Letters sent by or to Balthasar St Michel ('Balty', brother-in-law)
Numbers in brackets indicate quantity of annotations.
This comes humbly to acquaint you that yesterday sailed out of the Downs the Falcon and Speedwell (bound for the River Thames), and that I have a perfect muster-book from the Purser of the Falcon now, who brought it me…
I came last night home from the fleet, where I have spent about five days. I thank God I am well, saving some little disorder an un-easy lodging for so many nights hath given me. At my coming back I…
You daily and hourly so comble me with (not only expressions but also) deeds of your worthiness, and goodness, as well to myself, as the rest of your most devoted humble creatures here, that I am (as well as my…
In answer to yours of last night which received this morning at 8 of the Clock: I wonder indeed that you, whoose life and Conversation, hath bine ever knowne to be a Ferme Protestant, shoold now be Caled in question…