Byshop to whom I will undertake to make y~ what estate y~ will in Dydley & Bernithen. I have receyved all this terme but XX=l= in gold w=ch= I send y~ by this messenger my Cosen Bevan of Garway. So having many grievous conflicts evening & morninge betwixt me & my debts I am in hope to conquer the mayn battle of them this term & skatter the rest as I can single them within a yeare or 2 and then I hope to live merrylie with my 2 Bens & provide for y=r= 2 girles. I will bringe down every penny that remaynes above the forsaid debts discharged that must of necessity be discharged heere in London. my deare lovinge kynd earnest resolute weake mighty desperat tender harted brave miserable dayntie boun_tyfull carefull cruell godly sweet honest Ben: god keepe y=u= and y=u= & your daughters & y=r= little boy whom I pray y~ doe not breed a clown. Send word whether I shall bring john Boorne down w=th= me. pray god I may finish this bargain for yet it is but a spech write to me where y~ will keepe y=r= Christmas & what small provision I shall heere make for it & as y~ will it shall be. God keepe y~ sweet deere hart. Y=r= J. H. Mid. Temp. 4 of clocke in the morning vi Nove~b: 1611. |5.__Ben_Jonson_(1605),_pp._193/94. |[To_an_Unnamed_Lord,_probably_the_Earl_of_Suffolk,_1605.] Most honorable Lord: Although I cannot but know y=r= Lo: to be busied w=th= far greater and higher affaires, then to have leysure to discend sodainlye on an estate so lowe, and remou'd as myne; yet, since the cause is in us wholie mistaken (at least misconstrued) and y=t= eurie noble and iust man, is bound to defend the Innocent, I doubt not but to find yo=r= Lordshipp full of y=t= woonted vertue, & fauoure; wherwith you have euer abounded toward the truth. And though the Imprisonment itselfe can not but grieue mee (in respect of his Maiesties high displeasure, from whence it proceedes) yet the Manner of it afflicts me more, being commytted hether, vnexamyned, nay vnheard (a Rite, not commonlie denyed to the greatest Offenders) and I made a guiltie man, longe before I am one, or euer thought to bee: God, I call to testimonye what my thoughts are, and euer heue bene of his Maiestie; & so may I thryue when he comes to be my Iudge and my Kinges, as they are most sincere: And I appeale to posteritie that will hearafter read and Iudge my writings (though now neglected) whether it be possible, I should speake of his Maiestie as I have done, without the affection of a most zealous and good subiect. It hath euer bene my destenye to be misreported, and codemn'd on the first tale; but I hope there is an Eare left for mee, and by youre honor I hope it, who haue alwaies bene frend to Iustice; a vertue that Crownes youre Nobilitie. So with my most humble prayer of your Pardon, and all aduanced wishes for yo=r= honor, I begin to know my dutie, which is to forbeare to trouble yo=r= Lo: till my languishinge estate may drawe free breath from youre Comfortable worde. Ben: Johnson. |6.__Ben_Jonson_to_an_unnamed_Lord_(1605);_pp._194-196. To the most nobly-vertuous and thrice-honor'd Earle of Salisbury. Most truely honorable, / it hath still bene the Tyranny of my Fortune so to oppresse my endeuors, that before I can shew my selfe gratefull (in the least) for former benefitts, I am enforc'd to prouoke yo=r= Bountyes, for more. May it not seeme greiuous to yo=r= Lordship, that, now, my Innocence calls upon you (next the Deity) to her defence; God himselfe is not auerted at iust mens Cries; And you, y=t= approach that diuine goodnesse, and supply it here on Earth in yo=r= place and honors, cannot employ yo=r= Aydes more worthely, then to the commune succour of honesty, and vertue, how humbly so_euer it be plac'd. I am here (my most honr'd Lord) un-examined, or vnheard, committed to a vile prison, and (w=t=h mee) a Gentle_man, (whose Name may perhaps have come to yo=r= Lo:) one M=r= George Chapman, a learned, and honest Man; The Cause (would I could name some worthier) though I wish we had knowne none worthy o=r= Imprisonment) is, a (the word yrkes mee, that o=r= Fortune hath necessitated us to so despisd a Course) a Play, my Lord; wherof, we hope, there is no Man can iustly complayne, that hath the vertue to thinke but fauorably of himselfe, if o=r= Iudge bring an aequall Eare; mary, if w=th= praeiudice wee bee made guilty, afore o=r= Time, we must embrace the Asinine vertue, patience./ My noble Lord, they deale not charitably, Who are too witty in another mans Workes, and vtter, some times, they=re= owne malicious Meanings, vnder o=r= Wordes. I protest to yo=r= Honor, and call God to Testemony (since my first Error, w=c=h (yet) is punish'd in mee more w=t=h my shame, than it was then w=t=h my Bondage) I haue so attempred my stile, that I haue giuen no cause to any good Man of Greise; and, if to any ill, by touching at any generall vice, it hath alwayes bene w=th= a reguard, and sparing of perticular persons; I may be otherwise reported, but if all, that be accusd, should be presently guilty, there are few Men would stand in the state of Innocence./ I beseech yo=r= most ho: Lordship, suffer not othermens Errors, or Falts past, to be made my Crimes; but let Mee be examind, both by all my workes past, and this present, and not trust to Rumour, but my Bookes (for she is an vniust deliuerer both of great, and small Actions) whether, I haue ever (in any thing I haue written priuate, or publique) giuen offence to a Nation, to any publique order or state, or any person of honor, or Authority, but haue aequally labord to keepe they=re= Dignity, as mine owne person safe; If others haue transgressd, let not me bee entitled to they=re= Follyes. But least in being too diligent for my excuse, I may incurre the suspicion of being guilty: I become a most humble sutor to yo=r= Lo: that w=th= the ho: Lord Chamberlayne (to whome I haue in like manner petition'd) you wilbe pleasd to be the gratefull meanes of ou=r= comming to answere; or if in yo=r= Wisdomes it shall be thought unnecessary, that yo=r= LLo: will be the most honr'd Cause of o=r= Liberty, where freing vs from one prison, you shall remoue us to another, w=c=h is ‘ternally to bind us and o=r=r Muses, to the thankfull honoring of you and yo=rs= to Posterity; as your owne vertues haue by many descents of Ancestors ennobled you to time./ Yo=r= honors most deuoted in heart as wordes/. Ben. Ionson |7.__Ben_Jonson_(1605),_pp._196/97. |[To_an_Unnamed_Lord,_1605.] Noble Lord, I haue so confirm'd Opinion of yo=r= vertue, And am so fortified in myne owne Innocence, as I dare (without blushinge at any thinge saue your Trouble) put my Fame into youre hands: which I prefer to my lyfe. The cause of my commyttment I vnderstand is his Maiesties high displeasure conceyued against me; ffor w=ch= I am most Inwardlie sorie; but how I should deserue it, I haue yet I thanke God so much integritie as to doubt. If I haue bene misreported to his Maiestie, the punishment I now suffer may I hope merite more of his Princelye fauoure, when he shall know me trulie; Euerie accusation doth not condemne. And there must goe much more to the makinge of a guiltie man, then Rumor. I therfore craue of yo=r= Lo: this Noble Benefitt, rightly to informe his Maiestie, y=t= I neuer in thought, worde, or Act, had purpose to offend or grieue him, but w=th= all my powers haue studied to shew my selfe most loyall and zealous to his whole disseignes y=t= in priuate and publique, by speech and writinge, I haue euer profest it, And if there be one man, or deuill to be produc'd y=t= can affirm the contrarie, let me suffer under all extremitie, y=t= Iustice, nay Tyrannye can inflict; I speake not this w=th= any spiritt of Contumacie, for I know there is no subiect hath so safe an Innocence, but may reioyce to stand iustified in sight of his Soueraignes mercie. to which we must humblie submytt our selues, our liues and fortunes. Ben Johnson. |8.__Ben_Jonson_(1605),_pp._197/98. |[To_an_Unnamed_Lady,_probably_the_Countess_of_Bedford,_1605.] Excellentest of Ladies. And most honor'd of the Graces, Muses, and mee; if it be not a sinne to prophane yo=r= free hand with prison polluted Paper, I wolde intreate some little of your Ayde, to the defence of my Innocence, w=ch= is as cleare as this leafe was (before I staind it) of any thinge halfe-worthye this violent infliction; I am commytted and w=th= mee, a worthy Friend, one M=r=. Chapman, a man, I can not say how knowne to yo=r= Ladishipp, but I am sure knowne to mee to honor you; And our offence a Play, so mistaken, so misconstrued, so misapplied, as I do wonder whether their Ignorance, or Impudence be most, who are our aduersaries. It is now not disputable, for we stand on vneuen bases, and our cause so vnequally carried as we are without examyninge, without hearinge, or without any proofe, but malicious Rumor, hurried to bondage and fetters; the cause we vnderstand to be the Kinges indignation, for which we are hartelye sorie, and the more, by how much the less we haue deseru'd it. What our sute is, the worthy employde soliciter, and equall Adorer of youre vertues, can best enforme you. Ben: Jhonson. |9.__Ben_Jonson_(1605),_p._198. |[To_Esme,_Lord_D'Aubigny_? |1605] The Noble fauoures you haue done vs, Most worthy Lord: can not be so conceald or remou'd: but that they haue broke in vpon vs, euen where we lye double bound to their Comforts; Nor can we doubt, but he who hath so farre, and freelie aduentur'd to the reliefe of our vertue, will goe on to the vtmost release of it; And though I know yo=r= Lo: hath bene far from doinge any thinge herein to youre owne Ambition; yet be pleas'd to take this protestation, that (Next his Maiesties fauoure) I shall not couet that thinge more in the worlde, than to expresse the lastinge Gratitude, I haue conceiu'd in soule towards yo=r= Lordshipp. Ben: Johnson. |10.__Ben_Jonson_(1605),_p._199. |[To_the_Earl_of] Mongomerie. Most worthely honor'd, For mee not to solicite or calle you to succoure in a tyme of such neede, were no lesse a sinne of dispaire, than a neglect of youre honor; Yo=r= Power, youre Place, and readinesse to do good inuite mee; and myne owne cause (which shall neuer discreditt the least of yo=r= fauours) is a mayne encouragement; if I lay here on my desert, I should be the more backward to importune you; but as it is (Most worthy Earle) our offence beinge our misfortune, not our malice; I challenge yo=r= ayde, as to the common defence of Vertue; But more peculiarlye to mee, who haue always in hart so perticularly honr'd you. I know it is now no Tyme to boast affections, least while I sue for fauours I should be thought to buy them; But if the future seruices of a man so remou'd to you, and low in Meritt, may aspire any place in yo=r= Thoughts, let it lye vpon the forfayture of my humanitie, if I omitt the least occasion to expresse them. And so not doubtinge of your Noble endeuors, to reflect his Maiesties most repented on oure partes & sorrow'd for displeasure. I commytt my fortune, reputation, and Innocence into youre most happie handes, and reiterated protestation of being euer most gratefull. Ben: Johnson. |11.__Ben_Jonson_(1605),_pp._199/200. |[To_the_Earl_of] Pembrooke. Most Noble Earle: Neither am I or my cause so much unknowne to youre Lordshipp, as it should driue mee to seeke a second meanes, or dispaire of this to youre fauoure. You haue euer been free and Noble to mee, and I doubt not the same proportion of youre Bounties, if I can but answere it with preseruation of my vertue, and Innocence, when I faile of those, let me not onlye be abandon'd of you, but of Men. the Anger of the Kinge is death (saith the wise man) and in truth it is little lesse with mee and my frend, for it hath buried vs quick. And though we know it onelie the propertie of men guiltie, and worthy of punishment to inuoke Mercye; yet now it might relieue vs, who haue onlie our Fortunes made our fault: and are indeede vexed for other mens licence. Most honor'd Earle, be hastie to our succoure. And, it shall be our care and studye, not to haue you repent the tymely benefit you do vs; which we will euer gratefullye receiue and Multiplye in our acknowledgment. Ben: Johnson. |12.__Ben_Jonson_(1605),_p._202. To the most honorable and honour'd Earle of Salisbury. My most honorable lord. / May it please yo=r= Lo: to vnderstand, there hath bene no Want in mee, eyther of labor or sincerity in the discharge of this busines, to the satisfaction of yo=r= Lo: and the state. And wheras yesterday, vpon the first Mention of it, I tooke the most ready course (to my present thought) by the Venetian Ambassadors Chaplin, who not only apprehended it well, but was of mind w=t=h mee, that no Man of Conscience, or any indifferent Loue to his Countrey would deny to doe it; and w=t=hall engaged himselfe to find out one, absolute in all Numbers, for the purpose; w=c=h he will'd me (before a Gent: of good Credit, who is my Testemony) to signifie to yo=r= Lo: in his Name: it falls out since, that that Party will not be found, (for soe he returnes answere.) Vpon w=c=h I haue made attempt in other Places, but can speake w=t=h no one in Person (all being eyther remoou'd, or so conceal'd, vpon this present Mischeife) but by second Meanes, I haue receau'd answere of doubts, and difficulties, that they will make it a Question to the Archpriest, w=th= other such like suspensions: So that to tell yo=r= Lo: playnly my heart, I thinke they are All fo enweau'd in it, as it will make 500 Gent: lesse of the Religion w=t=hin this weeke, if they carry they=r= vnderstanding about them. For my selfe, if I had bene a Preist, I would haue put on wings to such an Occasion, and haue thought it no aduenture, where I might haue done (besides his Maiesty, and my Country) all Christianity fo good seruice. And so much I haue sent to some of them. / If it shall please yo=r= Lordsh: I shall yet make farder triall, and that you cannot in the meane time be prouided: I do not only w=t=h all readynesse offer my seruice, but will pforme it w=t=h as much integrity, as yo=r= particular Fauor, or his Maiesties right in any Subiect he hath, can exact. / Yo=r= Ho: most perfect seruant and Louer Ben: Ionson |13.__John_Donne_to_Sir_Henry_Goodyer_(1601),_pp._109/110. "Sir, -- Of myself (who, if honesty were precious, were worth the talking of) let me say a little. The Commis_sioners by imprisoning the witnesses and excommunicating all us, have implicitly justified our marriage. Sir George will, as I hear, keep her till I send for her: and let her re_main there yet, his good nature and her sorrow will work something. I have liberty to ride abroad, and feel not much of an imprisonment. For my return to my Lord, and Sir George's pacification, you know my means, and therefore my hopes. "Of Ostend it is said there hath been a new blow given. Losses of men somewhat equal, but the enemy hath re_covered a trench with Sir Francis had held out of the town. The States have honoured him by publishing an edict with sharp punishment to any that spoke dishonourably of his parley with the Archduke. If the Emperor were dead before you went, perchance he is buried by this time. "I hope somebody else hath had the ill luck to tell you first, that the young Bedford is dead. The King of Spain intends to spend this summer in Italy: and there I think by that time will be our Lords of Pembroke, Willoughby, and Worcester. The Lord-Deputy hath cut off some of Tyrrels now lately, but no great number. I send this letter to ask the way to Polesworth: if I hear it, find it, I shall cost you half-an-hour a week to read the rest. I hear nothing of your warrant from Mr. Andrew Lee. Take my love and honesty into the good opinion, and commend my poor unworthy thanks and service to your good lady. 23rd february 1601[2] from my chamber at Mr. Haines' house by the Savoy (for this language your subscriptions use). "Your true certain friend, "Jo. Donne. |14.__John_Donne_to_Magdalen_Herbert_(1607),_pp._164/165. "To the Worthiest Lady Mistress Magdalen Herbert. "MADAM, -- Every excuse hath in it somewhat of accusation; and since I am innocent, and yet must excuse, how shall I do for that part of accusing? By my troth, as desperate and perplexed men grow from thence bold, so must I take the boldness of accusing you, who would draw so dark a curtain betwixt me and your purposes, as that I had no glimmering, neither of your goings, nor the way which my letters might haunt. yet have I given this licence to travel, but I know not whither, nor it. It is therefore rather a pinnace to discover; and the entire colony of letters, of hundreds an fifties, must follow; whose employment is more honourable than that which our State meditates to Virginia, because you are worthier than all of that country, of which that is a wretched inch; for you have better treasure, and a harmlessness. If this sound like a flattery, tear it out. I am to my letters as rigid as a Puritan, as Caesar was to his wife. I can as ill endure a suspicion and misinterpretable word as a fault. But remember that nothing is flattery which the speaker believes; and of the grossest flattery there is this good use,that they tell us what we should be. But, madam, you are beyond instruction, and therefore there can belong to you only praises; of which, though you be no good hearer, yet allow all my letters leave to have in them one part of it, which is thankfulness towards you. -- Your un_worthiest servant, except your accepting have mended him, John Donne. "Micham, July 11, 1607." |15.__John_Donne_to_Magdalen_Herbert_(1607),_pp._166/67. "To the Worthiest Lady Mrs. Magdalen Herbert. "MADAM, -- As we must die before we can have full glory and happiness, so before I can have this degree of it, as to see you by a letter, I must also die, that is, come to London, to plaguy London -- a place full of danger and vanity and vice, though the Court be gone; and such it will be till your return redeem it. Not that the greatest virtue in the world, which is you, can be such a marshal as to defeat or disperse all the vice of this place; but as higher bodies remove, or contract themselves, when better come, so at your return we shall have one door open to innocence. Yet, madam, you are not such an Ireland as produceth neither ill nor good; no spiders nor nightingales, which is a rare degree of perfection. But you have found and practised that experiment that even Nature, out of her detesting of emptiness, if we will make that our work to remove bad, will fill us with good things. To abstain from it was therefore but the childhood and minority of your soul, which had been long exercised since, in your manlier active part of doing good. Of which since I have been a witness and subject, not to tell you sometimes, that by your influence and example I have attained to such a step of goodness, as to be thankful, were loth to accuse your power and judgment of impotency and infirmity. -- Your Ladyship's in all services, JOHN DONNE. "August 2, 1607." |16.__John_Donne_to_Magdalen_Herbert_(1607),_p._167. "To MRS. MAGDALEN HERBERT. "Madam, -- Your favours to me are everywhere; I use them and have them. I enjoy them at London, and leave them there, and yet find them at Mitcham. Such riddles as these become things inexpressible; and such is your goodness. I was almost sorry to find your servant here this day, because I was loth to have any witness of my not coming home last night, and indeed of my coming this morning. But my not coming was excusable, because earnest business detained me; and my coming this day is by the example of your St. Mary Magdalen, who rose early upon Sunday to seek that which she loved most; and so did I. and, from her and myself, I return such thanks as are due to one to whom we owe all the good opinion that they whom we need most have of us. By this messenger, and on this good day, I commit the enclosed holy hymns and sonnets (which for the matter, not the workmanship, have yet escaped the fire) to your judgment, and to your protection too, if you think them worthy of it; and I have appointed this enclosed sonnet to usher them to your happy hand. -- Your unworthiest servant, unless your accepting him to be so have mended him, JO. DONNE." |17.__John_Donne_to_Henry_Goodyer_(1607),_pp._169-171. "To Sir H[enry] G[oodyer]. "This Tuesday Morning, which hath brought me to London, presents me with all your letters. Methought it was a rent day, I mean such as yours, and not as mine; and yet such too, when I considered how much I owed you for them, how good a mother, how fertile and abundant the understanding is, if she have a good father; and how well friendship performs that office. For that which is denied in other generations is done in this of yours: for here is superfetation, child upon child, and that which is more strange, twins at a latter conception. "If in my second religion, friendship, I had a con_science, either errantem to mistake good and bad and indif_ferent, or opinantem to be ravished by other's opinions or examples, or dubiam to adhere to neither part, or crupu_losam to incline to one, but upon reasons light in them_selves, or undiscussed in me (which are almost all the diseases of conscience), I might mistake your often, long and busy letters, and fear you did but entreat me to have mercy upon you and spare you; for you know our Court took the resolution, that it was the best way to despatch the French Prince back again quickly, to receive him solemnly, ceremoniously, and expensively, when he hoped a domestic and durable entertainment. "I never meant to excel you in weight nor price, but in number and bulk I thought I might, because he may cast up a greater sum who hath but forty small monies, than he with twenty Portugueses. The memory of friends (I mean only for letters) neither enters ordinarily into busied men, because they are ever employed within, nor into men of pleasure, because they are never at home. For these wishes therefore which you won out of your pleasure and recrea_tion, you were as excusable to me if you write seldom, as Sir H Wotton is, under the oppression of business, or the necessity of seeming so; or more than he, because I hope you have both pleasure and business: only to me, who have neither, this omission were sin; for though writing be not of the precepts of friendship, but of the counsels, yet, as in some cases to some men counsels become precepts, and though not immediately from God, yet very roundly and quickly from His Church (as selling and dividing goods in the first time, continence in the Roman Church, and order in decency in ours), so to me who can do nothing else, it seems to bind my conscience to write; and it is sin to do against the conscience, though that err. "Yet no man's letters might be better wanted than mine, since my whole letter is nothing else but a confession that I should and would write. I owed you a letter in verse before by mine own promise, and now that you think that you have hedged in that debt by a greater by your letter in verse, I think it now most seasonable and fashion_able for me to break. At least, to write presently, were to accuse myself of not having read yours so often as such a letter deserves from you to me. "To make my debt greater (for such is the desire of all, who cannot or mean not to pay) I pray read these two problems: for such light flashes as these have been my hawkings in my Surrey journeys. I accompany them with another rag of verses, worthy of that name for the small_ness, and age, for it hath long lain among my other papers, and laughs at them that have adventured to you: for I think till now you saw it not, and neither you nor it should repent it. Sir, if I were anything, my love to you might multiply it, and dignify it: but infinite nothings are but one such; yet since even chimeras have some name and titles, I am also Yours." |[July?_1607.] |18.__Robert_Daborne_to_Mr._Hinchlow_(1613),_pp._56/57. Memorandum: 'tis agreed between Phillip Hinchlow, Eq=r= and Robert Daborn, gent., y=t= y=e= s=d= Robert shall before y=e= end of this Easter Term deliver in his Tragoedy, cald Matchavill and y=e= Divill, into the hands of y=e= sd Phillip, for y=e= summ of xxty pounds, six pounds whearof y=e= sd Robert aknowledgeth to hav receaved in earnest of y=e= sayd play this 17=th= of Aprill, and must hav other fowr pound upon delivery in of 3 acts. and other ten pound upon delivery in of y=e= last scean p~fited. In witnes hearof the s=d= Robert Daborn hearunto hath set his hand this 17=th= of Aprill, 1613. P=r= me, Rob. Daborne. Mem. I have receaved of M=r= Hinchlow the full somm of sixteen pounds, in part of twenty pounds due to me, Robert Daborne, for my tragoedy of Matchavill and the Divell: I say receaved sixteen pounds, this 19=th= of may as aforesaid. In witnes whearof I herunto hav set my hand, 1613. ROBT. DABORNE. This play to be deliverd in to M=r= Hinchlow with all speed. JOHN ALLEYN. |19.__Robert_Daborne_to_Mr._Henslowe_(1613),_p._57. Good M=r= Hinchlow, I am upon y=e= sodeyn put to great ex_tremyty in bayling my man, comitted to Newgate upon taking a possession for me, and I took less mony of my kinsman, a lawier y=t= was with me, then servd my turn. I am thearfor to beseech y=u= to spare me xxs., which will doe me so great plea_sure y=t= y=u= shall find me thankfull, and performing more then ever I promisd or am tyed to: so, bold upon so great an occation to truble y=u=, I crave y=r= favorable interpretation, and rest ever at y=r= comaund, ROB. DABORNE. 28 Aprill, 1613. Lente M=r= Daborne this money. witness, HUGH ATWELL. |20.__Robert_Daborne_to_Henslowe_(1613),_p._58. M Hinchlow, the company told me y=u= wear expected thear yesterday to conclude about thear comming over, or goinge to Oxford.I have not only labord my own play, which shall be ready before they come over, but given Cyrill Tourneur an act of y=e= Arreignment of London to write, y=t= we may have y=t= like_wise ready for them.I wish y=u= had spoken with them to know thear resolution, for they depend upon y=r= purpose. I hav sent y=u= 2 sheets more, fayr written: upon my ffayth, s=r=, they shall not stay one howr for me; whearfor I beseech y=u=, as heatherto, so y=u= would now spare me 40s., which stands me upon to send over to my counsell in a matter concerns my whole estate, and wher I deale otherways then to y=r= content, may I and myne want ffryndship in distress! so, relying one y=r= favor, which shall never reap loss by me, I rest at y=r= commaund, ROB. DABORNE. 5=0= June, 1613. Receved by me, Garred Leniaghe, xxs. |21.__Robert_Daborne_to_Henslowe_(1613),_pp._58/59. S=r=, I expected y=u= one munday. I perceav y=u= misdoubt my readynes: s=r=, I would not be hyred to break my ffayth with y=u=. Before god, they shall not stay one hour for me; for I can this week diliver in y=e= last word, and will y=t= night they play thear new play read this; whearof I have sent y=u= a sheet and more fayr written: y=u= may easyly know thear is not much be_hind, and I intend no other thing, god is my judge, till this be finisht. The necessity of term busines exacts me beyond my custom to be trublesom unto y=u=; whearfore I pray send me the other 20s. I desyred, and then when I read next week I will take y=e= 40s. y=t= remaynes, and doubt not y=u= shall receav thanks in doing me this curtesy. so presuming one y=r= favor, I rest Y=rs= to commaund, ROB. DABORNE. 10 June, 1613. |22.__Robert_Daborne_to_Henslowe_(1613),_p._59. M=r= Hinchlow, I am inforced to make bold with y=u= for one 20s. more of y=e= xl., and one Fryday night I will deliver in y=e= 3 acts fayr written, and then receav y=e= other 40s.; and if y=u= please to have some papers now, y=u= shall; but my promise shall be as good as bond to y=u=, and if y=u= will let me have perusall of any other book of y=rs=, I will after Fryday intend it speedyly, and doubt not to giv y=u= full content; so with my best remem_branc I rest at y=r= commaund, ROBT. DABORNE. 3 May, 1613. |23.