1898 - Margaret Boscawen to [?Robert Clinton], 23 October 1684

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23th 10br 84
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 which {^and} by a Deede from Sr Wm Cooper yr selfe &
Mr Holled {^it} appears was paid 105£ to Sr William Cooper {^was paid thee 1603}
130 to Mrs Holled there of all wch are {^wch was long} after the Letter you send
[deleted] me a Copy of yt mentions Mr Bs willingness to pay 460 so as you Mr Clinton
may have his satisfaction for the clearing Mr Holleds debt so as
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 but 100£ were then there mostly
paid them only to give you satisfaction and if you had expected
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 & returning them {^sending them back} he tell me when
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 from any {^Lettr}
but from you, and therefore once for all, wrote you he wold
no more correspond wth you, as he thinks he had just reason
& is still of the same minde, if you send him never so
many Lettrs, finding you are little changed the {?same}, tho
you wold have him satisfied, wthout doeing him right, in
which he is more then confident wch he expects, before you
have any other answer from him & of whome you have taken
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
23th October 84
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 which {^and} by a Deed from Sir William Cooper your self &
Mr Holled {^it} appears was paid 105£ to Sir William Cooper {^was paid thee 1603}
130 to Mrs Holled there of all which are {^which was long} after the Letter you send
[deleted] me a Copy of that mentions Mr Bs willingness to pay 460 so as you Mr Clinton
may have his satisfaction for the clearing Mr Holleds debt so as
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 but 100£ were then there mostly
paid them only to give you satisfaction and if you had expected
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 & returning them {^sending them back} he tell me when
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 from any {^Letter}
but from you, and therefore once for all, wrote you he would
no more correspond with you, as he thinks he had just reason
& is still of the same mind, if you send him never so
many Letters, finding you are little changed the {?same}, though
you would have him satisfied, without doing him right, in
which he is more then confident which he expects, before you
have any other answer from him & of whom you have taken
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
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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]

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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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