1640-41.7 LADY BRILLIANA HARLEY. 121 with the saruants, and grows tall and very leane, so that Doctor Rwit did not knowe him. I pray God blles you. Your most affectinat mother, BRILLIANA HARLEY. Mar: 20, 1640. Bromton Castell. I haue sent your father by this carrier a turkey pye. Deare Ned, send me word wheather your father like it. Cvi. For my deare sonne Mr. Edward Harley. Deare Ned-That I haue no letter from you this weake puts me to a stand, and I should be very much trubeled, but that your father rwites me word you are well, which mercy, I hope, the Lord will still continue to you. I neuer more longed to heare how things goo then I did this weake Many rumors we heare, but I biuld upon nothing tell I heare it from you or your father. I much desire to heare how the parlament tooke the ansure of the justices of this country, that sent word they knwe not by what aughtority the parlament did require the taking of the protestation. Sr William Croft is much against the parlament, and vtters his minde freely : he was much displeased that they would petition the Parlament : he toold Mr Gower he was a moufer of sedistion ; and my cosen Tomkins was very hoot with him : they say the parla- ment dons theare owne biusness, and not the cuntryes. I shall long to heare from you. I thanke God, your cosen Smith has loost his ague, for I could not deserne he had any fite. On munday before Ester, Mr Kirll and some other gentellmen intend to seet forward with the petition, which I hope will be well taken. I pray God blles you, and keepe you in His feare. Your most affectinat mother, BRILLIANA HARLEY. Mar: 25, 1641. CAMD. SOC. R
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