1898 - Margaret Boscawen to [?Robert Clinton], 23 October 1684
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I have recd yr Letter of 13th and alltho I
noe way support yt Mr Boscawen will doe you any
wrong, yet for my satisfaction, & yt I may not returne
you an answer, at {?randum} I have seene severall {?Deliveries}
to Mr Wither from [deleted] Mr Beckt & ye {?Silvisters}, the consideration
being 463£: 10s: 00
Mr Holled {^it} appears
[deleted] me a Copy of yt mentions Mr Bs willingness to pay 460
Mr Clinton may have his satisfaction & desiers Mr Horse to pleade
{^wth them} accordingly if yt doth not please ye Capt may stay till all be ended
by wch tis evident Mr Horse was not to pleade {^wth Mr Holles Exrs} & pay ye 460£ unless
you were satisfied and what greater evidence can there be yt
you did not stay till all was ended then {^Mr Beck & Silver was [illeg]} & yr receiving the 160£
& {?Covenanting} wth Sr Wm Cooper & Mr Holled, on behalf of Mr
Holleds Exrs Beside I have seene many of Mr Horse Letters about the
time, of ye agreement, & paying yech gives me full satisfac=
=tion yr complaint is not only unjust, but unseasonable, for if Mr
Boscawon had pmised you 200£ (as you say) why did you alow
ye money you paid of Mr Horse out of ye 160£ and say you could not
recollect yr selfe as to ye money Mr Boscawen sent you wch he expected
& wrote Mr Horse to alow out of ye money you paid
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Mr Boscawon likewise assures me, he never promised you
any pticuler sum {^of money} other at Oxford, or any other place but
yt he wold be ready to doe you kindess if [deleted] Holleds {^Debt}
[illeg] lost, {^un}till all ye other Creditors were satisfied which
tis evident was not don
any more money upon acot of Mr Boscawons Letter the
consideration should have [deleted] been put in the Releases {^according there to} as for
not answering yr Lettr &
he found such returnes for his kindness yr Letter being so unlike
ye pson you wold be {?known}, he thought it did not becom him
to [illeg] or returne such language, as he never recd in
but from you, and therefore once for all, wrote you he wold
no more correspond wth you, as
& is still of the same minde, if you send him never so
many Lettrs, finding you are
you wold have him satisfied, wthout doeing him right,
have any other answer
wrong reasons, as he told Mr Rowe when wth him I desire not to
[illeg] wth business yt doth not concerne me & therefor except me from
medling wth this affaire any more who am yr kinswoman
MB
I have received your Letter of 13th and allthough I
no way support that Mr Boscawen will do you any
wrong, yet for my satisfaction, & that I may not return
you an answer, at {?randum} I have seen several {?Deliveries}
to Mr Wither from [deleted] Mr Beckt & ye {?Silvisters}, the consideration
being 463£: 10s: 00
Mr Holled {^it} appears
[deleted] me a Copy of that mentions Mr Bs willingness to pay 460
Mr Clinton may have his satisfaction & desires Mr Horse to plead
{^with them} accordingly if that doth not please ye Captain may stay till all be ended
by which tis evident Mr Horse was not to plead {^with Mr Holles Executors} & pay ye 460£ unless
you were satisfied and what greater evidence can there be that
you did not stay till all was ended then {^Mr Beck & Silver was [illeg]} & your receiving the 160£
& {?Covenanting} with Sir William Cooper & Mr Holled, on behalf of Mr
Holleds Executors Beside I have seen many of Mr Horse Letters about the
time, of ye agreement, & paying ye=tion yourr complaint is not only unjust, but unreasonable, for if Mr
Boscawon had prpmised you 200£ (as you say) why did you allow
ye money you paid of Mr Horse out of ye 160£ and say you could not
recollect your self as to ye money Mr Boscawen sent you which he expected
& wrote Mr Horse to allow out of ye money you paid
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Mr Boscawon likewise assures me, he never promised you
any particular sum {^of money} other at Oxford, or any other place but
that he would be ready to do you kindness if [deleted] Holleds {^Debt}
[illeg] lost, {^un}till all ye other Creditors were satisfied which
tis evident was not done
any more money upon account of Mr Boscawens Letter the
consideration should have [deleted] been put in the Releases {^according there to} as for
not answering your Letter &
he found such returns for his kindness your Letter being so unlike
ye person you would be {?known}, he thought it did not become him
to [illeg] or return such language, as he never received in
but from you, and therefore once for all, wrote you he would
no more correspond with you, as
& is still of the same mind, if you send him never so
many Letters, finding you are
you would have him satisfied, without doing him right,
have any other answer
wrong reasons, as he told Mr Rowe when with him I desire not to
[illeg] with business that doth not concern me & therefore except me from
meddling with this affair any more who am your kinswoman
MB
Margaret Boscawen to [?Robert Clinton], 23 October 1684
This is a response to a petition from Robert Clinton about some money he feels he is owed, Clinton has been unable to get a response from Margaret's husband so he has written to her, Margaret answers each element of his petition in some detail, reprimanding him for the language that he used in his letters to her husband
Boscawen Collection (Fortescue papers)
1262M/0/FC/1 [14]
Devon Heritage Centre
1684
10
23
23th 10br 84
[unknown]
[England]
[?Tregothnan] [?Truro] [?Cornwall]
[England]
primary author
- disposition
- duty
- business
- family
- marriage
To Cite this Letter
Margaret Boscawen to [?Robert Clinton], 23 October 1684, 23101684: Devon Heritage Centre, Boscawen Collection (Fortescue papers), 1262M/0/FC/1 [14]
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Material Identities, Social Bodies: Embodiment in British Letters c.1680-1820. Compiled by: Karen Harvey, Helen Esfandiary, Sarah Fox, Emily Vine, University of Birmingham. Project funded by the Leverhulme Trust (2021-2025, Ref. RPG-2020-163), https://socialbodies.bham.ac.uk.