1642-3.] LADY BRILLIANA HARLEY. 191 CLXXXVIII.* For Mr. Edward Harley. Deare Ned, [I desire you] imagin to [would pray] all strength and[your father] go all to geather ; why did I rong my judgment so as to [to send me] let vs the [word what] world. As for to lone wheare I did know [he would haue] all be it [doo : ifIput] it is strang [ away the] theare was no hoold to be taken for what my wisches [men I shall] thirst if [be plundered] once of it my hart can bost straight by her [ and if I] is [ haue no ] forsaken [rents, Iknow] off haue I wisched that when theare had bine some [ not what ] all mineche [ tours to ] for to haue seene when lone with her had bine [ take ] in season [ If I leaue] but I [ Brompton ] perseaue theare is no art, can finde the [all will be] of that [ ruened ] hart that loues bv. chance and not by reson. [Mr Coningsby] if and [ swore he ] violent [ would be] Cato Johannes, the Grecian emperour, vp with came [in Brompton] with a [ within five] wast Army of hors and foote, and demand [ days ] cold and [ I heare ] with diemns [ he has ] to resign vnto him all places of strentg, togeather [a commistion] with all the [ to displace] forse he had, and then he seet forward to [all ministers] he too [ and put ] them [ in others ] all places without resistance as you haue hard [ so it be ] to the greef [ doun with ] of many I cannot heare what is to be doun, and * This Letter is read by a key of cut paper, the openings of which conespond with the words within the brackets.
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