Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n
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A78167
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A letter, from a gentleman in Colchester, to his friend in London.
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I. B.
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1648
(1648)
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Wing B84; Thomason 669.f.12[61]; ESTC R210904
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646
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a_o letter_n from_o a_o gentleman_n in_o colchester_n to_o his_o friend_n in_o london_n sir_n i_o be_o happy_a in_o this_o occasion_n to_o tell_v you_o how_o great_o i_o affect_v you_o and_o what_o high_a content_n and_o satisfaction_n it_o will_v bring_v to_o i_o to_o hear_v of_o your_o welfare_n and_o other_o my_o love_a friend_n be_v assure_v our_o condition_n here_o be_v very_o good_a our_o storehouse_n and_o magazine_n be_v full_a our_o soldier_n at_o as_o good_a command_n as_o the_o centurians_fw-la in_o the_o gospel_n one_o say_v shall_v he_o paint_v war_n like_o a_o beast_n he_o will_v begin_v with_o his_o belly_n money_n may_v be_v the_o nerve_n and_o sinnue_n of_o war_n but_o meat_n and_o drink_n be_v the_o soul_n of_o it_o this_o place_n be_v the_o grannary_n of_o the_o county_n and_o fishmarket_n of_o these_o eastern-part_n we_o have_v infinite_a quantity_n of_o corn_n salt_n etc._n etc._n and_o have_v they_o not_o get_v the_o block-house_n at_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o river_n we_o have_v live_v in_o too_o much_o luxury_n yet_o have_v we_o no_o dearth_n of_o oyster_n and_o other_o fish_n the_o lord_n fairfax_n have_v make_v a_o battery_n on_o the_o coney-warren_n half_o a_o mile_n from_o we_o but_o our_o cannoneer_n shoot_v so_o exact_o well_o they_o have_v little_a rest_n in_o their_o new_a work_n we_o hear_v they_o dwindle_v away_o daily_o by_o reason_n of_o fresh_a insurrection_n in_o other_o place_n and_o that_o some_o bumpkin_n be_v come_v to_o they_o from_o suffolk_n but_o all_o that_o be_v arethmetician_n know_v that_o a_o great_a many_o such_o cypher_n stand_v for_o nothing_o mounsieur_fw-fr thomas_n be_v lieutenant_n to_o his_o cousin_n troop_n and_o salute_v you_o all_o commend_v i_o kind_o to_o all_o friend_n i_o pray_v you_o do_v it_o particular_o i_o will_v fain_o see_v a_o perfect_a relation_n of_o the_o fight_n wherein_o lambert_n be_v slay_v i_o pray_v for_o you_o all_o daily_a we_o hear_v you_o have_v a_o common-hall_n in_o london_n on_o saturday_n we_o expect_v glorious_a event_n thereby_o i_o wish_v you_o can_v at_o last_o become_v a_o loyal_a subject_n and_o leave_v that_o idol_n the_o present_a parliament_n which_o you_o so_o much_o adore_v i_o pray_v for_o your_o conversion_n and_o rest_n your_o faithful_a servant_n i._n b._n colchester_n 26._o june_n 1648._o