178 LETTERS OF THE [1642. I can goo abrood at thos times that I was inforsed to keepe my beed, and this last weake was abell, at that time, to keepe a priuet fast, and the Lord that has doun this for me, the vnworthyest of all His seruants, I trust and am fully assured, will doo much more for His chruch. I bane offten toold you, I thought you would see trubell- some times ; but, my deare Ned, keepe your hart aboue the world, and then you will not be trubelled at the changes in it; and haveing your God for your portion, which I am confident you haue, and it is my comfort that I can beleeue so, you are happy ; for I can experimentally say, that the Lord will sheawe most mercy, when we stand in most need of it; and I am confident, the Lord will not faile His poore saruents at this time. I wisch you with me, but, deare Ned, I am glad you are at Loundoun, becaus that is a safer place. I sent Samuell to Heariford on tusday, to obsarue what was doun. Yesterday the soulders weare called. He is not yet come home, which makes me thinke it very much, for he was seene this day at Lemster, at 4 a cloke. I did hope to haue sent the relation of all to you in this letter by the post. Mr. Dauis of Coxall did not goo to Heariford, and Mr. Dauis of Wigmore went, but did nothinge : he says but a feawe of your fathers company did apeare. They speake bigg words, but I hope the Lord will keepe theare harts lowe. I haue receued the box with 20 bandeleres, but the boxes with the muskets and rests the carrier has left to come in a waggon to Woster; he promises I shall haue them shortly. I pray you tell your father the reson, why I did not send the trunck of plate by Lemster carryer was, becaus the last I sent to Lemster, they said it was plate ; but Bagly, that went with it, not knowing what it was, only I toold him theare was a cake in it, and so he toold the carryers wife. I hope your father receued it. I haue derected this truncke to Mr. Smith, in the Old Bagly, and I haue desired Will Griffets to deleuer it to the carrier and to take vpon him that he sends it. I pray you bide Sankey . be carefull to speake to Mr. Smiths man to goo to the carryer of Loudlow to looke for the truncke ; it is sowed vp in
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