98 LETTERS OF THE [1640. fathers illness only proseeds from the splene, and is no inclination to a palcy. Woodowes did as Prichards vse to do, and deceaued your father, so that he would not take this which the doctor would haue had him take, while he was with him. I thanke God your father is as well as he usess to be. The doctor let him bloud vnder the tounge, which agreed very well with him. Dr Deodate went away on tuesday last. I thanke you, my deare Ned, for wishing I should take something of him; but my illness comes at sartaine times, and without I should send for him just at that time, I can not haue him then to giue me any thing; for he would haue me take something and be let blood two or three days before I am ill, as I use to be. If pleas God, when you are with me, I will send for dotter Rwite and take something It pleases my gratious God, so to dispose of it, that this illness which I haue, makes me very weake, for as soune as I am pretty well I am ill againe. Doctor Deodate telles me he kowes many so, and he doos much pitty me ; but my comfort is, that my God will not cast off for ever. The soulders from Heariford were at Lemster last thursday on theaire marche to theaire rendeuoues ; the captaine not paying them all theare pay, they would haue returned into the towne againe, but all the towne rose, and thos that weare come out of chruch, and with thos arms they had, beate them back, but theare being a greateheape of stones out of toune, the soulders made vse of them as long as they lasted, in which time the townesmin did but littell good, till that powder was spent, and then the townesmen weare to hard ; many weare hurt on both sides ; the captaine would haue come into the towne, but was keep out. Your letter this weake by the carrier was wellcome. I hope, if Mr Gower be at Oxford at the fast, that you may heare him preach that day; and I hope, we shall haue him shortly at Bromton. If Dagon begin to fall, it will downe. I thanke you for the paper you sent me ; I haue not yet red it, and the booke I haue not yet seene; your father has it, and I haue not seene him much to day. Deare Ned, take care of your self for my sake, and doo not goo to
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