候へ is read as そえ (soe) and means please ....
そえ
soe
そうろうあいだ
as ...
そうろうちょう
epistolary style using the auxiliary "sōrō" in place of "aru"
そうろうぶん
そうろうよし
I hear that ...
こう
season
そうろう
to be
そろ
そうろうところ
just
こうほ
candidacy
こうほしゃ
candidate
こうほかごうぶつ
(pharmaceutical) candidate compound
こうほせい
cadet