1640-41.] LADY BItILLIANA HARLEY. 119 CIV. For my deare sonne Mr Edward Harley. Deare Ned-Your letter was this morning a sweet cordiali to me, affter a great deare of sorrow I had for your brother Tom. It is Gods great mercy to me that your father and you are well ; and I beceache the Lord to continue that mercy to you both, and then I shall be, so much the better. I am sorry theare is that difference betwne bothe howes, and I feare theare will be more ; but I trust the Lord will ouer-rule mens harts. I amglad that the Bischops begine to falle, and I hope it will be with them as it was with Haman; when he began to falle, he feell indeede. I am glad my lady Veere has taus to reioyce in my cosen St. Jhons second mariage. Your brother Toms ague is much increesed, and he is very weake ; his fitte on wensday heald him 22 oures ; he is now in his fitte, and he has it very sharply; his noos has blled much at seuerall times, and they say is a singe, it is a feauor. I haue sent for doctor Rwit or doctor Bauer. Mr Ballam sent on munday for doctor Rwit, but then he was in Glostersheere. I had safed him that labor, but your brother was then reasnabell well. He lay in Mr Ballams chamber, and Blechely, whoo lookes to him and had wacthed with him, on monday night, shee left him a sleepe and prtly allmost out of his fitte, and would let them make no fier in his chamber, but when she was goon, the maid that shee left with him, made so much fier that it allmost burnt the clothes of the beed, and put him into a violent heate ; now I haue him lye in the chamber by me, which pleases him very well. He weepe the other day in priuet, and toold on that he takes for his frrend, that his brother Robin was angry with him aboute the parlament naves, and he feared he had made you angry with him ; thearefore, deare Ned, rwite to him. Your brother Robin cares not to know how it goos in the parlament. I
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