The Hartlib Papers

                 A Memorandum

         for Mr Secretarie Thurloe

                from Iohn Durie

   1. Concerning the Collection

That it should bee intended not alone for the exiled Polanders, but also for the ruined Churches & Seminaries of the Ministerie in Germanie viz: in Hanaw, in Hessen, in Deux-Pont & in Anhalt which haue also sollicited for relief in this kind, which Charitie will bee more usefull to the Protestant Cause & redound more to the credit of our Cause & his Highness renowne then if an Armie were sent into Germanie

   2. Concerning the meeting at summerset house

That the matters to bee discoursed & conferred of there may bee imparted to his Highnes; as they are in the adioyned Papers.

    3. Concerning my going to the Vniuersities

That his Highness would bee pleased to countenance my going to them, that they may bee authorized & obliged to take notice matters into consideration which I haue to propose unto them, & declare their sense therof; the [summe?] wherof is in the adioyned printed Treatise, of which all the forrein Churches haue had deliberations as by the list of Documents further appeareth.

   4. Concerning my liuelihood

That it may bee acerteined one way or other

If the Parliaments Intention had not beene cleer to acerteine 200^lib upon the Trustees for a liuelihood, & leave the order of Hartland also unrepealed, that I might haue a right to gette what I could of it, for to inable me to doe public seruices, I could not claime any right to it; but this beeing cleer to me, I think I may with a good conscience lay claime to it, because I haue none other aime but to spend it upon the public & not upon priuat concernments; & sure I am that what euer comes of Hartland will not amount to the Charges of Printing of correspondencie & of Trauelling as I shall apply my self therunto: as well in Reference to the Bodie of Practicall Diuinitie; as in Reference to the worke of Vnitie & Moderation.

   5. Concerning the Bodie of Practicall Diuinitie

That his Highness would bee pleased to encourage the Compilement therof by recommending it to the vniuersities that at the request of forrain Churches it may at last bee taken in hand

   6. Concerning a Correspondencie with forrain vniuersities

That his Highness would bee pleased to giue me an opportunitie to open my sense therof unto him

                        who am

                     Your Honours

                                   Most humble seruant

                                        in Christ

                                          Iohn Durie

   7. Concerning an Answer

to the letter which I brought from the

Landgraue of Hessen; whether it might not

bee sent to Maior Generall [Jepsons?]