190 LETTERS OF THE [1642-3. Ned, desireyour father to send me word what he thinkes I had beest doo ; for if I should put away the men in my howes, I should be eury day plundered, and as basely vsed as it is poscibell, and I can receaue no rents. Sam Piner toold who went with you, and so Leeg and Poell are indited. Mr Yaets and M' Lowe and Edward Pin. goo towards Loundoun the next weake. Edward Pin. biusnes is to speake with your father aboute the legacy he should pay Mr Poells daughter; he has sould land to her husband, and he would haue him take the mony of your father. I would not haue had him goo vp to Loundoun, becaus I thinke it is not a time for your father to take vp mony to pay that legacy, that the land is still in question ; but your brother tells me Piners intentiene is to geet more lives on Buckton for that mony. If your father pleas to consider it, I thinke it is not so much for his profit to let on man haue so many liueings in his hand; for then they put poore tenants into them, and let the howses goo downe, and your father has but on tenant, for his tenant haueing 2 or 3. I pray you speake to your father about it. Good Mr Bayley is come to me. They rage more then euer. I pray God keepe vs from them ; and, deare Ned, pray for vs and desire all good Christians to doo so. The Lord in mercy blles you, and giue me, a comfortabell seeing of you, who hoold you as deare as my owne soule. Your most affectinat mother, BRILLIANA HARLEY. I longe to see your sister Brills sonn. I think it seuen yeare tell he come. I sent you all your lumens the last saterday. Mr William Griffits tooke them with him, and promised to send them to his brother Gorge. I purpos to send your man vp to you, when Piner gods, for I beleeue you will hardly haue on that is better and loues you more. Feb. 25, 1642.
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