67 - Katherine Dockwray to Ralph Thoresby, 26 August 1681

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[f.6.14b]

For
Mr Ralph Thorsbey
att his house in Kirgate
In Leeds
pt p2 This

[f.6.14]

The surprising news of your desin’d journey for ye North be absurd Sir
as noe small satisfaction to me for Tho Newcastle is in it self very
Charming yet to se Mr Thorsbey there, wth Kap. Hickson xxxx
will abundantly add to its lusture & render ye place much more
amiable, wch felicity, I will not doubt of nor suspect you jest
but rest confident, yt your resolutions for a journey hither
wards is unalterable as ye laws of ye Meads, & Persians xxxx
yet I am very sorry to reade yt your are not well but if any indisposition
dare give its unwelcom attendance till your arrivall here
question not but I will influence all sort of Physitians for
you, whose powerful remedies, shall soone vanquich ye enemies
& make him flye, & now my thinks I am conversing wth my
very good neighbours of Leeds againe, pray how does Mdm
Walker & Mdm Mickley, to whom I beg you’ll make any service
acceptable I woon’t {^doubt} Mr Comleyse welfare, hoping ye Ladise
before mentioned are in health but least I grow tedious
I will only now returne you thankse for your very Kind
letter, wch brought me ye newse of our families health & beg pard
pardon yt I writ not sooner, wn I know your goodness will grant
wn I tell you yt some attendance upon a wedding prevented me
ye last post, otherwise you had sooner heard from her

Who is

Mr Gardiner & Mr Burton
will be glad to se you

your Humble Servant
Ka: Dockwray

August ye 26 1681
[f.6.14b]

For
Mr Ralph Thorsbey
att his house in Kirgate
In Leeds
pt p2 This

[f.6.14]

The surprising news of your designed journey for ye North be absurd Sir
as no small satisfaction to me for Though Newcastle is in it self very
Charming yet to se Mr Thorsbey there, wth Kap. Hickson xxxx
will abundantly add to its lustre & render ye place much more
amiable, which felicity, I will not doubt of nor suspect you jest
but rest confident, yt your resolutions for a journey hither
wards is unalterable as ye laws of ye Meads, & Persians xxxx
yet I am very sorry to read yt your are not well but if any indisposition
dare give its unwelcome attendance till your arrival here
question not but I will influence all sort of Physicians for
you, whose powerful remedies, shall soon vanquish ye enemies
& make him fly, & now my thinks I am conversing wth my
very good neighbours of Leeds again, pray how does Mdm
Walker & Mdm Mickley, to whom I beg you’ll make any service
acceptable I won’t {^doubt} Mr Comleyse welfare, hoping ye Ladies
before mentioned are in health but least I grow tedious
I will only now return you thanks for your very Kind
letter, which brought me ye news of our families health & beg pard
pardon yt I writ not sooner, wn I know your goodness will grant
wn I tell you yt some attendance upon a wedding prevented me
ye last post, otherwise you had sooner heard from her

Who is

Mr Gardiner & Mr Burton
will be glad to see you

your Humble Servant
Ka: Dockwray

August ye 26 1681
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Katherine Dockwray to Ralph Thoresby, 26 August 1681

She has read (in a letter from him?) that he is unwell and says she is sorry to hear it. If he comes to Newcastle she will get ‘all sorts of Physicians for you’. Talks of his illness as enemies to be vanquished – devilish?

Thoresby, Ralph Papers

YAS/MS6/14

Brotherton Library, University of Leeds

1681

8

26

August ye 26 1681

Kirkgate Leeds [Yorkshire, England]

[England]

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Person: Katherine Dockwray
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hurried

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Person: Ralph Thoresby
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