MRP: Letter from Richard Oxinden to (Sir) James Oxinden (his brother): Letter 1

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Letter from Richard Oxinden to (Sir) James Oxinden (his brother): Letter 1

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LOVINGE BROTHER,

I kindly recommend my love unto you. I cannot be so unthankfull as to leave you unsaluted in thes few lines, you havinge given mee the first occasione by your kinde letter; with the acknowledgement of youre harty affectione and tender of youre imployment, which I shalbe redy in as large and ample manner to requite as it is by you frely offred, even with my best indeavoures in youre occasiones; with your desire of this mutuall enterchange of oure letteres, as the increase of oure never changable loves, the only meanes absent affordes to well affected mindes to shew there lovinge dispositione.

Pray remember my humble dutie to my Father and my harty commendaciones unto my Lady Mother, my Sister youre wife and all oure lovinge frendes at home, with those at Canterbury when you see them. So I bid you hartily farewell.

Your loving brother

RICHARD OXINDEN

Middle Temple, Londone, this 7 May, 1607

[Noted on the back in Henry Oxinden's hand: "This letter was written by Mr. Richard Oxinden, father of Hen: Oxinden of Barham]


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