Pemberton Correspondence
Year
1669
Sender Place
Manchester, England
Receiver
Ralph Pemberton
Receiver Place
[Aspull, Lancashire, England]
Repository holding original letter
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Full Date
1669-02-09
Document Type
Correspondence
Country, State, Location 1
53.480759, -2.242631
Country, State, Location 2
53.565216, -2.585102
Keywords
Phineas Pemberton, Manchester, Ralph Pemberton, Aspull, Nehemiah Poole, Roger Longworth, Quakers, Society of Friends, Imprisonment, Religious faith, Persecution
Abstract
Manchester January ye [the] 30th day 1669
Lo ffather [Loving Father] [Ralph Pemberton]
my duty to you remembered this is to acquaint you yt [that] I would have
you to be here ^Just^ 9 days hence for by that time I believe my
master will bee [be] att [at] home but how ever [however] whether he be att [at]
home or no I would have you be sure to com [come] because it
is my mistress mynd [mind] to speake [speak] with you before I go for
if you do not she it will make worse with mee [me] shee [she] will
but say yt [that] you ^are^ ne^c^ligent [negligent] of me or carless [careless] or to that purposse [purpose]
do not think yt [that] I send be=cause [because] I am any ways or in the
least dismayed for I am not, for by the strength of the Lord
I hope I can under go [undergo] greater afflictions then [than] this will bee [be]
for I can clearly say yt [that] I can go as chearfully [cheerfully] to the prison as
ever I went any Jorney [journey] [ink blotch: illegible] upon what ocation [occasion] so ever in all
ye [the] time of my life; for I canot [cannot] but reioyce [rejoice] to think yt [that] I am
counted worthy to suffer for ye [the] Lords sake, if you should com [come]
& [and] my mistress should put upon you or aske [ask] you whether
you would not be willing to give in bond for mee [me] to apeare [appear]
att [at] ye [the] sessions, I know yt [that] shee [she] will ^not^ be very urgent with you
for shee [she] is prettey [pretty] well satisfyed [satisfied] as it is & [and] I belive [believe] will be
willing to let me go, but I would have you be sure to com [come]
for if I should shee [she] should aske [ask] you to be bound for mee [me]
att [at] ye [the] sessions I would not have you for if I do apeare [appear]
att [at] sessions there are many snares for they may put the
oath upon us & [and] if wee [we] will not sweare [swear] then they may
ffine [Fine] us then who will & [and] if wee [we] do not pay the fine those
that have goods they will take there [their] goods & [and] those that
have none they must go to prison like wise [likewise], the ^wee^ [we] are
to be tryed [tried] by a Jury & [and] if thy [they] bring us in convicted
then they will fine us; so then if you shee [she] should aske [ask]
you as aforesaid your answer is but this you should
willingly give bond but you belive [believe] that it will my bring
in greater trouble so I would have ^you^ be sure to com [come] & [and]
there by [thereby] you may cleare [clear] your self [yourself] & [and] then shee [she] can hav [have] [page tear]
no ocation [occasion] to speak against you in saying you are necligent [negligent]
for shee [she] knows that I sent to you before to com [come] ^so^ do not
think that I shall beare [bear] the least thought in ^any^ case that
you ^will^ be necligent [negligent] of me for [page tear: I am not], but I would have
you to com [come] with=out [without] faile [fail] 9 days [henc?] [hence] for I do belive [believe] it
will be for the best so with my deare [dear] love to my
& [and] the rest of freinds [friends] & [and] neighbours [neighbors] & [and] Ellin I Rest your
Dutyfull [dutiful] son
Phinehas Pemberton [Phineas Pemberton]
HSP DAMS ID
15738
Language
english
Format
application/pdf
Collection
PRINT Migration Network: Pemberton Correspondence
Transcription
Manchester January ye [the] 30th day 1669
Lo ffather [Loving Father] [Ralph Pemberton]
my duty to you remembered this is to acquaint you yt [that] I would have
you to be here ^Just^ 9 days hence for by that time I believe my
master will bee [be] att [at] home but how ever [however] whether he be att [at]
home or no I would have you be sure to com [come] because it
is my mistress mynd [mind] to speake [speak] with you before I go for
if you do not she it will make worse with mee [me] shee [she] will
but say yt [that] you ^are^ ne^c^ligent [negligent] of me or carless [careless] or to that purposse [purpose]
do not think yt [that] I send be=cause [because] I am any ways or in the
least dismayed for I am not, for by the strength of the Lord
I hope I can under go [undergo] greater afflictions then [than] this will bee [be]
for I can clearly say yt [that] I can go as chearfully [cheerfully] to the prison as
ever I went any Jorney [journey] [ink blotch: illegible] upon what ocation [occasion] so ever in all
ye [the] time of my life; for I canot [cannot] but reioyce [rejoice] to think yt [that] I am
counted worthy to suffer for ye [the] Lords sake, if you should com [come]
& [and] my mistress should put upon you or aske [ask] you whether
you would not be willing to give in bond for mee [me] to apeare [appear]
att [at] ye [the] sessions, I know yt [that] shee [she] will ^not^ be very urgent with you
for shee [she] is prettey [pretty] well satisfyed [satisfied] as it is & [and] I belive [believe] will be
willing to let me go, but I would have you be sure to com [come]
for if I should shee [she] should aske [ask] you to be bound for mee [me]
att [at] ye [the] sessions I would not have you for if I do apeare [appear]
att [at] sessions there are many snares for they may put the
oath upon us & [and] if wee [we] will not sweare [swear] then they may
ffine [Fine] us then who will & [and] if wee [we] do not pay the fine those
that have goods they will take there [their] goods & [and] those that
have none they must go to prison like wise [likewise], the ^wee^ [we] are
to be tryed [tried] by a Jury & [and] if thy [they] bring us in convicted
then they will fine us; so then if you shee [she] should aske [ask]
you as aforesaid your answer is but this you should
willingly give bond but you belive [believe] that it will my bring
in greater trouble so I would have ^you^ be sure to com [come] & [and]
there by [thereby] you may cleare [clear] your self [yourself] & [and] then shee [she] can hav [have] [page tear]
no ocation [occasion] to speak against you in saying you are necligent [negligent]
for shee [she] knows that I sent to you before to com [come] ^so^ do not
think that I shall beare [bear] the least thought in ^any^ case that
you ^will^ be necligent [negligent] of me for [page tear: I am not], but I would have
you to com [come] with=out [without] faile [fail] 9 days [henc?] [hence] for I do belive [believe] it
will be for the best so with my deare [dear] love to my
& [and] the rest of freinds [friends] & [and] neighbours [neighbors] & [and] Ellin I Rest your
Dutyfull [dutiful] son
Phinehas Pemberton [Phineas Pemberton]
Citation
Phineas Pemberton, Manchester, England, to Ralph Pemberton, [Aspull, Lancashire, England], 1669-02-09, vol. 1, pg. 24, Pemberton Family Papers, 1641-1880, 0484A, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PRINT, 15738, https://stars.library.ucf.edu/printmigrationnetwork-pemberton/11/.