Letter from
Richard Andrews
(1575-1634, physician, Vice-President of St John's,
Oxford)
to
William
Cavendish, Earl
of Newcastle, mentioning that
Jonson
has promised to write something, presumably on the imminent birth of a Cavendish baby,
22
June 1631 . The letter also refers to the earl's wife,
Margaret Cavendish,
and to
Dr Webb
and
Sir Charles
Cavendish.
Welbeck
was the Cavendish family seat. The
enclosure referred to appears not to be extant.
Hester Lees-Jeffries
My Honoured Lord,
I pray hartelie for a good howre for my
noble Lady; which I hope by this time is come;
to giue her ease, and both of yow comfort, with much ioy. I shall be
glad to heare the good newes of it; in the meane time, I shall be as deuoutelie
solicitous, as anie seruant your Lordship hath. Mr
Iohnson hath promised some-what as soone as it is readie: in the meane
time, I fownde this little paper enclosed, which is not
commendable either for the subiect or the arte. I am glad to
heare, that Dr Webbe, thriues so well beyond Trent; his abilities ar worthy of a good
fortune;
which I wish so much the better, because it comes so late; but I
see your Lordship liues in an excellent good climate, where all your
seruants prosper so well: and me thinckes when I am but on the top of High-gate
hill; I am the better for looking toward Wellbecke; and I must thanckfullie
confesse, that I see manie times a fine golden showre, comming from
that coast: and that makes me haue a better opinion of your Lordships
mines, than of the Doctors glasses. If your Lordship
had entertained Mr Banckes his motion from Oxon, [
Oxford
] your horses had had all golden shoes by this time, thowgh he had gone
bare-foote himselfe; but I hope Dr Webbe, will spin a fairer
thread. I am too bold with your Lordship instead
therefore of more wordes, I lay my seruice at your Lordships foote,
to be commanded by you, my worthy Lady, and all your noble famelie;
resting allwaies;
Your Lordships most humble and faithfull Seruant:
Richard Andrews.
London
. Iunii 22 a.
1631
My seruice to Si
r
Charles Cauendish; to whome I sent
a letter the last weeke; which came from Monsieur
Mydorge from
Paris;
it was to be conuayed from Mr Long's.
[fol. 146v]
To the right Honoured my verie good Lord and Patron, the Earle
of New-castle, at Wellbecke.
Bibliography
Kelliher (1993)
Andrews graduated DMed. in 1608, and became a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in 1610.