The Hartlib Papers

Mr Hartlib

          ; You will receiue with this by the carrier a boxe; I heartily intreate you vpon the receipte of it, to goe to one Mr Boyers a linnen draper in Cheapside; &(yf my Brother Cage be not gone out the [letters deleted] towne) to lett him knowe you haue a boxe which vpon sight of an indented Counterpart agreinge with this inclosed you are to deliuer to him; Yf my Brother Cage showlde be gone out of towne, you will then finde Mr Boyer (by directions from the Cowntry) ready to sende you another boxe to your house, which I shall intreate you to de receiue &keepe <with the firste> for me till I giue farther directions; you see howe my pouerty makes me trowblesome to my frindes, but I shall be allways [left margin:] ready to acknowledge your kindenes &remaine,

                    Your very louing frind

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I pray afforde me a woorde

or two of this busines by the

Carrier whether you haue receiued

&deliuered the boxe, or that bothe

remaine safe in in your custody

I hartily thanke you for your

weekely newes

The knot of the corde

on the boxe is seale with

my ordinary seale

     To Mr Hartlib at

          Dukes place

          with a boxe