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Sir, I give you many thankes that you will please to use me in any thing here, wherein you Shall find me no whitt lesse willing, though far lesse able, by reason of my Small experience, to Serve you or any friend, then was Mr Haselwood whom, [as y]ou advise, it hath pleased God to take out of the world. I have not more at Present to trouble you with, So Subscribe

Sir, your humble Servant

R, E.

pray Present my Service to all friends with you. [Endorsed] To Mr Nurse Ult. Augst. 7[0]

LETTER LVI.

Richard Edwards to William Bagnold (rough draft). (O.C. 3465.)

Cassumbuzar August the ult. 1670

To Mr Bagnold

Yours of the 29 past month long Since received and have desired Mr Vickers to tell you the reason and begg my pardon for not answering, which I hope you granted. The congratulations of my former, as they proceeded of good will, So were out of a beleife of your esteeme of the advancement that our Honoble: masters have favour' d you with, as that which might give you occasion to better your Selfe, which I be- leive you have not yet much done (as well as others) though you have 2 years in- habited the Honoble: Companys golden Indies ; also I knew not then that you bare So great a dislike to Fort St. George, which Since you professe to have so perfect an Antipathy against, I wish our Cheife &ca. may, according to your desire, confirme your Stay here, of which I shall be heartily glad ; but if you Shall be ordered for the forte and Shall (as you mention) please to make use of me for the providing Some trivialls for you, I must desire you to give me advice thereof as Soone as you can, here being nothing to be bought ready made, but must of necessity bespeake and Stay the finishing of, So that if you Should omitt to write till you are ready to depart, I may haply (when want of time will be only in the fault) undergoe the censure to have proffered a fained friendshipp, a thing I from my heart abhorr, and also lose a good oppor- tunity to testifye how truly I am

[Unsigned] [Endorsed] To Mr Bagnold ult: Aug: 70.

LETTER LVII.

Richard Edwards to John Vickers (rough notes).

(O.C. 3466.)

Cassumbuzar Ult August 1670 To Mr Vickers

desiring him to Procure for me of neel- cund* Some remedy for ringwormes.

and to buy me quills, paper, knives or penknives &ca. Small things

and to Send up advice what goods are most requirable, and to Send downe the goods to Ballasore, and to write how Mr Bullyvant does.

sent also 4 Pr Slippers.

12 September

thanking him for the escritore.

advising that Mr March will let him have his money in what goods he desires.

and that I send him 6 breeches Strings for himselfe, 4 to lay by of No. 2 and 3 for Mr Freeman, and 2 ditto No. 2 to give to Mr Bagnold, and 8 do. No. 1, 22 No. 2, 10 do. No. 3 to Sell, and 1 hammock for Mr Nurse, 1 pullankeen tassell, 24 covetsf fringe and 4 Small tassells, 2 pr Cott Strings : their value according to the enclosed note.

that Shall write to Mr Freeman Per next.

sent also 1 ps white taffatie.

[Marginal note] the breeches Strings for Mr Bagnold and Freeman to be taken out of those underwritten. Endorsed] to Mr Vickers ult. Augst. 70 and

12th September.

LETTER LVIII.

John Vickers to Richard Edwards. (O.C. 3473.)

Hugly the 10th September 1670 Dear Friend

My last to you was the Ultimo past,J Since which the 3d present Received Yours of the Same Date ; the Goodes as I then advis[ed] are gon upon the Dilligence Con- sighned to Mr Matfthew] Mainwaring, But for the things Mr Freman sen[t], hear Nothing of them yet, Mr Bagnold Not


 * See Letter XXXVIII.

t Covad, also covid, coved, covet, a measure from Port, covado, a cubit or ell) varying, in different localities, from 18 in. to 33 in. Since Nurse's order was for 12 yards of fringe (see Letter LI.) the covad of 18 in. is probably intended. This letter has not been traced.