1640.] LADY BRILLIANA HARLEY. 91 bold speeches that haue passed there; and that passage betweene the archbishop and my lord Say is diuersly reported; but I beleue that which I receaued from you. The presse of souldiers is now passt; so that the poore fellowes may now appeare, who had hid themeselues for feare. I purpose and please God, to send to you sometime the next weeke with the money your tutor sent for. I haue not been out of my bed since wednesday, but I thank God I am but as I use to be. I long to see you, I will not say howmuch, lest your tutor call it fondnesse, and not loue. I thanke God your brothers and sisters with your cousin Smith are well ; but your brother Robert had yesterday morning a seice of a fit, which makes me desire he should enter into a course of physicke. Edward Pinner hath beene very sicke. I sent for dotter Wright to him, who bath beene here the most part of this weeke, and bath given him phy- sicke which hathdone him (by the blessing of God) upon that meanes, much good. This morning he was let blood, and bled uery vile blood ; and I now hope he will recouer apace, but yet he keepes his bed. I pray God blesse you, and giue me a comfortable seeing of you, which is much desired by Your most affectionate mother, BRILLIANA HARLEY.* May 1, 1640. I beleue your cousen - -- is not yet come to Oxford. Ms Walkut was not long since with me. She much reioyced that she had got so excellent a tutor for her son and nephew, and how she had contriued it, that he should haue a seruitor in the house, and so should not need a man to wait upon him. He now feares an ague, and his going to Oxford is put off till he be well. " The signature alone is in the handwriting of the Lady Brilliana : -the letter in that of her son Thomas.
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