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CDIV. Robert Byng. A Letter to Nicholas Ferrar
October 22, 1623

Sr

I hartily thanke you for your kynd yielding to my moc̃on for Sr Oley,
whome I send vnto you to make gratefull acknowledgement of his obligac̃on
of duty & service, wherein I am most willing to become his surety, nothing
doubting of his care in preserving both our credits with you. The experi-
ence I have had of him for full fiue yeares together during the tyme of his
residence here in the College & the contentment he hath given my brother
with whome he hath lived since for this twelue moneth & vpwards as Tutor
to his children, make me thus forward to vndertake for him. It may
please you to increase our ioinct debt vnto you, by secreting vs both in
this buysines; for that it may be vnkindly taken by others of our company
from vs (or at the lest from myself) if they shall vnderstand that I haue
moved you & neglect them; whome I therfore forbeare as yet to sollicite,
because I hold it not so seasonable to appeare further in this sute before
the place shalbe actually voide, which I thinke wilbe (if the party alter
not in his resoluc̃on) eur long. Our Mr is now abroade, but at his returne
vnto the College I will present him with your respectfull comendac̃ons.
Contiñueing mine humble & hartiest praiers for you, I recomend the best
of mine affec̃ons, & rest