Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1872 edition. Excerpt: ... love you most. I praye be good unto this younge gentleman, and geve him one blyssinge more for my sake, that receivinge the comfort therof he maye retourne unto me wtt the report wcb wilbe verie wellcome neewes, and Ondinge you so to respect him att my request, it will endeare him the more unto me: his discreet and cyvell carriage makes me to affect him, aswell as for being my kinsman. I praye lett my request have powre wth you in his behalfe, and confirme now what you intende unto him for his last worldly blyssinge. And so, wtb my best wyshes to you and my other deare kinsmen and kinswomen, your sonnes and daughters, I shall ever be Your lovinge brother and true friend, Arthure Chichester. I thanke you hartely for the frute trees you sent me this wynter. I wyshe to live (if it please God) to eate of the frute of them, and that I maye send you worde of their goodnes, and howe they prosper here. Att my house nere Dublyn, the 22tb of March, 1615. To my very worthy brother John Trevelian, Esq. The Rev. R. Carpenter" To John Trevelyan. Loxhore, the 12 May, 1617. Grace, mercy, and peace be multiplyed uppon us, &c. Rightly regarded and worthely beloved.--Opportunity doth not often meete me, otherwise I should speake oftener in this language, See note b, p. 77, where Carpenter is stated to have been made D.D. in 1616, to which should haye been added O.S., as he was created Feb. 10, 1617, N.S. of love and duety unto you; and at this tyme, as occasion is offred (next to my unfayned vowes and wishes for the increase of your health and wellfare), my humble and harty desyre and request to you is this, that it might stand with your good lyking, as I hope it will with your health, to grace my proceedings at Acte next with your good presence....