1640.] LADY BRILLIANA HARLEY. 101 and your self enioy your health, and I beceach the Lord you may longe doo so: but, my deare Ned, I would haue you rwite me word more at large, what my cosen Smith thinkes of that which trubells you, and wheather he thinkes a plaster will be sufficient for you. Deare Ned, beleeue it, my thoughts are much with you : be carefull to improuf your time. I know Loundoun is a bewitching place. I desire to knowe wheare your fathers lodging is, and wheather you lye at his lodging. I thanke God I am indeferent well, and your brothers and sisters are very well. Send me word wheather my cosen Hrry Pelham be of the parlament, and wheather my lord is to come or no to Loundoun. I beceach the Lord to blles you, and presarfe you in all safety. Your most affectinat mother, BRILLIANA HARLEY. The versess pleas me well, and to requite you, I haue sent you some. Nou: 14, 1640. Bromton Castell. Remember me to my cosen Smith and his wife. I haue sent to your man, to doo some biuseness for me. Good Ned, put him in minde to doo it. Deare Ned, send me word what good men are of the parlament. LXXXV. For my deare sonne Mr. Edward Harley. My deare Ned-I beceach the Lord to blles you, and to fill you with His gras, and that heauenlywisdome by which you may truely see, that the ways of the men of the world are but foolly. I did much feare you would not haue endured your iourney so well, but my God was merciful to you and me in enàbelling of you. Deare Ned, let me know whoo your father makes choys of to giue you some thinge, and I beceach the Lord to blles the means to you; and I dout not but that my cosen Smith will be carefull of you. Deare Ned, send me word wheare your father his lodging is.
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