1642.] LADY BRILLIANA BARLEY. 163 CLVI. For my deare sonne Mr. Edward Harley. My deare Ned -I thanke you for your letter this weake by the carrier, and for your promis of one by the post; but I receued none by him. I beleeue you weare hindred from rwiteing. Samuel', I hope, came to you on saterday. I was vnwilling to leaue any thinge vndone that might further your being chosen for the parlament ; in which, if it be the Lords will, I should be very glad you might acte your first saruis for the commonwellth. To tell you nowwhat has bine doun ; I must first let you know that doctor Wright is very ernest in it ; as soun as Mr Weafer was dead, he sent his man to let me know so ; and when I rwite him word that I desired he should try his frindes for you, he did so. When Mr Dauis came to towne, as W Davis toold me, he found no incoragement; but I had directed him to goo to doctor Wright, and he put him in such a way, that he had good hopes of it. Doctor Wrights frinde, as Mr Dauis toold me, was very desirous to bane you, and saide you must be made free of theare towne, to which he would giue all his assistance. As I rwit yesterday to you, doctor Wright staid diner and tooke a letter fromme to my cosen Ellton, which he saide he would delever himself. It was his counsell to me to rwite to him ; for his daugh- ter has married Mr Weafers sonne, and yonge Weaffer has power ouer many voces. Doctor Wright perswaded me to rwite to my cosen Vahan, whoo has interest in some of the alldermen. I haue doun so; and if the mesenger returne to night, I will rwiteyou word, what hope theare is. Mr Dauis spake of himself to Sr William Croft; he toold Sr William Croft that he, heareing in Heariford of the death of Mr Weaffer, he desired his masters sonne might haue that place, and desired him that he would be pleased to giue his assistance to it. It was doctor Wright counesele to Mr. Dauis. Sr William Croft ansured, hee would not medel in it; he would leaue
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