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@ahrcpress project: digital edn of books of Alice Thornton (1626-1707). Tweets by @CordeliaBeattie @hagenilda and @EleanorJThom.
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28 March 1699 Alice Thornton wrote to her son-in-law, Thomas Comber, at the Deanery of thanking him for letting his wife, Nally, visit her at East Newton. She advised Comber not to make the same journey in the wintry weather.

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21. Feb 1662 Alice Thornton was prescribed a remedy for her ongoing illness by Dr Wittie, 'by plaster on my back & belly...which with God's blessing prevail for a perfect recovery.' (Bk Rem)

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In 1639, Alice and her mother and nephews were heading back to Dublin by boat when a terrible storm hit. 'And but for a fisher boat sent from Mr Hubert to assist the king's ship in distress, we [would have] undoubtedly perished' (Bk1).

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5 Jan. 1667 Alice Thornton's son Robert, 4 years old, fell ill with small pox and remained gravely sick for over 2 weeks. Alice wrote, "my dear Robin Thornton began his sickness of the small pox being very ill & weak for 2 days" (Bk 1).

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