1641.] LADY BRILLIANA HARLEY. 145 time. I hope, veder Gods holy protection, you will have a safe journey downe, and that you will be at Brompton on wensday or thursday. Deare Ned, to see you will much reuiue me in the midst of many sad thoughts. It has very much trubelled me to see the affections of this cuntry so against your father that is worth thousands of them ; and he has desarued so well of them :. but you are in the right. It is for Gods taus, and then it is an honnor to suffer; * * * * * * to trubell me. * * * * since I conseaue true patience has lone joyned with it, to the persons that doo one rong, yet I thinke as the case stands thus, I shall not be very glad to see any of them. Doctor Wright came to see me on saturday last. They hate him as much as any ; and if Petter doo but goo into Heareford, they call him fresch roundhead. They haue hated doctor Wright ever sence he stood for you; and I have bine toold by some that has bine by, that if any spooke against your father, he would tell them he could not indure it ; that now they durst not speake before him. He toold me that Mr. Dewe did defend your father very much, and that he lolled him for that, though he did not before. I had not seen him in a great while before. He is resolued to giue nothing, but he dous not knowe how it will goo with him. I hope the horsess will come well to you. Your nag I haue giuen order should be leed, and the younge geldinge ; but, deare Ned, I pray you doo not ride vpon gray-shephard, for he has throwne Samuele twis very desperately. I hopeyou will be carefull of your- self, and not ride too hard in the heate of the day. I haue not toold any body that you are comeing downe. I pray God blles you, and glue you a most comfortabell meeting with, Your most affectionate mother, BRILLIANA HARLEY. I pray you aske Anthony * * * * * what Mr. Hauor proclaimed in Shobden chruch. I haue scribbled this letter. I was at the dutys of this day at the fast, so that it is late. When Dr. Wright went away he prayed me to remember his saruis to you. I haue given CAMD. SOC. U
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