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LETTER LXXIV.

Richard Edwards toWilliam Street (roughdraft). (O.C. 3502.)

[William Street was a brother-in-law of Richard Edwards (see ante, p. 2). He appears to be identical with William Street, citizen and haberdasher of London, whose will, dated June 29, 1677, was proved on July 14, 1677, by his widow Elizabeth. P.C.C. Wills (79 Hale).]

Cassumbuzar October 20th 1670. To Brother Streete.

I hope my last year's letter of the 20th November 1669* Per Mr Powell is -safely arrived your hand, and that you have been pleased to be assistant to me in what I then desired of you. I am ex- treame sorry I cannot be found worthy to receive a line from you in so long time, which makes me fear the oversights I have been guilty of have fixt a very bad conceipt of me in the minds of my friends, else they would not all be silent this year ; but I shall strive by my after life to regaine your and their good opinion, and if possible engage you to favour me with a few lines each shipping, which, that they may safely arrive my hands (for I am sometime apt to flatter my selfe that you have sent, and they miscarried), I have taken the oppor- tunity of sending this under the Cover of Mr Matthias Vincent to his brother, Mr "Thomas Vincent (whom you are well accquainted with), desiring him to engage his brother to deliver it with his owne hand, to whom would entreate you to give what letters you or any of my friends may here- after send, to goe under his cover, so I shall be sure to receive them, his brother being a very curteous and really honest man, and extream civill to me, should therefore take it as a great favour if you would accknow- ledge so much to him, and engage him to write to his brother to befriend me here in what he may.

I shall not fayle to write to you more at large by some other of the Ships, having had so short warning of the dispatch of this that I cannot now farther inlarge then to accquaint you of my health, which I praise God I have enjoyed ever since I have been in the Country, and hope he hath vouch- safed the same blessing to you and yours, the continuance of which with the affluence of all prosperity I begg of the same almighty God unto whose protection commiting you, at present conclude, subscribing Sir [Endorsed] [unsigned]

To brother Streete October 20th: 70


 * This letter has not been traced.

LETTER LXXV.

Richard Edwards to Thomas Edwards (rough draft). (O.C. 3517.)

Ballasore December the 5th 1670. To brother Edwards*

by the first ship dispeeded hence I sent you one under Mr Vincent's cover, of date the 20th October f from Cassum- baz'ar, only advising my health, and that I would write more at large by some of the other ships, which I thought I might safely promise, the businesse there being almost finish' t for this year, but in few days after came order from the Chief that I must pro- ceed along with the goods then dispeeded thence, there being occasion for me here, where, since my arrivall, I have been always imployed, so that I shall not possibly find time to write to all my friends, one ship being dispatcht since I came hither, and the Rainbow, per which I send this, will be gone to morrow or next day, and I hear I must goe for Cassumbuzar againe 3 or 4 days hence ; must therefore desire my friends would I^pld me excused if I fayle of my promise and their expectations.

I cannot but againe tell you that I hope you have paid Mr Powell the money, or if not to begge earnestly of you not to fayle to do it now. I am extreamly solicitous about it, because it would much weaken, if not ruine my credit here, if he should fayle of satisfaction to his content.

If the papers I sent you home last year were not to your content, I desire you would draw up blanks according as you would have them and send them per next ships, and I shall not fayle to signe them or any other you shall find convenient for your owne security in being bound for me.

I hope you have favoured me with your assistance in what I desired of you last year, which was to procure the augmentation of my salary, wherein you may have met the lesse difficulty, for (as I am since ad- vised) the Chief &c. Councell here were pleased to write to the Company in their generallj very much in my behalf e, so that I hope through your care I may not fear to obtaine it, which may somewhat helpe to bear the Chargeablenesse of this countree the better, where since my arrivall, I'm

brother, died in 1672. See the notice of Richard Edwards, ante, p. 2. j General Letter. See Letter XXIX.
 * Thomas Edwards, Richard Edwards's elder
 * t This letter has not been traced.