29 Nov: 1684
Honoured S^r
This comes to inquire of your Health & y^r good familys whose indisposition was a ^grt trouble
to mee as wel as disapointmen^t as to other affairs w^ch I designed to have discoursed of
but could come to no furth^r result about, yⁿ y^t you desired to consult w^th M^r. Gunter at
his return from y^e North w^ch this comes to advice of, he gives his service to you & is very desirous
to hear from you; w^ch I heartily beg may be as soon as ever your Convening will permit,
for I yet remain und^r such circumstances as I think it is (pardon Sir y^e Expression) y^r Duty
to pity mee at least, & endeavour my freedom from, for a small Purgatory I believe now eith^r
in this or anoth^r world xxxxxxxxxxxxx ; Please to
send my most humble service to Madam Cholmley, M^rs Jackson & your daughters, especially to y^r Lady
of my affection to whom I would gladly write but dare not, my affections being abundantly
too far gone already to be withdrawn w^th mo^r prejudice & y^r contemplation of her ?mvement
able vertues (w^ch necessarily must be y^e subject of it) would certainly aggravate y^e intollerable
fear I am already possest w^th of being deprived of so great a blessing Tho ?first I f[…]
I have my own O I desire it only in ?Sustaining y^e ?active ?will of an omnipotent
Jehova who if its fancy conduce to the glory of his great name, as dismall
felicity or ?actuall solace & comfort in this world can easily overcome all
y^e seeming Objections & bring it about in his own due time to y^e greatest satisfaction
of ?old ?partys concerned tho of none more than S^r. your

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I hope Sir I need not desire your privacy
as to y^e Particulars, w^ch I would have comunicated to
none but M^r Gunt^r, Please to honour mee w^th a
line

29 Nov: 1684
Honoured S^r
This comes to inquire of your Health & y^r good family's whose indisposition was a ^great trouble
to me as well as disapointmen^t as to other affairs whi^ch I designed to have discoursed of
but could come to no furthe^r result about, yⁿ y^t you desired to consult wi^th M^r. Gunter at
his return from y^e North whi^ch this comes to advice of, he gives his service to you & is very desirous
to hear from you; whi^ch I heartily beg may be as soon as ever your Convening will permit,
for I yet remain und^r such circumstances as I think it is (pardon Sir y^e Expression) y^r Duty
to pity me at least, & endeavour my freedom from, for a small Purgatory I believe now eithe^r
in this or anothe^r world xxxxxxxxxxxxx ; Please to
send my most humble service to Madam Cholmley, M^rs Jackson & your daughters, especially to y^r Lady
of my affection to whom I would gladly write but dare not, my affections being abundantly
too far gone already to be withdrawn wi^th mo^re prejudice & y^r contemplation of her ?movement
able virtues (whi^ch necessarily must be y^e subject of it) would certainly aggravate y^e intolerable
fear I am already possessed wi^th of being deprived of so great a blessing Tho ?first I f[…]
I have my own O I desire it only in ?Sustaining y^e ?active ?will of an omnipotent
Jehova who if its fancy conduce to the glory of his great name, as dismal
felicity or ?actual solace & comfort in this world can easily overcome all
y^e seeming Objections & bring it about in his own due time to y^e greatest satisfaction
of ?old ?parties concerned tho of none more than S^r. your

[change of orientation]

I hope Sir I need not desire your privacy
as to y^e Particulars, w^ch I would have communicated to
none but M^r Gunt^r, Please to honour me wi^th a
line