Leo Santifaller: Ergänzungsband 2/1. Festschrift zur Feier des 200 jährigen Bestandes des HHStA 2 Bände (1949)
IV. Quellen und Quellenkunde - 24. Geoffrey Barraclough (Liverpool): Briefe aus dem Reiche und andere Mitteilungen aus englischen Landesarchiven
Briefe aus dem Reiche. 403 you by your first wife in this world, as wee may say. I should be glad to leeve her well matched; for portion I hope you will not stand out — basta, you know what you have to doe. My searvis to my brother James, his wife and children, as allsoe to my brother Westby, of whom I have not herd one word this longe time; certainly hee will be upon maridge shortly. I pray give my seervis to all my freinds and ould acquantance, perticularly to my couzin Thom Stanley, Gyldy Roy, Mr Parker, James Lowde, to all at Ractlife and Meanes, & forget not to give my true searvis to my sister Rigby, my brother and children. Which is all from your true and loving brother WILLIAM CLIFTON. Deare Brother, 4. Ligorne, October 29 : 76 x) Just as I einded my letter, hearing ye gunnes at sea and enquiring what shipes weare comde in, I was presently tould of one that was bound for Joppa, and that shee had in her 3 friars and a Jesuit bound directly for Jerusalem; whereupon finding out ye Captan and understanding ye truth of all, resolved to imbarke upon his shipe, giving God thankes for soe happey and unexpected oportunity, for allwase itt hath beene my desire to goe in company of a Prist, especially at sea. A greater and better oportunity then this I can nevar expect, all things well considered. Yc shipe is a stoute shipe and is 320 tuns, twenty gunns & her name is ye Advise of Yermouth, Captan Sponner commander. Soe that praying to God to blesse you and all your family, my brothers, sistars and all relations and freinds, as I hope you will doe ye same for mee, I bid you adue, not expecting to heare from you untill my arrivall agane into Europe, and when that may bee, God knowes. My seervis, I pray, to him who is in Mr Butlers place, whose name I know not, and to him at Westby, Mr Shephard, but perticulerly to good M‘ Blackborne and Thomas Shephard. I would have writ to one or both of them, if I had had any perticular bysines, but having none desire, I pray, Robert Shepherd to tell his brothar Thomas and Mr Blackborne that I will not be unmindfull of what they desired me to doe for them, when I came to Jerusalem, nor shall my poore prayers be wanting for you and yours with all ye rest of my relations and freinds. My searvis to Mr Sharpies of Freckilton and Perkar of Cuxton. This shipe hath beene spoken with by severall Argiers men of war, who sending there men aboard her and finding her all English and English concerne, with ye kings new passe, bad her a good voyage and soe departed, as ye Captan tould mee, soe that I hould itt very secure going in her, and am fully determined, God willing, to venture in her. When you write to my sistars or to your daughter Anne, I pray give them all my most humble searvis and aequant them of my departure and of ye desire I have of all there good prayers, togeether with those of there freinds and companions, nor will I be unmindfull of them in yR holy places. My seervis to my godfather, Sr William, my namesake, and his Lady. To say any thing to my couzin Cuthbert concerning my monis, I think itt in vane, but I refer itt to you to mention itt to his father or brother, if you think good. S1 Peeter Witch dells most basely with mee after all my civillityes shewed his Lady and him. I am loth to make an einde, being I thinke and hope itt will bee ye last I shall truble you with during my stay in Europe, for, as the Captan tells me, hee will sale within tow or three days at formost. I question not but Thomas Shephard is carfull a nuffe of my bysines; if upon any occation he should stand in neede of your assistance or countinance, I pray doe him and mee all ye favor you can, and in that you will oblidge your ever loving brother WILLIAM CLIFTON. q 67, Orig.
