1639.] LADY BRILLIANA BARLEY. 53 peace shall we haue in our owne righteousness. And one thinge more I must tell you, that I am not of theaire minde whoo thinke, if he had bine of a milder temper it had bine better ; and so Eras- mas says ; but I thinke no other spirit could haue sarued his turne. He was to cry aloude, like a trumpet; he was to bane a Jonas spirit. Thus, my deare Ned, you may see how willingly I impart any thinge to you, in which I finne any good. I may truely say, I neuer inioy any thinge that is good but presently my thoughts reflect vpon you; but if any thinge that is euill befall me, I would willing beare it all me self, and so willingly would I beare the ill you should haue, and reioyce that you should inioy what is good. Your father is now at Hariford ; I hope he will be at home to morrow. Your brothers are well, and so as your sistwers and cosen Smith. Mr. Simons is recouered, and teaches the scoule again. Mr. Gowers ague hangs a littell vpon him. My deare Ned, I knowe you doo not lone medicines, 'yet I would fain haue you drinke, this May, some scuruigras pounded and strained with beare, if theare be any to be had in Oxford ; it is a most excelent thinge to purge the blood. My deare Ned, the Lord in heauen blles you, and giue me a comfortabell seeing of you. So I rest, in hast, Your most affectinat mother, BRILLIANA HARLEY. Remember my saruis to your worthy tutor. Tell Gorg his mother is looked for at Bromton to night. His brother is goone to Teux- bery; I beleeue you knowe his biusness. May 10, 1639. I haue made a pye to send you ; it is a kide pye. I beleeue you haue not that meate ordinaryly at Oxford; on halfe of the pye is seasned with on kinde of seasening, and the other with another. I thinke to send it by this carrier.
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