The Hartlib Papers

Sir/

I haue sent yow your bookes extrodinary good paper, and larg, being fower sheets and a half, being fiue hundred and fiftye larger. the paper with printing comes to fower pound Ten shilling, yow sent me back the Common wealth of Ocena, I could have it but at one place in london, and payd 5^s ready mony and much adoe to get it so I rated it but 5^s 6^d I will not gaine a penny I had rather loose 6^d by it then take it againe if yow haue accation, I shall not sell it <in> my my Shop in a Twelve month and oughtred I sent for the booke of m^r Rouses, yow said yow would give and, allow 12^d more for it. Heylins Cosmographa is neare vpon printed againe and I feare I shall loose 4. or .5^s by that I had back from yow I did not know it, when I bought it, and I could not by one then vnder one pound 4^s- I shall do the best I can with it, I mention it because of the hazard in byinge bookes and my vncertaine saile. I haue Tyed euery sheet apart and the first sheet is to be cut in Too -   So with my kind respects to yow shall remayne

                          Yours in any reall service

                              Richard Wodnothe

          To his Loving Frend mr

          Samuell Hartlib

          Esqr at his howse

            at Chayring crose

               these present

               -------------

[top, another hand:]    Woodnother