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VALENTINE PETTIT TO HENRY PETTIT

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4    Matt Henneker beeing unable and unfitt to serve your
5tourne, and my wife beeing unwillinge that shee should com
6home, eyther hither or to her fathers, (allthough wishing that
7shee had beene fitt for your service, and that shee might have
8continued with you for some yeares), hath provided for her
9with M^ris Eppes, who haveing now but one mayede and servant,
10and desireth to have her as soone as possible may bee,
11to the end that shee should not lose that service and be unprovided,
12purposeth to sende for her abowte Satterdaye next,
13or Mondaye at the furthest; and beecause shee would not
14have my daughter your wife to bee destitute of one to serve
15her tourne, shee purposeth to send Matt Samsonn to bee in
16her steade for 3 weekes or a month, if your other mayde com
17not in the meane time, which I thought fitt heereby to geive
18you notice of, least if you had no knowledge heereof, it might
19bee thought to bee over sodden - Thus praying god to bless
20you and all yours, and to remember mee and my wife to my
21Layde, your brother and Sister Oxenden, your wife and the
22rest of our freindes, I commende you to God.
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35    I thanke you for your Care and paines abowt enquireing
36and provideing Sheepe for mee, I prey you continue your
37purpose intended and see the butcher's Sheepe one Tuesdaye
38next, and if you and your freinde do like of them and
39the Peniworth, then I pray you buy them for mee, and the
40money shall bee readye and bee paid for them when and
41wheare you shall appoint, and spare your Journey if I may
42be assured how to do it. I wish it might bee at Sandwich
43for the more ease, if hee like so of it.
44    My daughter Henneker and her husband are now heere
45and I thinke will sende for their Daughter tomorrow and so
46my wife will sende to Goodenston for her, being somwhat
47neere us then Denton, and the rather beecause there is no
48neede of sendeing anie other to you from hence to bee in her
49stead, as it seemeth. So with my harty salutations remembred
50and my wives to your sellfe, your wife and the rest of our
51freindes, I commende you to God and rest