London July ye 17^th 1680

Hon^rd S^r
As soon as Yrs Came to hand at Barnett I sett
fat [?foot] in stirrup to attend M^r Spurre Leaving all
Well My Lady Tirconnell came Wednesday last
I have delivered ye Bond for 700^ll with interest to
him Who tould me he Would write about it this post
It will doe admirablely Well if it Can be hedged in
alsoe S^r William Jones is not Counsell in ye Case
It is M^r Hawkins ye scrivener does all If you
please to insert it into Yr Accounts And give M^r
Spurre full order in it He will Manage it with
all prudence and ffaithfullnesse He does not Much
doubt to get it as yr debt If you please to Autho=
rize him Accordingly soe yt my Lord of Lincoln be
obliged to pay all . Or else ye statute not to be given
Vp /. I am retorning to night again There hath
been Poling here to noe purpose about ye Sheriffes
My L^d of Lincoln was at North=Hall one night
lately He broke a stoole in going into a Hackney
Coach: He went thence wee know not whither The
Lord Holles hath dismissed M^r Morice to save charges
The Duke its sayd will be a good Protestant again
All p^rsent theire most humble service to all as if par
ticularly mentioned by S^r
Yr Most ready servant
to observe Yr Comãnds
A: Wither

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These
ffor Hugh Boscawen Esq^r
Member of Parliemt at
Tregothnon
Truro post
Cornwall

London July ye 17^th 1680

Hon^rd S^r
As soon as Yrs Came to hand at Barnett I sett
fat [?foot] in stirrup to attend M^r Spur Leaving all
Well My Lady Tirconnell came Wednesday last
I have delivered ye Bond for 700^ll with interest to
him Who told me he Would write about it this post
It will doe admirably Well if it Can be hedged in
alsoe S^r William Jones is not Counsell in ye Case
It is M^r Hawkins ye scrivener does all If you
please to insert it into Yr Accounts And give M^r
Spur full order in it He will Manage it with
all prudence and faithfulness He does not Much
doubt to get it as yr debt If you please to Autho=
rize him Accordingly soe yt my Lord of Lincoln be
obliged to pay all . Or else ye statute not to be given
Vp /. I am returning to night again There hath
been Poling here to noe purpose about ye Sheriffes
My L^d of Lincoln was at North=Hall one night
lately He broke a stool in going into a Hackney
Coach: He went thence wee know not whither The
Lord Holles hath dismissed M^r Morice to save charges
The Duke its sayd will be a good Protestant again
All p^rsent theire most humble service to all as if par
ticularly mentioned by S^r
Yr Most ready servant
to observe Yr Comãnds
A: Wither

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These
ffor Hugh Boscawen Esq^r
Member of Parliemt at
Tregothnon
Truro post
Cornwall