__Robert_Daborne_to_Henslowe_(1613),_p._60. M=r= Hinchlow, my trubles drawing to some end, have forced me to be trublesom to y=u= beyond my purpose, bycause I would be free at any rate. some papers I have sent y=u=, though not so fayr written all as I could wish. I will now wholy intend to finishe my promise, which, though it come not within compass of this Term, shall come upon y=e= neck of this new play they ar now studyinge: my request is, the xl. might be made up, whear of I have had 9l.; if y=u= please to appoynt any houer to read to M=r= Allin, I will not fayle, nor after this day loose any time till it be concluded. My best rememberance to y=u=, I rest yo=rs=, ROBT. DABORNE. 8 May, 1613. |24.__Robert_Daborne_to_Henslowe_(1613),_pp._60/61. Mr Hinchlow, y=r= tried curtesy hath so far ingaged me y=t= howsoever this term hath much hindred my busines, y=u= shall see one Tuesday night I have not bin Idle. I thank god moste of my trubles ar ended, upon cleering whearof I have taken home my wife agayne; soe y=t= I will now, after munday, intend y=r= busines carefully, y=t= the company shall aknowledg themselfs bound to you I doubt not. One Tuesday night, if y=u= will ap_poynt, I will meet y=u= and M=r= Allin, and read some, for I am unwilling to read to y=e= generall company till all be finisht; which upon my credit shall be to play it this next term, with y=e= first. S=r=, my occations of expenc have bin soe great and soe many, I am ashamed to think how much I am forct to press y=u=, whearin I pray let me finde y=r= favorablest construction, and ad one xxs. more to y=e= mony I have receaved, which makes xil., and y=u= shall one Tuesday see I will deserve, to my best ability, y=r= love, which I valew more in it self then y=e= best companies in y=e= town. So myself and labors resting at y=r= service, I commit y=u= to god. y=rs= to command, ROBT. DABORNE. 16 May, 1613. Receved by me, Garret Leniage, xxs. |25.__Robert_Daborne:_Massinger_and_Daborne_(1613),_pp._61/62. S=r=. I did thinke I deservd as much mony as M=r= Messenger, although knowinge y=r= great disbursments I forbour to urdge y=u= beyond y=r= own pleasure; but my occations press me so neerly, y=t= I cannot but expect this reasonable curtesy, consydering I pay y=u= half my earnings in the play besyds my continuall labor and chardge imployd only for y=u=; which if it prove not pro_ffitable now, y=u= shall see I will giv yu honnest satisfaction for the utmost farthinge I owe yow, and take another course. Whearfore this being my last, I beseech y=u= way my great occ_ation this once, and make up my mony even with M=r= Messengers, which is to let me have xs. more. I am sure I shall deserv it, and y=u= can never doe me a tymelyer curtesy, resting at y=r= commaund ROBT. DABORNE. I pray S=r= let the boy giv order this night to the stage-keeper to set up bill ag=st= munday for Eastward hoe, and one we_nesday, the new play. |26.__Robert_Daborne_to_Henslowe:_Daborne's_rapidity_(1613),_p._62. S=r= if y=u= doe not like this play when it is read, y=u= shall have the other, which shall be finished with all expedition; for, be_fore god, this is a good one, and will giv y=u= content; howsoever, y=u= shall never loose a farthing by me, whearfor I pray you mis_doubt me not; but as y=u= hav bin kynd to me, so continew it till I deserv the contrary; and I pray send me ten shillings, and take these papers, which want but one short scean of the whole play, so I rest, y=rs= at commaund, ROBT. DABORNE. pd unto yiz=r= Daughter, the 11=th= of Marche, 1613 ...............xs. |27.__Robert_Daborne_to_Henslowe:_Daborne's_urgency_(1613),_pp._62/63. M=r= Hinchlow, of all ffryndship let me beholding to y=u= for one xxs. which shall be the last I will request till the play be fully by us ended. Upon my honnest ffayth with y=u=, which I will never break, I will request no more, and soe much will be due to me then. S=r= this is my last request of y=r= trouble, which my speedy occation presses me to; soe I rely upon y=r= lov hearin, for which y=u= shall ever command me, ROB. DABORNE. 16 July, 1613. dd this xxs. the 16=th= July, 1613. |28.__Robert_Daborne_to_Henslowe:_Sale_of_Daborne's_estate_(1613) |pp._63/64. M Hinchlow, I wrote a leter to M=r= Griffyn requestinge thearin y=r= awnswer, and end to those businesses and debts be_twixt us, but I cannot hear from him. My desyre was y=t= eather y=u= would be my paymaster for another play, or take xl. of y=t= mony we hav had into y=r= hands agayne, and security for the rest. S=r=, it is not unknown to y=u= y=t= I could and had good certeynty of means before I wrote unto y=u=, which upon hopes of y=r= love I forsooke, and must now, if y=u= and I had ended, return to them agayne; for my occations, untill I have made sale of y=t= estate I have, ar soe urgent, y=t= I can forbear no longer, whearfor I pray, S=r=, of y=r= much ffryndship, doe me one curtesy more till Thursday, when we deliver in o=r= play to y=u=, as to lend me twenty shillings, and upon my ffayth and Christianyty I will then or giv y=u= content, or secure y=u= to the utmost farthing y=u= can desyre of me. S=r=, I pray of all y=r= gentlenes deny not this curtesy to me; and if y=u= fynd me not most just and hon_nest to y=u=, may I want a ffrynd in my extremyty. It is but till thursday I request y=u= hearin, and so rest at y=r= commaund, ROB. DABORNE. S=r=, y=u= hav a receipt of myne for twenty shilllings, which I sent y=u= by the water_man at the cardinalls hatt: that or this shall sufficiently giv y=u= assurance. witnes MOYSES BOWLER. 30 July, 1613. |29.__Robert_Daborne_to_Henslowe:_The_arraigment_of_London_(1613),_p._64. S=r=, I sat up last night till past 12 to write out this sheet; and had not necessity inforct me to y=e= common place bar this morning to acknowledge a ffynall recovery, I would this day hav deliverd in all. I hav bin heartofor of y=e= receaving hand; y=u= shall now find return to y=r= content and y=t= speedyly. I pray, S=r=, let me have 40s. in earnest of y=e= Arreighnment, and one munday night I will meet y=u= at y=e= new play, and conclud fur_ther, to y=r= content I doubt not, resting my self and whole indevors wholy at y=r= Service, ROB. DABORNE. 18 June, 1613. |30.__Robert_Daborne_to_Henslowe_(1613),_pp._64/65. M=r= Hinchlow, I perceave y=u= think I will be behind with my Tragoedy; if soe, y=u= might worthely account me dishonest: indeed, for thear good and myne own I have took extraodynary payns with the end, and alterd one other scean in the third act, which they have now in parts. For y=e= Arreighnment, if y=u= will please to be my paym=r=, as for the other, they shall have it; if not, try my Tragoedy first, and as y=t= proves so deal with me; in the mean, my necessity is such y=t= I must use other means to be furnisht upon it. Before god, I can have L25 for it, as some of y=e= company know; but such is my much debt to y=u=, y=t= so long as my labors may pleasure them, and y=u= say y=e= word, I am wholy yours to be ever commaunded, ROB. DABORNE. I pray, S=r=, if y=u= resolv to do this curtesy for y=e= company, let me hav 40s. more tell we seale. 25 June, 1613. pade to M=r= Daborne xxs. |31.__Robert_Daborne_to_Henslowe_(1613),_p._66. Mr. Hinchlow, I hav ever since I saw y=u= kept my bed, being so lame that I cannot stand. I pray, S=r=, goe forward with that reasonable bargayn for the Bellman; we will hav but twelv pownds and the overplus of the second day, whearof I hav had ten shillings, and desyre but twenty shillings more, till y=u= hav 3 sheets of my papers. Good S=r=, consyder how for y=r= sake I have put my self out of the assured way to get mony, and from twenty pounds a play am come to twelv; thearfor in my ex_tremyty forsake me not, as y=u= shall ever command me. My wif can acquaynt y=u= how infinite great my occation is, and this shall be sufficient for the receipt, till I come to set my hand to your booke. yo=r= at comand, ROB. DABORNE. Aug. 3, 1613. Lent M=r= Daborne upon this not the 32 of Auguste in earnest of a playe called the bellman of London, xxs. |32.__Robert_Daborne_to_Henslowe_(1613),_p._67. Sr, I hav bin twise to speak with y=u= both for the sheet I told y=u= off, as also to know y=r= determination for the company, whea_ther y=u= purpose they shall have the play or noe. They rale upon me, I hear, bycause the kingsmen hav given out they shall hav it: if y=u= please, I will make y=u= full amends for thear wrong to y=u= in my last play, before they get this; for I know it is this play must doe them good, if y=u= purpose any to them. I hav sent y=u= 2 sheets more, so y=t= y=u= hav x sheets, and I desyre y=u= to send me 30s. more, which is just eight pound, besyds my rent, which I will fully satisfy y=u=, eather by them or the king's men, as y=u= please. Good s=r=, let me know y=r= mynd, for I desyre to make y=u= part of amends for y=r= great fryndship to me, wishing my labor or service could deserv y=u=: so trusting one y=r= gen_tlenes, which cannot long be without satisfaction, now I rest ever at y=r= commaund, ROB. DABORNE. Lent M=rs= Daborne upon this bille more, the 29 of october, 1613 . . xxs. |33.__Robert_Daborne_to_Henslowe_(1613),_pp._67/68. S=r=, y=r= man was with me, whoe found me wrighting the last scean, which I had thought to have brought y=u= to-night, but it will be late ear I can doe it; and being satterday night, my oc_cation urges me to request y=u= spare me xs. more, and for y=r= mony, if y=u= please not to stay till Johnson's play be playd, the king's men hav bin very earnest with me to pay y=u= in y=r= mony for y=r= curtesy, whearin y=u= shall have 30s. proffit with many thanks. Purposing to-morow night, if you call not upon me, to com and shew y=u= fynis, I pray, S=r=, supply this my last occa_tion, which crowns y=e= rest of y=r= curtesies, to which I will now giv speedy requitall, resting, ever at y=r= commaund, ROB. DABORNE. Nov. 13, 1613. |34.__Robert_Daborne_to_Henslowe_(1613),_p._69. M=r= Hinchlow, I builded upon y=r= promyse to my wife, neather did I aquaint the company with any mony I had of yow, bicause they should seek to y=u=, as I know they will, and giv you any terms y=u= can desyre; if they doe not, I will bring y=u= y=r= mony, for the papers and many thanks: neather will I fayle to bring in the whole play next week; whearfor I pray S=r=, of all ffrynd_ship, disburse one 40s., and this note shall suffice to acknowledg my self indebted to y=u= with my q=r=ter's rent, 8l., for which y=u= shall eather have the whole companye's bonds to pay y=u= the first day of my play being playd, or the king's men shall pay it y=u= and take my papers. S=r=, my credit is as deer to me now as ever, and I will be as carefull of it as heartofore, or may I never prosper nor myne: so, desyring this may satisfy y=u= till y=u= appoynt a tyme when I shall bring y=u= the companie's bond, I rest expecting y=r= no more defering me, ever at y=r= command, Rob. Daborne. Witnes, Moyses Bowler. october xiiij, 1613. |35.__Robert_Daborne_to_Henslowe_(1613),_pp._69/70. M=r= Hinchlow, y=u= accuse me with the breach of promise. Trew it is, I promysed to bring y=u= the last scean, which that y=u= may see finished, I send y=u= the foule sheet, and y=e= fayr I was wrighting, as y=r= man can testify; which, if great busnies had not prevented, I had this night fynished. S=r=, y=u= meat me by y=e= common measuer of poets; if I could not liv by it and be honest, I would giv it over; for rather then I would be un_thankfull to y=u=, I would famish, thearfor accuse me not till y=u= hav cause. if y=u= pleas to p~form my request, I shall think my_self beholding to y=u= for it; howsoever, I will not fayle to write this fayr and perfit the book, which shall not ly on y=r= hands. y=rs= to commaund, Rob. Daborne. Lent at this tyme vs., the 13 of November, 1613. |36.__Robert_Daborne_to_Henslowe_(1613),_p._70. S=r=, I have sent to y=u= to request y=u= to send me the twenty shillings I soe earnstly desyred y=u= to lend me last night; for which, as all the rest of y=r= mony, I will give yow that honnest and just satisfaction one Tuesday next, if y=u= please to come or send to me, as I told y=u=, that y=u= shall never repent y=r= many curtesyes to me; which ty me so far to perform the faythfull part of an honnest man, that I shall never trewly rest contented till I manyfest myself worthy y=r= great favor, which ever I will aknowledge in all servic to be commanded, Rob. Daborne. 27 Nov., 1613. Wittnes, MOYSES BOWLER, dd. xxs. |37.__Robert_Daborne_to_Henslowe_(1613),_p._71. S=r=, out of the great love I have felt from y=u=, I am to request y=u= to my great occation and present necessety, which with less mony will be unsupplied, to send me xxs. I pray, s=r=, accoumpt me not amongst the number of those y=t= wholy serv thear own turns, for, god knows, it is no mony could hyre me to be dis_honest to so worthy a ffrynd as y=u= ar: whearfor sinc thear re_mayns so small a somm, I pray part with it to mt good, which xs. will not I protest doe. You know it is term tyme, and a litle mony wanting will much hynder me; whearfor, good S=r=, let me fynd y=u= put some trust in me, which, when I deceav, god for_sake me and myne. One munday I will be with y=u=; so, de_syring y=u= to send me the book y=u= promysd, and no less than 20s., I rest ever at y=r= commaund, R. DABORNE. Nov., 1613. Witnes, MOYSES BOWLER. |38.__Robert_Daborne_to_Henslowe_(1613),_pp._72/73. S=r=, I wrote to yow by my wif, hopinge upon y=r= receipt of all my papers, that yow would have pleasured me with 20s., if not upon the play yow have, yet upon my other out of y=r= booke, which I will undertake shall make as good a play for y=r= publiqe howse as ever was playd, for which I desyre but ten pounds, and I will undertake upon the reading it your company shall giv y=u= 20l. rather then part with it. S=r=, howsoever my want inforces me for a tyme, I shall shortly be out of it, and be able to forbear a play till I can make the best. Is is but 20s. I desyre, till y=u= have mony or security to your content for that y=u= ar out of. I have upon my wifes words keept one all this day, heer assuring myself y=u= would for my much good have pleasured me this onc, which I beseech at y=r= hands, though y=u= never lay out penny more; in which trust I rest ever at y=r= commaund, Rob. Daborne. 9 December, 1613. S=r=, doe not thinke I incroch upon y=u=, for God is my judg, I mean playnly and justly, and y=u= shall make y=r= own terms with me in any thinge. Receaved by mee, Robert Daborne, gentleman, of Phillip Henchlowe, Esquier, the 24 of December, 1613, the some of seaven pounds in parte of payment of the some of tenn pounds, which I am to receave of the said Phillip Henchlowe, in full satisfaction of a plaie called the Owle, when I have fynished and made perfect the same, accordinge to a bond made by mee to the said Phillip for the same. In wittnes whereof I have hereto sett my hand the daye and yeare first above written. Rob. Daborne. |39.__Henry_Wotton_to_Sir_Robert_Naunton_(1618) |pp._152/53. |[Eton_MS.,_dictated,_Rox._Club,_p._41.] From Venice, this 26th of July, 1618. RIGHT HONOURABLE, Under this date I write two letters unto you; whereof the present is the latter,and is written to correct the former. For whereas in the same I advertised that an execution had been done upon certain mutinous persons of the Holland troops, that had fortified themselves against the General on the shore of Dalmatia (which I took from the first voice) there is now (though I am sorry to express it) fresher advice come from the armata that those mutineers were English, and of the late arrived under Sir Henry Peyton's conduct, to the number of some 150, who demanded the same pay that the foresaid Hollanders had, and made that the subject of their division. To which the General made answer, that he would stand to the contract concluded between the amabassador of this State and their conductor in England, and therfore wished them to be quiet; which they refusing, he landed 200 Albanesi to reduce them by force, against whom the English turned their pikes and their shot, which the general perceiving, he laid the prows of two of his galleys against them, and so they yielded. Barbarigo upon this forming their process, did hang eight of them, who are said to be captains, lieutenants, and corporals, and that three of these did die in the Roman faith. their names I yet know not, which shall be advertised in my next. God send the success fairer than the beginning. To this I must add that by the letters of Milan arrived at this moment, is intimated a secret conjunction between Fraunce and Savoy against the Genovese, which if it proceed, will inflame this whole country. These be resolutions proper for the canicular days, which are newly begun with us. And so, Sir, wishing us the continuance of blessed peace at home,I humbly rest, At your commandments, HENRY WOTTON. |40.__Henry_Wotton_to_Sir_Robert_Naunton_(1618),_pp._159/160. |[Eton_MS.,_holograph,_Rox._Club,_p._72.] 9th of October, 1618. Sir, I take presumption, upon the assured promise of your love, to write unto you herein a few private lines about myself; whereof the scope is this, to beseech you that, as you have obtained leave for my return home the next spring, to the comfortable sight of my gracious master, so you will be pleased likewise to deal with his Majesty in my behalf, that none may be appointed to succeed me here till my arrival; because, when I have settled some of my peculiar occasions, I shall rather wish to come hither back again, than to be onerous to his Majesty at home; for without his bounty I cannot live. In the meanwhile, my Italian ssecretary, Gregorio de' Monti (who supplied the place all the while that Sir Dudley Carleton was at Turino, and afterwards till my coming), will discharge it with fidelity and discretion; being a person of much sufficiency, and of twelve years' approvement in the King's service. This is my most humble and hearty request unto you, about which I have by letter prayed Mr. Bargrave to intercede with you for me. But having not heard from him, I thought fit provisionally to move it by mine own pen; having with no man else living communicated these thoughts, about which I shall languish to receive a line or two from you. And so, again, Sir, I am yours, HENRY WOTTON. |41.__Henry_Wotton_to_LORD_ZOUCHE_(1619),_pp._161/162. Venice, this 3rd of February, 1619. Right Honourable and my very good Lord, I am very glad of this opportunity, that by the hand of a gentleman who doth so entirely honour you, both in his continual speech and in his soul, I may revive also with your Lordship mine own long devotion, even since the time that I did first contemplate your noble virtues, when I was a poor student at Altorph; which were my happiest days. For what have since observed in my employments but a few maxims of State too high for my capacity, and too subtle for my nature, which was cast in a plainer mould? Is then at least my fortune mended? Alas, my dear Lord, let me not think of that. For when I consider how all those of my rank have been dignified and benefited at home, while I have been gathering of cockles upon this lake, I am in good faith impatient, more of the shame, than of the sense of want. Yet this is my comfort, that my gracious Master (as it hath pleased him to let me know) doth love me. And for the rest, philosophy shall be my reward, which, though it cannot keep me from need, yet it will teach me not to envy those that abound. It was not my meaning when I took this leaf to make myself the subject of my letter unto your Lordship, though the remembrance of your ancient favours hath, I know not how, made my pen so familiar. For the public affairs, we stand here yet very ambiguously. The land was long since quiet, but the sea, as the more movable element, is still in agitation; and we are artificially kept at excessive charge by a mad Viceroy and a winking Pope, while the King of Spayne, in the meanwhile, standeth at the benefit of time and fortune, ready to authorize or disavow the event according to the success, which I take to be the sum of our case. but these things will be more particularly delivered to your lordship by this `redeemed Neptune', as I have baptized him: for they here think him more than a man that knows so much more than themselves. And in truth, if any place had been vacant worthy of his sufficiency, there wanted no desire to hold him, as they have expressed by offers to himself, and declared in their letters by him to their ambassador, and most of all in the confident communication of their affairs and desires with him, which likewise include some hope of their having him again, as your Lordship will perceive by the subject of my dispatch to the King, which he carrieth. I must add hereunto for mine own part that I have been glad of this occasion which hath given me a better taste of him, and of his fair and clear dispositions, than I could take at a transitory view when I passed my last duty with your Lordship in Canterburie; and I am likewise almost not sorry that I have yet not seen a letter which he tells me your Lordship wrote by him unto me. For it would have made me the more ashamed to have done him so little service here, that had brought me such a favour, though I am other_wise not poor of your Lordship's gracious lines, whereof I preserve to this hour a great roll, and especially one, which I long for some hour to show your Lordship, because I know in your nobleness you cannot deny it, though in my meanness I could never deserve it. And here I will end your lordship's trouble with my prayers to our loving God for your happiness. Ever remaining, Your Lordship's with an honest heart to serve you, HENRY WOTTON. |42.__Henry_Wotton_to_Sir_Robert_Naunton_(1619) |pp._172/73. Right Honourable, This is only to signify unto his Majesty that by God's favour, within two or three days after the date thereof, we shall depart from hence; so as my next will be from Augusta, where there is, as you know, a feat to be done, for which the party is well prepared. I leave here (as Sir Dudley Carleton did during the whole time of his negotiation in Piedmont) Gregorio de' Monti, to supply the service by continual advertisements; upon which point I gave a touch, at my leave-taking to the Prince, desiring him to esteem it as an argument of clear and disumbrageous friendship, that we serve ourselves even of his own subjects; for Gregorio is a natural Venetian, though now many years as it were Englished, with singular approvement both of his fidelity, diligence, and discretion. Whereof he hath likewise a testimony from his Majesty, under his royal hand, sent him in the time of Sir Ralphe Winwoode, for his better encouragement, after my predecessor and myself had repre_sented his good deservings. Now to return to myself. I carry in my breast, besides that honest business which you know, some important commissions from this State which have a silent reflection (though not meant by them) upon our main end. These I shall particularize in my letter from Augusta; and will end the present with mine humble thanks to Almighty God for the happy news, which we have had this week, of his Majesty's escape from a painful infirmity. The same good God yield him long unto us and to the Christian world. And so I rest, At your Honour's commandment, HENRY WOTTON. |43.__John_Chamberlain_to_Sir_Dudley_Carleton_(1625). |pp._618/619. |[S.P._Dom.,_Car._I,_II,_80.] |[London,_May_21,_1625.] My very goode Lord: The wind hanges so at Northwest that I doubt neither our letters nor yours can find passage: els should we not be thus longe in suspence, by reason of a rumor that hath held there eight or nine dayes that our side hath receved a great blow, wherin Sir Thomas Winne, Sir Walter Devreux, captain Tubbe, captain Dakers, and I know not how many more should be lost. Though this be yet but a verball report without any certaintie by writing, yet yt is generally be_leved, for yll newes commonly proves too true. Our parlament that was to begin on Tewsday is proroged till the last of this moneth, and yt is doubted whether or where yt will hold then, for yf the sicknes increase as yt begins, yt is thought both that and the next terme shalbe removed to Oxford or Winchester. Our whole number this weeke was 379: of the plague 71: parishes infected 17. We have many proclamations daylie, one among the rest that no person comming from places infected presume to come neere the court,another for the repressing of the in_solence of our souldiers now in their way to Plimmouth that begin to follow the stepps of their predecessors that went with Mansfeld, in pil_laging and spoyling whatsoever they can lay hand on. Our navie is not yet so forward that there needs such haste. The common opinion is now that they go to the West Indies, which mee thincks were too long and hazardous a viage for such a fleet. The Kings funerall sermon is come foorth, wherin the Lord Keper hath shewed a great deale of witt and learning in comparing King James to King Salomon in all his actions saving his vices. The Earle of Middlesex is retired to his house at Copt_hall in Wssex, having compounded for his fine with 5000=li= redy monie, his farme of the sugars, and the house at Chelsey, which they say the King hath bestowed on the Duke of Buckingam as likewise that he hath geven the Lord Conway a pension of 2000=li= a yeare for 21 yeares out of the court of wardes. Our order of the Garter is much graced by the elec_tion of the Earles of Dorset, Holland, and the Lord Andover. The earle of Northampton is saide to be gon after the Duke to Paris but I shold rather take yt to be the Lord Compton. Mary I cannot conceve the reason why Sir Paul Banning shold post thether this day sevenight unles there be a purpose to lay him to pawne. Sackvile Crow arrived here on Thursday from the Duke and bringes word how noblie he and his train were entertained,that all things go well, that the delay of the Quenes comming was only hers and the King her brothers sicknes, and that she is alredy on the way hitherward. one of his principall errands is to cary the Dukes gay clothes. I heare that Secretarie Morton is to be with you shortly as extraordinarie ambassador and comes directly from Paris, having his entertainment of fowre pound a day allowed from three or fowre dayes before he went. the Duches of Buckingam is said to be with child which is no small joye. So with the remembrance of my best service to my goode lady I commend you to the protection of the Al_mighty. From London this 21=st= of May 1625. Your Lordships most assuredly at commaund JOHN CHMABERLAIN. The King goes toward Caunterburie to meet the Quene on Friday the 27 of this moneth. To the right honourable Sir Dudley Carleton Lord Ambassador for his Majestie at the Hagh. |44.