128 LETTERS OF THE [1641. cxv. For my deare sonne Mr. Edward Harley. Deare Ned-Sence my thoughtes are so much with you, I may easely writ offten to you. I take much content that I may hope to see your father and you within 2 months. I pray God giue me a comfortabell inioyeing of that my desire. Deare Ned, be carefull of your health, and aboue all, of keeping your hart cloos with your God. I did much reioyce that theare was hopes of a good agree- ment betwene the 2 howess, and I hope to heare more fully of it by Looker, who was looked for hard the last night; but he is not yet come. Your brother Tom, I thanke God, is so well that he comes into my chamber, and is mightyly a hungery, but your brother Ro- bine has his ague still ; his fittes are much lees. He was very ill, and I preuailed with him to take a vomit, which, he says now, if he had not taken he thinkes he had bine in his graue : but he was very vnwilling to take anymore phiseke, so he did not : and I feare he is a littell corbuticall; for his teethe are loose; and I feare he had a littell touch of his old deases the other day, but he had no fitt: he is alltogeather against phiseke ; he thinks an ague must be worne away by gooing abroode; but theas are not such agues. Mr. Ballam mends a paece, and so dous Sam Piner: your sisters are, I thanke God, very well, and your cosen Smith, whous only sorrow is, that I haue goot one to teach scoole for Mr. Ballam. Mr. Gower toold me of the death of my good brother Bray. I am exceeding sorry for the loos of him; I hope my sister Wacke and my brother are well, and my lady Conway and my brothers chillderen. I pray God blles you and keepe you in His feare: so I rest, Your most affectinat mother, BRILLIANA HARLEY. May 7, 1641. Bromton Castell. I thanke God, I finde meself much better for my phisek and being
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