| Title: | Letter, Sir Cheney Culpeper To Hartlib |
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| Dating: | 11 March 1646 |
| Ref: | 13/140A-141B |
[13/140A]
Mr Hartlib; I haue receiued backe my petition, which (not withstandinge your supposed difficulties) will (within this little while) proue seasonable; &this <will> come to passe by the King's action, whoe (rather then parte with (that leaste that can be dem demanded) the swoord) will holde vp this warre till himself be ruined, &the democraticall growinge spirite (for the presente not soe stronge) [letters deleted] haue taken such roote in this Nation as that (vpon the same reason &grownde) to qu question the Lord &Presbiter as themselves haue firste done the King &Bishops &thus will euery generation thruste out the other; &as wee come neerer the center of Spirituall &Ciuill truthe soe will the motion be quicker &the stay (in (any one place) or kinde of gouernemente) will be shorter
[13/140B]
I pray inlarge yourself concerning the Knight that muste be named &produced for I am at the firste of it
I haue sente you backe Roberts his booke, hauinge had it these 5: 5: yeares, by me; Hee writes very rationally; But all that he writes will come to nothinge excepte the Monopoly of trade be layed open; To answere all objections &to trace out a way how trade showlde be regulated it is too longe, but when the greate Monopoly is taken away we wee shall haue leasure for the reste reste
For Graswinckel I haue not seen the booke, yf I cowld see them bothe vpon a price, I will returne eyther mony for them; or one or bothe; &such consideration for the sight of them (yf I bwy none) as you shall agree for
[13/141A]
Your letter from Newe England tell me where wee may be happy yf wee cannot be soe in Old Englande, but I hope the beste
The Oxforde cowncells which you mention of lettinge the Independents bringe all to confusion is but a handsome Presbiterian expression; I wowlde those at Oxforde had noe better resultes towards theire ends endes, &I hope that finally they will not; forraine ayde beinge like a drawght of colde water in a deadly feauer, the patiente may feele halfe a quarter of an howers remission, th till the feauer returne more deadly
My papers done; I pray let me heare of Shawe; your office of addresse complicated with Mr Harrisons Index, will hardly let me sleepe; I professe I apprehend greate things of them
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your very louing frind
Cheney Culpeper
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