__John_Chamberlain_to_Sir_Dudley_Carleton_(1625). |pp._620/621. |[S.P._Dom.,_Car._I,_ii,_104.] |[London,_May_28,_1625.] My very goode Lord: I am sory to see our yll newes so fully con_firmed by yours of the 7=th= of this present, but more sory for your niece Dakers, whose case is every way to be pitied. I cannot so much lament the rest whose lives were well bestowed to redeeme us out of so dull a lethargie, and to make the world see our wonted courage is notquite lost: for I could never commend those warie gamesters that rather then ven_ture to set up a small rest sometimes wold loose all their monie in stakes. We talke of a rich Holland East Indian ship that lay last weeke two whole dayes in the Downes, in sight of the Kings ships that wold not see her, wherby we may easilie perceve how the world goes. Our souldiers passe daylie towards Plimmouth where Sir John Ogle and others are to traine and discipline them. The common speach runs of 15000 land souldiers at least; a band of Bedfordshire men (they say) have killed their lieutenant or conductor and are run away and dispersed. We have now almost every day posts out of Fraunce that bring word the Quene is on her way by this time as far as Amiens, where she is to tarrie three dayes and makes acoount to be at Bologne by Whitsunday eve, and here the Saturday after. The French king promises to overtake her at Amiens and there take his leave, but the Quene regnant and Quene mother ac_companie her to the sea-side, so that we are like to have three Queens at Bullen to aunswer the three kinges of Cullen. the King goes hence on Tewsday thorough to Caunterburie and so to Dover. the pencioners and some of the traine are gon before, but the formost were the Mar_quise Hamilton, the countesses of Buckingam, Denbigh and Anglesey with the French Lady Carie who went away on Thursday with intent to go to Bologne, where the Lady Carie sayes she must cast her self at the Quene dowagers feet for auncient favors. Here is a new world of Scottish men come, thirty Lords at least in the court atonce, but yt is hoped the Kings journy will disperse them; there is no remedy (they say) but the King must go into Scotland to be crowned: which yet he may do at leasure I hope. Our weekely bill is not much risen this weeke, there beeing 401 in all, of the plague 78, parishes infected sixteen; the Lord of Bristow is saide to be very sicke and in daunger. Quester was overthrowne this day sevenight in a suit about the post masters office, wherin the Lord Stanhop prevailed against him. This day a great cause and that hath long depended was determined in the exchequer chamber twixt the Lord Sheffeild and one Ratcliffe, wherin Ratcliffe went to the wall to his utter undooing. I was minded to send a list of the Ladies that are apointed to meet the Quene at Dover, but yt varies and alters so often that it were to no purpose: their number is about fowre or five and twentie all their coaches furnished with sixe horses which comes altogether now in fashion, a vanitie of excessive charge and of litle use. Your brother Carleton was in towne this weeke but after his wont came to fetch fire (as they say) and taried not above two dayes. The Lord of Arundell hath plaide a frendly part with the Lady Fan_shaw and caused the King to send for all her pictures great and small: which may serve for a caveat that yf you bring home any you esteem, he may be the last shold see them, least he reape the thancks a vostre despens. Young Master Fanshaw recommends this letter to his brother yf he may be found, for yt seemes he obscures himself and wold not that any of his frends shold know what becomes of him, nor what course he meanes to take, or under what captain, colonell or generall he hath put himself that they may know how to heare of him: yf you can learn by any that come from the armie or by any other meanes, what he doth yt wilbe held for a great favor from your Lordship. So with the remembrance of my best service to my goode Lady I commend you to the protection of the Almighty. From London this 28=th= of May 1625. Your Lordships most assuredly at commaund JOHN CHMAMBERLAIN. To the right honorable Sir Dudley Carleton knight Lord Ambassador for his Majestie at the Hagh. |45.__Brilliana_Harley_to_Robert_Harley_(1625),_p._1 To my deare husband S=r= Robart Harley, Knight of the Bathe. S=r= -- Docter Barker has put my sister into a cours of ientell fisek, which I hope by God's bllsing will doo her much good. My sister giues you thankes for seending him to her. I pray you remember that I recken the days you are away; and I hope you are nowe well at Heariford, wheare it may be, this letter will put you in minde of me, and let you know, all your frinds heare are well; and all the news I can seend you is, that my Lo. Brooke is nowe at Beae_thams Court. My hope is to see you heare this day senet, or to-morrowe senet, and I pray God giue vs a happy meeting, and presarfe you safe; which will be the great comfort of Your most true affectionat wife, BRILLIANA HARLEY. Ragley: the 30 of Sep. 1625. |46.__Brilliana_Harley_to_Robert_Harley_(1625),_pp._2/3. To my deare housband S=r= Robart Harley, Knight. S=r= -- I thanke you for sending me word, I may hope to see you at Easter, which time will be much longed for by me. I hope the par_lament has spent as much time as will satisfy them in dooing nothing: so that nowe some good frute of theare meeting will be brought to ripnes, which is the effect of our prayers. This day I deleverd the L100 to my father: which he has payed to Mr. Davis: that mony that was wanting of it, was made vp with the L50 pounde Mr. Lacy payed for wood. The payling of the nwe parke is made an end of. Yesterday your company only was at Heariford, to shewe what they had lerned, whear Sr. John Skidemore and Mr. Vahan weare judges; and so they meane to be of the reest of the companis, and they haue apointed teen of your company to learne the use of theiare armes and so to teache the reest. This last night I not being very well, made me seend this day for the midwife, which I thinke I should haue defered to longe. I assure myself I haue your prayers, becaus you haue so great a part of mine: and I blls God that you injoy your health, which I beeg of you to take care of. I thanke God, Ned is well, and I beeg your bllsing for him: and I pray God preserue you well and giue you a happy and speedy meeting with Your most faithful affectionat wife, BRILLIANA HARLEY. I pray you present my humbell duty to my father, and my lady. My cosen Thomkins remembers her loue to you. Brompton, the 17 of Mar. 1625. |47.__Brilliana_Harley_to_Robert_Harley_(1627),_pp._3/4. To my deare husband S=r= Robert Harley. Deare S=r= -- Your two leters, on from Hearifort and the other from Gloster, weare uery wellcome to me: and if you knwe how gladly I reseaue your leters, I beleeue you would neeuer let any opertunity pase. I hope your cloche did you saruis betwne Gloster and my brother Brays, for with vs it was a very rainy day, but this day has bine very dry and warme, and so I hope it was with you; and to-morowe I hope you will be well at your journis end, wheare I wisch my self to bide you wellcome home. you see howe my thoughts goo with you: and as you haue many of mine, so let me haue some of yours. Beleeue me, I thinke I neuer miste you more then nowe I doo, or ells I haue forgoot what is past. I thanke God, Ned and Robin are well; and Ned askes every day wheare you are, and he says you will come to-morowe. My father is well, but goos not abrode, becaus of his fiseke. I haue sent you vp a litell hamper, in which is the box with the ryteings and boouckes you bide me send up, with the other things, sowed up in a clothe, in the botome of the hamper. I haue sent you a partriche pye, which has the two pea chikeins in it, and a litell runlet of meathe, that which I toold you I made for my father. I thinke within this muthe, it will be very good drinke. I sende it up nowe becaus I think carage when it is ready to drincke dous it hurt; thearefore, and please you to let it rest and then taste it; if it be good, I pray you let my father haue it, because he spake to me for such meathe. I will nowe bide you god night, for it is past a leauen a cloke. I pray God presarue you and giue you good sugsess in all your biusnes, and a speady and happy meeting. Your most faithfull affectinat wife, BRILLIANA HARLEY. I must beeg your bllsing for Ned and Rob and present you with Neds humbell duty. Bromton, the 5 of October, 1627. |48.__Brilliana_Harley_to_Robert_Harley_(1629),_pp._4/5. To my deare husband S=r= Robert Harley, Knight. My deare S=r= -- I thanke you for your letter, which I reseaued this weake by the carrier, and I thanke God for my father's health. I trust in our good God, in his owne good time, he will giue a happy end to your biusness. I haue rwitten a letter to my father, which I send you heare inclosed. If you thinke it will not displeas him, and it may any thinge at all seet forward your biusnes, I pray you deleuer it to him. If you do deleuer it to my father, I pray you seale it first. Allas! my deare S=r=, I knowe you doo not to the on halfe of my desires, desire to see me, that loues you more then any earthly thinge. I should be glad if you would but rwite me word, when I should hope to see you. Need has bine euer sence Sunday trubled with the rume in his fase very much.****** The swelling of his face made him very dull; but nowe, I thanke God, he is better, and begins to be merry. He inquires for Jhon Walls comeing downe: for he thinkes he will bringe him a letter. I must desire you to send me downe a littell Bibell for him. He would not let me be in peace, tell I promised him to send for on. He begings nowe to delight in reading: and that is the booke I would haue him place his delight in. Tom has still a greate coold; but he is not, I thanke God, sike with it. Brill and Robin, I thanke God, are well; and Brill has two teethe. Ned presents his humble duty to you, and I beeg your bllsing for them all: and I beceach the Allmighty to prosper you in all you doo, and to giue you a happy meeting with Your most faithfull affectinat wife, BRILLIANA HARLEY. I pray you, S=r=, send downe no silke grogram. I hope you haue reseuefed the siluer candell-stike. Your father, I thanke God, is much better than he was. I pray you, S=r=, present my beest loue to my sister Wacke. Desem 4, 1629. |49.__Brilliana_Harley_to_Robert_Harley_(1633),_pp._6/7. For my deare husband S=r= Robert Harley, Knight. My deare S=r= -- I pray you reseaue my thankes for you letter by my cosen Pris, and by the carrier; they weare both very wellcome to me, which I thinke you beleeue, for in part you know howe deare you are to me. I ame very glad that my brother Raphe is come to Loundoun; I hope he is nowe well. I pray you to giue him counsell what to doo. I desire from my hoole hart that he may grow in the feare of god, and then he will be happy. Pinner shall send some woole to Lemster. I haue heare inclosed sent you the acquittance of the pursevant, by which you may knowe his name. I doo blles my good God, that you haue had so a good an end about the presentation of Bromton. I thinke you haue doun a very good worke, in recommending Mary Wood to my Lady Veere, to home I hope she will doo acceptabele sarvis. I am toold of a gentell_woman by Docter Barker. She was bread with my old lady Manering. She, they is religious and discreet, and very ham_some in dooing of any thinge; her name is Buckle, a Sharpsheare woman: if you like of it, I would thinke of haueing of her; for I haue no body aboute me, of any judgment, to doo any thinge. My heate continueing, I sent to Docter Barker to come and see me let bloud; he came on thursday night, and yesterday morning I sent for a curgen at Bischops Castell, that let Mrs. Wallcot blud, and he pricke my arme twis, but it would not blled; and I would not try the third time. I hope the Lord will derect me what to doo: and for gooing abrode I will endeuor to too it as soune as it shall pleas God to inabell me. It is a word of comfort which you rwit me, that you hope shortly to send for your horsess. I beceache the Lord to giue you a good and happy end to all your biusness. I thanke God all the chillderen are well, and so is Ned Smith. Ned and his brother present theaire humbell dutis to you; and I begg your bllesing for them all, and your loue and prayers for my self. I beceach the Lord to giue you a speady and happy meeting with Your most affectinat wife for ever, BRILLIANA HARLEY. Mr. Littell, I thanke God, is well, and abell to goo a littel abrode. I thanke you for my very fine wascott; by this carrier is sent vp the clocke and dublet and houses you sent for. May the 18, 1633. |50.__Brilliana_Harley_to_Edward_Harley_(1638),_p._9 To my deare sonne Mr. Edward Harley, in Magdeline Halle in Oxford. Good Ned -- I beceach the Lord to blles you with those choys bllesings of his Spirit, which none but his deare ellect are partakers of; that so you may taste that sweetness in Gods saruis which indeed is in it: but the men of this world can not perseaue it. Thinke it not strange, if I tell you, I think it longe sence I hard from you; but my hope is that you are well, and my prayers are that you may be so. As you say you haue founde your tutor kinde and carefull of you, so I hope he will be still. If you wante any thinge, let me knowe it. On Saterday last I hard from your aunte Pelham: shee and all hers are well. I beleeue you haue all the inteligence of the Quene mothers arriuall and entertainement, thearefore I will omite it. Your father, I thanke God, is well; and for meself, I haue not yet shaked off my coold. Your brother Roberd by Gods mercy to him has bine yet free from his fitts, and goos to scoule carefully; and I hope he is now so wise to see his stubborneness was not the way to gaine any thinge but re_proufe. I purpos, if pleas God, to send the next weeke to see you. Your father prays God to blles you. Remember me to your tutor, and I beceach the Lord to keepe you from all euil. I haue sent you some juce of licorich, which you may keepe to make use of, if you should haue a coold. So I rest, Your most affectinat mother, BRILLIANA HARLEY. Bromton, Nove. 13, 1638. |51.__Brilliana_Harley_to_Edward_Harley_(1638),_pp._9-11. To my deare sonne Mr. Edward Harley. Good Need -- This day I reseued a letter from you, in which you rwite me, that you had rwit to me the weake before; which letter I haue not reseued, so that I thought it longe sence I hard from you. It is my ioye that you are well, and I beceach the Lord to continue your health, and aboue all to giue you that grase in your soule which may make you haue a healthfull soule, sounde without erors, actiue in all that is good, industrious in all the ways in which good is to be gained. I am glad you finde a wante of that ministry you did inioye: labor to keepe a fresch desire affter the sincere milke of the word, and then in good time you shall inioye that bllesing againe. The Lord has promised to giue his spirit to his chillderen, which shall leade them in the truth. Begge that bllesed Spirit, and then errors will but make the truth more bright, as the foile dous a dioment. My deare Ned, as you haue bine carefull to chuse your company, be so still, for piche will not easely be tuched without leaufeing some spot. I had not hard of Duke Roberts and my Lord Crauens being taken. I hope the news of the Sweeds is not true; but in all theas things we must remember the warneing, which our Sauiour has guien us, when he had toold his decipels that theare must be wars and rumers of wars; (but he saith, let not your harts be trubled; in my aprehention, as if Christ had saide) greate trubells and wars must be, both to purg his chruch of ipocrits, and that his enimies at the last may be vtterly distroyed, but you my saruants be not carefull for your selfs, you are my jewells, and the days of trubbell are the days when I take care of jewells; and, my deare Ned, tho I fermely beleeue theare will be great trubells, yet I looke with ioy beyond those days of trubell, considering the glory that the Lord will bring his chruch to; and happy are they that shall liue to see it, which I hope you will doo. I hard that theare was a cardenalls cape brought to the Custome Howes, valued at a high rate, but none would owne it; and, to requete your inteligence, I let you knowe what I heare. The Scoch buisness is not yet ended. Theare is lately come to the court a frech duke with two or three other gentellmen or nobell men, being fleed from the French king's army, for some unfiting words they vsed of the French kinge. The Quene mother was so transported with joy, as they say, at the sight of the quene, that shee was in a trance. This day I hard it confermed from Lounddoun that the Palsgrave in besceachgeing a towne in WestPhalia was raised and most of his army defeated, and his brother taken prisner; but this is our comfort, that the rod of the wicked shall not allways rest on Gods peopell. I haue sent Hall purposly to see you; for sence I can not speake with you, nor see you so offten as I desire, I am willing to make make theas paper mesengers my depuety. I hope I shall heare from you by this mesenger; I thanke God your father is well, and your brother Robert has had no fitte sence you went. He goos to scoule and eats his meate well; and I hope the Lord will spare him. You must rwit to him; you know he is apte to aprehend vnkindness. When you rwite by the carrier, rwite nothing but what any may see, for many times the letters miscarry. My deare Ned, you may see how willing I am to discourse with you, that have spoune out my letter to this lentghe. I thanke God my coold is goon. I beceach the Lord to blles you, as I desire my owne soule should be bllesed: Your most affectinat mother, BRILLIANA HARLEY. I haue sent you a cake, which I hope you will eate in mory of Bromton. Bromton, Nove. 17, 1638. |52.__Oliver_Cromwell_to_Mr._Storie_(1635),_pp. 87/88. To my very loving friend Mr. Storie, at the Sign of the Dog in the Royal Exchange, London: Deliver these. MR. STORIE, St. Ives, 11th January 1635. Amongst the catalogue of those good works which your fellow-citizens and our countrymen have done, this will not be reckoned for the least, That they have provided for the feeding of souls. Building of hos_pitals provides for men's bodies; to build material temples is judged a work of piety; but they that pro_cure spiritual food, they that build up spiritual temples, they are the men truly charitable, truly pious. Such a work as this was your erecting the Lecture in our Country; in the which you placed Dr. Wells, a man of goodness and industry, and ability to do good every way, not short of any I know in England: and I am persuaded that, sithence his coming, the Lord hath by him wrought much good among us. It only remains how that He who first moved you to this, put you forward in the continuance thereof: it was the Lord; and therefore to Him lift we up our hearts that He would perfect it. And surely, Mr. Storie, it were a piteous thing to see a Lecture fall, in the hands of so many able and godly men, as I am per_suaded the founders of this are; in these times, wherein we see they are suppressed, with too much haste and violence, by the enemies of God his Truth. Far be it that so much guilt should stick to your hands, who live in a City so renowned for the clear shining light of the Gospel. You know, Mr. Storie, to withdraw the pay is to let fall the Lecture: for who goeth to warfare at his own cost? I beseech you therefore in the bowels of Jesus Christ, put it forward, and let the good man have his pay. The souls of God's children will bless you for it: and so shall I; and ever rest, Your loving Friend in the Lord, OLIVER CROMWELL. Commend my hearty love to Mr. Busse, Mr. Beadly, and my other good friends. I would have written to Mr. Busse; but I was loath to trouble him with a long letter, and I feared I should not receive an answer from him: from you I expect one so soon as conveniently you may. Vale.  |53.__Oliver_Cromwell_to_Mrs._St._John_(1638),_pp._98/99. To my beloved Cousin Mrs. St. John, at Sir William Masham his House called Otes, in Essex: Present these. DEAR COUSIN, Ely, 13th October 1638. I thankfully acknowledge your love in your kind remembrance of me upon this opportunity. Alas, you do too highly prize my lines, and my company, I may be ashamed to own your expressions, considering how un_profitable I am, and the mean improvement of my talent. Yet to honour my God by declaring what He hath done for my soul, in this I am confident, and I will be so. Truly, then, this I find: That He giveth springs in a dry barren wilderness where no water is. I live, you know where, - in Meshec, which they say signi_fies Prolonging; in Kedar, which signifies Blackness: yet the Lord forsaketh me not. Though He do prolong, yet He will I trust bring me to His tabernacel, to His resting-place. My soul is with the Congregation of the Firstborn, my body rests in hope; and if here I may honour my God either by doing or by suffering, I shall be most glad. Truly no poor creature hath more cause to put him_self forth in the cause of his God than I. I have had plentiful wages beforehand; and I am sure I shall ne_ver earn the least mite. The Lord accept me in His Son, and give me to walk in the light, -- and give us to walk in the light, as He is the light! He it is that enlighteneth our blackness, our darkness. I dare not say, He hideth His face from me. He giveth me to see light in His light. One beam in a dark place hath exceeding much refreshment in it: -- blessed be His Name for shining upon so dark a heart as mine! You know what my manner of life hath been. Oh, I lived in and loved darkness, and hated light; I was a chief, the chief of sinners. This is true: I hated godliness, yet God had mercy on me. O the riches of His mercy! Praise Him for me; -- pray for me, that He who hath begun a good work would perfect it in the day of Christ. Salute all my friends in that Family whereof you are yet a member. I am much bound unto them for their love. I bless the Lord for them; and that my Son, by their procurement, is so well. Let him have your prayers, your counsel; let me have them. Salute your Husband and Sister from me: -- He is not a man of his word! He promised to write about Mr. Wrath of Epping; but as yet I receive no letters: -- put him in mind to do what with conveniency may be done for the poor Cousin I did solicit him about. Once more farewell. The Lord be with you: so prayeth Your truly loving Cousin, OLIVER CROMWELL.  |54.__Oliver_Cromwell_to_Robert_Barnard_(1642),_pp._125/26. To my assured friend Robert Barnard, Esquire: Present these. MR. BARNARD, `Huntingdon,' 23d January 1642. It's most true, my Lieutenant with some other sol_diers of my troop were at your House. I dealt `so' freely `as' to inquire after you; the reason was, I had heard you reported active against the proceedings of Parliament, and for those that disturb the peace of this Country and the Kingdom, - with those of this Country who have had meetings not a few, to intents and pur_poses too-too full of suspect. It's true, Sir, I know you have been wary in your carriages: be not too confident thereof. Subtlety may deceive you; integrity never will. With my heart I shall desire that your judgment may alter, and your practice. I come only to hinder men from increasing the rent, - from doing hurt; but not to hurt any man: nor shall I you; I hope you will give me no cause. If you do, I must be pardoned what my relation to the Public calls for. If your good parts be disposed that way, know me for Your servant, OLIVER CROMWELL. Be assured fair words from me shall neither deceive you of your houses nor of your liberty.  |55.__Oliver_Cromwell_to_the_inhabitants_of_Fen_Drayton_(1642). |pp._128/29. To all and every Inhabitants of Fen Drayton in the Hundred of Papworth. WHEREAS we have been enforced, by apparent grounds of approaching danger, to begin to fortify the Town of Cambridge, for preventing the Enemy's in_road, and the better to maintain the peace of this County: Having in part seen your good affections to the Cause, and now standing in need of your further assist_ance to the perfecting of the said Fortifications, which will cost at least Two-thousand pounds, We are en_couraged as well as necessitated to desire a Freewill Offering of a Liberal Contribution from you, for the better enabling of us to attain our desired ends, -- viz. the Preservation of our County; -- knowing that every honest and well-affected man, considering the vast ex_penses we have already been at, and our willingness to do according to our ability, will be ready to contribute his best assistance to a work of so high concernment and so good an end. We do therefore desire that what shall be by you freely given and collected may with all convenient speed be sent to the Commissioners at Cambridge, to be em_ployed to the use aforesaid. And so you shall further engage us to be Yours ready to serve, OLIVER CROMWELL. THOMAS MARTYN.  ('and Six others.') Cambridge, this 8th of March 1642. |56.__Oliver_Cromwell_to_the_Deputy_Lieutenants_(1642),_p._131. To my honoured Friends the Deputy Lieutenants for the County of Suffolk. GENTLEMEN, Cambridge, 10th March 1642. I am sorry I should so often trouble you about the business of money: it's no pleasant subject to be too frequent upon. But such is Captain Nelson's occasion, for want thereof, that he hath not wherewith to satis_fy for the billet of his soldiers; and so this Business for Norfolk, so hopeful to set all right there, may fail. Truly he hath borrowed from me, else he could not have paid to discharge this Town at his departure. It's a pity a Gentleman of his affections should be discouraged! Wherefore I earnestly beseech you to consider him and the Cause. It's honourable that you do so. -- What you can help to, be pleased to send into Norfolk; he hath not wherewith to pay a Troop one day, as he tells me. Let your return be speedy, -- to Norwich. Gentlemen, command Your servant, OLIVER CROMWELL. `P.S.' I hope to serve you in my return: with your conjunction, we shall quickly put an end to these businesses, the Lord assisting. |57.__Oliver_Cromwell_to_the_Mayor_of_Colchester_(1642),_pp._137/38. 'To the Mayor, &c. of Colchester, By Captain Dodsworth: These.' Gentlemen, 'Cambridge,' 23d March 1642. Upon the coming down of your Townsmen to Cam_bridge, Captain Langley not knowing how to dispose of them, desired me to nominate a fit Captain: which I did, -- an honest, religious, valiant Gentleman, Cap_tain Dodsworth, the Bearer hereof. He hath diligently attended the service, and much improved his men in their exercise; but hath been un_happy beyond others in not receiving any pay for him_self, and what he had for his soldiers is out long ago. He hath, by his prudence, what with fair and winning carriage, what with money borrowed, kept them to_gether. He is able to do so no longer: they will pre_sently disband if a course be not taken. It's a pity it should be so! For I believe they are brought into as good order as most Companies in the Army. Besides, at this instant, there is great need to use them; I have received a special command from my Lord General, To advance with what force we can, to put an end, if it may be, to this Work, -- God so as_sisting, from whom all help cometh. I beseech you, therefore, consider this Gentleman, and the soldiers; and if it be possible, make up his Company a Hundred-and-twenty; and send them away with what expedition is possible. It may, through God's blessing, prove very happy. one month's pay may prove all your trouble. I speak to wise men: -- God direct you. I rest, Yours to serve you, Oliver Cromwell.  |58.__Oliver_Cromwell_to_Sir_Wiiliam_Spring_and_Maurice_Barrow_(1643) |pp._165/66. To my noble Friends, Sir William Spring, Knight and Baronet, and Maurice Barrow, Esquire: Present these. GENTLEMEN, `Cambridge, -- September 1643.' I have been now two days at Cambridge, in ex_pectation to hear the fruit of your endeavours in Suffolk towards the public assistance. Believe it, you will hear of a storm in few days! You have no Infantry at all considerable; hasten your Horses; -- a few hours may undo you, neglected. -- I beseech you be careful what Captains of Horse you choose, what men be mounted: a few honest men are better than numbers. Some time they must have for exercise. If you choose godly honest men to be Captains of horse, honest men will follow them; and they will be careful to mount such. The King is exceeding strong in the West. If you be able to foil a force at the first coming of it, you will have reputation; and that is of great advantage in our affairs. God hath given it to our handful; let us endeavour to keep it. I had rather have a plain russet-coated Captain that knows what he fights for, and loves what he knows, than that which you call "a Gentleman" and is nothing else. I honour a Gentleman that is so indeed! -- I understand Mr. Margery hath honest men will follow him: if so, be pleased to make use of him; it much concerns your good to have conscientious men. I understand that there is an Order for me to have 3000l. out of the Association; and Essex hath sent their part, or near it. I assure you we need ex_ceedingly. I hope to find your favour and respect. I protest, if it were for myself, I would not move you. That is all, from Your faithful servant, OLIVER CROMWELL. P.S. If you send such men as Essex hath sent, it will be to little purpose. Be pleased to take care of their march; and that such may come along with them as will be able to bring them to the main Body; and then I doubt not but we shall keep them, and make good use of them. -- I beseech you, give countenance to Mr. Margery! Help him in raising his Troop; let him not want your favour in whatsoever is needful for promoting this work; -- and command your servant. If he can raise the horses from Malignants, let him have your warrant: it will be of special service.  |59.__Oliver_Cromwell_to_Sir_St._John_(1643),_pp._167/68. To my honoured Friend Oliver St. John, Esquire, at Lincoln's Inn: These present. Sir, 'Eastern Association,' 11th Sept. `1643.' Of all men I should not trouble you with money matters, - did not the heavy necessities my Troops are in, press me beyond measure. I am neglected ex_ceedingly! I am now ready for my march towards the Enemy; who hath entrenched himself over against Hull, my Lord Newcastle having besieged the Town. Many of my Lord of Manchester's Troops are come to me: very bad and mutinous, not to be confided in; -- they paid to a week almost; mine noways provided-for to support them, except by the poor Sequestrations of the County of Huntingdon! -- My Troops increase. I have a lovely company; you would respect them, did you know them. They are no "Anabaptists"; they are honest sober Christians: -- they expect to be used as men! If I took pleasure to write to the House in bitter_ness, I have occasion. 'Of' the 3,000 l. allotted to me, I cannot get the Norfolk part nor the Hertfordshire: it was gone before I had it. -- I have minded your ser_vice to forgetfulness of my own and Soldiers' necessities. I desire not to seek myself: -- but I have little money of my own to help my Soldiers. My estate is little. I tell you, the business of Ireland and England hath had of me, in money, between Eleven and Twelve Hundred pounds; -- therefore my Private can do little to help the Public. You have had my money: I hope in God I desire to venture my skin. So do mine. Lay weight upon their patience; but break it not! Think of that which may be a real help. I be_lieve 5,000 l. is due. If you lay aside the thought of me and my Letter, I expect no help. Pray for Your true friend and servant, OLIVER CROMWELL. 'P.S.' There is no care taken how to maintain that Force of Horse and Foot raised and a-raising for my Lord of Manchester. He hath not one able to put_on 'that business.' The Force will fall if some help not. Weak counsels and weak actings undo all! -- |[two_words_crossed_out] -- all will be lost, if God help not! Remember who tells you. |60.__Oliver_Cromwell_to_Sir_William_Spring_and_Maurice_Barrow_(1643) |pp._170-174. To his honoured Friends, Sir William Spring and Mr. Barrow: These present. Gentlemen, 'Holland, Lincolnshire,' 28th September 1643. It hath pleased God to bring off Sir Thomas Fair_fax his Horse over the river from Hull, being about One-and-twenty Troops of Horse and Dragoons. The Lincolnshire Horse laboured to hinder this work, being about Thirty-four Colours of Horse and Dragoons: we marched up to their landing-place, and the Lincolnshire Horse retreated. After they were come over, we all marched towards Holland; and when we came to our last quarter upon the edge of Holland, the Enemy quartered within four miles of us, and kept the field all night with his whole body: his intendment, as we conceive, was to fight us; -- or hoping to interpose betwixt us and our retreat; having received, to his Thirty-four Colours of Horse, Twenty fresh Troops, ten Companies of 'Dragoons;' and about a Thousand Foot, being General King's own Regiment. With these he attempted our guards and our quarters; and, if God had not been merciful, had ruined us before we had known of it; the Five Troops we set to keep the watch failing much of their duty. But we got to horse; and retreated in good order, with the safety of all our Horse of the Association; not losing four of them that I hear of, and we got five of theirs. And for this we are exceedingly bound to the goodness of God, who brought our troops off with so little loss. I write unto you to acquaint you with this; the rather that God may be acknowledged; and that you may help forward, in sending such force away unto us as lie unprofitably in your country. And especially that Troop of Captain Margery's, which surely would not be wanting, now we so much need it! I hear there hath been much exception taken to Captain Margery and his Officers, for taking of horses. I am sorry you should discountenance those who (not to make benefit to themselves, but to serve their Country) are willing to venture their lives, and to purchase to themselves the displeasure of bad men, that they may do a Public benefit. I undertake not to justify all Captain Margery's actions: but his own con_science knows whether he hath taken the horses of any but Malignants; -- and it were somewhat too hard to put it upon the consciences of your fellow Deputy Lieutenants, whether they have not freed the horses of known Malignants? A fault not less, considering the sad estate of this Kingdom, than to take a horse from a known Honest man; the offence being against the Public, which is a considerable aggravation! I know not the measures everyone takes of Malignants. I think it is not fit Captain Margery should be the judge; but if he, in his taking of horses, hath ob_served the plain character of a Malignant, and cannot be charged for one horse otherwise taken, -- it had been better that some of the bitterness wherewith he and his have been followed had been spared! The horses that his Cornet Boulry took, he will put him_self upon that issue for them all. If these men be accounted "troublesome to the Country," I shall be glad you would send them all to me. I'll bid them welcome. And when they have fought for you, and endured some other difficulties of war which your "honester" men will hardly bear, I pray you then let them go for honest men! I protest unto you, many of those men which are of your Countrey's choosing, under Captain Johnson, are so far from serving you, that, -- were it not that I have honest Troops to master them, -- although they be well paid, yet they are so mutinous that I may justly fear they would cut my throat! -- Gentlemen, it may be it provokes some spirits to see such plain men made Captains of Horse. It had been well that men of hon_our and birth had entered into these employments: -- but why do they not appear? Who would have hindered them? But seeing it was necessary the work must go on, better plain men than none; -- but best to have men patient of wants, faithful and conscientious in their employment. And such, I hope, these will approve themselves to be. Let them therefore, if I be thought worthy of any favour, leave your Country with your good wishes and a blessing. I am confident they will be well bestowed. And I believe before it be long, you will be in their debt; and then it will not be hard to quit scores. What arms you can furnish them withal, I beseech you do it. I have hitherto found your kindness great to me: -- I know not what I have done to lose it; I love it so well, and price it so high, that I would do my best to gain more. You have the assured affec_tion of Your most humble and faithful servant, OLIVER CROMWELL. P.S. -- I understand there were some exceptions taken at a horse that was sent to me, which was seized out of the hands of one Mr Goldsmith of Wilby. If he be not by you judged a Malignant, and that you do not approve of my having of the Horse, I shall as willingly return him again as you shall desire. And therefore, I pray you, signify your pleasure to me here_in under your hands. Not that I would, for ten thou_sand horses, have the Horse to my own private benefit, saving to make use of him for the Public: -- for I will most gladly return the value of him to the State. If the gentleman stand clear in your judgments, -- I beg it as a special favour that, if the Gentleman be freely willing to let me have him for my money, let him set his own price: I shall very justly return him the money. Or if he be unwilling to part with him, but keeps him for his own pleasure, be pleased to send me an answer thereof: I shall instantly return him his Horse; and do it with a great deal more satisfaction to myself than keep him. -- Therfore I beg it of you to satisfy my desire in this last request; it shall exceedingly oblige me to you. If you do it not, I shall rest very unsatisfied, and the Horse will be a burden to me so long as I shall keep him.  |61.__Oliver_Cromwell_to_Crawford_(1643),_pp._181-83. 'To Major-General Crawford: These.' Cambridge, 10th March `1643.' SIR, The complaints you preferred to my lord against your Lieutenant-Colonel, both by Mr. Lee and your own letters, have occasioned his stay here; -- my Lord being 'so' employed, in regard of many occasions which are upon him, that he hath not been at leisure to hear him make his defence: which, in pure justice, ought to be granted him or any man before a judgment be passed upon him. During his abode here and absence from you, he hath acquainted me what a grief it is to him to be ab_sent from his charge, especially now the regiment is called forth to action: and therefore, asking of me my opinion, I advised him speedily to repair unto you. Surely you are not well advised thus to turn off one so faithful to the cause, and so able to serve you as this man is. Give me leave to tell you, I cannot be of your judgment; 'cannot understand, if a man notorious for wickedness, for oaths, for drinking, hath as great a share in your affection as one who fears an oath, who fears to sin, -- that this doth commend your elec_tion of men to serve as fit instruments in this work! -- Ay, but the man "is an Anabaptist." Are you sure of that? Admit he be, shall that render him incapable to serve the Public? "He is indiscreet." It may be so, in some things: we have all human infirmities. I tell you, if you had none but such "indiscreet men" about you, and would be pleased to use them kindly, you would find as good a fence to you as any you have yet chosen. Sir, the State, in choosing men to serve it, takes no notice of their opinions; if they be willing faithfully to serve it, -- that satisfies. I advised you formerly to bear with men of different minds from yourself: if you had done it when I advised you to it, I think you would not have had so many stumblingblocks in your way. It may be you judge otherwise; but I tell you my mind. -- I desire you would receive this man into your favour and opinion. I believe, if he follow my counsel, he will deserve no other but respect from you. Take heed of being sharp, or too easily sharpened by others, against those to whom you can object little but that they square not with you in every opinion concerning matters of religion. If there be any other offence to be charged upon him, -- that must in a judicial way receive determination. I know you will not think it fit my Lord should discharge an Officer of the Field but in a regulate way. I question whether you or I have any precedent for that. I have no further to trouble you: -- but rest, Your humble servant, OLIVER CROMWELL.  |62.__Oliver_Cromwell_to_Robert_Rarnard_(1643),_p._141. To my very loving friend Robert Barnard, Esquire: Present these. Sir, 'Huntingdon,' 17th April 1643. I have received two Letters, one from my lord of Manchester, the other from yourself; much to the same effect: I hope therefore one answer will serve them both. Which is in short this: what we know you are dis_affected to the Parliament; -- and truly if the Lords, or any Friends, may take you off from a reasonable Contribution, for my part I should be glad to be com_manded to any other employment. Sir, you may, if you will, "come freely into the country about your oc_casions." For my part, I have protected you in your absence; and shall do so to you. This is all, -- but that I am ready to serve you, and rest, Your loving friend, OLIVER CROMWELL.  Let Barnard return, therefore; take a lower level, where the ways are more sheltered in stormy weather; -- and so save himself, and "become Recorder after the Restoration." Subtlety may deceive him; integrity never will! -- |63.__Oliver_Cromwell_to_the_committee_at_Lincoln_(1643),_pp._143-145. 'To the Honourable the Committee at Lincoln: These.' MY LORDS AND GENTELEMEN, 'Lincolnshire,' 3d May 1643. I must needs be hardly thought on; because I am still the messenger of unhappy tidings and delays con_cerning you, -- though I know my heart is to assist you with all expedition! My Lord Grey hath now again failed me of the rendezvous at Stamford, -- notwithstanding that both he and I received Letters from his Excellency, com_manding us both to meet, and, together with Sir John Gell and the Nottingham forces, to join with you. My Lord Grey sent Sir Edward Hartop to me, to let me know he could not meet me at Stamford according to our agreement; fearing the exposing of Leicester to the forces of Mr. Hastings and some other Troops drawing the way. Believe it, it were better, in my poor opinion, Lei_cester were not, than that there should not be found an immediate taking of the field by our forces to accom_plish the common ends. Wherein I shall deal as freely with him, when I meet him, as you can desire. I per_ceive Ashby-de-la-Zouch sticks much with him. I have offered him now another place of meeting; to come to which I suppose he will not deny me; and that to be tomorrow. If you shall therefore think fit to send one over unto us to be with us at night, -- you do not know how far we may prevail with him: To draw speedily to a head, with Sir John Gell and the other forces, where we may all meet at a general rendezvous, to the end you know of. And then you shall receive full satisfaction concerning my integrity; -- and if no man shall help you, yet will not I be wanting to do my duty, God assisting me. If we could unite those forces 'of theirs;' and with them speedily make Grantham the general rendezvous, both of yours and ours, I think it would do well. I shall bend my endeavours that way. Your concurrence by some able instrument to solicit this, might probably exceedingly hasten it; especially having so good a foundation to work upon as my Lord General's com_mands. Our Norfolk forces, which will not prove so many as you may imagine by six or seven hundred men, will lie conveniently at Spalding; and I am con_fident, be ready to meet at Grantham at the general rendezvous. I have no more to trouble you; but begging of God to take away the impediments that hinder our conjunction, and to prosper our designs, take leave. Your faithful servant, OLIVER CROMWELL.  |64.__Oliver_Cromwell_to_the_committee_of_the Isle_of_Ely_(1644),_pp._191/92. For my Noble Friends the Committee for the Isle of Ely: Present these. Gentlemen, Lincoln, 1st September 1644. I understand that you have lately released some persons committed by Major Ireton and Captain Husband, and one committed by Captain Castle, -- all 'committed' upon clear and necessary grounds as they are represented unto me; 'grounds' rendering them as very enemies as any we have, and as much requi_ring to have them continued secured. I have given order to Captain Husband to see them recommitted to the hands of my Marshal, Richard White. And I much desire you, for the future, not to entrench upon me so much as to release them, -- or any committed in the like case by myself, or my De_puty and Commanders in the Garrison, - until myself or some Superior Authority be satisfied in the cause and do give order in allowance of their enlargement. For I profess I will be no Goveror, nor engage any other under me to undertake such a charge, upon such weak terms! -- I am so sensible of the need we have to improve the present opportunity of our being masters of the field and having no Enemy near the Isle, and to spare whatever charge we can towards the making of those Fortifications, which may render it more defensible hereafter if we shall have more need, - I shall desire you, for that end, to ease the Isle and Treasury from the superfluous charge of 'having' Two several Com_mittees for the several parts of the Isle; and that one Committee, settled at March, may serve for the whole Isle. Wherefore I wish that one of your number may, in your courses, intend and appear at that Com_mittee, to manage and uphold it the better for all parts of the Isle. Resting upon your care herein, I remain Your friend to serve you, OLIVER CROMWELL.  |65.__Dr Henry_Power_to_Dr_Browne_(1646). |pp._279/280 |[13_June,_1646.] Right Worpll, I could not overslippe those kind respects, & faire expressions you pleas'd to shew towards me in Mr. Smiths Letter, without the returne of a few gratulatory lines. The presentment whereof I cannot count a piece of pre_sumption, since you Layd me the foundation to worke upon, I cannott but really thanke you for the Com_munication of your opinion; I shall trace your directions, by wch meanes I question not but I shall attaine to the utmost of my desires. My yeers in the university are shott up to a midle Bachelaur-shippe which height of a Graduate I am sure ought to speake him Indefective in any part of Philosophy. Our second yeere of sophistry is always taken up in physicall contemplation (without perfect knowledge whereof no cleere passage is granted to any in the com_mancement house) & I hope no materiall piece then pass'd my eie, an extract whereof is not remanent in my present selfe. Yet I shall (submitting to your maturer judgment) review the whole body of Philosophy, especi_ally Naturall. The pleasantnesse of which science (had not your desires concurred) might have reinvited me to that study. I intended to have seene Cambridge a moneth since: But some intervening accidents still quas'd my jorney: And now you know that supernaturall cause wch prolongs my stay here. I hope the heavynesse of that hand will shortly be removed, & our Colledge re_pupilld, & then (god willing) I will increase the number. I shall waite there of your instructions. What Physicall Institutions you please to appoint, I question not but the University affords, & I shall be ready to make use of them, & of each opportunity the weeke affords, wherin I may visit you by a paper-mercury. If (after I have finished the Theoreticall part of Physick) you will be pleas'd to induct me into some practicall knowledge, Your commands shall fetch me up any time to Norwich, where I shall be very glad to weare the Livery of, Sr, Your obliged friend and servant, Henry Power Hallifax 13th of June 1646. Our town can furnish you with very small news, only the death of some of your acquaintance, vz. Mr Waterhouse and Mr Sam. Mitchell. This enclos'd is from my Father in Law to your selfe: if your occasions will permitt the returne of a few lines to either of us by this bearer, wee shall be very glad to accept them. To the Right Worpll Dr Browne resident in Norwich these |66.__Dr_Henry_Power_to_Dr_Browne_(1647). |pp._280/281 |[10_Feb._1647/8.] Right Worspll, The subject of my last letter being so high, & noble a piece of chymistry, viz, the re-individualling of an in_cinerated plant, invites mee once more to request an ex_perimentall eviction of it from your selfe, and I hope you will not chide my Importunity in this petition, or be angry at my so frequent knockings at yr doore to obtaine a grant of so great and admirable a mystery. 'Tis not only an ocular demonstration of our resurrection, but a notable illustration of that Psychopannchy wch Antiquity so generally received, how these Formes of ours may be lulled, and ly asleepe after the separation (closed up in their Ubi's by a surer then Hermes his seale,) untill that great and generall Day, when by the helpe of that gentle heat, wch in six dayes hatch'd the world, by a higher chymistry it shall be resuscitated into its former selfe; suamque Arborem Inversam, in continuo esse, et operari iterata pr‘servabit. The secret is so noble and admirable, that it has envited my enquiry's into divers Authors and chymicall Tractates, amongst wch Quercitan and Angelus Salae give some little hint thereof, but so obscurely and imperfectly, that I have no more hopes to be ocularly convinced, through their pr‘scriptions, then to be experimentally confirm'd, that the species of an incinerated Animal may be encask'd in a piece of winter chrystall, as some other mineralists confidently affirme. Alsted I confesse in his Pyrotechnia, more cleerely describes the matter but the manner of ex_perimenting it hee utterly leaves unmentioned. Therefore my only addresse is to you, hoping to find as much wil_lingnesse to cmmunicate, as ability to evince the cer_tainty of this secret, to The most engaged of yr friends, Henry Power Ch. Coll. Cambridge Feb. 10 1647. Sr, This enclosed is from a worthy friend of myne, who hath made bold upon my incitement to enwrappe a few lines to you, if you please to repay us both but with one single answer, it will not only evince us of yr faire acceptance of them, but shall also challenge a double Gratulatory as a due debt, in counterpoize and recompence thereof. To the Right Worshippll his honoured Friend Tho. Brown, Dr of Physick in Norwich these |67.__Dr_Henry_Power_To_Dr_Browne_(1648). |pp._282-284 |[15_Sept._1648.] Right Worppll, I cannot but returne you Infinite thankes for your excessive paynes in doubling of yr last letter to mee, both pages whereof were so exceeding satisfactory to my re_quests, as that I know not wheather of them may more justly challenge a larger returne of thankes from mee. for the fore-page I have traced yr commands, & simpled in the woods, meadows and Fields instead of Gardens, wch being obvious and in every Countrey, I may easyly hereafter bee made a garden Herbalist by any shee_empirick. I have both Gerard, with Johnson's addition, and Parkinson; the former has the cleerer cutt, and outvies the other in an accurate description of a Plant; the latter is the better methodist, & has bedded his Plants in a better ranke & order. I compared also Dodon‘us with them, who does very well for a short & curt Herbarist: yet I shall embrace Gerard above all because you pleased to honour him with your approbation. For the back_side of yr letter, I am extreamely satisfied in yr resolves of my Qu‘re. I confesse I run into too deepe a beliefe & too strong a conceipt of chymistry (yet not beyond wt some of those Artists affirme) of the reproduction of the same plant by ordinary way of vegetation, for (say they) if the salt be taken & transferred to another Countrey & there sowed, the plant thereof shall sprout out even from common earth. But it will bee satisfaction enough to the greatest of my desires, to behold the leafes thereof shaddowed in glaciation, of wch experiment I hope shall have the happynesse to be ocularly evinced at some opportunity by you. Sr, I have a great desire to shift my residence a while & to live a moneth or two in Norwich by you: where I may have the happynesse of yr neighbourhood. Here are such few helpes, that I feare I shall make but a lingring progresse, unlesse I have yr personall dis-course to further & prick forwards my slow endeavours. But I shall determine of nothing till I see you here, in wch jour[n]ey I could wish (were it not to the disadvantage of yr affaires) you would prevent our expectations. Sr, I have now by the frequency of living & dead dissections of Doggs, run through the whole body of Anatomy Insisting upon Spigelius, Bartholinus, Fernelius, Columbus, Veslingius, but especially Harvey's Circulation, & the two Incomparable Authors, Des_Cartes, and Regius, wch indeed were the only two that answerr'd my doubts & Qu‘res in that Art. I have like_wise made some little proficiency in Herbary, & by going out 3 or 4 miles once a weeke have brought home with mee 2 or 3 Hundred Hearbs. I have likewise run through Heurnius wch I very well allow of for a Peripateticall Author. Hee is something curt de^ urina^, wch I conceive to bee a very necessary piece in Physick now the circula_tion is dis-covered: for since the urine is channelld all along with the blood, through almost all the Parenchy_mata of the Body, before it come to the Kidneys to bee strained & separated, it must needes carry a Tincture of any disaffected or diseased Part through wch it passes. For Senertus, I cannot yet procure him, but 'tis sayd hee's comming out in a new letter, & then I question not but I shall have him. Mr Smith presents his humble re_spects to you, and shall bee extreame glad to give you a deserved welcome to Cambridge, who may doe it per_chance more nobly yet not more Heartyly then will Your most obliged friend & servant, Hen. Power Ch. Coll. Camb. 15th 7ber |[September] 1648. Sr, My Father Foxcroft and Mother in their last to Cam_bridge forgott not to tender their best respects to you wch I have requited in the like returne of yrs to them (according to yr request) this last jorney. To his ever honoured Friend Tho: Browne Dr of Physick at his House in Norwich these |68.__Oliver_Cromwell_to_the_Mayor_of_Newcastle_(1656),_pp._1-3. To the Mayor of Newcastle: To be communicated to the Aldermen and others whom it doth concern. Whitehall, 18th December, 1656. Gentlemen, and my very good friends, My Lord Strickland, who is one of our Council, did impart to us a Letter written from yourselves to him, according to your desire therein expressed; which occasions this return from us to you. As nothing that may reflect to the prejudice of your outward Good, either Personal, or as you are a Civil Government, shall easily pass with us; so, much less what shall tend to your discouragement, as you are Saints, to your Congregations, gathered in that way of fellowship commonly known by the name of Independents, whether of one judgment or other: -- `this' shall be far from being actually discountenanced, or passively `left to' suffer damage, by any applying themselves to me. I do, once for all, give you to understand that I should thereby destroy and dis_appoint one of the main ends for which God hath planted me in the station I am in. Wherefore I desire you in that matter to rest se_cure. True it is that two Ministers, one Mr. Cole and one Mr. Pye, did present to me a Letter in the name of divers Ministers of Newcastle, the Bishoprick of Durham and Northumberland; of an honest and Chris_tian purpose: the sum whereof I extracted, and re_turned an answer thereunto; -- a true Copy whereof I send you here enclosed. By which I think it will easily appear, that the consideration of my kindness is well deserved by them; provided they observe the con_dition `there' expressed; which in charity I am bound to believe they will; and without which their own consciences and the world will know how to judge of them. Having said this, I, or rather the Lord, require of you, that you walk in all peaceableness and gentle_ness, inoffensiveness, truth and love towards them, as becomes the Servants and Churches of Christ. Know_ing well that Jesus Christ, of whose diocese both they and you are, expects it. Who, when He comes to gather His People, and to make Himself "a name and "praise amongst all the people of the earth," -- He "will save her that halteth, and gather her that was "driven out, and will get them praise and fame in "every land, where they have been put to shame." And such "lame ones" and "driven-out ones" were not the Independents only, and Presbyterians, a few years since, by the Popish and Prelatical Party in these Nations; but such are and have been the Pro_testants in all lands, -- persecuted, and faring alike with you, in all the Reformed Churches. And there_fore, knowing your charity, to be as large as all the Flock of Christ who are of the same Hope and Faith of the Gospel with you; I thought fit to commend these few words to you; -- being well assured it is written in your heart, So to do with this that I shall stand by you in the maintaining of all your just privi_leges to the uttermost. And committing you to the blessing of the Lord, I rest Your loving friend, Oliver P.  |69.__Oliver_Cromwell_to_Cardinal_Mazarin_(1656),_pp._5-7. 'To his Eminency Cardinal Mazarin.' 