MRP: 24th February 1662/63, Letter from Susan Mercer to Sir GO, London

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24th February 1662/63, Letter from Susan Mercer to Sir GO, London

BL, Add. MS. XX,XXX ff. 55-56

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[BL, MS. XX,XXX ff. 55-56]

Noble S:r George

Hono:d Deer:ist Cozin,[1] By this opportunity, of Conveyance, handed towards you, by my son[2], in his voyage, I could not omitt but have taken y:e Bouldness to prof:t yo:r Worp:e w:th y:e tenders of my most XXXXXXXX love & respects, & to lett you know, y:t as I hope these shall finde you in pfect health, & full of happynesse, soo I desire, & shall heartily pray for y:e Long Continuance thereof w:th as many additions of blessings upon you & all yo:r ?ConcXXXXment as may make more & more for y:e augmentation of yo:r happynesse & Comfortable Injoyments heere, & for y:e Bringing in unto yo:r soule, a full assurance of oure lasting felicity in y:e world w:ch is to come; Deare Coz:n, it is much Content unto mee, y:t my son Paull, w:th y:e Blessing of God in theire safety may bee a messenger in part towards you, but I am not w:thout hope, y:t through y:e good providence of God hee may have y:e happynesse to bee a messenger in full, & waite upon you in these parts, yett before yo:r returne for England; I am soo Informed by his Master y:e Cap:t this evening, who tells mee, y:t y:e Comp:a & his owners have by promise appointed him for Surratt ; y:e next voyage, God willing of it, at w:ch promise hee is very much pleased & soo much y:e more, because of y:e hopes, it gives him of y:e opportunity to waite upon yo:r Worp:e theire, Good Coz:n I cannot Conclude w:thout a word of acknowledgmen:t of y:e Great & noble favour you were pleases to doo for y:e Widdow & ffatherless in y:e placing [OR pleasesing] of my Sonn, & to such a mast:e, as give mee Cause of concerned thoughts of thankefullnesse, soo Civill & Courteous to mee & all ?mine, & off soo freee and noble a Disposition, soo agreeing w:th y:e naturall temper of my sonn by Kinde y:t a more suitable mast:e could not have beene found out for him, hee hath Ingeniously promised mee, y:t by y:e Blessing of God hee will for yo:r sake, for y:e Respect hee bears unto you Endeavour to make paull capable of getting a Considerable livelyhood in y:e world before hee leaves him in y:e forwards of w:ch, Deere Coz:n, if it bee his happy fortune to come into these parts in y:e tyme of yo:r Continuance there having experienced ?our soo much of y:e reall & friendly love, soo as I humbly Intreate, soo I doubt not of your helping hand, & favourable Countenance towards him, w:ch will throigh gods mercy, compleat his advancem:t, Wherein Deere Cozin you will casue y:e Widdow & fatherlesse, to bless God for you & to acknowledge those obligations unto you soo long as they live, soo being inwilling to trouble you any farther, w:th such unpollisht Lynes, Begg yo:r favourable excuse, soo w:t I have allready done, & w:th my Continued pray:es for y:e full ?Compleasteing of to:r happynesse both spirituall & temporall, & for yo:r safe returne in due tyme, I Committ you w:th all yo:r Comp:a, & all yo:r great affaires, to y:e Blessing of God, & am & shall Continue by Gods assistance whilst I live

[Middle] Hono:d Coz:n

[RH side] Yo:e ??addectionate Loveing and oblidged Kinswoman & serv:t

Susan Mercer

London y:e 24:th of ffeb:y 1662

Deare Coz:n my Sonn Paull prof:ers y:e tender of his humble service unto you, likewise my Daughter: Nancy[3] desires to give you humble thankes y:t you were pleased to take y:e trouble of her small venture



Notes

  1. The nature of Susan Mercer's cousinship with Sir George Oxenden has not yet been clarified. Later in this later Susan Mercer states that she is a widow. See Missing faces
  2. Paul Mercer was XXXX. He was still in England at the time of his mother writing to Sir George Oxenden, but was intended for the East Indies. See Missing faces
  3. Nancy Mercer, daughter of Susan Mercer