1642.] LADY BRILLIANA HARLEY. 167 At Loudlow they seet vp a May pole, ana a thinge like a head vpon it, and so they did at Croft, and gathered a greate many about it, and shot at it in deristion of roundheads. At Loudlow they abused Mr Bauges sonne very much, and are so insolent that they durst not leaue theare howes to come to the fast. I acknowledg I doo not thinke meselfsafe wheare I am. I loos the comfort of your fathers company, and am in but littell safety, but that my trust is in God ; and what is doun in your fathers estate pleasess him not, so that I wisch meselfe, with all my hart, at Loundoun, and then your father might be a wittnes of what is spent; but if your father thinke it beest for me to be in the cuntry, I am every well pleased with what he shall thinke beest. I haue sent you by this carryer, in a box, 3 shirts ; theare is another, but it was not quite made ; on of them is not wasched ; I will, and pleas God, send you another the next weake, and some handchersher. I rwite yesterday to you by the post of Loudlow, how my thankes was taken at Heariford. I pray God blles you and keepe you from sinn, and from all other euills, and giue you a joyfull meeting with Your most affectinat mother, BRILLIANA HARLEY. Your sister Doll is not well, shee has a great weakenes vpon her; yet I thanke God this day shee is somethinge better than shee was. June 4, 1642: Brompton Castell. CL%II. To her son Edward Harley. My deare Ned-You haue now made amens for not rwiteing the last weake, becaus you haue rwite by thepost and promis me another letter by Hacklett, whoo I hope will be with me this night. I longe to see her that shee may let me know how you doo, which I should be glad to be an eye witness of meselfe ; for beleue me I longe to see
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