The Hartlib Papers

Deare freind

this day I receiued your bookes & Memorandums; for which I thank you; I hope you haue receiued mine; nor haue I now much to adde, but only to putte you in mind that if you write unto me addresse your letters inclosed to Mr Bradshaw the resident of Hamburg to bee conveighed unto me; for by his meanes I purpose to send all to you if I should make any stay in Sweden: & I shall desire you to giue notice to my wife when you write that hers may come along with yours: the materiall passages of Newes I shall expect from you. I could wish that Mr Bonnell & Mr Worsley might bee acquainted: & that Mr Bonnell might know that I am still here, but that there is now an appearance of good wind to carye us to sea.

you sent me in a box three papers inscribed snakes powder but you haue not mentioned the use thereof, I shall desire therefore that in your first to me you would shew me the use thereof.

this is all that for the present I haue to mention; I pray remember in your prayers

                          Your most entirely faithfull

                            freind & seruant in Christ

from aboard the                    Iohn Durie

Lyon in Leigh

roade this 29.       Remember me to your wife

March. 1652         & Son, to Mr Stircke & Mr

                     Worsley, & all the rest.

          I pray addresse the inclosed as it is inscribed

                        For Mr Samuel Hartlib

                        at his house

                        ouer against

                        Angell Court

                        neer Charring Crosse

                        next dore to Sir

                        George Wentworth.      at

                                              Westminster