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I was yesterday tempted to carry my
Company here to Bristoll, to see Some naturall
Curiosityes w^ch. M^r. Cole one of y^e Custome
Officers, & a great collectour of rarityes, has
putt together. Then I heard of M^r
Cranfeilds being in towne, & presently
after he came in, telling me y^t uppon
Light of my livery he could not forbeare
to find me out.

In a very short time he fell to rayle
bitterly ags^t. M^r. Randolph. and to leap
over all the [Robbs] y^t. I flung in the way.
That he had sent home affidavits ags^t.
him, & other [malefactonrs] in y^t. Country
but that all his Complaints were Supprest.

M^r. Blathwayt.

That He had Contended with—2—open
Rebellions in his Goverm^t. and thought
it a blessing to be well ridd of [P.] And
the more since M^r. Blathwayt had
been unkind to him.

I asked him, whose fault was it if
he had caught a [Tartar]. and found
Some disappointm^ts. in the thing he
Soe much desired. He told me
he never had desired y^t. Goverm^t.
and y^t. it was only y^r. Impurtunity
y^t. made him goe. He would have
utter'd more of his Recentm^ts. ags^t. you
if he ^had not found it Inconvenynt.

But I Suppose he does it with S^r.
John Knight, where I am told he
has Struck up as formerly.

When I mentioned M^r. Randolphs
many dangerous voyages & great Service
He raysed his owne meritt about all
Saying he was a Gen^t.man well borne
& y^t. his Grandfather was the first
that discoverd the Gunpowder Treason,
but y^t. Randolph was a Scoundrell &c:

You [see how] I want subject of
[Concerne] when I entertaine you with
this Stuff. but tis not amisse y^t. you
know what is Strirring, and how y^r.
friend M^r. Cranfeild takes in with the
discontented.

Our Small company here are well
&

King's Weston
6 Jan^ry 85/6
From S^r R: Southwell
His [illegible] M^r.Cranfeild.