| Title: | Copy Letter In Hand ?, Joseph Hall, Bishop Of Exeter, To John Dury |
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| Dating: | 8 June 1640 |
| Ref: | 5/2/5A-6B: 6A-B BLANK |
| Notes: | Copy at 5/2/7. |
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Worthy & <H: dearly> respected Mr Duræus I know not whether I should more congratulate your holie & indefatigable labours for peace & the hopefull Succes thereof abroad or condole with th you the lamentable & dangerous distraccions wherein wee are at home our Northerne Neighbours soe divided from vs & wee in affeccion from our selves that the Issue can bee noe other then formidable Yet in the middest of these troubles & feares (vpon the receipt of your welcome letters) I tooke my tyme to propose your busines to the whole Prelacy <left margin, H: of this Province> in our late Synod, magnifying (as well<TRANS SWITCH="2"></TRANS> I<TRANS SWITCH="1"></TRANS> might<TRANS SWITCH="3"></TRANS>) your gracious painefull & Costly endeavours for the Common peace of the Church & bemoaning your want of incouragement & meanes for soe great a worke whereof all my reverend Bretheren seemed very sencible onely as the tymes are & as the case yet stands it was thought not seasonable to make any publique engagement of our selves in this busines But my Lord ArchBishop of Canterbury to whome as the President of that Synod I addressed my speech not with out an acknowledgement of his Graces noble respects formerly shewed to you) [P?] professed his great readines to harten & further you in that worthy service & declared that hee would not faile to watch any opportunity of doeing you good which I doubt not but hee will accordingly performe Neither will I bee wanting in the Sollicitacion Were it not that our Clergy is soe loaded with new & frequent
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contribucions to the publique occasions there might have beene hopes of some good helps raised from them for soe pious & noble an Imployment now the mocion would bee harsh & vnseasonable wee will hope for better In the meane tyme bare you vp against these vnhappy Crosses & looke vp to the hand of that good god whose worke you are in who for his owne sake will not suffer you to sinke I make noe question but your retribucion, even here will at the last more [then? MS torn] answer your expectacion though for the tyme you are held too short I met at the Court [left margin, H: with] Sir Roberte Amsteruther Sir William Boswell Mr Hartlibius (who I thinke conveys these to you) wee changed many good wordes[altered from workes] & well wishes concerning you Neither shall you ever finde any slacknes either[altered from neither] in the affeccion or endeavours of your vnfainedly devoted Freind & Fellow labourer
Ioseph: Exon.
[Hartlib's hand?:]
Exon. Pal. Iune 8.
1640.