186 LETTERS OF THE 11642. neare me that theare will be no gooing out. My comfort is that you are not with me, least they should take you; but I doo most dearly this you. I wisch, if it pleased God, that I weare with your father. I would haue rwite to him, but I durst not rwite vpon papaper. Deare Ned, rwite to me, though you rwite vpon a peace of clothe, as this is. I pray God blles you, as I dsier my owne soule should be bllesed. Thears a 1000 dragonears came into Harferd 5 owers affther my lord Harferd. Your mother, Desem: 13, 1642. BRILL : HAR. CLXXXIII. To her son Edward. My deare Ned -I thanke you for your letter by Proser; he is a trusty mesenger. I must now tell you how gratious our God has bine to vs: on the soboth day affter I receued the letter from the markis, we sett that day apart to sceeke to our God, and then on munday we prepared for a seege; but our good God called them another way; and the markis sent me word he remembered him to me, and that I need not feare him, for he was gooing away, but bide me feare him that came affter him. Mr Connisbe is the gouernor of Heariford, and he sent to me a letter by Mr Wigmore. I did not let him come into my howes, but I went into the garden to him. Your father will sheawe you the letter ; they are in a mighty violence against me ; they reueng all that was donne vpon me, so that I shall feare any more parlament forsess comeing into this cuntry : and deare Ned, when it is in your power sheaw kindenes to them, for they must be overcome so. Bardlam has played the very traitor to me, and Richard Bytheway neuer comes at me: Mr Phillips takes much care and pains. Deare Ned, rwite him thankes tho it be but in a littell stripe of paper. My deare Ned, I pray you aduis with your father wheather he thinkes it best that I should put away most of the men that are in
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