'Whitehall,' 26th December 1656. The obligations, and many instances of affection, which I have received from your eminency, do engage me to make returns suitable to your merits. But al_though I have this set home upon my spirit, I may not (shall I tell you, I cannot?) at this juncture of time, and as the face of my affairs now stands, answer to your call for Toleration. I say, I cannot, as to a public declaration of my sense in that point; although I believe that under my government your eminency, in the behalf of catholics, has less reason for complaint as to rigour upon men's consciences than under the parliament. For I have of some, and those very many, had compassion; making a difference. Truly I have (and I may speak it with cheerfulness in the presence of god, who is a witness within me to the truth of what I affirm) made a differ_ence; and, as Jude speaks, "plucked many out of the fire," -- the raging fire of persecution, which did tyrannise over their consciences, and encroached by an arbitrariness of power upon their estates. And herein is my purpose, as soon as I can remove impediments, and some weights that press me down, to make a farther progress, and discharge my promise to your eminency in relation to that. And now I shall come to return your Eminency thanks for your judicious choice of that person to whom you have entrusted our weightiest Affair: an Affair wherein your Eminency is concerned, though not in an equal degree and measure with myself. I must confess that I had some doubts of its success, till providence cleared them to me by the effects. I was, truly and to speak ingenuously, not without doubtings; and shall not be ashamed to give your eminency the grounds I had for much doubting. I did fear that Berkley would not have been able to go through and carry on that work; and that either the Duke would have cooled in his suit, or condescended to his Brother. I doubted also that those Instructions which I sent over with 290 were not clear enough as to expressions; some affairs here denying me leisure at that time to be so particular as in regard to some circumstances, I would. If I am not mistaken in the Duke's character, as I received it from your Eminency, that fire which is kindled between them will not ask bellows to blow it, and keep it burning. But what I think farther necessary in this matter I will send to your Eminency by Lockhart. and now I shall boast to your Eminency my se_curity upon a well-builded confidence in the Lord: for I distrust not but if this breach be widened a little more, and this difference fomented, with a little caution in respect of the persons to be added to it, -- I distrust not but that Party, which is already forsaken of God as to an outward dispensation of mercies, and noisome to their countrymen, will grow lower in the opinion of all the world. If I have troubled your Eminency too long in this, you may impute it to the resentment of joy which I have for the issue of this Affair; and `I' will conclude with giving you assurance that I will never be back_ward in demonstrating, as becomes your brother and confederate, that I am, Your servant, Oliver P.  |70.__Oliver_Cromwell_to_William_Lockhart_(1657),_pp._143-146. To Sir William Lockhart, our Ambassador in France+ Whitehall, 31st August 1657. SIR, I have seen your last Letter to Mr. Secretary, as also divers others; and although I have no doubt either of your diligence or ability to serve us in so great a Business, yet I am deeply sensible that the French are very much short with us in ingenuousness and performance. And that which increaseth our sense `of this' is, The resolution we `for our part' had, rather to overdo than to be behindhand in anything of our Treaty. And although we never were so foolish `as' to apprehend that the French and their interests were the same with ours in all things; yet as to the Spaniard, who hath been known in all ages to be the most im_placable enemy that France hath, -- we never could doubt, before we made our Treaty, that, going upon such grounds, we should have been failed `towards' as we are! To talk of `giving us Garrisons' which are inland, as Caution for future action; to talk of `what will be done next Campaign,' -- are but parcels of words for children. If they will give us Garrisons, let them give us Calais, Dieppe and Boulogne; -- which I think they will do as soon as be honest in their words in giving us any one Spanish Garrison upon the coast into our hands! I positively think, which I say to you, they are afraid we should have any footing on that side `of the Water,' though spanish. I pray you tell the Cardinal from me, That I think if France desires to maintain its ground, much more to get ground upon the Spaniard, the performance of his Treaty with us will better do it than anything ap_pears yet to me of any Design he hath! -- Though we cannot so well pretend to soldiery as those that are with him; yet we think that, we being able by sea to strengthen and secure his Siege, and `to' reinforce it as we please by sea, and the Enemy `being' in capa_city to do nothing to relieve it, -- the best time to besiege that Place will be now. Especially if we con_sider that the French horse will be able so to ruin Flanders as that no succour can be brought to relieve the place; and that the French Army and our own will have constant relief, as far as England and France can give it, without any manner of impediment, -- especially considering the Dutch are now engaged so much to Southward as they are. I desire you to let him know That Englishmen have had so good experience of Winter expeditions, they are confident, if the Spaniard shall keep the field, As he cannot impede this work, so neither will he be able to attack anything towards France with a pos_sibility of retreat. And what do all delays signify but `even this:' The giving the Spaniard opportunity so much the more to reinforce himself; and the keeping our men another Summer to serve the French, with_out any colour of a reciprocal, or any advantage to ourselves! -- And therefore if this will not be listened unto, I desire that things may be considered-of To give us satisfaction for the great expense we have been at with our Naval Forces and otherwise; which out of an honourable and honest aim on our part hath been in_curred, therby to answer the engagements we had made. And, `in fine,' That consideration may be had how our Men may be put into a position to be returned to us; -- whom we hope we shall employ to a better purpose than to have them continue where they are. I desire we may know what France saith, and will do, upon this point. We shall be ready still, as the Lord shall asssist us, to perform what can be reasonably expected on our part. And you may also let the Car_dinal know father, That our intentions, as they have been, will be to do all the good offices we can to pro_mote the Interest common to us. Apprehending it is of moment that this Business should come to you with speed and surety, we have sent it by an Express. Your very loving friend, Oliver P.  |71.__Andrew_Marvell_to_Chistopher_Richardson_(1660),_pp._1-3. For the Right Wor=pfull=, Christopher Richardson, Mayor, and the Aldermen his Brethren, of Kingston upon Hull. Gentlemen, my worthy friends, Although during the necessary absence of my partner M=r= Ramsden I write but with halfe a penn, and can scarce perswade myselfe to send you so imperfect an account of your own and the publick affairs as I needs must for want of his assistance, yet I had rather expose mine own defects to your good interpretation then excuse thereby a totall neglect of my duty and that trust which is divided upon me. At my late absence out of Town I had taken such order that if you had commanded me any thing I might soon have received it and so returned on purpose to this place to have obeyed you. But hearing nothing of that nature, however I was present the first day of the Parliaments sitting, and tooke care to write to M=r= Maior what work we had cut out. Since when we have had litle new but onely been making a progresse in those things I then mentioned. There is yet brought in an Act in which of all others your corporation is the least concerned: that is where wives shall refuse to cohabit with their husbands, that in such case the husband shall not be liable to pay any debts which she shall run into for clothing diet lodging or other expenses. I wish with all my heart you were no more touched in a vote that we have made for bringing in an Act of a new Assessment for six moneths of 70000=li= per mensem to begin next January. The truth is the delay ere monyes can be got in eats up a great part of all that is levying and that growing charge of the Army and Navy doubles upon us. And that is all that can be said for excuse of our selves to the Country to whom we had giuen our own hopes of no further Sessment to be raised, but must now needs incurre the censure of improvidence before or prodigality now, though it becomes no private member, the resolution having passed the house to interpose further his own judgement in a thing that can not be remedied: and it will be each mans ingenuity not to grudge an after-payment for that settlement and freedome from Armyes & Navyes w=ch= before he would have been glad to purchase with his whole fortune. There remain some eight Regiments to be disbanded but those all horse in a manner and some seauenteen shipps to be payd of that have laid so long upon charge in the harbour beside fourscore shipps w=ch= are reckoned to us for this winter guard But after that all things are to go upon his Majestyes own purse out of the Tunnage & Poundage & his other revenues. But there being so great a provision made for mony I doubt not but ere we rise to see the whole army disbanded and, according to the Act, hope to see your Town once more ungarrisond, in w=ch= I should be glad and happy to be instrumentall to the uttermost For I can not but remember, though then a child, those blessed days when the youth of your own town were trained for your militia, and did methought become their arms much better then any soldiers that I have seen there since. And it will not be amisse if you please (now that we are about a new Act of regulating the Militia that it may be as a standing strength but not as ill as a perpetuall Army to the Nation) to signify to me any thing in that matter that were according to your ancient custome & desirable for you. For though I can promise litle yet I intend all things for your service. The Act for review of the Poll bill proceeds & that for making this declaration of his Majesty a Law in religious matters. Order likewise is given for drawing up all the votes made during our last sitting in the businesse of Sales of Bishops and Deans and Chapters lands into an Act w=ch= I should be glad to see passd. The purchasers the other day offerd the house 600000=li= in ready mony & to make the Bishops &c: revenue as good or better then before. But the House thought it not fit or seasonable to hearken to it. We are so much the more concernd to see that great interest of the purchasers satisfyed & quieted at least in that way which our own votes have propounded. On Munday next we are to return to the consideration of apportioning 100000=li= p ann~ upon all the lands in the nation in lieu of the Court of Wards. The debate among the Countyes each thinking it selfe over-rated makes the successe of that businesse somthing casuall & truly I shall not assist it much for my part for it is litle reason that your Town should contribute in that charge. The Excise bill for longer continuance (I wish it prove not too long) will come in also next weeke And I foresee we shall be called upon shortly to effect our vote made the former sitting of raising his Majesties revenue to 1200000=li= per Annum I do not love to write so much of this mony news But I thinke you have observed that Parliaments have been always made use of to that purpose, and though we may buy gold too deare yet we must at any rate be glad of Peace Freedome & a good Conscience. M=r= Maior tells me your duplicates of the Poll are coming up I shall go with them to the Exchequer & make your excuse if any be requisite. My long silence hath made me now tres_passe on the other hand in a long letter but I doubt not of your good construction of so much familiarity and trouble from Gentlemen Your most affectionate friend & servant Andr: Marvell. Westminster Nov: 17. 1660 |72.__Andrew_Marvell_to_Major_Richardson_(1660),_p._4 |To_Mayor_Richardson. Gentlemen, I have been to day with my Lord Bellasis to deliuer your letter w=ch= with the Petition of the Taylors inclosed he read, and with much readynes and courtesy promised this night by the Post to giue the most effectuall orders to Colonell Gilby that he should fullfill all things as you desire therein as farre as will consist with the Act of Parliament concerning soldiers exercising trades, and particularly witnessed to me his own resolution as much as might be to intertain no soldiers that should haue any trade but that of their soldiery. I received to day another letter of yours of the 17=th= directed to my selfe & M=r= Ramsden who is not yet arrived in M=r= Wilsons businesse. He hath been with me & seems to build much upon my advise. I counselled him before I had yours in any case not to thinke any more of Hezle but if he could (as he said he had some hopes) to make for Leeds upon M=r= Stiles his acceptance of Hezle. I shall be very tender and sensible of your in_terest herein & shall afford him no assistance, but on the contrary, in any thing reflecting upon your proceedings. But as farre as I can understand him, and I shall now be the more watchfull over him, he hath wholy laid by any such thoughts & his whole designe is now upon Leeds. Yesterday after a long debate upon the compensation for the Court of Wards, twas resolued that for the Tenures of Lands in Capite, knights Service, Court of Wards and all the emoluments thereof, and for taking away of Purveyance the king should have in perpetuity one moity of the Excise of Beere and Ale. The other Moity was not then disposed of but 'tis likely will come in into the yearly revenue of 1200000=li= which must be setled. To day we were upon the Act of Militia which is referd to a Committee of the whole house on Saturday next. To day also at a Conference with the Lords his Majestys pleasure was signified to us that in respect of the approach of Christmasse and his Majesties coronation to be prepared for shortly after this Parliament should be dissolved the 20=th= of the next moneth. By how much our time is shorter I shall the more daily and diligently give you advice of all that passes. I remain Gentlemen Your most affectionate friend & servant Andr: Marvell. Westm: Nov: 22. 1660. |73.__Andrew_Marvell_to_Major_Richardson_(1660),_p._5. |To_Mayor_Richardson. Gentlemen since my last to you the House hath been for the most part busied in carrying on & maturing those bills w=ch= I formerly signified to you to be under consideration. To day upon the recommitment I made my second Report of that very good Bill for erecting & augmenting Vicarages out of all impropriations belonging to Arch Bishops Bishops Deans & Chapters or any other Ecclesiasticall person or corporation to 80=li= per Annum where the impropriation amounts to 120=li=, & where lesse to one moity of the profits of such impropriation And the Bill upon reading the amendments was ordered to be ingrossed. After that the House fell upon the making out of the Kings revenue to 1200000=li= a yeare & have voted that the other moity of the Excise of Beere and Ale shall be giuen to his M=ty= for life to make up the full of the said 1200000=li= a yeare. And that the members of the Privy Counsell acquaint his Majesty from the House with their unanimity herein in gratitude for his M=tyes= gracious declarations and Acts of grace to the kingdome The Customs are estimated toward 500000=li= per Annum in this revenue His Lands and Fee farms 250000=li=, The Excise of Beer and Ale 300000=li= The rest arises out of the Post Office, Wine Licences, Stanneryes, Courts, Probates of Wills, Post-fines, Forests and other rights of the Crown. The Excise of Forain Commodityes is to be continued apart untill satisfaction of publick debts and ingagements secured upon the Excise. To morrow the Bill for enacting his Ma=tyes= declaration in Religious matters is to have its first reading. It is said that on Sunday next Doctor Reynolds shall be created Bishop of Norwich. This is all of present news. I remain Gentlemen Your most affectionate friend & servant Andr: Marvell. Westm: Nov: 27. 1660. I beseech you let me heare whether my Partner M=r= Ramsden be likely to come up or no, for he is not yet arrived. M=r= Wilson pursues his designe for Leeds. M=r= Winchester hath been very carefull in the businesses you imployed him in here. |74.__Andrew_Marvell_to_Major_Richardson_(1660),_pp._8/9. To Mayor Richardson. Gentlemen, We are now both met together & shall strive to do the best service we are able. We must first giue you thanks for the kind present you haue pleasd to send us wch will give occasion to us to remember you often, but the quantity is so great that it might make sober men forgetfull. We haue been with my Lord Bellasis & presented him his, and your letter. He giues you very many thanks and as to the businesse of cutting of Hull from Hezle, he answerd what indeed we expected, that he should willingly contribute his best towards it at any time, but it being to be done by Act of Parliament it was at present our dissolution being so sudden, absolutely impossible. Had you pleasd to give order sooner to us it might have bin effected & an Act prepared for it might haue passd but as we said there are so many publick bills depending & our time so short that should you giue a 1000 li it could neuer be got into the house to be once read this Parlt. All these bills are yet before us in our house. For taking away Court of wards & settling one moity of Excise in perpetuum. For settling the other moity for life. For the Militia. For 6 months Assesmt. For Attaindor. For pains & penaltyes. For review of Poll mony. For Settling Post office in his Majesty. For gathring Arrears of Excise & settling the forain excise for some time & paying publick debts securd upon it. For Tobacco not to be planted in England. For Wine Licences. For draining the Fens. For tanning Leather. For increasing Fishery. For better gathring the Customs. For Purchasers &c: Beside those wch yet ly before the lords since our last recess not sent back to us. For confirming College Leases. For uniting Dunkirk and Jamaica to the Crown. For paying some monys in arrear for Piedmont. For indemnifying Officers in Courts of Justice. For confirmg Mariages. For inabling Durham to send members to Parlt. For confirming Magna Charta & a Proclamation against Priests & Jesuites. And beside what we haue sent for their concurrence & not returnd since this sitting. For Levying Arrears of 12 months Assesment. For strict observing Lords day. Against Swearing. Against transporting wooll &c: For Vicarages. And after all these publick as many private bills more and but ten sitting days left. You must please to reserve his for next Parlt and get it timely in. We shall on Munday accompany your present to the Generall. We have his to Major Smith We are. Your most affectionate friends & humble servants John Ramsden, Andr: Marvell. Westm: Dec: 8. 1660. This two or three days we haue been chiefly about the 6 months Assess. the Excise. Post office & attaindor. We haue deliverd your letters to Mr. Hilyard with words of civility. We haue agreed to treat with him upon munday. We shall be very shy to acquaint him we haue powr to conclude with him. For your Security is perfectly good in Law. We belieue 'twas given you by the Pt in compensation of great losses you sustaind in the Warr. It concerns you much being in the midst of your town. We can not but consider that he has a brother Captain in your garrison & that this Gentleman also has imployd his intrest since he was in this Parlt to continue you a garrison. We hope you will be private in these things comunicated to you out of faithfulness to your intrest & that you will not be hasty in your resolutions nor open one way or other. We shall treat fairly with him & advertise you from time to time what is proposed. Mr. Wilson is returned down this week & hath as farre as we perceiue effected nothing one way or other but Mr. Stiles procured a presentation in his own name for Leeds. We haue not yet seen Mr. Hebard. On Tuesday night last Arguile & Swinton were shipd hence for Scotland in order to their triall there. |75.__Andrew_Marvell_to_Major_Richardson_(1660),_pp._11/12 To Mayor Richardson. Westm: Dec: 18. 1660. Gentlemen Since our last we haue deliuered yours to my Lord Bellasis who is always very kind & ready to further you in any thing. He saith Mr. Hebird hath been with him & that he gaue him advice, till Mr. Stiles should be able to come to Hull, that he should continue there & promised him that he will contribute what he can towards his abiding with you. (My Lord Bellasis is coming down within three or foure days). But indeed we perceiue that my Lord Bellasis was very litle informed by Mr. Hebird wherein or in what way he should befriend him, neither hath Mr. Hebird in all this time euer been with either of us who might then have afforded our assistance. So that if he faile in his businesse it must haue been by his own ill management. We conceive it might be fitting for you now to be sending some answer in Mr. Hilyards busines whch he is very sollicitous about. If it be negative your own judgments will easily perfect it better out of that matter couched in our former letter. If otherwise, it is much easyer. Tthe house hath sent up to the Lords the bill for review of the Poll & the two bills for the two moitys of the Excise. But that for forain & inland commoditys is not yet out of doubt with us. That for 6 months assess is wellnigh finishd. And we haue given his Majesty yet one months Sesse more to buy jewells for his Crown & a Jewell of 1000=li= to Col: Windam who was very instrumentall in his M=tys= escape. We do not perceiue but that we shall rise at our day. Here is a conspiracy detected against his M=tys= person. Major White was a principall in it & reveals others. Col: Overton & divers others are apprehended hereupon & put in the Towr. We haue not further but to remaine Gentlemen Your most affectionate friends & Servants John Ramsden, Andr: Marvell. |76.__Andrew_Marvell_to_Major_Richardson_(1660),_pp._12/13. To Mayor Richardson. Westminster Dec: 25. 1660. Gentlemen, Our businesse in Parliament not being yet completed his Majesty hath deferred to dissolve us till Saturday next & we expect that day may hold. For this day and to morrow we haue adjourned. Yesterday (the Excise of Beere and Ale being otherwise expired) his Majesty came about noon to the Lords house & passed onely those two bills of the two moityes of that excise. The one bill taking the Court of Wards & the duty of Purveyance for one moity in perpetuum. The other Bill giuing the other moity to his Majesty for life towards the making up of his whole yearly reuenue 1200000 =li=. The Bills for Wine Licences. For the Post, For review of the Poll, For 6 moneths Sesment, For one moneths Sessm=t= towards expense of coronation, For arrears of twelve & three moneths Assesm=t=, For Arrears of Excise are all ready but not yet passd. The Excise of forrain & inland commodityes 'tis hoped may now fall to the ground. Yet before we rise it will undergo a very stiffe debate on both sides by reason of some publick debts formerly secured & others desired to be added there upon. The jealousy is least this Excise should also be perpetuated For there will neuer want publick debts to be ingrafted upon it. There hath been a motion and likely to be renewd in the House for an Act to impowre Commissioners to receive the voluntary benevolence of all persons through the Country towards his M=tyes= coronation. But we hope it will not take. For though nothing be too much for so gracious a Prince as his Majesty hath been all along to us, yet 'tis good to leaue something to giue hereafter & not to indanger the peoples good will by taking their benevolence. God hath laid a soare affliction upon his M=tyes= family and therein upon the whole nation. The Princesse of Orange dy'de yesterday at his M=tyes= return from the Lords house having bin some fiue days sick of the small pox or meazles or spotted feauer the Physicians disagreeing whether. She was thrice let blood. The Lord sanctify his hand to us all. We remain yours John Ramsden, Andr: Marvell M=r= Hebird hath not in all this while seen either of us, so that we are at a losse in his business & can only contribute our good wishes towards it. |77.__Andrew_Marvell_to_Major_Richardson_(1661),_p.23 To Mayor Richardson. Worthy Sir, The businesse of the House hath not been of very publick consequence yesterday, being taken up by a Petition preferrd by one M=r= Liddall that the House would giue him leave to prosecute at law S=r= John Morly a member of the House for Newcastle upon a charge of high Treason, for some correspondence he had held with Oliuer Cromwell & mony w=ch= he had in earnest thereof received of S=r= George Downing when resident in Holland. For the kings meniall servants or those w=ch= acted by instructions from the king, betraying their trust are excepted out of the Act of Indemnity. The House left Liddall to prosecute him at law. But I believe it will not signify much. To day, the Committee hauing yesterday gone through the Act for Security of his Majestyes person, all the amendments were read & agreed to and the bill put to ingrossing. The Committee for Confirming the Acts of the last Parlament sat yesterday also & are carrying1c on that businesse but indeed the Bill then passd for confirmation of Ministers will I doubt undergoe a very hard scrutiny; so that I think as I intimated to you in my last, whosoever have the businesse of their ministers in a present toler[able] and secure posture had best make much of that and [not] expose themselves to a further hazard. I belieue in [this] conjuncture I shall be left single in attempting any thing for your patronage notwithstanding the assistance you expected from some others. For so they signify to me. And I doubt you will hardly agree about the levying of your ministers maintenance. But in this thing according as I write to you you must please to be very reserved & rest very much upon your own prudence. I would not haue you suspect any misintelligence betwixt my partner & me because we write not to you joyntly as M=r= Ramsden & I used. For there is all civility betwixt us. But it was his sense that we should each be left to his own discretion for writing except upon some answer unto your Letters & that to be joyntly. I send you these Proclamations. I am Your most affectionate friend to serve you Andr: Marvell. Westm: May 16 1661. |78.__Andrew_Marvell_to_Major_Richardson_(1661),_pp._24/25 To Mayor Richardson. Westm: May 18. 