Leibniz, Akademie-Ausgabe, 1704--1716

N. 143 transkriptionen 1703–1716 169
143. M. ELLIS BAUR AN LEIBNIZ
Augsburg, 16. Juni 1714.
Überlieferung: K Abfertigung:
Augspurg June y e 16 th 1714.
My Lord 5
I hope your Exellency, has long since received my letter in which I tooke the liberty
to asks your Lordships to a marriage which my late misfortune made me embrace, butt I
had not the honoure of an answer, soe I tooke your silence for a consent and entered in to
that Holystate, with the appropation of my parents the 11 of may last, my husband is as
I wrote before, a marchant from the citty of Augspurg, and his negoations are in Jewels, 10
he humbly begs to be recommended to your Excellency, his parents where very desirious
of seeing me, send for their son and me to come over (then he is settled in England,) and
whe came here the 14 of June, and our return will be in September and humbly offer our
unworthy service to your Lordship either in England or the rest of our journey, and think
our selfes happy to receive any of your commands, I should hardly presumed this liberty, 15
but by accedence upon the Journey I mett there two gentlemen who are bearers here of,
travelling to Vienne, and by discourse found they where to wait on your Excellency, and
there fore I could not forbear rendering my humble duty my most honoured Patron and
noble Father wishing nothing more then to be soe happy once personally to grave your
blessing and am sure God would bless me for your sake I offer myne and my husbands 20
humble service once more and recommend my prayers for your Exellencys favour and I
am in all submissive respect
My Lord your Excellencys most humble and most obetient Servt. Lici Baur ne
Brandshagen
If your Excellency has any service to command direct to me Eliz Baur, to beleft 25
upon the Merchants Hall in Augspurg.
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