1642-3.] LADY BRILLIANA HARLEY. 195 The Lord in mercy presarue you and keep you, and in His good time glue vs a comfortabell meeting ; and, deare Ned, pray for Brompton, and Your most affectinat mother, BRILLIANA HARLEY. Mar: 4, 1642. Mr. Phillips carries himself very well, and all in my howes are of good corage. cxcl. For my Beare sonne Mr. Edward Harley. My deare Ned -I should haue bine very glad to haue receued a letter from you by Mr. Taylor; and deare Ned, finde some way or other to rwite to me that I may know how the world goos, and how it is with your father and yourselfe; for it is a death to be amoungst my enimys, and not to heare from thos I lone so dearely. Heare I bane sent you a coppy of the sommons was sent me ; I wisch with all my hart that euery on would take notice what way they take : that if I doo not giue them my howes, and what they would bane, I shall be proseeded against as a trator. It may be euery onse case to be made traytors ; for I beleeue eury on will be as vnwilling to part with theare howes as I am. I desire your father would seariously thinke what I had beest doo ; wheather stay at Brompton, or remoue to some other place. I beare theare are 600 soulders apointed to come against me. I know not wheather this sessation of armes will stay them. I cannot tell what to think, that I heare nothing of your sister Brills sonne, nor that you did not write me word, that he was come to you. I heare captaine Jeferes is drowned. I am very much behoolding to dotter Wright, for he will not goo from Brompton tell he sees me out of my trubell. Mr. Phillips carrys himselfe very well, and Mr. H as he was vsed to doo. Good Mr Baughly is fame to come to Brompton.
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