1661. Gentlemen, our very worthy friends, We would not let the first letter w=ch= we haue had the honour to receiue from you (of the 14 May) ly by us without returne till the next Post, chusing rather to be something imperfect then wholy defective in answering you about your businesse & rendring our own due respects & civilityes to you. We are willingly quickened by you for the Act of Separation of your Church from Hessel & thank you for what you contribute towards it in the papers you inclosed. Whereby there seems to us litle to be wanting towards the expedition of that Bill w=ch= is in good forwardnesse to be presented to the House but that you be pleased to deale with all those in your towne who shall by this Act be made contributory to such maintenance for your Minister, for their general & particular consent towards it by their subscribing to a paper testifying their assent. For the Parlament is always very nice & curious in this point of involving men in any sesse or contribution of this nature without their voluntary & expresse concurrence. Insomuch that this last Parlament in a case of the like nature for Royston nothing could be done till that were first done, & the want of two or three hands concerned did put a stop for some time to that businesse. Though this seeme somthing longsome to us & you who are equally desirous of the effect, yet nothing is long that is necessary, nor that time lost w=ch= makes the businesse at last go of clearer. That Patent of ballast is grievous alike to all the ports & if we can pitch upon some common way to seek redresse, with that modesty w=ch= is expedient where his Mt=yes= seale is in the case, we shall incite and joyn with those that haue the same interest. As to your Patent for the gaging of wines & your former power to grant foure wine licences it shall be our care betwixt this & our next letter to giue you a good account & do you the best service therein as in all other matters recommended by you or occurring to us. The newest matters here are the ingrossing of the Act for safety of the kings person. The bill for the Militia read once. A bill for inabling Church-wardens to rate such monys as are necessary for the repaire of the Churches &c: and an order sent to the Lords for their concurrence for burning the Covenant by the Common Hangman & taking it down in all churches: which though not unanimous yet was carried by 228 voices against 103. We are as much straitned in paper and time at present as we shall be always inlarged in affection & service to you being Your most affectionate friends to serve you Antho Gylby Andr: Marvell. We see among the rest of your papers that declaration of M=r= Raiks his (before he had got Hessell) toward the separation. Tis as necessary that (now he is possessd of Hessell) he do some new writing witnesse his consent thereto Antho Gylby. Andr: Marvell. |79.__Andrew_Marvell_to_Major_Richardson_(1661),_p._25 To Mayor Richardson. Gentlemen, In addition to what we writ you last, you may please to take notice that whereas in your letter to us you say a summe not exceeding 250=li= per annum, it is absolutely necessary that you ascertain in expresse words the summe that is to be raised by pound rent without leaving it so farre indefinite. But if you had once got the consent and sub_scription of all those particular persons who are to contribute after the separation to the maintenance of your ministers (w=ch= can not neither properly be had but to a certain summe) you should then find for the rest that your bill should have as quick a dispatch as you or we can desire. In that matter of ballast we have spoke with the members of severall ports who are sensible of that grieuance & we are deliberating how to proceed therein either by petition to his M=ty= for reversing the Patent or else by a short act for that end. As for the Patent for gaging of wines we think the sooner you send up your charter for that from king James that it may be renewed, the better you will do; & then will be the most naturall time to take notice of that of Palmers. For your foure wine licences by statute of Edward the 6=th= we haue appointed a meeting with M=r=. Recorder before the next Post, & according as we shall upon the discussing of it find you more or lesse concerned, we shall in the bill for confirmation of publick Acts wherein also is that for wine licences, interpose for the preservation of your interest therein. We remaine in some hast Gentlemen Your most affectionate friends to serve you Antho Gylby. Westm: May 20. 1661. We beseech you be mindfull that the 29=th= of May be kept for a thanksgiving according to the Act in that case. |80.__John_Wilmot,_Earl_of_Rochester_(1670),_pp._57/58. |To_the_Countess_of_Rochester Pray doe not take itt ill that I have writt to you soe seldome since my comming to towne, my being in waiting; upon the sad accident of madam's death, (for w=ch= the King endures the highest affliction immaginable) would not allow me time, or power to write letters, you have heard the thing but the barberousness of the manner you may guess att by my relation: -- Mounsier, since the bannishment of the Chevallier de Lorrain (of w=ch= hee suspected Madame to have bin the Authour) has ever behav'd himselfe very ill to her in all things, threatning her upon all occasion that if shee did not gett Lorrain recall'd, she myght expect from him the worst that could befall her; it was not now in her power to performe what hee expected, soe that shee returning to Paris, hee immediately carries her away to S=nt= Cloud where having remain'd fifteen dayes, in good health she having bin bathing one morning, and finding her self very dry call'd for some succory water (a cordiall julepp she usually tooke upon these occasions) and being than very merry discoursing w=th= some of the Ladyes that were w=th= her shee had noe sooner swallow'd this succory water but immediately, falling into Madam de Chatillons armes, she cryed she was dead, and sending for her confessour after 8 howers infinite torment in her stomack and bowells she died, the most lamented (both in france & England) since dying has bin in fashion, but I will not keepe you too long upon this dolefull relation it is enough to make most wives in the world very melancholy, but I thanke you for my cheeses, my sugar of roses, & all my good things, pray lett it not bee necessary for mee to put you too often in mind of what you ought not to bee less forward in doing than I in advising, I hope you will give mee noe occasion to explaine my selfe, for if I am putt upon that you will find mee very troublesome, I receiv'd noe letter from you w=th= an inclos'd to y=r= mother nor doe I beleive you writt any, besides I finde by another circumstance that the returnes of letters betwixt London and Adderbury are very tedious; if you write to mee, you must direct to Lincolnsendfeild the house next to the Dukes playhouse in Portugall row, there lives yr humble servant Rochester, I writ a letter to the ranger I would faine know if hee received it and whither I am like to receive an answer or noe, pray send mee some ale and rem[em]ber mee to nan, shee has a present for her godaughter but I doe not know w=ht= it is send mee word and if it bee not as it should bee, Ile send another -- tarara -- For the Countess of Rochester att Adderbury neare Banbury Oxfordshire |81.__John_Wilmot,_Earl_of_Rochester_(1672),_p._80. |Rochester_in_London_to_his_wife_in_the_country |?1671-4 Madam I am extreamly troubled for the sickness of y=r= son as well in consideration of the affliction it gives you, as the dearness I have for him myself; you have I heare done mee the favour to expect me long in the Country where I intended to have bin long agoe, but Court affaires are more hardly sollicited now then ever, and having follow'd them till I had spent all my owne money & y=rs= too, I was forc't to stay somthing longer here till I had contriv'd a supply, w=ch= being now dispatch'd I have nothing to hinder mee from what I heartily desire w=ch= is to waite on y=r= La=sp= at Adderbury I am y=r= humble servant Rochester For my Wife |82.__John_Wilmot,_Earl_of_Rochester,_to_his_wife_(1672),_p._82. |Rochester_in_London_to_his_wife |October_18,_?1672 From our Tubb att M=ns= Fourcards this 18nt of Octob: Wife; Our gutt has allready binn griped, & wee are now in bed soe that wee are not in a condition of writing either according to thy merritt or our desert, wee therefore doe command thy benigne acceptance of these our letters in what way soever by us inscribed or directed, willing thee therewithall to assure our sole daughter & heire issue female, the Lady ann part. of our best respects, this with your care & dilligence, in the erection of our furnaces is att present the utmost of our will & pleasure -- |83.__John_Wilmot,_Earl_of_Rochester,_to_Savile_(1673),_pp._91/92. |Rochester_at_Adderbury_to_Savile_in_London: Dear Savile, Do a charity becoming one of your pious principles, in preserv_ing your humble servant Rochester from the imminent peril of sobriety, which, for want of good wine more than company (for I drink like a hermit betwixt God and my own conscience) is very like to befall me. Remember what pains I have formerly taken to wean you from your pernicious resolutions of dis_cretion and wisdom. And, if you have a grateful heart (which is a miracle amongst you statesmen), show it by directing the bearer to the best wine in town, and pray let not this highest point of sacred friendship be performed slightly, but go about it with all due deliberation and care, as holy priests to sacrifice, or as discreet thieves to the wary performance of burglary and shop-lifting. Let your well-discerning palate (the best judge about you) travel from cellar to cellar and then from piece to piece till it has lighted on wine fit for its noble choice and my approbation. To engage you the more in this matter, know, I have laid a plot may very probably betray you to the drinking of it. My Lord -- will inform you at large. Dear Savile, as ever thou dost hope to out-do Machiavel or equal me, send some good wine! So may thy wearied soul at last find rest, no longer hovering 'twixt th' unequal choice of politics and lewdness! May'st thou be admired and loved for thy domestic wit; beloved and cherished for thy foreign interest and intelligence. Rochester. |84.__John_Wilmot,_Earl_of_Rochester,_to_Savile_(1673),_pp._92-94. |Rochester_at_Adderbury_to_Savile_in_London Adderbury Teusday the 8=th= Tis not the least of my happiness that I thinke you love mee, but the first of all my pretentions, is, to make itt appeare that I faithfully endeavour to deserve it, if there bee a reall good upon Earth 'tis in the Name of freind, without w=ch= all others are meerly fantasticall, how few of us are fitt stuff to make that thing, wee have dayly the melancholy experience; However Deare Harry let us not give out nor despaire of bringing that about w=ch= as it is the most difficult & rare accident of life, is allsoe the Best, nay perhaps the only good one; this thought has soe intirely possest mee since I came into the Country (where only one can think, for you att Court thinke not att all or att least as if you were shutt up in a Drumme, you can thinke of nothing but the noise is made about you) =y=t I have made many serious reflections upon it and amongst others, gather'd one Maxim w=ch= I desire should bee communicated to our freind Mr Guye that wee are bound in morallity and common Honesty to endeavour after competent riches, since it is certain that few men (if any) uneasy in their fortunes have prov'd firme & clear in their freindshipps; a very poore fellow is a very poore freind, and not one of a thousand can bee good natur'd to another who is nott pleas'd within himself; but while I grow into Proverbs, I forgett that you may impute my philosophy to the Doggdayes & living alone; to prevent the inconveniencyes of sollitude and many others; I intend to goe to the Bath on sunday next in visitation to my L=d= Treasurer, bee soe Pollitick or bee soe kind, (or a little of both w=ch= is better) as to stepp down thither, if famous affayrs att Windor doe not deteyne you; Deare Harry I am Your hearty faithfull affectionate humble servant Rochester If you see the Dutch: of P. very often take some opportunity to talke to her about what I spoake to you att London. For M=r= Henry Savile Leave itt att the Porters Lodge in Whitehall, desiring them to deliver itt w=th= care & speede |85.__John_Wilmot,_Earl_of_Rochester,_to_his_wife_(1673),_pp._94/95. |Rochester_at_Adderbury_to_his_wife_at_Enmore |?1673-4 The alteration of my mothers former resolutions (who is now resolv'd against ever moving from hence) puts mee upon some thoughts w=ch= were allmost quite out of my head; but you may be sure I shall determine nothing that does not tend as much to your reall happiness as lies in my power. I have there_fore sent you this letter to prepare you for a remove first hither, & afterwards as fate shall direct which is (I find) the true disposer of things whatever wee attribute to wisdome or providence, bee therefore in a readiness upon the first notice from mee to put that in execution w=ch= I shall first informe you particularly of -- let me have an answar & dispatch this messenger quickly. God bless you yours Rochester These for the C. of R. |86.__John_Wilmot,_Earl_of_Rochester,_to_his_wife_(1674),_pp._96/97. |Rochester_to_his_wife_at_Enmore |1674-5 Deare Wife I receiv'd y=r= three pictures & am in a greate fright least they should bee like you, by the biggnes of y=e= heade I should apprehend you farr gone in y=e= Ricketts, by the severity of the Count'nance, somwhat inclin'd to prayer & prophesy, yett there is an alacrity in the plump cheeke, that seemes to signify sack & sugar, & the sharp sighted nose has borrow'd quickness from the sweete-smelling eye, I never saw a chin smile before, a mouth frowne, & a forehead mump, truly y=e= artist has done his part, (god keep him humble) & a fine man he is if his excel_lencyes doe not puff him up like his pictures; the next imp_ertinence I have to tell you is that I am coming down to you I have gott horses but want a coach when that defect is supply'd you shall quickly have the trouble of Yr. humble servant Imminent Peril of Sobriety Present my duty to my Lady & my humble service to my Sister, my brother, & alle the Babyes not forgetting Madam Iane. |87.__John_Wilmot,_Earl_of_Rochester,_to_his_wife_(1675),_pp._100/101. |Rochester_at_Adderbury_to_his_wife_at_Enmore Madam, I am at last come to Adderbury, where I find none but the housekeeper, the butler and rats who squeak mightily and are all in good health. Your daughter our next-door neighbour is well; I gave her your present which she received handsomely. Your maids for good husbandry and equipage sake I would have sent you from tithing to tithing, as the law of England allows, but Florence was gentle and penitent and deserves something better. I have given her counsel for one end and a soft pillion for the other, upon which she ambles to Somerset_shire, where I am glad to hear your ladyship is, I hope in good health, at this present writing. Your other maid is a very eloquent person and I have paid her wages. Tomorrow I intend for Woodstock and from thence to London, where I hope to receive your commands. Present my humble duty to my Lady Warre, whose favours will ever be in my grateful memory; my humble service to Lady La Warre, to cousin Betty, sweet honey, Mrs Windham, the sprite, and the little girl whom my soul loveth. I hope my brother is well, but it is not usual to present our service to men in ladies' letters, so like a well-bred gentleman I rest, Madam, Your humble servant, Rochester. If you are pleased, I am pleased; were my mother pleased, all were pleased, which God be pleased to grant. Rochester. |88.__Andrew_Marvell_to_Mayor_Tripp_(1670),_pp._104/105 Apr: 9. 70 Gentlemen my very worthy friends, Since my last we haue returned the bill of Commissioners to treat with the Scotch to the Lords which will undoubtedly passe. We haue sent them up this morning the bill for prohibition of all forain Brandy. w=ch= though it goes up so late I belieue will passe before our rising. The City bill has been sent down with many alterations w=ch= yet we haue gone thorough & agreed to except in one point w=ch= they will certainly concurre in and may be reckond as past. The Lords haue agreed with the Bill of retrospect upon Brandy to pay 8=d= since 1666. The Lords haue as we heare thrown out that part of our bill for shipping wherein we provided against men of warre trading in merchandise. Truly in an ill season when so many merchants com_plain and the Turks take prizes in our Chanell. I doubt it will hinder the bill from passing with us . S=r= John Pritiman who serves for Leicester was yesterday suspended from sitting the house & from all privilege till he find out Humes (a most notorious fellow otherwise) whom he suggested to be his meniall servant whereas he was a prisoner for debt & thus by S=r= Johns procurement has escapd his Creditors. The Sergeant was sent into the Speakers Chamber with the mace to bring them to receiue the sentence upon his knees at the Barre. Here_upon the house being disappointed (for in the mean while he was escaped by the back doore) orderd that doore to be naild up for the future: haue revived their votes of 63 against all paper protections, against protection for any but meniall servants &c: & to day after a long debate for expelling him the house haue for some good reasons giuen him till the second Tuesday after our next meeting to appear. When that will be is not yet evident. Some say before Midsummer others toward Winter. But however I hope we shall rise on Munday or at furthest Tuesday. For it is high time hauing much ado to get forty together to make a house & when we divided about the Fee farm being in all but 114. The next meeting I hope will be better attended. I am Gentlemen, Your most affectionate serv=t= Andr: Marvell |89.__Andrew_Marvell_to_unnamed_gentlemen_(1678),_p._222 |To_the_Hull_Corporation Gentlemen my very worthy friends, This hath been the third day that the House of Commons hath been upon the consideration of the Leagues with Holland and what depends thereon. This day hath lasted continuall sitting till nine at night and hath produced these three votes inclosed. There is a generall appre_hension lest the Hollanders haue already made their conditions with France. I must beg your pardon if I be not punctuall for you see in the third vote, that upon hast one may be excused even from using the formalityes due to the Prince, much more will you dispense with Gentlemen, Your most affectionate serv=t= Andr: Marvell Westm: May. 4. 1678. |90.__Andrew_Marvell_to_unnamed_gentlemen_(1678),_pp._222/23. |To_the_Hull_Corporation Gentlemen, my very worthy friends, Yesterday, M=r= Secr: Williamson deliverd to the House this message from the King in writing. Charles Rex. his m=ty= having been ac_quainted with the votes of this House of the 4 instant was much surprised both with the matter & forme of them. But if his M=ty= had had exception to neither yet his M=ty= hauing asked the advice of both Houses, doth not thinke fit to giue any answer to any thing of that nature till he haue a concurrent Advice from both Houses Giuen at the Court of Whitehall the 6. of May 1678. The Commons being somwhat abashed at the message, proceeded onely that day upon ordinary reports from the Committee of Privileges. But they haue continued sitting all this day untill almost nine at night. And haue made three severall votes and appointed a Committee to draw them up in an Adresse. First to desire a speedy answer from his M=ty= to their Saturday votes or Adresse. Next to desire him to re_move from his Counsells all such as advised the Answer to their Adresse of the 26 May 77, giuen the 28. and of January last 31, giuen 4, Febr: or either of them. This was upon diuision of 154 against 139. Then they debated of the D: of Lauderdale & upon the Question of Adjourning the debate till the morrow twas continued by 144 against 103. At last by 137 against 93 it was voted to desire his M=ty= to remoue him from his presence and Counsells. Their hast for his M=tys= answer is if possible to prevent the Dutch yet from closing up the Peace with France. The Lords haue adjournd their consideration of Advice till Saturday. You see how ill tooles I am forced for hast to make use of. Pray excuse Gentlemen Your most affectionate servant Andr: Marvell May 7. 78. |91.__Andrew_Marvell_to_unnamed_gentlemen_(1678),_pp._223/24. |To_the_Hull_Corporation Gentlemen my very worthy friends I forgot by reason of my hast to giue you account (what doubtlesse you haue known from other hands) that S=r= Rob: Sawyer hauing writ a Letter to M=r= Golsbrough Clerke of the Commons to be read signifying that he was by sicknesse disabled from performing his place and M=r= Secretary Williamson informing the House that his M=ty= gaue them leave to chuse a new Speaker, M=r= Seymor was upon Munday last chosen Speaker & approved at the Lords bar by his M=ty= in the usuall manner. To day the House hath not sate. Yesterday in the morning they Adjourned early to giue their Committee time till three in the afternoon to forme their three Adresses. It was fiue before they had finished and first they reported that concerning Duke Lauderdale. The Debate indured till toward nine at night. The House was twice divided. 152 against 151, and then afterwards 161 against 157. whereby all the words of the whole Adresse were thrown but so that there remains nothing but their first naked vote. And how they will dispose now of that is uncertaine for it being late the House Adjourned without coming to any further Resolution. The apprehensions of the Hollanders closing up their Peace with France do still continue and rather increase then otherwise. I am Gentlemen &c: Your most affectionate servant Andr: Marvell There was no counsell yesterday. So the busines of Angels lights is for to morrow. |92.__Andrew_Marvell_to_unnamed_gentlemen_(1678),_pp._224/25. |To_the_Hull_Corporation May. 11. 78. Gentlemen, my very worthy friends, Yesterday the Committee appointed for that purpose made their Report of this Addresee inclosed. But as soon as it was made, severall Gentlemen moved not to proceed in it further but to expect some information more of the Resolutions to come from Holland. This was long and frequently opposed by others. So that the Debate terminated in a Division of the House, the most numerous that I remember of many years Wherein by 176 against 174 it was carryed to proceed. Then the severall Paragraphs of the Adresse were in order put to the Question and upon two of the most materiall there were two Divisions of the House. The first of 170 against 167. The second of 169 against 166. both carryed in the Affirmative. And the whole Addresse as I send it you was agreed and the Members of the Privy Counsell ordered to desire of his Majesty the time when the House might wait upon him with it. It was then moved that the Houses vote against Duke Lauderdale that his Majesty may further humbly be desird to remove him from his Counsells & presence might be added to this Adresse, the House having rejected the other day the particular forme in which it was drawn up. This admitting a Debate and the House hauing already sate the whole day till fiue a clock, some moved to Adjourne, which came at last to be the Question and the House being Divided upon it, it was carryed by 158 against 150 not to Adjourne. So they proceeded on and it was without any Division more voted to Add him to the Adresse. It happend in one of the former Divisions that on some occasion in the Lobby there were Blows giuen between S=r= Thomas Chichley, Master of the Ordinance & the Lord Obrian though both of the same Party. The House orderd S=r= Thomas who was present & the L: Obrian who absented to be taken into custody of their Sergent at Arms. To day a verball message as from the King was deliverd by Secr: Williamson that he would receive their Addresse in the afternoon & to enter immediately into consideration of a Supply. This last was long debated none being willing to giue a Negative but neither forward to an Affirmative in the uncertainty of War or Peace. Both were avoyded by the Question whether the Debate should be Adjournd w=ch= past by 168 against 167 in the nega_tiue & so fell. They with their Adresse waited since on the King who seemd dissastisfied. God grant better. I am your serv=t= Andr: Marvell. |93.__Andrew_Marvell_to_unnamed_gentlemen_(1678),_p._225. |To_the_Hull_Corporation Gentlemen my very worthy friends, I have very litle subject of writing, the present businesse of Parlia_ment hauing been all concluded yesterday morning. For his Majesty sent up for the Commons to the House of Lords and Prorogued the Parliament till the twenty third of this moneth. You know that always upon Prorogation whatsoever businesse was imperfect and depending is quite cut of and if the Parliament intend to proceede againe upon it, they must resume all from the very beginning. One thing you may please to take notice of that the Corne-clause is by the period of this Session expired. Also this Prorogation hauing thus happened & if there should be a Peace, it is now in the King and Parliaments power to revoke the French Prohibition next Meeting. It is probable the continuance of the Additionall Duty on French & other Wines may then too be considered. I doubt not but many will reflect upon this Prorogation for other reasons. But they that discourse the lest and thinke the best of it will be the wisest men and the best Subjects. God in mercy direct his Majesty always to that which may most conduce to his own and the Kingdomes happinesse. I remaine Gentlemen &c: Your most affectionate Servant Andr: Marvell Westm: May. 14. 1678. |94.__Andrew_Marvell_to_unnamed_gentlemen_(1678),_pp._225/26. |To_the_Hull_Corporation Gentlemen, my very Worthy friends, His Majesty open'd this Session with the Speech which I send you inclosed. And after that the Lord Chancellour spoke at large, but the Copy of it not hauing been communicated to the House of Commons, they appointed a Committee to peruse the Lords Journall for it, where such things are of course to be entred. The Lords have also ordered the Speech to be Printed: so that I suppose one way or other I may by the next Post compasse it for you. The House of Commons opened their session as is usuall with reading a Bill and that which was pitched upon was the former Bill for regulating the Collection of Hearth-mony and then they appointed a day for its second reading. The rest of their time was spent in settling the ordinary affaires of their House appoint_ing days for their Grand Committees, naming and impowring their Committee of Privileges, and renewing the Clause against Bribery or interteinments in order to Elections and lastly in receiving severall Petitions concerning undue Elections. What I remarke in the House is that it is much fuller then ordinary and more are still upon the Road and there seems a more then usuall concernment among all men as if some great and I hope good thing were to be expected. God in his mercy direct all to the best. What I understand thereof I shall from time to time communicate to you, remaining Gentlemen &c: Your most affectionate Servant. Andr: Marvell Westm: May 23. 1678 |95.__Andrew_Marvell_to_unnamed_gentlemen_(1678),_pp._226/227. |To_the_Hull_Corporation Gentlemen my very worthy friends, The house of Commons, not having the Chancellor's Speech that day printed or written, sate (I meane yesterday) not long, nor did much worke. The Bill for incouragement of the woollen manufacture, which was in progresse last Session, was read the first time. They also appointed a Committee to bring in a Bill or Bills to hinder the growth of Popery. Also a Committee to inspect the Laws concerning the Poore in order to rectify them. Severall things of the like publick and good intention were set on foot againe which I shall be glad to see come to perfection. To day (which was intended though not ordered for consideration of his Majestyes and the Chancelors speech) but the morning being most part spent before the Speeches were published, there was a Motion made for an humble Addresse to his Majesty to know of him the State of Affairs as they now stand in relation to War or Peace: and that if his Majesty shall thinke fit to enter into a Warre with the French King, with the Assistance of the Emperour and such other Princes and States as shall come into the Confederacy, this House will support and assist his Majesty in the carrying on the Warre. This debate tooke up the whole day forasmuch as some counted this Adresse to be unseasonable when it appeard that all things abroad were so disposed toward a Peace; Some thought it more requisite to proceed first of all to the disbanding of the Army; others, that it were best to lay by all apprehensions and jealousyes & to furnish the King with mony, leaving the rest to his M=tyes= discretion. In this variety of opinions the House came about foure a clock to a Question of Adjourning the Debate w=ch= was carryed in the Affirmatiue by 195 against 176. In generall what I learne by information both within and without doors is that both Holland & Spaine appeare to be agreed upon termes with France. I have inclosed the Speeches. I remaine Gentlemen &c: Your most affectionate servant Andr: Marvell. |96.