1640.] LADY BRILLIANA HARLEY. 95 Deare Ned, remember me to your worthy tutor. If you doo not come home at Witsentide, I would haue you send me one of your shirts to take meashure by, and I will, if pleas God, send them you. I like the cooke verywell. May 9, 1640. Bromton Castell. LXXVIII. For my deare sonne Mr. Edward Harley, in Magdeline Hall, Oxford. My deare Ned -I thanke you for your letter by J - -rth. It was wellcome to me, and I hope it will not be long before I see you, which comfort I begg of the Lord. On Sunday morning I receued a letter from your father, by which I found the nwes of the disolue- ing of the parlament to be true. Theare are many rumurs in the cuntry. The prest soulders in Presteene haue fought; and they say, if it had not bine for the trained band they had killed the captaine that is come downe for them, refuseing to goo with him, becaus he is a papis. Mr Haruy and his wife are now heare, comeing to take theaire leafe to goo into Warekschere. My deare Ned, the Lord blles you, and giue your father and you a happy meeting with Your most affectinat mother, BRILLIANA HARLEY. May 13, 1640. Bromton Castell. I am glade Mr Robert Pye sonn is with your tutor. Remember me to your worthy tutor, and tell him if he come to Bromton, Mr Gower expects to haue him to preach for him. LXXIX. For my deare sonne Mr. Edward Harley. My deare Ned -I hope theas lines will finde you well at Oxford. I long to heare from you, and I hope I shall, before it be longe.
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