MRP: 15th January 1666/67, Letter from Ann Master to Sir GO, Langdon

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15th January 1666/67, Letter from Ann Master to Sir GO, Langdon

BL, Add. MS. XX,XXX, ff. 54-55

Editorial history

13/12/11, CSG: Created page






Abstract & context




Suggested links


See 31st March 1663, Letter from Ann Master to Sir GO, Langden
See 10th March 1665/66, Letter from Ann Master to Sir GO, London
See 13th October 1667, Letter from Ann Master to Sir GO, Langdon Abbey



To do


(1) Check transcription against physical manuscript at BL



Transcription


TRANSCRIPTION COMPLETED, MONDAY 8TH JUNE 2009

[BL, Add. MS. XX,XXX, ff. 54-55]

[f.54]

Deare Brother

Langdon January ye 15th 1666/67

The Lord hath soore afflicted this poore nation this last yeares w:th grievous Judgm:ts y:e Plague & warr & burning of y:e City of London w:ch is a generall Judgm:t too all pts & people it makes such a damp in trade & is felt very much in o:e Country, I supposs yo:e have a full acco:tt from good hands, I can only say w:t I have heard & y:t was burnt from London bridge to temple barr & lies all in a confused case , I am of y:e beleife it was purposly set on fire by scurilos [?] french it was believed by y:e most for they are a mallisious people we have most pticularly felt y:e Lods scurge by y:e Death of oure deere sister Dallison she was taken a way from y:r [?] evill to com, my last to yo:w was wrote before y:t greate loss to us all, & at y:t time I was not willing to speake of it so many making it their unwilling subject, but I did y:n ,& still hope Condole y:e loss, but must submitt to y:e will of God in it, w:ch I hope yo:w dow:th patience Christian hope derre brother we cannot resist y:e will of God our patiente submission will be o:e best refuge & sure est Rest [?] to gest [?] one for he helpe & Comfort y:t y:e Lord may make up all o:e losses by giving us himselfe

o:r deere mother[1] blessed be God is still on this side heaven puting up her dayly petitions for usall praying y:e Lord to blesse & keepe usall waies she is in a very healthy condition of body but yeares doe much shew upon her: she brings neere: [XX?]; my brother Oxinden[2] & his family are all in health so is o:r Sister Bromfeild[3] & all mine; my son Charles[4] is a leftenant in a man of Warr & was in his Ma:ts service all last sumer Carried himselfe w:th much ressolution & corrage was in all y:e ingagem:ts; was hurt slitely in y:e Leage poore Natt: was so hurt in y:e first ingagem:t; that he hath hot yett recoverdd it, his wound being on his right side his liver was so broused y:t he hath languished ever sence, & I doubt lingers into a consumtion, Charles is still upon service I hope when o:r warr is done he will make a voyage into India againe w:ch will much better please me to know he can conduct a ship to India then all his fighting will doe, my humble & hearty thanks to yo:w for yor kindness to my Children, I hope y:e Lord will largly reward yo:w for it, for yo:w are their chiefest support , this Dutch wars Contenewing I feare will keepe us from y:e Content of seeing yo:w in

[f.55]

England in sommer w:ch I hoped would have been y:e longest of yo:r stay in those parts; now wee are drawne into a narrow compas but fere of o:r deere pariants Children left w:ch puts a more affectionate love amoungst us & makes us longe for yo:r returne to us y:t we may have y:e comfort of yo:r Company we have not had any lre from India this last yeare nor hath any ship come here w:ch sadds us for it was some Comfortt to here from yo:w when we could not see yo:w, please to command me in what service yo:w shall beleve me Capable of & yo:w shall find me ready & willing to obay yo:r Comand as being

Deere Brother
yo:r most affectionate
Sister to serve yo:w
Ann: Master

My husband[5] gives yo:w his humble service, beggs yo:e excuse y:t hee writes not this time



Notes

  1. Lady Margaret Oxenden, widow of Sir James Oxenden
  2. Sir Henry Oxenden
  3. Margaret Oxenden (b. 1617, m. ?, d. ?) was married to Thomas Bromfield, a London merchant. See 22nd March 1665/66, Letter from Thomas Bromfield, London
  4. Charles Master was XXXX. See Missing faces
  5. Richard Masters, Sir George Oxenden's brother-in-law