__Andrew_Marvell_to_unnamed_gentlemen_(1678),_pp._232/33 |To_the_Hull_Corporation June 18. --78. Gentlemen, my very worthy friends, Yesterday the House of Common past the Bill for exportation of Leather and sent it up to the Lords. They then receiued the Report of the Accounts of the 200000=li= taken upon the Clause for Credit upon the Excise & voted first upon a Diuision of 139 to 131. That it doth appeare to this House that an 160000=li= hath been borrowed on the Excise & hath been expended on the extraordinary charge of the Navy. Next, upon Diuision of 149. to 142. That it appears that 40000=li= hath been borrowed on the Excise & expended for the ex_traordinary charge of the Ordinance in the yeare 1677. To day being the last on which any new motion could be made for supply his M=ty= commanded the House to wait on him in the House of Lords when he spoke long to them but it hath been impossible for me to send you a Copy of the Speech, the House having sate all day till seven in the Euening. But the most remarkable point was that his M=ty= desired beside these supplyes already in Prospect, to be further fur_nished with an additionall Revenue for his Life of 300000=li= a yeare, on w=ch= condition he would appropriate 500000=li= a yeare to the Nauy. Also 40000=li= for the Princesse of Orange's portion. And signifyd there might be a Recesse toward the middle of the next month. They first voted Thanks to be presented by the Privy Counsell for the Gracious Expressions in his speech. Then after long Debate they voted without trying the Diuision that they would not go into Commit_tee of the House for raising a Revenue of 300000=li= a yeare for his M=tys= life. Then that they would not consider of any Compensation for the French Prohibition; the Reuenue not hauing as yet suffered by it. This carryed by 202 against 145. But next, to go to morrow into a Committee of the Whole House to consider of the Motion for continuing the imposition on wines; as also of the way of raising the 200000=li= to w=ch= they are obliged and the other 2 or 300000=li= for the Charge of this Fleet, & to consider the Motion for 40000=li= Portion. From hence, these things being thus settled they entred into a great debate of looking into the Privy Seals for secret service since 1 of May -77. & of taking account what Pensions on the Revenue. And then of a Test for the Members that they had not been bribed & a great many heads more. Twas late but carryed not to adjourn by 173. against 103. Then at last the Question was put for a Committee to draw up such a Test. It fell by a Division of 100 to 86. I remaine Gentlemen &c: Your most affectionate servant Andr: Marvell. |97.__Andrew_Marvell_to_unnamed_gentlemen_(1678),_p._233. |To_the_Hull_Corporation June 22. 1678 Gentlemen, my very worthy friends, Yesterday the Bill for burying in Woollen was reported from the Committee and Ordered to be Ingrossd. The House sate the most part of the Day in Committee of the Whole House upon the matters of Supply which I mentioned formerly. And in conclusion they agreed (not reckoning in the 200000=li= already past for the Disbanding the Army) that in discharge of the 200000=li= borrowd on the Excise, and of the Extraordinary Charge of the Fleet, and for the payment of 40000=li= for the Princesse of Oranges Portion there should be in all 414000=li= more raised. But of the way of Levying it there is yet nothing resolved though severall things were propounded. To day, the Bill for Wearing of Woollen and that against Papists sitting in either House of Parliament were both Reported and Ordered to be ingrossed. They should have went then againe into Committee about the way of raising this Mony: but the Lords hauing sent down the Disbanding Bill with some Amendments, diverted it. The Lords haue alterd the last of June which the Commons had fixed for Disbanding all the Forces except those in Flanders to the 27=th= of July & giuen those in Flanders a further terme as I remember, to the 24=th= of August. The Debate did principally run upon the 27=th= of July & the Commons haue voted that they Disagree and haue ordered a Committee to prepare Reasons of this Disagreement to be pre_sented to the Lords at a Conference. They haue Resolued also to sit on Munday although it be an Holy-day; being very intent to dispatch all businesse as soon as possible For many Members go daily away and all here are weary. In the Copy of the late Conference where it speaks that the States should haue taken so much pains in vaine &c: the word businesse ought to haue been Barrier. (that is a ledge of Towns diuiding the French and Spaniard.) I remaine Gentlemen &c: Your most affectionate servant Andr: Marvell. |98.__Andrew_Marvell_to_unnamed_gentlemen_(1678),_p._234. |To_the_Hull_Corporation Gentlemen, my very worthy friends, Since my last, the Bill for wearing of Woollen hath been read the third time, past and sent up to the Lords. Also the Bill for continuing the new Impost upon Wines and Vinegars hath been read the first time. There was moreover a Bill brought in to day and once read for supplying certain defects in the French Prohibition explaining the ships to be subject to seisure which fraudently put in to ports & ly there without apparent necessity, and making the Informers part more certain and easy to come by &c: They sent also by some of their members to a Conference with the Lords about the Disbanding Bill, a Provisio w=ch= they desired might in lieu of the Lords Amendments be added to the Bill: whereby in case any part of the Army can not be disbanded by the last of this Moneth there may be more time allowed so that the whole do not exceed the Terms in the Bill above 30 dayes. I heare that the Lords are likely, although it comes so neare to their own sense, yet to disagree in it. The House of Commons haue both to day and yesterday been in Committee about the way of raising the other Monyes. After severall debates, concerning 200000 =li= to be raisd on the new foundations since 1656 within ten miles of London; of making a second Act for Review of the Poll-bill; of laying a further Tax upon Land; the House hath at last Resolved (Agreeing with the Committee) that the 414000 =li= and no more shall be raised by the old way of Subsidy. And they have appointed to goe againe to morrow into Committee in order to the further consideration of that method & toward prepareing the Bill for that purpose. I remaine Gentlemen &c: Your most affectionate servant Andr: Marvell June 25. --78. |99.__Sir_Thomas_Browne_to_his_son_Edward_in_London_(1679) |pp._133/34. June XI,|[1679]. D.S., You may remember I writt unto you some weekes since concerning a gentleman Mr Austine Blennerhaysett, commonly called Mr. Hayset or Hasset; his buisinesse hath hindred his Journey then intended. Butt hee in_tendeth God willing to bee in London on Tuesday next. I presume you have my letter wch I then writt; pray peruse it, and knowe that hee sayth hee hath had some gleeting at the penis at times a great while; hee came about Michaelmas last to Dr Blincolne and myself and hee tooke some mercuriall medicines and decoctions and dyet drincks and grewe well, as hee sayd, only I under_stand from him that hee is not free from gleeting some_times and also hath some inabillity as to erection. Therefore I would have you to vewe the penis diligently, and you may also take in my Cosen Hobbs; hee will staye about 3 weekes if thought fitt for the use of any medi_cines or course. Hee intendeth to marry, and hath settled affection upon a good gentlewoeman and is in a manner agreed, butt it were fitt hee should be in such a state of body as might bee safe and congruus unto both. Con_sider therefore well of it and do all with the best secresy possible, for hee is very Jealous and apt to bee meticulous, and is hypochondricall. Hee is a fayre conditioned gentleman and hath a prettie good estate and not unlikely to bee ungratefull, wherefore bee carefull of him and kind unto him and render to answer his doubts, and not to discourage him. You say your booke is like to bee reprinted, probably the first part, not the second, which was printed since. Some additions would bee made; I writt one to you concerning Hippocrates that hee practised in Thessalie and mentions divers patients of Larissa, and therefore looke out that paper, and if you have lost it give mee notice for that is a materiall observation especially unto physitians and schollars. Tis an odde passage concerning the French Kings getting Savoy and Piedmont into his hand for money, and it will concerne many States and make them looke about them. Though hee had a good army, yet tis thought hee hath prevayled much by his money in all the warre and current of his affayres. The rising in scotland falls out unhappily at this time, many will wish that the parliament were sitting, butt some Jealous people will thinck that this may rather hinder their sitting. I am glad the buisinesse succeeded so well at Halstead in Kent. Miles about London are short and 4 horses go farre in a summers daye. Sr Joseph Ash, whose daughter my Lord Townshend marryed, is a parliament man, butt of the West country and about Bristowe. I knewe well one Mr. Abraham Ashe who was a Russia marchant, who dyed neere XXX yeares since, perhaps hee might bee related unto this familie; it was a good recountre to meet with Mr. Ash who had travelled in those parts which you have discribed, and if hee had read them might have been some light and information unto them. Mr. Soames may bee recalled from Turine since the prince is dealing with the French about it. Have a care of your health this hott season. Tom presents his duty. Love and blessing to my daughter Browne and you all. Y.L.F. |{your_loving_father} T.B. |{Thomas_Browne.} |For_Dr_Edward_Browne_in_Salisbury_Court_next_the |Golden_Balls_these_London |100.__Sir_Thomas_and_Dame_Dorothy_Browne_to_their_son_Edward |in_London_(1679). |pp._136/37: June 28, |[1679] D.s. |{Dear_son,} I heard that some shipps passed by Yarmouth with souldiers in them for Scotland 6 or 7 dayes past, and the coffie and common newes letters tell us something of the rebellion in Scotland, butt I thinck very imperfectly. A litle more time will better informe us of that buisinesse; and they are like to bee more effectually dealt with and brought to reason by the English forces when there shall bee a sufficient number of them in Scotland, for the rebells hope and others doubt whether those of their nation will fight heartily agaynst them, for tis sayd there are more discontented in Scotland then those yet in armes, so that this may bee a coal not so soone quenched; though it was begun by the lowest Scots, yet the Scots are very tenacious of the protestant religion & have entertained feares & jealosies of dessignes to introduce the Roman from their observation of the affayres in England, & are not like to bee quieted long without a parliament, & if that should bee broake of to their discontent, they would be contriving agayne & the English parliaments would bee butt cold in suppressing them. When the Duke of Monmouth giveth a farther account wee may see farther into the buisinesse. When the wether proves cold & fitt for dissections if you have opportunity take notice of a beare; tis commonly sayd that a beare hath no breast bone & that hee cannot well runne downe a hill, his heart will so come up toward his throat. Examine therefore the pectorall parts & en_deavor to find out the ground of such an opinion at opportunity. I once dissected a beare wch dyed in Norwich and I have the lower jawe & teeth; tis a strong animal, hath notable sinewes & muscles & teeth. This day one came to showe mee a booke & to sell it; it was a hortus hyemalis in a booke made at Padua, butt I had seen it above thirtie yeares ago & it containes not many plants. You had a very good one or two if you have not parted with them. Love & blessing to my daughter Browne and you all. Y.l.f. |{your_loving_father} T.B. |{Thomas_Browne.} |101.__Thomas_Browne_to_his_son_Edward_in_London_(1680) |pp._178-80 Aug. 22, |[1680.] D.S. |{Dear_Son,} I was very glad to receave your last Letter. God hath heard our prayers & I hope will blesse you still. If the profitts of the next yeare come not up to this I would not have you discouraged, for the profitts of no practise are equall or regular, & you have had some extraordinary patients this year, which perhaps some yeares will not afford. Now is your time to bee frugall and lay up. I thought myself rich enough till my children grewe up. Bee carefull of yourself and temperate that you may bee able to go thorough your practise, for to attayne to the getting of a thousand pounds a yeare requires no small labour of body and mind, and is a life not much lesse paynfull & laborious then that of the meaner sort of people go thorough. When you putt out your money bee well assured of the assurance & bee wise therin from what your father hath suffered. It is laudable to dwell handsomely, butt bee not to forward to build or sett forth another mans howse, or so to fill it that it may encrease the fuell, if God should please to send fire. The mercifull God direct you in all. Excesse in Apparell & chargeable dresses are got into the country, especially among woemen: men go decently & playne enough. The last Assizes there was a concourse of woemen at that they call my Lords garden in Cunsford, & so richly dressed, that some strangers sayd there was scarce the like to bee seen at Hide park , which makes charity cold. Wee now beare that this parliament shall sitt the 21 of October, which will make London very full in Michaelmas terme. Wee heare of 2 oestriges wch are brought from Tangier. I doubt these will not bee showne at Barholomew fayre where every one may see them for his money. I have read all or most of Dr Love's booke which is a pretty booke & gives a good account of the Lowe countrey practise in that disease & hath some other observables. I knew one Mr Christopher Love, sonne unto Dr Love, warden of Winchester Colledge, who was an active man agaynst the King in the late warres and gott a great estate, butt I thinck he was fayne to fly upon the Kings restauration. If the chirurgeons have made choyce of new officers, 'tis probable they may agree & so you may read the next Lent. The King comes to Newmarkett the next moneth. A Yarmouth man told me that hee sawe Dr Knights at the Bath. Perhaps hee will not bee at Newmarkett. I beleeve you never sawe Madame Baxter. Since Mr Cotterell & his Lady & child are with Sir W. Adams they speake often of you, & all go to London at Michaelmas. Mrs Dey is at my howse, butt returnes with Madame Burwell. Mr Parsons his sermon is like to sell well. God blesse my daughter Browne and you all. Y.l.f. |{your_loving_father} T.B. |{Thomas_Browne.} I have not had Mrs Feltham at any entertaine at my howse because shee soone expects her husband. I heare butt of a fewe East India shipps arrivall this yeare nor whether they brought as many diamonds &c. as for_merly. For Dr. Edward Browne in Salisbury court next the golden balls these London |102.__Thomas_Browne_to_his_son_Edward_in_London_(1680) |pp._180/81 Sept. 6, |[1680]. D.S. |{Dear_Son,} My cosen Cradock is now in Norwich & lyeth at my cosen townshends, butt I have as yet seen him butt once. I am sorry to heare of so high a bill of mortallity in London this last weeke, especially at this time when there are so many thousands out of it as the court & inhabitants retired into the country, & in the long & emptie vacation. There are, they say, butt 140 dyed of fevers, so that there must bee severall other diseases to fill up the account. If there dyed 816, tis probable there might bee no lesse then fiftie thousand sick. They are still sick at Sprowston, butt many recovering. Madame Burwell hath been extremely ill & reduced to great weakenesse, butt is in a more comfortable condition & takes some sustenance & rest wch I pray Godto continue, shee being in yeares gives us yet cause of feares howe shee may persist to the duration of the distemper wch hangeth long upon many. Her distemper a continuall double Tertian, or at least an irregular continuall tertian. I have given of the cortex divers times, wherin shee hath found good releif, & yesterday was the best day shee hath had since shee was sick. Mrs Corbett, whom you visited, maryed one Mr. Corbett who is Mrs Sarah Corbetts brother. I beleeve there may bee no good agreement betwixt Mrs Corbett & her husband, who is an odde headed man & they say debauche. Shee had a good joynture when shee maryed him. I beleeve shee sojourn'd formerly at Mr. Metholds. Mr Brewster is an honest Gentleman and is brother to Mrs Mildmay, formerly a Brewster, a singular good woeman; and maryed Esquire Mildmay, who had a quartan ague the last winter in Norwich & laye at Capt. Skottowes howse, a melancholy & semi-delirious person, yet fayre con_dition'd. They did live alltogether at Ilford or there about, 7 miles from London. If you see them agayne, present my service to Mr. Brewster & Madame Mildmay and Esquier Mildmay. Last thursday wee had a great deall of thunder for 3 or 4 howers in the afternoone & an extraordinarie deale of rayne, butt god be thancked the harvest about Norwich was ended before. I hope in god litle Ned is by this time in a recovery. Tom presents his duty & thancks for his token. Love & blessing to my daughter Browne. Service to Mr Boone & all freinds. Y.l.f. |{your_loving_father,} T.B. |{Thomas_Browne.} |103.__Sir_Thomas_and_Dame_Dorothy_Browne |to_their_son_Edward_in_London_(1680),_pp._182/83. |[Sept.,_1680] D. s., |{Dear_son,} Mr Feltham hath been so taken up with his kindred and a journey to Yarmouth & I have been often at Sprowston, that wee have not had the opportunity to be so civill unto him & his freinds as wee desired and in_tended. I was glad to see him & wish him all prosperitie both for his owne sake & of his parents, my loving freinds & acquaintance. His father was a cordiall & very loving freind of myne, & his mother a very good woeman, unto whom wee recommend as many as wee can & his 2 sisters in Norwich are very good woemen. I thought to have sent a spider by him, which was brought mee out of the feilds, large & round & finely marked green, & even allmost as bigge as the figures inclosed drawne by your mother, for your sisters dared not doe it: it may bee seen in Moufetus, & I have had of them before & one drawne out in oyled colours upon an oyled paper. I do not find it in Dr Listers table of spiders, though hee hath writt wel de Araneis. I am glad Sr william went to London for hee would [find] an un_confortable howse at Sprowston, where there are & have been so many sick, as I doubt not butt my L. Adams hath informed Sr William. I hope Mr Adams is much better. My service to Sr William. Madame Burwell hath been better this daye, butt these diseases are most dan_gerous unto persons in yeares. God blesse you all. Y.l.f. |{your_loving_father} T.B. |[Thomas_Browne.} For Dr Edward Browne in Salisbury court next the golden balls these London |104.__Thomas_Browne_to_his_son_Edward_in_London_(1680). |pp._188/89. September 16, 1680. D.S., |{Dear_Son,} My cosen Cradock went suddenly awaye, so that I could not enjoy him at my howse as I intended: present my service unto him & my cosen his wife. I am glad to hear that Sr Arthur Ingraham is so well as to go abroad into the countrey, and also so kind as to remember you with a present of wine, which may do you more service in the winter then in this hott & sickly wether, for 'tis likely to bee of the most sprituous & heady sort. I beleeve Collot is now gone. Mr Feltham told mee hee had butt ill successe in one operation when yourself and Mr. Feltham were present. I am glad you have so good hopes of Mrs Tye: pray remember my service unto her at your opportunity. Shee is of an honest family and generally the Coldhams were good persons, & shee her self a good conditioned woeman. You did well to reade over Bartholinus de pr‘gnantium medicina. Hee is a good practicall & theoricall writer, & doubtlesse you may meet with some good observations therin. I have not as yet seen it. You may take good notice of what hee sayth therein, for you cannot chuse but meet with many questions from woemen with child; butt 'tis litle to bee question'd that the booke you read of the projection at Vienna and the historie of it, will find many Readers, for the like hath not been writt where the powder hath been putt to sale, and so the verity thereof been so subject unto triall. Butt when this parcell is spent, a great doubt there wil bee how any more will bee acquired, & 'tis not very likely that there is any true way delivered in the booke to make a newe powder, so that tis probable this parcell will bee soone consumed & many great persons who can bee at the charge will not bee without it. I should bee glad to see the booke & read it, for I doubt it is not at least as yet of common sale. Madame Burwell hath yet some distemper'd nights. I am glad you can please my L.M. of Dorchester, when you go to him, with some dissection or what hee desires. You have surely much obliged him by his last recovory. God blesse my daughter Browne & you all. Tom was ill last weeke, butt upon taking a litle powder of Rhubarb grewe better & now goeth abroad. Wee all send our love & good wishes. I rest Y.l.f._|{your_loving_father} T.B. |{Thomas_Browne.} For Dr Edward Browne in Salisbury court these next the golden balls London |105.__John_Locke_to_Clarke_(1686),_pp._159-162. |[15th_March,_1686.] Sir, I must confess I am extremely pleased I have done you any service in reference to your children. But do not think that those mighty thanks you heap upon me for it in your last ought to make me forget the solid obligations I have to you. For after all that you do or can say in magnifying this essay of mine, I must consider it as but a faint offer at some kind of acknowledgment for your favours; and I beseeech you to receive it as such from one who wishes for nothing more than the of oppor_tunities of showing how sensible he is of them. Upon this confidence, and the good success you assure me our method hath hitherto had, I venture to trouble you with the remainder of my thoughts on that subject, and in this one more long sheet you will find I am come to the end of my tether. For having con_ducted my young master to the age when he will be got out of the hands of masters and tutors, we are at the bounds of what is [said] to concern education. I do not pretend, though I am now come to the conclusion, that I have given you a just treatise on this matter. There are a thousand other things that may need consideration; especially if one should take in the various tempers, different inclinations, and particular defaults, that are to be found in children, and prescribe proper remedies to each of them. But in this tumultuary draft I have made for your son, I have considered him barely as white paper, as a piece of wax, to be moulded and fashioned, and therefore have only touched those heads, which I judged necessary to the breeding of a young gentleman of his condition in general. And though I have with a great deal of freedom given you my opinion con_cerning all those things that came in my thoughts, and appeared material, yet I am too sensible of my want of experience in this affair, and the oversights I am liable to, to think that I have writ approaches anything more perfect even in that kind. You must not, therefore, though I am come to the end, look on it as a treatise, wich I put into your hands for complete. It is well if being writ (as it has been) by scraps at distant times and places, it will hold together and be of a piece. What parts you find I have either wholly omitted, or too slightly touched on, I desire you to remind me of. For since I shall not scruple to trouble you with anything else on this subject, which may at any time hereafter come into my thoughts, you may be sure I shall much more readily do so, when you shall set me on work, or propose any new matter you shall find wanting, which your care and concern for your dear little ones cannot (I conclude) fail to suggest to you in abundance: it being a fate that usually attends the speculations, which contemplative men have pleased them_selves with in their studies, to be found very defective when they come to be put in practice. As to remedies for peculiar disorders, the account you give me of your son makes me think I shall have little to say on that occasion. You will not suspect I flatter you, when I say his temper is as one could wish, and the love of reason he shows in his inquiries and discourses is as much to be preferred to that prattling quickness, which we are apt to be delighted in with children, as a healthy, well-made boy is to a gaudy suit; and if it were necesssary there I think I could show you that that witty pertness that appears sometimes so early proceeds from a prin_ciple that seldom accompanies a strong constitution of body, or ripens into a strong judgment of mind. And if you desire to have him a more brisk talker, I believe I could teach you the way to make him so. But I find you had rather your son should be able and useful when a man, the pretty company and diversion to others whilst a child, though if that, too, were to be considered, I think I may say there is not so much pleasure to have a child prattle agreeably as to reason well. Encourage, therfore, his inquisitiveness all you can by satisfying his demands and inform his judgment as far as it is capable. When his reasons are any way tolerable, let him find the credit and commendation of it. and when they are quite out of the way, let him without being laughed at for his mistake be gently put into the right, and can take care as much as you can that in this inclination he shows to reason about everything, nobody baulk or impose upon him. For when we have all done, the right improvement and exercise of that faculty is the highest perfection of a man, and furnishes all the true light which our minds can attain unto. I have formerly mentioned ’sop's Fables, or some such other book of pleasant stories to draw him on with delight in reading. I now add that, if it be possible, you should get it with pictures, which will in a temper like his (that if I mistake not is much more pleased with things than names) make the learning of characters and words go down much easier when he sees there is some use of it, and that the knowledge of beasts and birds and such other things comes along with it those visible objects children heard talked of in vain and without any satisfaction whilst thet have no ideas of them. If therfore ’sop's Fables, or some such other book, cannot be got with pictures, yet at least get him what picturs of animals you can, with the names of them, which at the same time will encourage him to read, and afford him matter of enquiry and knowledge. If you find it with difficulty to meet with such a tutor as we desire, I do not at all wonder. I can only say, spare no care nor cost to get such an one. All things are to be had that way: and I dare assure you, that if you get a good one, you will never repent the charge; but you will always have the satisfaction to think it the money, of all others, the best laid out. But be sure take nobody upon friends, or charitable, no, nor great commendations. Inform yourselves throughly whether he be for your purpose, and when you find him every way, so get him at any rate. But whether he be such an one as I have formerly mentioned, and your design will need, you alone can judge; nor will the reputation of a sober man with learning enough (which with others is all usually that is required in a tutor) serve your turn. In this choice be as curious as you would be in that of a wife for him. For you must not think of trial, or changing afterwards; that will cause great inconvenience to you, and greater to him. When I consider the scruples and cautions I here lay in your way, methinks it looks as if I advised you to something which I would have you offer at, but in effect not do. but you know how much I am in earnest in this point; only you will understand me aright, if you think it a business you ought to be very nice in. When you have pitched on one, after having had him awhile with you tell me what kind of a man he is, I will then, the best I can, tell you what kind of use you are to make of him. As to the business with Stratton I have nothing to say, but leave it wholly to your judgment, for so as you determine I know it will be well. Present my humble service to Madam, and tell her I am glad the little ones follow so well the footsteps of their mother, that they begin to have a reputation so early. I wish her and them health that she may long enjoy that growing satisfaction. I wish you with them all happiness, and am, Sir, your most humble servant, J.L. |{John_Locke} 15th march. |106.