MRP: 4th April 1663, Letter from Martha Smith to Sir GO, London
4th April 1663, Letter from Martha Smith to Sir GO, London
BL, Add. MS. XX, XXX, ff. 97-98
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[BL, Add. MS. XX, XXX, ff. 97-98]
[f.97]
My Deare Hono:d ffreind
And most worthy S:r I hope in God your voyadge hath beene prosperous, for yo:r safety & good health, Worthy S:r I am heartily sorry y:t I am [XXXX] mee to presume upon your sweete patience, to give you this great trouble of granting my request in y:e Behalfe of my Brother Swift who is comeing overland to you wanding [sic] by Cap:t Millett to prevent distaste to y:e Comp:a & despleasure to y:e owners; y:t you would bee pleased to Countenance & promote him unto y:e Comp:as Imployment assureing you will not repent of this extraordinary favour by his just & dilligent behaviour to all our reputations, I have understood y:e Comp:as strictness but had not M:r Cranmers peevish & Crosse disposition xxsing , akk xxment tender [?] , for composures & xxxding they might thwart my Brothers preferm:t by y:e Comp:a heere, though hee hath reported all favo:es to him
[f.98]
Yett unsettled by his resolutions hee would have formed somany good freinds in y:e Committee to have Cordially advanced him into therieservice but being unwilling to live Jolly [??] & expensively heeare is more ingenious , trye his fortunes w:ch I hope may bee improved by yo:r protections & furtherance, & bee pleased to bee assured if you will Continue to excuse to y:e Comp:a by his fittingnesse as such a one they may want, you good rep:t of him will bee seconded by worthy psons who being of y:e Committee have enjoyned (sic) to motion each other , Notwithstanding M:r Cranmer y:e onely [xxxx] you should have receaved theire severall lres of recomendation and good Caracter of him, however now Clowded w:th misfortunes assisting not by any vitious or Ill Courses but out of great Losses & badd trading I humbly Begg yo:r pardon for this tedious discourse , I hope to yo:r acceptance & you will ever Oblidge mee being y:e Onely favour I ever shall intreate from you & the greatest care I have on mee as my onely Brother for whome I beare á true affection that I am soo farvent (sic) in my sollicitation & expression I hope hee may attend you in yo:r habitation before Cap:t Millett departs thence intreating yo:r favorable thoughts of him in y:e interim of his Comeing to y:e Better Chxxxing him than discouradged by a lingering & dubious dispsure what my slender merritt may discouradge you I have humbly begged y:t great favour of yo:r Deare sister Madame Dalyson y:t hsee woudl bee pleased to write á lre to you & shgee noblelly & very reddily gave nee my desires for w:ch I am ever exceedingly Oblidh=ged to her, & shall ever acknowledge it, Once more please to pardon thse troublesome lynes Concluding w:th wishing very hearty wishes & prayers for yo:r health and prosperity, & safe returne to yo:r relations & freinds esteeming my selfe not y:e least for your happynesse thuus Committing you to Allmighty Gods protection I take my leave and rest.
Yo:r moist oblidged ffaithfull
Ffreind and hearty
Servant
Martha Smith
London Aprill y:e 4:th 1663:
