1641.] LADY BRILLIANA HARLEY. 131 whoo goos towards Loundoun on munday. I am glad that justice is excicuted on my lord Straford, whoo I thinks dyed like a Sen- neca, but not like one that had tasted the mistery of godlyness. My deare Ned, let theas exampels make you experimentally wise in Gods word, which has set forth the prosperity of the wicked to be but for a time ; he flowreschess but for a time in his life, nor in his death has peace ; but the godly has that continual) feast, the peace of a good contience, and his end is peace, and his memory shall not rot. I thanke God that I hard you weare well, for I haue bine in feare of it all this weake. I thanke God your brothers and sisters are well. I haue keepe my heed sence munday. Deare Ned, be carefull of your self, and I pray God blles you. So I rest, Your most affectinat mother, BRILLIANA HARLEY. May 21, 1641. Bromton Castel). CXIX. For my deare sonne Mr. Edward Harley, in Wesmester, neare the Parlament Howes. Deare Ned -I thanks you for your letter by the Welicheman; beleeue it, your letters cannot come to offten to me. I blles God that you are well, and I hope the Lord will keeps you so, and in good time giue me, whoo longes for it, a happy seeing of you. I knwe not of Mr Yaits his gooing to Loundoun tell this day. I hope buisnes in the parlament will goo one smouthly, and I hope your father will come downe and you in June. I was allways of the minde, that Gorge would not stay with you but to sarfe his owns turns. I pray God send you a religious and a good natured sar- uant. Deare Ned, take my counsell, I beleeue you will not finde it beast to take Gorges his brother; it is a most teadious thinge to be sarued by a chillde, without you had other saruants that might healp out his defects; they want witt and discretion, and haue theair pastions unbrideled, wich all togeeather makes them teadious saruants;.
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