__John_Locke_to_Clarke_(1686),_pp._162-165. Amsterdam, 4th may, 1686. Sir, The manner wherewith you continue to speak of the advice I have ventured to send you concerning your son, makes me fear that in perusing it you more regard the intention and friendship of the author, than the meanness of the thing itself; since you so far mistake it as to think that it has laid the debt on your side, and such an one as you imagine you can never get out of; which, when I on the other side consider your favours, I conclude I have all the reason in the world to say in your own words, that I must forever remain your debtor. But to enter into a dispute with you, wherein an excess of friendship makes you obstinate, I have another reason to suspect that your considera_tion for the person that gave it makes you overlook many things in the advice itself, since that I receive not from you any objec_tions about any part of it. For though I must own it is according to the best of my skill, and though I know the affection I writ it with to be very sincere, yet I can by no means fancy my opinion infallible, or that it should in all things so exactly jump with yours and madam's, that you should find nothing (in what is already put in practice) to be added, omitted, or altered, whereof however you say nothing at all. For I doubt not but when I revise the foul copy, which I keep by me on purpose, I shall myself find occasion for additions or alterations. I do not at all wonder that you have not yet found a tutor to your mind, and I confess the truth somewhat pleased with it. Not that you are hitherto disappointed, but that I perceive that you are more curious in your choice than to take up a venture with the first or second that comes in your way. 'Tis of great consequence to your son, and therfore you cannot be too nice in it. If you could get your cousin to Chipley, a sober, well conditioned young man with moderate learning would do the business, but you know his humour and how averse to trouble especially of some kind. But as to the law suit I mentioned in my last, I conclude upon second thoughts that it is best to let it perfectly alone without meddling at all in it, any farther than E[arl] P[embroke] himself shall of his own accord discourse of his own concerns and give his advice about it, and then it would perhaps be not amiss to enquire and reason with him for your own satisfaction of the grounds he proceeds on. As to your Carolina affair, I remember the owner told me it was a Landgraveship of forty-eight thousand acres of land, and the privileges thereunto belonging, which are to be seen in the Fundamental Constitutions. This is enough for your Scotch friend to know to see to what terms he will come, which, when they are judged reasonable or near the matter, the patent now in the executors' hands will be forthcoming, time enough, if the mice have not eaten it, as I believe not, in a strong wooden chest where he was wont to keep it, and which Adrian had the direction to open, which I remember was this: You must turn |{figure} the key with the sun once round and a quarter, and then turn it back again half a round and so let it stand. For example, the key put in at the keyhold a must be turned by b-c-d quite to b again, and from b be turned back again to d, and there let stand, and then the lid of the chest may be lifted up. [This] I am sure is the just quantity of the motion that the key must have, and I think for making it you must begin the motion with the sun; but this I do not perfectly remember, and therfore nothing must be forced in the case, for if the contrary motion from a to d and so round be the way to open it, you must do the quite contrary in all things. When it is open you will find one turn to lock it as it does other locks. This much I remember of the lock itself, but where the chest itself is, that the executors know, I for my part know not. This I only know, that if you can persuade my cousin somerton and his wife to make use of it and remove thither (which I should advise him to if the plantation flourishes and promises any good), he may have this interest for acceptance. As you are content your pictures should remain in the hands of the merchant here that bought them for you, till you have informed yourself concerning that sort of merchandise, and to what port either london or exeter you were best have them, so I find he is not in hast for the slate of the account between you, which therefore you need not be at the pains to send till he demand it. He hopes, as I perceive, that this shall not be the last business he shall have with you, and therfore expects not to have the just balance returned, but an entire sum, something near it may serve the turn. The rest, I perceive, he is not troubled should remain as a nest egg till a farther occasion: as much as I know of him he is a very fair conditioned man, and knows very well your character. I am glad to hear my Lady King's son thrives so very well, but the Lady I meant is a relation of the Lady that did me the honour to remember to me in your last. Pray present my humble service to her, and let her know I should be glad if there were anything here for her service. My service also to my Valentine Susan, and her man Thomas, and to all you mention in your last letter. Sutton business dissatisfies me mightily. If that estate will yield nothing by the year, I am of opinion you should sell it and make present money of it; at least the very proposition will quicken the man that deceived you and your aunt so scurvily. My most humble service to your Lady and little ones. I am, Sir, your most humble servant, J.L. |{John_Locke} I hope you will talk at large and fully with Adrian. He that copied my last long letter mistook in the names of some books which I much desire you to correct, and for Bacon to set down Chillingworth, and for Tacitus, Tully. I sent you lately a part of my reasonings de intellectu humano, which I hope came safe, for you know we are all concerned for our own conceptions how idle soever. |107.__John_Locke_to_Clarke_(1686),_pp._166-170. 31st Oct. 1686. Sir, Though I have taken so much pains in my business, and recovered more of haroll than I expected or I believe I should have done had I been there myself, yet it is to be doubted whether you will permit me to give you thanks. But whatever right you think you have particularly to do me all the kindness imaginable, I crave leave to be sensible of your favours, and to be sorry it lies not in my power to make acknowledgments that may bear any proportion with them, I could not forbear saying this much to you, and send you half a dozen lines of acknowledg_ment after you had spent the greatest part of twelve days in a most troublesome affair of mine. And therfore pray pardon me, and believe that I have no compliments for you, though I have all the true esteem and affection one friend can have for another. I fear Mr. Stratton is but a slow man of london. I put something into one of my letters to you to quicken him. Whether you received it, or thought fit to make use of it, I know not. But in good earnest it were better that little tenement were reduced into money, than to yield no other income but trouble to me or my friends, though I doubt whether chapmen are there to be had. I was sorry to hear by yours of 30th August of the death of your man. I suppose without the help of instances in your view you know of what value a trusty servant is. Though I gave you an account by memorandum that I thought ablele trees were to be got as good or better nearer home than from hence, it was not to spare myself the trouble of send_ing them, since I have not so much pleasure in anything as when I am doing you some service. I have therefore taken order to have some got for you, therefore pray take order with Mr. Elwill about them, for to him they will be consigned. With them you will also receive some Muscovy or Russian cabbage seed, and some blood red cabbage seed, which they look on here as the wholesomest of all; and perhaps not without reason, for let me tell you this as a thing worth your remembrance, that it is one of the best remedies I know against the scurvy. Besides boiling of it, as we do our cabbage ordinarily, they use it here also raw as their constant winter salad, having always a store of them for the winter, which I am told the gardeners preserve by laying them in straw in deep holes dug into the ground on purpose. Their way of using them for salads is this: they take a cabbage and slice as much of it off as will serve for the present meal, just as you would slice a cucumber. Whereby the leaves being cut across fall into little shreds, which look handsomely in the dish, and dressed with oil and vinegar is no ill salad. And if you keep your counsel well I believe be scarce known what it is, and the truth is, being very wholesome, if I were there I would bring it into use under some fine new name, for after I had been a little accustomed to it I eat it with pleasure. I wonder you had not heard by the 2nd of October of several sorts of seeds sent you by a neighbour of yours, and the third book De intellectu humano sent by the same hand. Pray when you go to market enquire after them, if you have no news of them sooner. But to return to the ablele trees, pray what do you mean by so great a number of them? It is true they are quickly up, but what are they good for when grown? If you cannot learn that the timber is good for something, I advise you to plant no more of them than you have need of for some present shade or shelter. For if they are not good timber, they are not beautiful; there is nothing recommends them but their quick growth, and for me I little value unless it be some present need things that are soon ripe and soon rotten. Indeed, I have heard that their boards are almost as good as deal for floorings of rooms and dry uses, but I doubt it. In a rich soil like yours where all things grow so well, I should choose to have a walk up to the front of the house of limes only for beauty, two rows of a side, and a space between them as broad as the front of your house, or ten or fifteen foot broader, as I formerly told you. But behind the house I would have a walk of the same fashion of elms, and on the sides of other useful trees (perhaps oak should be one), which will serve for beauty and use too, and pay for their standing. Abeles I would only place either where others will not grow, or where I have need of a present fence, and then I would place oaks amongst them, or behind them, which is better, which might do the business when they are gone: but not knowing your design, I talk at random though with a good intention. Pray remember me to your Spa friends. Pray observe nicely without letting them perceive that you do so, how I stand in each of their books. We had some pleasant scenes here, which would come into the history of my travels, if I were with you to tell them. The promise of lime tree seeds has failed me. The seedsman tells me the skipper brings word that he came too late to Norway. I fear tis an excuse, for I had bespoke them before you writ to me, but what remedy? I must be content with a promise for another year. I fear by your silence you are not yet provided of a man such as we sought for my young master. Let this (if it be so) in the meantime satisfy you, that none is much better than an unfit one. And if I knew what state he at present was in as to learn_ing, I might perhaps think of some way, wherein he might under your eye improve sufficiently for his years without almost any trouble to you; and so the principles of virtue, sense and breeding which are the main business be preserved and nursed up in the way you have begun, and not all these, as is used, be sacrificed to a little Latin under the management of an ill or imprudent tutor unskilled as it often happens in those essential points. Though it hath hitherto escaped my pen yet it has been often in my head, to enquire what course you took about your water, and whether you are supplied from the spring we examined when I was there. I have had many projects upon that affair in my head, though I never troubled you with any of them, hoping that your house is well supplied with good water without them. Pray present my humble service to Madam. I had designed her a long letter by a Lady of her acquaintaince I parted with not long since at the Brill. But finding that other people's letters were refused to be meddled with, I thought it good manners not to give the trouble of any of mine; so that the two Ladies were excused, one from carrying, and the other from reading a long letter from me. But pray tell her she has no great loss in it. For it being past doubt that I am her humble servant with the utmost affection and respect anybody can be, I had nothing to add to it but compliments for my being at that distance, which permits me not those opportunities of performing those parts of duty and gratitude belong to me, and enjoying sometimes at Chipley the company I most desire in the world. I am, Sir, your most obliged and most humble servant, J.L |{John_Locke.} Pray remember me to young master and my little pretty Mistress. J. I take it something amiss that you have said nothing par_ticularly of her to me this long time, but I am glad to hear from another hand that all your little ones thrive bravely, for so I am told in a letter I lately received. The news, you may believe, was very welcome, both because I have so much reason to love father and mother and all the family, and also I am glad to find that my plain rustic way of feeding and nursing children has not such hardships in it as to hurt even the tender sex. For I flatter myself that Madam in breeding her daughters has inclined a little to my method. |108.__John_Locke_to_Clarke_(1686),_pp._177/78. 31st December, 1686. Sir, You have here at length the [four]th and last book of my scattered thoughts concerning the Understanding, and I see now more than ever that I have reason to call them scattered, since never having looked them over all together till since this last part was done, I find the ill effects of wrting in patches and at distant times as this whole essay has been. For there are so many repetitions in it, and so many things still misplaced, that though I venture it confused as it is to your friendship, yet I cannot think these papers in a condition to be showed anyone else, till by another review I have reduced them into yet better order. Though bateing that, and the negligence of the style, you will find very little in the argument itself, that I think for the matter of it needs altering. Of what use it may be to any other I cannot tell, but if I flatter not myself, I has been of great help to our first enquiry, and the search of knowledge ever since has been in my thoughts, which is now five or six years. For so long ago is it since some friends upon an accidental discourse [started me] upon this enquiry, which I am not sorry for. And if it has cost me some pains in thinking, it has rewarded me by the light I imagine I have received from it, as well as by the pleasure of discovering certain truths, which to me at least were new. for being resolved to examine humane understanding, and the ways of our knowledge, not by others' opinions, but by what I could from my own observations collect myself, I have purposely avoided the reading of all books that treated any way of the subject, that so I might have nothing to bias me any way, but might leave my thought free to entertain only what the matter itself suggested to my meditations. So that, if they at any time jump with others, twas not that I followed them; and if they differ 'twas not out of contradiction, or a mind to be singular. My aim has been only truth so far as my shortsighted_ness could reach it, and where I have misstated it in part or in the whole I shall be glad to be set right. Read it, therefore, as a friend's act, judge of it as a stranger's, and let me have your opinion with the greatest freedom, than which there can be nothing more obliging to Your most humble servant, J.L. |{John_Locke.} 31st Dec. 1686. |109.__Edward_Clarke_to_Locke_(1688),_pp._258-60. London, 16th March, 1687[-8]. DEAR SIR, Since my last I have gotten the abridgment, which came to me in quires, bound and gilded as the other was; and accor_ding to your order have placed it in Sir walter's hands to be conveyed to mrs duke. And the other, which remains in marble paper, I shall also send by him to Mr. freke about a fortnight hence, when he designs to go out of town, if I have no other opportunity by a safe hand in the meantime to convey it to him. I have also gotten you a good beaver hat made by the diameter of the inside of the crown of the band exactly according to the dimension marked by the two black pins in your letter of the ninth instant. A peruke I have also bought for you, pur_suant to your directions in the same letter, as near as possible as I could. And these, together with six flannel-shirts (bought and made up by your very good friend Mrs. R.S.) and a cloak, which in the buying and making up I gave her my best assistance, I have sent hence by your old friend Adrian, who stayed but one day in town, and is this day set out from hence towards you, and it is possible may be with you as soon (or before) this can come to your hands. He promised me to take particular care of them all, and to see them safely delivered to you, which I hope he will do, they being all in my opinion extremely good of the kind, and I believe will give content in the wearing. By him you will also receive a letter that I had from Mr. Stringer in answer to what by your order I writ to him touching your picture, by which you will find that he is resolved not to part with it. And I would by him also have sent to you a grant of your estate at Beluton and St. Thomas to J. N., as you desire could I have gotten time during his stay here to have done it, but now I think I must take a time by your directions and in your presence to do it, which if God bless my wife with an happy lying-in, and no extraordinary business prevent, my inclinations do very strongly prompt me to. But since there are so many accidents which may contradict my intentions in this par_ticular I dare promise nothing; but trust on Providence to send us a happy meeting, which I earnestly desire and long for. In the meantime give me leave to assure you that I will use all imaginable care and caution to find out the truth of what was done in that affair touching w p and my cousin, that in your last you mentioned to me. And I will also take care to get ’sop's Fables, in Latin, English and French with cuts, as you have ordered, and will wait your further directions for making the best use of them. Just now I received the enclosed from my son, with his earnest desires that in my next it might be conveyed to you. It was in the shape of a letter directed to you; but the back-part of it, for the conveniency of postage, I took off, and hope you will pardon both him and me for troubling you with it, since you will there see what good effects the following of your methods in teaching the child to write, as well as all other things, hath already produced. He begins to be sensible of the great kind_ness you have done him, and I hope as he increases in know_ledge he will be no less grateful than him, who by all manner of ties you have obliged to be never other than Your most affectionate, faithful servant, E....|{Clarke.} Madam gives her hearty service to you, is very well, but not yet laid, and joins her desires with mine that you will send ... prints of those copies of which you have already given us a sight, the caracter being much better (as I think) than any I can get here, etc. I have written again to Mr. Elwill, who hath repeated his promises under hand to me, that he will take particular care to send the bags again to Mr. Furley, wherein the provision for the sheep was sent over, etc. |[Addr.]: For Mr. John Locke, These. |110.__Edward_Clarke_to_Locke_(1688),_pp._274/75. London, 5th june, 1688. DEAR SIR, Saturday night last I returned hither from the West, and found my wife and children well here. I was with your cousin Stratton at Sutton Court, and at his own house about a fortnight since, but could not be so serviceable to you there as I designed by reason he had not, nor could not possibly (as he said) make out your accompt for me, but promised to return fifty pounds of your money hither to me with the first oppor_tunity, and make his accounts perfect agianst my coming again into that country. There are generally great complaints of the difficulties to raise money amongst tenants, but I meet with none greater than those I have heard from Mr. Stratton, the tenants thereabouts being much worse than formerly, and (as he says) are grown so poor and scarce that unless they are per_mitted to have their rents left in their hands for a considerable time, and other advantages besides, there is not a tenant to be had for anything in these parts. By all which I presume there are some arrears greater than he was willing to tell me the particulars of at that time, especially having a prospect that the greatest part of them will be speedily gotten in. Mr. Stratton hath followed the method I directed, and without any difficulty and trouble hath got into his hands your lease to Robert Haroll of the home-close at Beluton, etc, which will be a further security for what remains due from him to ... prevent him in his design of making such unreasonable advantages upon you as he intended by it. My time at present will not permit me to give you a more particular account of your affairs in Somerset, but if I can be so happy as to see you this summer, as I intended, you will then be more fully informed, but ever since I fixed my thoughts of that enjoyment, everything has seemed to conspire against me in it. First many cross accidents in my own affairs have hap_pened besides the death of my Lady King, which brought me into a trust for her children. And immediately upon that the sickness and death of my Cousin Clarke's lady here, he being at that time extremely ill, and since dead in the country leaving the care of his estate and four young children upon me, hath so much increased my affairs and troubles that at present I can hardly see a way through them. But notwithstanding these and many other unexpected misfortunes that have happened, yet Madam and I are not totally without hopes of seeing you before we return into the West, if there be a possibility of my getting so much time as to come to you, which I most earnestly and heartily wish for. your friend Mrs. R.S. is just now come in with your letter that came enclosed the last week to her for me, and gives you her real love and service, but at present the time will not permit me to answer any part of it. But you may be certain I will carefully perform what is therein desired, and answer it with the first opportunity, and for ever remain, your most affectionate friend and faithful servant, E.... Madam gives her service to you, etc. |[Add.]: For Mr. Locke, These. |111.__Edward_Clarke_to_Locke_(1688),_pp._275/76. London, 15th June, 1688. Dear Sir, Soon after the writing of the 5th instant to you, I was taken ill of a disease that of late has been almost universal in the town, which fell into my eyes, and disabled me for all manner of business for a considerable time. But I can now inform you that I have spoken with Mr. Oakley, who tells me that he pursued Adrian's orders with a blind obedience in that affair relating to R.B., and by letter hath given you a particular account thereof. But by his discourse I have reason to doubt that matter was not managed exactly pursuant to the method directed by you; but all being over before my return to town, I was therby altogether disabled from serving you in that affair, as otherwise I should have done. Mr. Oakley goes not out of town until monday next, but gives his service to you and desires to know if you have received his letter. As to your affair with Mr. Stringer touching your picture, I have seriously considered all parts of it, and without partiality do assure you, that I cannot find anything blameable in any of your proceedings therein, and therefore as opportunity serves I will use my utmost skill and interest to make Mr. Stringer sensible thereof, and put an end to the contest if it be to be done. And what further I may be sensible to you in shall at all times be faithfully and willingly performed by Your most affectionate humble servant, E.... |{Clarke} Your old friend Nath. Hodges will be in town the latter end of this week, and he shall have the only remaining abr‚g‚ delivered to him as you desire, etc. Mr. Cheswell hath paid all home to Christmas last, etc. Madam and the young fry are well, and give you their best service, etc. |[Addr.]: For Mr. John Locke, These. |112.__Edward_Clarke_to_Locke_(1688),_pp._280/81. |[30th_September_1688.] Dear Sir, Your kind letter of the 17th has been now a full week in my hands, for which you had immediately received my thanks had I been able to write. But soon after my last of the 16th from Salisbury to you I was taken ill of an ague, with an ill fever that attended it, which so much weakened me that it was not without great difficulty I got hither, but by use of the Cortex Peruv. I thank God I am now able to tell you that I am at present free from both, and do hope shall continue so, but am not in condition to go abroad to dispatch the business I came into the country for, which you may imagine (my circumstances considered) is no small disappointment and trouble to me. You have exceedingly obliged my gardener by your junkills and the large nasturtium indicum seed you have sent him, which we hear are safely arrived at Topsom by Spicer, and I hope some time the next week to get them safe hither. The lime_tree seeds, and the turnip seeds you mention, will be no less acceptable, when they come; but I hear nothing as yet of their arrival. I am entirely satisfied in every article of yours and Mr. F.'s accompts, and do not doubt but Mr. Percival will make punctual payment of the bill that is drawn on him for L110 17s 11d. mentioned in your letter. But I have neither strength nor time to thank my good friend Benjamin [Furly] as I ought, either for his great kindness to me whilst I was in Holland, or the extra_ordinary care and trouble he hath taken for me since. And there_fore I beg you to make him sensible of my hearty acknowledg_ments, and earnest hopes, that I may some time or other be happy in an opportunity to serve him. And I heartily thank you for opening the complimentary letter you mention that was directed to me. And I wish you had done the like by the other also, for I cannot guess at the hand by that part of the super_scription you sent me. Therfore, pray open that also, and in your next let me know the contents of it, if material, and by whom it was written. And with mine and madam's true love and service to you and all the good family with you, I subscribe, though perfectly tired, yet, your most affectionate friend and obliged servant, E.... |{Clarke} September the 30th. 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