132 LETTERS OF THE [1641. and I consider when you are at the ends of court, and nobody about you but a child, if you should not be well, you would finde it a trubell ; and so you would being well ; when you imploye him in any saruis you would tast his childeischness in all he did. I speake from experience. I haue had chillderen sarue me; and I finde very yonge men and women no good saruants ; and then at the end of a yeare or 2, you will haue him doo as Gorge dons ; but if you weare sure he would not, yet I would not haue you take such a youth ; you would finde no content in it. If Samuell weare of a good nature, I could wisch you would like him; but he has a sower nature. Pleas yourself in your choyce, and I shall be pleased ; but take myword ; boys are trubellsome saruants. I thanke God your brothers are well, and so is your sisters. I am very glad to heare my lord is well, and that my lady Veere is willing to haue Brill ; it is my greefe that my condistion in health is such, that I can not be of more aduantage to you all than I am. I thanke you for the sparigous you sent me. I pray God blles you, and keepe you in His feare ; and, deare Ned, beleeue me to be, Your most affectinat mother, BRILLIANA HARLEY. Mr. Ballam has made shift to geet his ague againe. Roger Beeb like a wise man is goon to be maried. I haue not bine out of my beed sence munday. I pray God bringe me well out of it. May 22, 1641. Bromton Castell. CXX. For my deare sonne Mr Edward Harley. Deare Ned, -I thanke you for your letter by Jelly and by the carrier; it is my greate comfort that you are well, and I hope the Lord will continue that mercy to you. I much reioyce that the Lord has sheawed Himself so mightyly for His peopell, in heareing theare prayers ; that it is : come so fare as that the bischops and all theiare traine is voted against. I trust in God they will be in-
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