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1st March 1662/63, Letter from John Jacobs to Sir GO, London

BL, Add. MS. 40,708 - 40,713, vol. 235, year 1666/1667, f. 34

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[BL, Add. MS. 40,708 - 40,713, vol. 235, year 1666/1667, f. 34]

Hon:d S:r

Though my Grief e be great for y:e loss of my Poore boy Francis Jacob,^[1] yet I cannot but take this Opportunity to Congratulate w:th hopes of yo:r Safe Arrivall at Surr:tt. W:ch I Suppose will be y:e more Acceptable to you because it ?preeds now from my pure Affection w:thout any Interest of Obligation in his Respect I hope M:r Goodjer^[2] is Safe & well w:th you, to whome I delivered ffifty Pounds to furnish him if alive towards some little Improvem:t there, but y:t being Frustratd; I hereby Intreat at yo:r Noble ffav:r to take Notice of it, y:t if M:r Goodjer be alive he may please According to my directions att his depture to Invest it in Something of y:t countrey y:t may be usefull here, y:t Since y:e Principall be gonn, I may not neglect y:e Interest in Soe small á matter; I have written to M:r Goodjer to y:e same effect, who if alive I know will fathly follow my orders, but if dead, (w:ch in Such á voyadge is an even lay, I humbly pray yo:r Enquiry; And if theire be any thing here wherein I may Serve you I pray hon:r me w:th yo:r desires w:ch Shalbe as comm:ds to

S:r
Yo:r most humble Serv:t
Jn:o Jacobs

Notes

1. ↑ Francis Jacob, son of John Jacobs, was XXXX. See Missing faces
2. ↑ John Goodyer