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38 THK WEDDEUnURX HOOK.<br />

Part I.<br />

Iir.<br />

S^pP,/; (Fo!. 194.)<br />

JaCODL-:^ W EliDERDURXUS MeIIICO CaSAUCOXO. S.[*.D.<br />

Nulla mea culpa f.ictiun est. i|U 'il ta<strong>in</strong> n<strong>in</strong>is » me litems jrtm iliu Rcce(ieiis. Nihil est quod libenti<strong>in</strong><br />

lacio, quoties est ctii iipiu.rtuiii; litenis deiii. Euilem te aniiui) ense vellm <strong>in</strong> luutuo hoc <strong>of</strong>ficio pneaUmdo.<br />

Quid agas, quibua st-.idijd <strong>in</strong>cumbas, qui-i sit tuus reru<strong>in</strong>que timrum atntus scire diaciipio. Fac igitur, ut<br />

quamprimiira anxietue hao et soUicitud<strong>in</strong>a liberer : et de rebus (tuis) omuibua, pnecipue de studijs<br />

prol<strong>in</strong>e me Uteris tuia erndi. Versetur tibi perpetun ob oculos exe<strong>in</strong>plniu toC /la/<strong>ca</strong>pirou patris tiii. Quotiescumque<br />

reniissioreiii te <strong>in</strong> perferendis laboribus literarij:< stnties, atati<strong>in</strong> recurrat tibi <strong>in</strong> m.moriam diligenti.i<br />

ejus stupeniln et labor <strong>in</strong>defesaiis. Ci)lendam, delude ad studia literarum serio<br />

<strong>ca</strong>pessenda. Certc egu <strong>in</strong> parte felicit;itis rae;o poua<strong>in</strong>, si (quod speru et ptu) te <strong>in</strong> vero Dej timore et<br />

literarum doetjiua patris tui vestigia aequi iutelligim. Ueua opt. mas. tibi banc mentem <strong>in</strong>dat, et .ad 3ui<br />

reuerentiam veramque virtutem amplecteudam magis te <strong>in</strong> dies magi^^que excitot. Vale (/nAranj xiipa\ii, et<br />

me, quod facia, aiua. Cantabrigiie Kidibas Martij CI J[ )CXV.<br />

Direct your letters to me lodg<strong>in</strong>g at Mr. Taylor, a harbour's house ouer aga<strong>in</strong>st Tr<strong>in</strong>itie churche.<br />

(Addressed on back)<br />

To hia very lou<strong>in</strong>g friend /Meric '^a.^aubon -.^-v<br />

<strong>in</strong> /Christes-Churche at /O-tford deliver<br />

(Seal J<br />

<strong>the</strong>se.<br />

V_X<br />

(The seal is torn out.)<br />

IV.<br />

(FoL 195.)<br />

Jacobus <strong>Wedderburn</strong>us MEUtco Cas.\uboxo.<br />

S.P.D.<br />

Magno tr.i teneor desiderio, Merice charissime, quod cum nequeiis praesentia, ut Uteris expleaa te<br />

veheraenter etiam atqueetiam rogo. Nihil enim mihi poterit esse jucundius, quam scire te parentis tui p.m.<br />

vestigija <strong>in</strong>sistere. Atque vt<strong>in</strong>am illius itoi/toi't; ipeTTj tibi semper versetur ob oculos, ut ad earn tauqua ad<br />

exemplar totam vitiX tu;c ratiouem <strong>in</strong>stitiias. Qu<strong>in</strong> jampridem te certo studiorum geueri totum penitusque<br />

tradideris nullus dubito. Peto a te obnixu ut Uteris tuis me erudias de toto rerura tuarum statu, item<br />

quid matri sit, quid Paulo, quid reliqu;o familisc. Ego jam iu Scotia vitam ago, <strong>in</strong> quam ante biennium ex.<br />

Anglia redij. Qu;e viue me;e sit conditio docebunt te qui has tibi tradeut juueues qu<strong>in</strong>que I5elg:e ob<br />

probitatem et doctr<strong>in</strong>am mihi charissimi, quibu.s si qua <strong>in</strong> re tua opera opus erit, obsecro te ut mea <strong>ca</strong>usaa<br />

eam illis prtcstes. Illi tuas ad me, modb accipiant, recte curabunt. Postea auteui cum tibi placuerit me<br />

Uteris tuis com pell.ire (quod ut crebro fiat oro) illas trades Johanni Bal<strong>ca</strong>nquello socio collegij Kxoniansis<br />

ad uie transmittendas. Vale, mi suauissimu Casaubone, et isto nom<strong>in</strong>e hand <strong>in</strong>diguum fac te pncstes.<br />

