The Hartlib Papers

My Lord

I should & would haue waited upon yow ere now <before yow went yow yowr progresse> if my obligation to bee at Sion hadde not kept me out of towne: this is partly to excuse my not seeing yow, to wish yow a blessing upon the employment wherunto God doth call <hath called> yow: partly to acquaint yow that <a while ago> Mr Trenchard & Mr Sadler haue <[hath? MS blotted]> desired me to use meanes to prepare the Lieut: General & the Generall Commissarie <all Mr Hartlibs freinds in the house & Councell of state> to entertaine some motions; which [he?] they haue <which he hath> in a reddines to make, concerning Mr Hartlib & his office of Addresse; by making them sensible of the usefulnes therof towards the public <which is [word deleted] lookt upon by many as very usefull: now none I am sure can do it <can concurre towards his & the public good> with more Authority, Iudgment, & real affection to Mr. Hartlib, then yowr Lordship therefore I make bold to acquaint yowr Honour with this occasion of doing so good a worke not only because there is [pericul^... de Mora?], if this weeke passe without doing anything for him ; but because <at once Chiefly because three opportunities offer themselues at once of which any one may <in left margin: of mine   make a mends for the neglect of the Committee of Oxfords neglect [of him deleted?] of the orders of the house, on his behalf. these are first something out of the Deane & Chapters which Mr Trenchard is willing to moue in. Secondly the Charter house which is to bee new moulded by the Counsell of State. Thirdly the letter assures <post or letter> both in & outland offices which are to bee disposed of towards more public uses: [an?]> <Now> I am [2/3 words missing: hole in MS] [will?] reioyce at the opportunity of aduancing Mr Hartlibs settlement, who owes his support next to God most to yowr self: for which Cause I shall euer remaine <this these adioyned papers <paper of of mine> which he hath beene forward> to publish of mine I shall giue me leaue to present unto yow as>>

            yowr Honours

                      Most faithfull & humbly

st Iames                 affectionat seruant

26 Febr. 1648/49              in Christ

                                         Iohn Dury

             To the Right Honourable

             Oliuer St Iohn Esquire.

             Lord Chief Iustice of the Common

              pleas

                        these

The Bearer heerof Dr Cyprian Kinner Dr of the Civill law & of Phisick beeing a man of <H: very> eminent parts for Godlines & Vniuersall Learning, [&?] & now called upon to improoue[H alters from Improoue] his extraordinary Talent & Abilities for the Reformation of Schooles & Education of Children, is moued to lay aside his other employments; & betake himself to the Low Countries for the publishing of his some Chief parts of his workes tending to that ende; & with hopes to obtaine public Patronage therunto. & <Now> to encourage him in so Christian & Laudable <an> enterprise for the glory of God in these times[altered from tymes] <wherin> of Reformation is so necessary; wee could do no lesse for loue to <so> the public <a> worke[altered] & his personall worth, then <to> recommend him to yowr most best & most Generous Christian affections; for which upon lesser[altered] yo occasions you[altered from yow] haue made yowr selues renowned; that he may bee by your[altered from yowr] meanes assisted & furthered comfortablely[altered from Comfortablely] in his iourney, which will bee <an> obligation towards many & shall bee acknowledged as a speciall favour[altered] by us   who are