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(9) JANE PINNEY TO SARAH. DUBLIN. JUNE II. 1685.

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4    I hade great hopes to have seen yo^u heare eare this
5time for I longe gretly to see yo^u, I long to see yo^u all
6but espesphilly yo^u, for I am trobelled gretly, what
7yo^u can doe wth the workkers thes times, for heare
8is no trade, and I greatly fare that it is as bad theare
9and I have not harde from yo^u along time, so that I
10am in great fare that yo^u are not well, what to write
11nothinge how it is wth yo^u, whare yo^u have yo^r helth
12after yo^r fever, or no, I long to hear how all things
13goe thare, whear yo^u are all in helth and how Azea

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14and his sister doe accord and what is becom of nubery
15and how it goes w^th every one of yo^u, the childern
16also, if the trade be as bad thare as heare, I should
17ad vise yo^u to be red of sum of the workkers, not to
18trune thim of, but to bad thim away, I have delaid
19writtinge ever sence the kinge was cround, when I
20under stande that thay did not goe out of moringe,
21for they say heare that it will last ahole yeare, and
22if so, it will break many trade peppill write me weare
23yo^u doe intend to com this summer or not, and whare
24yo^r brother doe desine to com, his wife is heare
25ofton, till him that shee doe desine to ride to passones
26the next weeke, and dun him about the mony for
27now the band is due, wee have sold about 44^l worth
28of the lase but have not received above 12. or 14.
29of it but in amounth more thare will be. 30^l due
30more, and then as soone as it is received, it shall be
31sent, yo^r brothers wife have broug me all most. 50^l
32and shee will make it up 50^l when shee can get in the
33mony, ask him what hee will have doun wth it I bles
34god wee are in helth heare and hope the like of yo^u,
35I obsarved apasshin in yo^r letter, that fare had seade
36yo^r spirrit, wich indeade ase ben sum trobell to me,
37trust god in his promisses, for hee have saide, I will
38never lave thee nor for sake thee, I bless god I am
39suldom trobbelled at any thinge of this worlde but
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41famaly, but the great god hath saide, that all thinges
42shall worke together for good, to thim that truly fare
43him, the lord to rais up all yo^r spirrits to trost in
44him, and sarve him, and live to him, which is the
45dailly prayere of
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(18A) FROM JANE PINNEY. AXMINSTER. JUNE 2-.1686.

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52    heare yo^u see what yo^r dafter doe write that shee
53have ... yo^r writetinges, that is true but what doe
54thay sicknifie unles old pimer had given him mony
55in consederation of it yo^u most com and take bands
56of her and her housban if yo^u can get thim to give yo^u
57bands be fore it runes to fare; for shee is wth childe
58and how can you neglecke such athinge as this what
59doe yo^u kno~ how god may deale wth her such alittill
60cretuare and old to, and then her husband shall arest
61yo^u for all yo^u are worth, and see wth what viger thay
62will deale w^th yo^u for hee have a pistilinte mother
63worse of the to thin his father, but carnall morrole ?
64pappill all of thim, and yet yo^u will horkkin to thim
65that doe wish nether yo^u nor yo^r any good but thim
66silfes, in henderinge yo^u to com, why cannot yo^u com
67as will as mr dadge hee could bewanttinge to mounthes
68and why cannot yo^u that have one to helpe yo^u, I
69will say noe more the lorde dericke yo^u for the best,
70but I most tell yo^u it is so bad heare, yo^u cannot
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72yo^u may travill as safe heare as thare, till the sogers
73doe com backe from the campe wich will not yet be
74thes to ro sic 3 monts but I came when the contry
75was all fall and I see no canppe, I shall have one ... to
76by wenser athusday I would I knowe how you would
77sill it I have ahonderde thinges to write but what is
78the ..., for writeinge cannot containe it and if yo^u
79com not how will yo^u ashore her of any thinge yo^u
80give her, and if yo^u com not I belive I shall not be
81abell to com to yo^u this halfe yare, yo^u write of lawe
82ware not yo^u better com over, and see to have anend
83w^th out lawe she would have com to yo^u longe or this
84tim if I would have let her com but what doe that
85sigenifie, I am at aloss what to doe w^th out yo^u, so
86w^th my best wikes to yo^u, deseringe god to bles and
87presarve yo^u and keepe yo^u in helthe and saftie in
88hast I rest and still remaine
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