Iterum Vale. Andr<strong>ca</strong>poli postridie Eidus llaiic, CIJIJCX.VIII.<br />

(Addressed)<br />

To my very lou<strong>in</strong>g friend /.Meric Casaubon /' N<br />

student /<strong>in</strong> Christes Churche /<strong>in</strong> Oxford/ (*'**/<br />

These V—<br />

(The seal ia <strong>in</strong> red wax and bears <strong>the</strong> letters I.W. between some oniamental flourishes.)<br />

V.<br />

(FoL 196.)<br />

Ja. <strong>Wedderburn</strong>us Merico Casauboxo Is. F. S.P.D.<br />

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Literas tuas po.stridie Xou. Xovemb. script.asaccepi propridie Eidus Decemb. In his enim sum locis quo<br />

propter lougiuquitatem, et eorum, quibus hoc negotium datur, negligentiam tardissiuie literie perferuntur.<br />

Et volebam quidem eo ipso tempore responsum ad te dare ; sed iu hunc diem differre oportuit, quo primum<br />

poet illud tempus scribendi ad te opportunitatera nactus sum. Non pot\ii nou tuarum lectione delectari,<br />

<strong>in</strong> quibus et amaui amorem tuum, et gratitud<strong>in</strong>em gratam habui. Quodautem meam <strong>in</strong> te beneuolenliam,<br />

et de te rebusque tuis soUicitud<strong>in</strong>em ampliua quam res ipsa feriat, verbis ornasti ; nollem a te factum : ut<br />

qui mihi con.scius sum qnam paruum pro eo quod debebam prKstiterim. Quid dioo pra'stitisse me ? imo<br />

prseatare conatus sum : nihil enim quicquam a me pras-stitum. Ego aniraum <strong>in</strong> me tuum perapectum<br />

habeo, tu <strong>in</strong> te meum. Itaqne nunquam posthac (id quod etiam aduersum me fieri a te volo), verborum<br />

blanditija aniraum tuum del<strong>in</strong>iam : sed rebna potius ipsis, quantum potero, conabor etficere, ut <strong>in</strong>telligaa<br />

nee mihi esse te jucuiidius quicquam nee charius. (Juod res tuas diligenter curas, laudo : et moneo atque<br />

hortor, ut priestantium virorum beneuolenfiam virtute tua et doctr<strong>in</strong>a tibi conciliatam et collectam eisdem<br />

artibua ret<strong>in</strong>ere studeas. Si m<strong>in</strong>us ex voluntate res hue tempore confecta f uerit, noli per deum iramortalem<br />

animum despondere, sed sperato meiiora, et confide ilium, cujua aimt dona <strong>in</strong>iTaueKriTa quique majora ac<br />

meliora tibi elargitus est, de m<strong>in</strong>oribua et vilioribus (to t^s ti/x^s <strong>in</strong>telligo) mature tibi prospecturum :<br />

Bemperque illud cogita, requirere eum <strong>in</strong> dotibus animi acquirendis et excolendis studium et diligentiam<br />

nostram ; <strong>in</strong> rebus autem alijs s<strong>in</strong>e coraparandia siue con.seruandis, non tam conatua nostros, quam fidem<br />

<strong>in</strong> aua de nobis cura ac prouidentia repositam. Redige tibi <strong>in</strong> raemoriam, quantara hac <strong>in</strong> parte summi<br />

ilUua rerun! moderatoris beuignitatem expertua fuerit i ^aKopiTT)! pater tuus, cui nihil m<strong>in</strong>us cogitanti<br />

lautior vita? conditio alia post aliam quasi gradatim obtigit : id quod non semel mihi uarrauit diu<strong>in</strong>am <strong>in</strong> se<br />

comitatem laudibus extoUens sancteq' dejerans non raodo spem suam, sed voti etiatu mensuram superasse,<br />

quSB vitEe pra^aidia post Geneueusem pr<strong>of</strong>essionera Monspelij primum delude Luteti;c. et <strong>in</strong> Angliu deniqiie<br />

ilU obueneraut. Quemadmodum igitur iu cx'teris qua; laude digua ilium imitari studes, quod certissimam<br />

tibi laudem pariet ; ita vehementer opto, ut <strong>in</strong> ijs rebus quibus de nunc sermo mihi est, illius animii<br />

<strong>in</strong>duas, vestigijs illius iusistas, et exitum, qualem iUe tandem adeptus est, fidenter expectea. Quod

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