172 LETTERS OF THE [1642. I am very glad to heare that your sister has so much fauor from my lady Veere. I had no letter from your sister this weake. I hope the horsess are come well to your father : and by this carrier I purpos, and pleas God, to send the 2 pistol's you rwite me word your father would haue, and the gillt plate which he has sent for. I am exceeding glad to heare that my lord of Sallsbery and my lord of Clare is come to the parlement. It is a greate comfort to me to see you fixe your thoughts in theas times vpon your God. Your brother Tom has bine extreme ill, and it pleased God, that docter Wright was with MTs Litellton, and so came to see me as he went home, which I thought fell out happily for your brother. Yesterday I was exceeding fraid of him, but this day, I thanke God, he is better, so that I hope docter Wright may leaue him to-morrow. He fell sike on tusday last; so that, deare Ned, I finde that on trubele foolows another. Mr William Littellton being at Loudlow last weake, as he came out of the chruch, a man came to him and looked him in the fase and cryed " roundhead ; " he gaue the fellow a good box of the eare and steep to on that had a chugell and tooke it from him and beat him soundly. They say, they are now more quiet in Loudlow. I pray you put your father in mind to consider of that I rwite to him about W Yates, and send me word what he says, for I desire they may be punisched. I pray God blles you and giue you a comfortabell meeting with Your most affectinat mother, BRILLIANA HARLEY. Jne: 24, 1642. Brompton Castell. Deare Ned, send me word wheather my lady Veere giues any thinge in this prouicione for raizing of hors for the good of this poore kingdome.
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