1639.] LADY BRILLIANA HARLEY. 67 about the gift of Bucknill; for Mr Griffits is dead, and Mr Morgan has put in a cauit for the kinge, so that Mr Barthy the younger was refused to be admitted by the bischop, but your father did hope to preuale with him. I feare your father will not be at home this night. You may knowe I wisch you with me. I reseued a box from Loun- don with your seale, but no letter with it. I purpos and pleas God to send it by Mr Broughton, whoo I heare goos to Oxford on Mon- day next, becaus it should come by a more shure hand, with a token to Mrs Wilkinson. I thanke God your brothers and sisters are well, and the Lord in mercy blles you and make you still a comfort to Your most affectinat mother, BRILLIANA HARLEY. Bromton, Octo. 24, 1639. This weake the bischop haue giuen part of a comen to on of his secretaries; his secretary went to same on that oposed himwith a proses, the mans seruant stroke him downe with a pickeuell, and so they beat out his brains in a cruell maner. I sent you the last weake a basket of appells. Remember my loue to your worthy tutor. For my deare sonne W Edward Harley. My deare Ned -I knwe not of this mesengers Booing to Loun- don tell saterday last, sence which time I hawe bine enforced to keep my heed; this day being the first since saterday thatt I haue bine out of my heed to site up out of it, and thearefore, my deare Ned, I can only let you knwe in theas lines howe it is with me; and that still I haue a hart that dons most truly lone and tender you; and I beceach the Lord to presarue you from all enill, especially that only venome of our soules, sinn. My deare Ned, be carefull of your self, and let me heare from you as offten as you can. Your father, I thanke God, is well ; he came home on fryeday last, but I fear Mr. Earthy will not haue Bucknill, for a cauite is put in for the kinge.
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