1643.] LADY BRILLIANA HARLEY. 199 doun all that is poscibell to get him out, but it cannot be; but I hope the Lord will deleuer him. I haue found him very faithful to me, and he desired to haue come to you. cxcv. For my deare sonne Mr. Edward Harley. My deare Ned-Sence God has put into your harte that you haue taken this imployment vpon you, the Lord in much mercy blles you, and make you to doo wisely and valiently : and now, my deare Ned, you may be confident my very soule goos alonge with you; and becaus I cannot be with you myselfe, I haue sent you on, to be of your troope, and haue furnisched him with a hors. You know he came at the first to Brompton, when our trubells begane, and has faithfully stayed with me, and carried himselfe honestly and with very good corage. He had a desire to come to you, and I as good a desire he should come, and I hope you will find him such a one as I say he is, if not more: the hors coost me 8l. I hope it will come safe to your hande, with his rider. I read your letter very well, which came by Looker but if you would let the paper you write vpon be of the same breath of the cute paper, it would be much better. From this place make vse of the cute paper. + [I pray you] take into [consider that] it has [Mr. Hill is] all ways ready and will be still, which I know will reioyce [much given] and in [ to keepe ] the beest and richest and wisest so that some weare much [company and] to eate [so to drinke,] and sleepe [and I feare] this day Captaine Croft and his wife weare to see me and so [will put his] but all [minde much to] no purpos I long to see you more than you can thinke. [ plundering. ] but doo [Consider well] and that [of it. ]. Pray God blles you, and giue you comfortabell meeting with Your most affectinat mother, BRILLIANA HARLEY. May 9, 1643.
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