Proud, Mary: Letter (to her mother) (174 words)

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MRS. MARY PROUD TO LADY SPRAKELING


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4Deare Mother,

5    My humbell duty remembred. I have not had anny
6Conveniant Ma MS. torn rell now to have wreten and now
7he comes in such hast that I have scarse time to write.
8    I have thes day hard from my husban that hee is well but
9I have not sen hem this 7 monts nether shall thay come out
10of the feld this wentar: my husban hath mad my Cosson
11Esde Esday hes leftennent and hee hath mad one Msa
12brom hes Sarchant, a Canterbery man, heare is not anny
13neues to writ of my lady Proud is brath abed of a dathar and
14it tes ded and shee har selfe very likly to dy for in har Child
15bed shee got the bloddy flexie which brought har very week
16but now thanks be to God shee is well recouard. I desire to
17be rembred to my sestar Oxenden and to my sestar Pettet
18and to both ther husbans. So, weth my daly prayers to
19god for your helth I rest

20Your obedient darter
21Mary Proud
22Probably Autumn 1626