1639.] LADY BRILLIANA HARLEY. 57 thearefore I desire to blles my God, that you past part of your journey so well, and I hope I shall eare longe reseaufe the aschurance of your comeing well to Oxford. I beleeue you remember wheather your father whent when you parted from him ; from whence he brought this irteligence, that the Scots weare intreriched 12 miles of Barek, and that it is a dificulle thinge to knowe what they doo ; for if any inglishe man goo to them, that' are vsed kindely, but they returne as wise as they came, for none discouers theaire counsills to them. That they sour- rouneded some of my lord of Holluands company, they say is true, by which they did but verify what they had said, that they mente not to take adwntgess to doo ronge, only to defend themselfs. Theare are some Scots taken which weare comeing into Scoteland, who had bine commanders in Jermany : they are put into seuerall prisons; the particulars I beleeue you will heare from other pens, thearefore I omite it. They say, that the Frenche haue had two great ouerthrowes ; for which I am sorry. Your father is in some doute wheather he shall goo to Loundone the next weake or noo ; if nesescity so constraine him, I can not but be sorry, and I if it be so, I wisch I had you with me that time your father is away. Doo not take notis of this toyour father. I hope if he doo goo to Loundoun, it will be by Oxford. Deare Ned, theare is so much discours of wars, that it may well put vs in minde of our spiritual) warefare; in both theare is nothing more requisite then to stand vpon the wacth ; to be surpirsed is both a shame and greate disaduantage to a soul- der, thearefore, deare Ned, stand as it weare senternell, and be shure you be not founde sleepeing; wacth against your enimy, and the Lord of heauen, that neuer comes so neare sleepe as to slomber, keepe you in all saffety. Let me heare from you as often as you haue opertunity. Your father, I thanke God, is well, and so is your brothers and sisters. I thanke God, your sister Margett as mised her ague theas two days. Mr. Broughton dined heare to day ; he proclames a quarell against you and your tutor ; but I tell CAMD. SOC. I
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