56 LETTERS OF THE [1639. XLII. For my deare sonne Mr. Edward Harley. Deare Ned -I pray God blles you, and inriche you with those saueing grasess of His spirit which to inioye is happines, and mesery to be to without them. Yestrday Lonckford returned from Loundoun, and he aschures me he sawe you well on monday last, but two lines from you would haue giuen me more contentment than all his eloquence has doun. I hope you will liane a comfortabell seeing of your father, which I hope I shall reioyce in the aschurance of, at the safe returne of your father, and I hope it will not be longe before God giue me the com- fort of seeing you. I beleeue you heare that the Scots would none of the proclama- tion. My lord of Ratesford sonne and one other nobell man is goone to the Couenanters. It is reported thatt the Scots haue sent the kinge the crowne and septer, with most humbell exprestions. Howe all your frindes doo in theas parts you will heare, I hope, by your fathers man; so recommending you to the protection of the Lord, beceaching Him to keepe you in His feare, which is the be- gineing of all wisdome; and be aschured I am well pleased when I can expres meself Your most of ectinat mother, BRILLIANA HARLEY. May 23, 1639. I hope Mr Pirkins resolution continues for his stay in Oxford: send me word how it is. XLIII. To her son Edward, endorsed, " for youudere self." Deare Ned-Most gladely I resell ed your letter from Woster, by my cosen Adams. I acounte it as a greate mercy of God that you had so cleere a skiee osier you, which might make you the better tolerate the ill ways vnder your horsess fooute. I knowe not a greater joy in this world than the aschurance of your being well,
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