Family Letters

Loving Brother,

I have received your letter this week and 11s. in it, whereof 10s. of it was that which I lent unto John Wibarne, for the which I thank you for it, and 12d. I have made received for your use; and for that little money which you do owe me, let it not trouble your mind a jot; neither would I have you strain yourself any ways for the payment of it. I thank you, I am in no great need of it yet. If you cannot pay me this year, why then, if you have it to spare, pay it me the next; if not, two or three years hence when you can spare it shall serve my turn. Do not trouble one friend nor another about so small a matter as this, but make use where you may be bold, and if it be for twice so much more for a month or two, build upon it I will not fail you at an hour’s warning.

I delivered your letter unto my brother Thomas and he will deliver it as soon as he can. The Parliament is now absolutely dissolved and nothing done all this while. It is like to be a fearful, heavy time for this land whenas the King and people agrees not to the other. There are divers of the House of Commons are committed to the Tower and other prisons about the town. I am persuaded you shall hear more of this business than I shall be the author to relate; and thus, with mine own and my wife’s kindest love unto you, in some haste I now leave you, and rest

Your truly loving brother

George Symcotts

London 6th of March 1628[9].

Loving Brother,

My writing unto you is to let you understand that I did take my purge at the beginning of the last week (which gave me 7 stools and 2 vomits); since which time I have taken the powder at night as you prescribed me and have drank that posset drink in the morning as you writ to me for to take.