p2.] LADY BRILLiANA HARLEY. 169 ou doo in euery particular. I hope to send you your other y Martaine, when he bringes vp the horses. I pray God blles you and keepe you in all safety ; so I rest Your most affectinat mother, BRILLIANA HARLEY. I haue sent your father a box of Shrewsbury cakes. Just as I am rwiteing theare is a quarell begoun. June 11, 1642. CLXI V. For my deare sonne Mr. Edward Harley. My deare Ned -I thanke you for your letter by the carryer. I hope your phisek has doun you good, and I pray God it may. We must all ioyne our sorrows tógeather that the kinge yet hoolds of. I dout not but that the Lord will perfect His great worke, He has begoun. I purpos, and pleas God, to send Martane with the horsess your father sent for, on munday next. I doute not but that your father will giue to his vtmost for the raiseing theas hoors, and in my opinion it weare better to borrow mony, if your father will giue any, then to giue his plate; for we doo not know what straits we may be put to, and thearefore I thinke it is better to borrow whillst on may, and keepe the plate for a time of neede, without your father had so much plate, that he could paret with some, and keepe some to sarue him- selfe another time. This I doo not say, that I am vnwilling to part with the plate or any thing ells in this case ; if your father cannot borrow mony, I thinke I might finde out some in the cuntry to lend him some. Deare Ned, tell your father this, for I haue not rwite to him aboute it. I haue not bine very well this day, but it is as I vse to be, and I thanke God so much better, as I keepe not my chamber. Your sister Dorroty is much better then shee was, and I hope shee will doo well, though I was much afraide of her. I pray God blles you and giue you a comfortabell meeting with Your most affectinat mother, BRILLIANA HARLEY. June 17, 1642. Brompton Castell. CAMD. SOC. Z
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