1639.] LADY BRILLIANA HARLEY. 59 thankefull : and for my part I shall be glad if this proufe true: howesower, beleeue this, that I am, Your most affectinat mother, BRILLIANA HARLEY. (No date.) I haue sent my brother Bray a chees; I would haue you careful! to send it him, but not by any expres mesenger. Send my letter to me againe. XLV. For my deare Bonne Mr Edward Harley, in Magdeline Hall, Oxford Deare Ned-Your letter by Hullsy, Mr Braughtons man, I reseued yesterday. I reioyce that you are well, and I hope your eyes are so, becaus you say nothing to the contrary ; and I hope your minde and tonghe weare in good tune when you ansured in the hall ; and if you should not doo as well as you desire, yet let it not discorage you. I wisch I had hard you; and, my deare Ned, I long to see you, for when you weare with me you weare halfe that littell time you stayed, vpon gooing euery day, that it did a littell vn- sweeten my contentment; but I hope I shall see you now againe with comfort, which I begg of the Lord. My cosen Pelham rwite me word that I made him a seasnabell offer of a buck, for which he thanked me. He did not say he desired on, but for feare least I should be in an eror, I tooke the thankes for my offer, for a willingnes to accept of a buck, which I haue sent him by this bearer, and if it come sweet I shall be pleased ; and if it be not the fellowes fallt, I beleeue it will come very sweet : it is a very large deere, and very fat for this time of the yeare, considering your fathers park dons not at any time yeald a very fate deare, but as good a tasted deare as any is : if you see this venson you will say it is a good dare. The place where it was shot I made salt be put, that so that place may not tante the rest. My deare Ned, I would
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