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Iudgmentꝭ by Dno hora ♃

To his worship{full} friend M^r Richa{rd Napier} deliver th{is}

April XXII^o 1631. he went w^th an intent. purposely but expressed nothing {illeg} in way of visit. he went out hor. 8. 45. a. m. he {illeg} came thither p^rsently after 9. 15. ^m. & stayd till 10. Saw nex|ot| the gentle{woman} but had some conference with her father.

sent Langford to mend m^r {Glannie}.

wheather they app^rhend his {imigaration} & what may be y^e issue vtrū {nunc} in illos./

☿ p. h. i^ā.

for y^e Natiuity. send to Breden & aske him whether the match intreaty this place \& likely to haue bin made vp./ & now broken off & now absolutely at an end. w^ch evill neuer came an againe. be the match pointed at by the quintile of ♀ in y^e Reuolution. {U}

what condition or quality shall shee be w^th whom he shall match. whether with the party he now could desire it migh{t} be.

the semi quadrate of ♃ {annus} complet 28. mens. 9. diebꝯ 6. vid. plura in {frontispicio} Reuolutionis: istius figuræ./

the [pentagon symbol(!)] ♀ followes what it may signify any thing to come or past.

my deerest Richard I doe ceave by this your last letter w^ch M^r Putnā sent me, that you receaved not a letter w^ch I sent the other daye a gentlemā y^t is schoolemaster to M^r Catesbey not farre from me, in y^t I desyred you to buy me M^r Iack Doctor Iames booke w^ch was a litle manuall touching controversyes where he endeavoureth to ve out of the papists writings many of the testants doctrines. this booke is in decimasexto. & you in this last letter of y^rs doe signify vnto me, of a second te of D Iacksons De attributis Dei, this I would intreate you to send vnto me by our caryer w^th his price. further you doe give me to vnderstand, that it was y^r good hap to meete w^th many astrologicall treatises some printed & many other manuscripts touching the same argument my sonne trouble not y^r selfe w^th exscribing any of those for I have all of them. or the most te for Raziel take no care, for I have him & also y^r other boookes de arte notoria, as also Thobit & ptolomey de Imaginibꝯ some {how} you name de magicis Incantationibꝯ I have not seene, but I would not have you to exscribe any more & so for y^r love to me, spoyle y^r bodye for y^r swelling your best course wilbe, nott to busy y^r head w^th any more writing but give it all the rest that you may conveniently & p^rsently to take o^r {sic} recreation as mutch as you may, for pulling out of y^t tooth I would not consayle you, but rather to purge w^th y^r pils a day or two. & to cease frō writing writing {sic} thus I have sent you y^r two bottles thanking you for the contents, I am glad to heare of the wardens amendment & will truely pray for the long continuanc of his life & my sons too. to whome I desyre to be cōmanded & so hūbly beseaching the Almighty every day to conferre & to enlarg his benedictions on you I rest

Thy vnckle & daily remēbrancer to the Almighty

Rich: Na.

Linford March. 16^th 1629

To his most Deerely Respected Nephue M^r Rich: Napeir M^r of artꝭ & fellowe of Allsoules College

Consideracons in the behalf of M^r Ruly w^ch may induce M^r Troughton to bestowe some competent portion vpon him for his maintenaunce

First, in regard that he the said M^r Ruly sold his house in Linford to the said M^r Troughton for xxx^li whereas he was before offered for it by m^r Longland xl^li and a gownes cloth for his wife. w^ch house M^r Troughton sold againe and made lx^li of it. The reason why m^r Ruly sold it to him for xxx^li was in regard that he the said m^r Troughton would not suffer him to sell it to any other alleage{illeg}|in|ge that he had a recognisaunce fro of his father to leave him xxx^li after his decease w^ch being not formed he threatned to extend his recognizaunce vpon m^r Rulyes house being t of his fathers land bound therevnto

2 In regard of a promise made by M^r Troughton to him that if he could helpe him to CC^li for his sonage at Linford he would bestowe x^li vpon him. w^ch sōme he hath received for it, imploying him in the same

3 In regard of his|M|^r Troughtons speeches that he is Desyrous {illeg}|his| daughters to be bestowed in service for their p^rfermt and not to live at home w^th him. Although his daughters worke are the meanes of his maintenaunce and his wi{illeg}|f|es, yet Considering that it is their hinderaunce If it please M^r Troughton to bestowe xx^li on him he could find meanes to live w^thout his daughters

You shall always marke where

Iohn newcomƀ boren the 5^th of Ianuary 1583 in the moring {sic} at on of the cloke on a sonnedeay.

Ieorge was boren the 13^th of Iuly 1587 a letell befoer 4 of the cloke in the afternonne the syne in leo

{C}laer newcombe my dafter she was boren the 28^th of nouember 1588 a boute on of the cloke in the after nowen the syne in leo

agnes some calle her nan she was boren the 8^th of Ianuary 1590 about 7 of the cloke at night the syne in Scorp

grase was boren the 9^th of Iuen 1592 about 8 or 9 of the cloke in the foer nowen the syne in lybra

william was boren the 15^th of Iuen 1594 a bout on of the cloke in the nyght the syne in lybra

marye was boren the 5^th of october. 1596 in the foer nonne a bout 9 of the cloke the syne in leo in the laste quarter of the moen

margit was boren the 6^th of Iuen 1599 at a xj of the cloke in the foer nowen the syne in aryes & the second deaye of the laste quarter of the moen

bartholowmeu was boren the 8^th of february 1604 a bout a xj of the cloke in the foer nowen sol in pisces new moen the 7^th deaye befoer

I dow take som {lessingꝭ} aboue lyfes theerfoer I amme Desyrowes to know how vnder god ys the {lyekes} to lyfe of them & theer foer I make bolld to trobell you a lettell & besyes amme verye Desy{rowes} to know as muche vnder god you cane lete me know wheer vnto the ar geuen by bearth & {illeg} I End w^th my laste request v you that wee maye see you hehen this somer

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