Wotton School scholarship for son of Mary Garlick

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Gloucestershire Record Office D8887/13605, Smyth of Nibley Papers Vol. 9, f. 49

Good Sr
The bearer hereof Mary Garlick a widow here in
Tortworth is the mother of that child for the placinge
of whom in Wotton schoole & makinge <him> partaker of that
exhibition there which is dispensed by yor favour &
direction my brother Stephens made request unto yow
& I give yow harty thankes prayinge you to bee well
assured that by <how> much the poorer the parties bee to
whom yow impart this bounty so much the more
shall your recompense bee from him that hath
said it seeinge yow did it unto these yow did it
unto me Shee not beinge known unto yow as
I suppose by face desires my letter as a certifica[te]
[damaged][o]f her honesty & poverty havinge bin a nurse=
[damaged]s once to my sister Stephens so thrice to my
[damaged][wi]fe & her sonne beinge as apt to le learne
[damaged][a]s most young scholers of his age concerninge
[damaged][w]hom I haue instructed Mr Turner by word
of mouth of he his ability & directed him
not to spare him if hee finde him negligent.
Thus with kindest salutacons & dowblinge of
my thankes I comend yow to the blessed protection
of the lord Jesus & rest
Tortworth Dec 24 .1624.
your neighbor & freind
JGiles
Address: To the worll my
verie lovinge freind
John Smith esqr at his howse at
North Nibley give
this

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