ABSTRACT
Lovingbrother, IreceivedyourlastletterbywhichIunderstandthatyouwouldhavemesend
youanoteofthemoneywhichmymotherandyouandmysisterssentmewhichI havesentyouenclosedinthisletter.AlsoyouwouldhavemesendyouwordhowI speedwiththescholarship,ofwhichIcanwritenocertaintyuntoyou,onlyexpect thebest,fortheelectionwillnotbetillamonthafterMichaelmas.Youwriteunto metosendyouwordwhetherIcanlivefor£20theyear,orelseyouwillguide someothercoursethatImaylivecheaper,touchingwhichthingIthinkIshall hardlylivethisyearforsomuch,byreasonthatbeingnewcomeIhavehadso
56Foraprintedtext,seeGardiner,D.(ed.)(1933),TheOxindenLetters,1607-42, London:Constable.
