1640-41.] LADY BRILLIANA HARLEY. 111 XCVII. For my deare Bonne Mr Edward Harley. Deare Ned -I am glad of all ocations to inquire affter your health, which I hope you inioye. Munday, as I hard from you and others, was to be the day of debate about bischops. We at Bromton keep the day to shue to our God for His derection of the parlament. I beleefe that herarchy must downe, and I hope now. My cosen Keirle sent the petion he had at Hereford to Mr. Gower to geet hands ; he rwit Mr. Gower word he sent it to my younge cosen Vahan ; he singned it and goot threescore and 10 hands to it, but his father did not singe it. I longe to heare from you. I beceach the Lord to blles you, and that I may see you with much comfort; so I rest Your most affectinat mother, BR.ILLIANA HARLEY. Janu: 28, 1640. Bromton Castell. Your brothers and sisters are well ; but your sister Brill has a very greate coold. Deare Ned, let your man deliuer this letter to my cosen Pelham, as soune as you can; I haue rwit to him about a mariage for one of my neecess. XCVIII. For my deare sonne W Edward Harley. My deare Ned -I thank you for your letter by the Wellchman and by the carrier. I thinke the Wellchman went vp on a sleepless arent, for he toold me he went vp about a petion against the minister wheare he Hued, but the man that carried the petion was not come to Loundon, nor he knwe not wheare he was ; as he went vp he said that he carried the petion, and that he would goo to your father about it. I did much feare, when I hard first of the kings speach, that it would haue caused some allteration in the parlament, but I now
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