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For Mrs Grace
Bickersdick
these

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Dear Mrs Bickerdicke
I beg your pardon for my long silence: truly the
parting with your delectable company & the solitiry
life I am now confined toe makes me afreaid to
think of your n^ame because I am deprived of your
presence which nothing hear can balance: many times
doth my disquiet heart take wings & visit you
& doe wish for one of those pleasant ours we
have spent: pray give my sirvis to Mr Thorsby
& tell him I have some papers to send him by
the carier which I doe wish might be exeptable
I am informed the magistrats at Leeds are grown
mighty sevear: but heare are none but ?tirants
beares Rule in this sitty & Bristow: the doe im
imprison boths the ministers & them that goe
to heare them: I have gone some time to the
prison untill the begun to threaten me to put
me in the dongon & if I had any frend to looke
on my foar children I could live amonght those
xxxxx {^^{good christians with}} great satisfacion & eternal hapynes to my soul
I am confident theare is noe place under heaven
can be soe wicked as this: & I wish the may be
sencible that for the seake of thease just people
the are preserved from destruction: I should
be mighty glad to receave a line from you & beg
you would remember me kindly to all my good
neighbours, when the carier comes I will writ to
them Mr Prestland is very dangersoosly sick in
an extreame high feavor & at present not sencible
pray when you se my sister be pleased to aford hear
your good advice which hath been of mutch worth
to her who is
Dear Mrs Bickerdike your
cordial frend & servant
Jane Scerbrough

Exeter this
22th Sep
82
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[f.6.26b]
For Mrs Grace
Bickersdick
these

[f.6.26]

Dear Mrs Bickerdicke
I beg your pardon for my long silence: truly the
parting with your delectable company & the solitary
life I am now confined to makes me afraid to
think of your name because I am deprived of your
presence which nothing here can balance: many times
does my disquiet heart take wings & visit you
& does wish for one of those pleasant hours we
have spent: pray give my service to Mr Thorsby
& tell him I have some papers to send him by
the carrier which I do wish might be acceptable
I am informed the magistrates at Leeds are grown
mighty severe: but here are none but ?Tirants
bears Rule in this city & Bristol: they doe im
imprison both the ministers & them that go
to hear them: I have gone some time to the
prison until they begun to threaten me to put
me in the dungeon & if I had any friend to look
on my four children I could live amongst those
xxxxx {^^{good Christians}} with great satisfaction & eternal happiness to my soul
I am confident there is no place under heaven
can be so wicked as this: & I wish they may be
sensible that for the sake of these just people
they are preserved from destruction: I should
be mighty glad to receive a line from you & beg
you would remember me kindly to all my good
neighbours, when the carrier comes I will writ to
them Mr Prestland is very dangerously sick in
an extreme high fever & at present not sensible
pray when you see my sister be pleased to afford her
your good advice which hath been of much worth
to her who is
Dear Mrs Bickerdike your
cordial friend & servant
Jane Scerbrough

Exeter this
22nd Sep
82
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confused lines