By TF. W. Ravenhill, fisq. 



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■iddowe drowned in tears I knowe are wearisome and troublesome visitants, I 

 h.-.ve. therefore desired my cosen Bowman to acquaint your Ldshippe what 

 success your endeavours for my Poore orphans mett w th all since your Leaving 

 London, beseeching your L d shippe that my misery may yet find your pitty for 

 ■Mending your former Charity that if it be possible I may yet attribute the 

 success of my petition to your L l1 shippes management w ch will for ever gayne 

 you the Frayers of six Innocents, and myselfe to be perpetually 

 My IA 



Your most oblijed humble 

 Servant 



Abundell Penbuddock. 



Dec r . 30 1656." 



Letter of Mrs. Penruddock to the Right Hon. Colonel Sydenham. 



S r . 



Durst I repine at Providence, I could say my burthen is greater than 

 I can beare, but I have not soe learned Christ. My Saviour's lesson was suffer- 

 inge and obedience w° h . when I forget to practice, I cannot but remember that 

 T walk without my Guide. I have lost already all that this world called good 

 to mee, and have been, these 10 moneths a petitioner for that w ch . though in 

 justice due and nowe by counsel granted, will prove but a fresh remembrance 

 of my late affliction. 



Where the obstacle lyes nowe that hinders mee to enjoy that grace I knowe 

 not. I have noe ffriend but yourselfe to addresse unto, and if the importunity 

 of my miserable widdowhood hath not allready tyred you, I beesech you ? S% 

 by all the obligations of honour and Chriatianity to procure his Highnesse to 

 sign that late order made by the councell and wherein my stock is given away, 

 that I may not bee longer at a chargeable sollicitation w eh . hath allready cost 

 mee above £200, but may in some measure enjoy the fruite of that civillity 

 you have allready began. I am forced by the importunity of my children to 

 return sooner than I intended, but have left my cousin Bowman to wayt on you 

 and to beg your care and speed in this my request, for which I shall ever 

 acknowledge myselfe 



Your obliged Kinswoman 



and Gratefull servant 



Arundell Penbuddock. 



March 24 [1657 ?] 



Ffor the Right Hon ble . S\ 

 Collonell Sydenham 

 these." 



Her wishes had been anticipated by a day. After many months 

 of autumn and winter, there is an order in Council of the 23rd of March, 

 1657, " a sum of £200 out of John Penruddock's personal estate is 

 granted to Arundell, his widow, for the benefit of the younger son and 

 five daughters of the said John." — Annals of England, vol. iii.,p. 

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