1642.] LADY BRILLIANA HARLEY. CXLVIII. To her sonne Edward. 157 My deare Ned -I beleeue some buisines hindered your rwiting this weake or ells I should haue promised myself a letter from you; for you know how much I lone to have a letter from you. I should wisch you would begine a letter on monday and take the whoole weake to rwite it in, that so I might know from you how thinges goo, and how your sister Brill pleases my lady Veare. I feare theare will be blowes struck. I pray God prepare vs for thos times. Deare Ned, tell your father that the plumer of Woster is now casting the leads ; the timber was very rotten ; he seems to be an honest man. I wisched you with me to day, to see him cast it. I thanke God your brothers and sisters are well. I pray God blles you, and giue you a comfortabell meeting with Your most affectinatmother, BRILLIANA HARLEY. I hope you doo not forget to spend some time to learne French. I pray you send me word wheather you doo. I hope you haue reseaued the letter I sent by Mr Moore. (No date.) CXLIX. For my deare sonne Mr. Edward Harley. My deare Ned-Your letter by the post and by the carrier are both very wellcome to me ; for besides the knowledge you giue me of the publicke affaires, the assuranceof your health is very deare to me. We all are ingaged deepely to pray ernestly to our God, that He will giue both wisdome and corage to the parlament, and I hope the Lord will so giude them that the mouths of thos that would speake euill of them shall be stoped. I thanke you for desireing me not to beleeue rumors. I doo not ; becaus I assure meself I shall heare the truth of thinges from your penn. It is the Lords greate worke, that
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