1640-41.] LADY BRILLIANA HARLEY. 117 My cosen Dauis is not cleere yet in his biusnes ; for Mr Edwards will not out ; he slites what they say ; and says Mr Dauis goos about like a premouter. He says, he would be sent for vp to Loundoun, that he may informe the parlament with what vntrutbs my cosen Dauis has toold them. I never hard of a man that was not out of his sences, that was so careles to doo like a resnabell man, as Mr Edwards is ; he seames to let himself loose to be led by his pastions. I hope my cosen Dauis makes a ronge judgment; for he thinkes my lord Straford will not haue his sentence, and that some other thinges will fall out. My cosen Dauis charges dous not pleas him, becaus it is no more. Your letter by Jhon Wall was very wellcome to me, and I thanke you for it. I hope the Lord will disapoint all the plots of thos that haue evill will at the prosperity of Gods chruch. Your letter has giuen me much content, for I feared that some would take ocation by the Scots declaration to vrge against them ; but I hope the Lord will pasefy all distempers. I am glad to heare my brother is well, and I perswade meselfe he loues you. I hope my brother is not for lord Straford. I hard my lord Straford layed some of his actions to his charge ; but I hope, if he did, my brother has cleered himself. I am glad my cosen St. Jhons is to be maried. I beleeue it is for her aduantage; tho in my opinion, when one has chillderen, it is better to be a widowe. Mr Ballam is very sicke; I thinke it is an ague, but he eates, and so make his fits violent; he will take nothinge of Wodowes, nor Morgan, but is resouled to send to morrow for doctor Rwit, but he feares he will stay longer with him then 3l. will hoold out; that he is willing to giue, but he can spare no more, as he says : this 2 dayes he has bine debating of, as they tell me; but now in his fitte, he re- soulfes to send for him, and dous not recken the charges. I hope he will doo well ; he is so prouedent. Your brother Tome had a sharpe fitte on saboth day night, but I thanke God his last fite was but short; he is very cheerefull and hungry, but I suffer him to eate
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