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And another thanks to horsleydown for the 'any vyr' ('any man'). Great stuff. Cheers

Thanks for the replies. I’ve never heard of the ‘Jane Doe’/‘Richard Roe’ connection, but I can’t get away from the ‘th’ preceeded by what looks like an ‘r’ (which has the makings of ‘Arthur’) but which is quite possibly a ‘c’ (the makings of ‘Richard’). And the capital looks more like an upside-down ‘A’ than an ‘R’.  I favour ‘substeyne’ [Old Scots] over ‘subscribe’ as ‘substeyne’ means ‘to establish as a means of proof’, and it fits well with the rest of the text asking the recipient to sign and return a document. Yes, it’s almost certainly ‘vyr’, so thanks for the Latin tip – I like that.

The 2 lines in the scan (complete lines) are from para 2 of a 2-para reply on the reverse of a letter from a son to his father, which dad then returned to his son. The son’s letter is fully transcribed, and dad’s reply (the one we’re looking at here) is 50/60% completed.

Thanks a lot.

Yes, I understand what you're saying, though when scanning the address initially I was already expecting the words 'neere' and 'garden' to come next, so I guess I sort of skipped over the 'r' in both.

Good morning! I have a lengthy 5-page letter from 1641 (mostly transcribed), and I'm familiar with address leaves ending 'with care', 'with speed', etc., but I can't make out the final word on this address panel:

TO THE WO[RSHI]PFULL AND MY MUCH HONORED GOOD MASTER THOMAS SMYTH ESQ THIS BE DELIVRED AT HIS LODGINGE ATT ONE MR ANDROUS [ANDREW’S] HOUSE IN CHANDOUS [CHANDOS] STREETE IN COVEN[T] GARDEN NEERE THE SIGNE OF THE BOOTE WTH
 
T-C-SH ??

I've tried every permutation I can think of - any ideas please? Thanks!