72 LETTERS OF THE [1639. LV. For my deare sonne Mr. Edward Harley. Deare Ned-On tusday last I reseued your letter by Mr Taylor, and this day yours by the carrier; both weare wellcome to me. Mr Taylor brought your letter to me himself, and toold me you did him the honnor to be at his marrege. He protests he newer rwite to Ox- ford in his life, of any thing that might reflect in any ill kinde vpon Mr Pirkins, for he protest he much loues him, and for his wife, he says, he has asked her aboute it, and she says shee neuer hard of Bleethly. I beleeue it did trubell him that you refused to leade his wife to chruch, but I gees you know vpon what ground you denyed such a curtest/ to Mrs Willkinson. My deare Ned, I blles my God that that illnes which you found, heald you no longer; I beleeue it was some coold you had taken. Be careful, my deare Ned, of your health, for my sake, and let see still knowe howe it is with you. Mr Taylor toold me he would bringe his wife to me, and that shoe would giue me full assurance, that thies reports come not from him nor her, and thearefore he desires them to looke to it who are the aughters of it. Your father did intend to rwit to your tutor about your comeing home at Christ-tide, and I hope and pleas God he will send for you. I heare that the prince ellector had good hopes the princes of Jermany would chose him for theare jenerall, for which employment he was gooing into Jermany, and in his way in France he was taken. Being disguised, haueing a greate train with him ; the French king retains him, and he has a great Bard seet ouer him. This the French king dous, becaus he would place a jenerall ouer thos troups in Sacxson Waymers place. The biusnes in Scotland is as bad, if not wors than euer it was ; theare is a Duch imbasodor, Mounsire Arttson, come ouer to excuse the fighting of the Duch ships vpon the Inglisch cost.
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