The Hartlib Papers

Mr Hartlib,

          you gaue me noe answere what copies you had taken of the Receiptes in my Wifes booke, &in this consisted my principall hope, &I cannot but hope that your desire of them was <not> eyther for nothinge or in Courtship

The Quommodo of Mr Petis ingenuities a is very valuable, especially that of which helps soe muche in quotations or Common places, but where to finde an adequate recompence is the difficulty

Synce Mr Woorsly was pleased to ingage me, towards Sr Robert Hooniwood, I did con

I cannot possibly finde that paper of Glawberus, I conceiue it but halfe a sheete for which I muche craue your pardon

I am sorry for noe better grownd between the Scots &vs, but my hope is that the juste God will not blesse theire indeauors, whoe to (rather then affoorde the[altered from theire] harmelesse instruments of their Victories &happines <a bare beinge>) will joine with the Wiche of Endor, &really breake that Couenante which others haue, not taken, &yet, better kepte, &whether the breache of the Couenante will not in them that haue taken it be accownted vncircumcision, &circumcision in others [letters deleted] whoe thowgh hauinge taken haue yet kepte it I shall leaue to [left margin:] the judgemente of the Righteous God, my papers done, I cowlde otherwise inlarge vpon this subjecte, &giue them the ly whoe can impudently asserte that [the? MS torn] negatiue &swoord belongs to the Princes in all Kingdomes yet knowe they ly in their owne

          For Mr Hartlib

          at Dukes place

          with a handfull

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