1 112 LETTERS OF THE [1640-41. hope it will not. I thought the Jesuet had bine acuesed of treson. I hope the kinge will yeald to the request of the parlament in that particular. Mr. Gower was not willing to goo vp the next weake, because he thinkes theare is some rubs in the way ; but I thinke he will begine his iourney on munday-comsenet. Mr. Yaits, when I toold him of Mr. Gowerses gooing, was of himself very ernest vpon the journey, but now he is content to stay tell your father sends word, wheather he should come or no; and I thinke he dous better. I had seene the kings speech before you sent me it, but it was various from yours. I thanke you for it. Deare Ned, I thanke you for puting me in minde to send your father some biskets. I haue sent him a box with some and another box in which is some Sheawsbery caskes for your father, and 5 biskets for your self, with a paper of lemoncakes, such as I haue sent to your father : I was angry that they had ouer backed the biskets, and I would not haue sent them, but that I was loth to stay tell another weake ; send me word wheather your father like them. I am glad that Gorge has seen his error and that your are frinds againe. I only rwit to your father that I had hard that Gorge was weary of saruis, and that his father toold me, he would studdy deuinety, and I desired him, if you did finde him not fite for you, that he would giue his consent that you might change him. I thank God your brothers and sisters are well. Your brother Robine, in my eye, is too tall for his scoule. He aplyes, I hope, his minde to his booke something better then he did ; he is resarued, says littell, but Tome is as biussy as can be, about the parlament, and hoolds inteligence with all that will giue him true notice of things. I hope your father will not let you goo from him. I pray God blles you, and make you see betimes the vanitye of this life and the excellency of the fauor of God. I longe to see you, and rest, Your most affectinat mother, BRILLIANA HARLEY. Pheb: 5, 1640. Brornton Castell. In the lesser box are 5 biskets for you and a paper of lemon cakes.
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