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By the brothers, cosens, vncles, great grand sires and such like acquaintaunce of their ghestes, they drink of the best, they sit rente free, they haue their owne Table spreade to their handes, without wearing the strings of theor pursse, or any thing else, but householde and honestie.
The More Things Change II Heo 2006
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Dear mama, I hop you are wall, and I am very wall, and I hop papa is wal, and I begin to slaap, and I hop al wall and my cosens like there pla things vary wall and I hop Doly phillips is wall and pray give my Duty to papa.
The Art of Letters Robert Lynd 1914
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Yes faith, it is my cosens dutie to make curt-sie,
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My cosens (all three) were in health, & as merry as very good cheere & Ipswich frends could make them, on sixt day last; wittnes my wife, sister Lake; Sam: M: R: Mris.
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Sir, my seruis to my sister and cosens I pray, and intreat you to bring what in the note in your pocket.
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I pray remember my love & respect to both my sisters & all my cosens, and tell my sister Lake* that the former news concerning her husband to be dead was vntru; they now write it was mistaken, & that he is living.
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Thus in hast, with my love to your selfe and your wife, my cosens Elizabeth and Mary Winthrop, I rest Your louing vnckle Em: Downinge.
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Present our love alsoe to my sister & all my cosens. lodorsed by John Winthrop, jun.,
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Thus presenting our love & kinde respects to yourself, my sister, & all my cosens, I commend you to the direccion & proteccion of our blessed Saviour & soe rest,
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& his, &c. We see nothing but matter of hopefuUnes & incouragment concerning my cosens new condicion.
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