204 LETTERS OF THE [1643. you weare safely come to S" William Waller, wheare the Lord of heauen and earth blles you and presarue you. My hart is with you, and I know you beleeue it; for my life is bound vp with yours. My deare Ned, sence you desire your brother to come to you, I cannot be vnwilling he should goo to you, to home I pray God make him a comfort. If M" Hill be with you, and you would be free of him, you may if pleas you, tell him I desire he should come to me, and so you may send him to me : if your brother will speake freely, he can tell you of his carage. My deare Ned, if you wante any thinge that I can healp you to, I pray you send to me; and be sure I will wante my- selfe, before you shall. Your brother will tell you how this cuntry is, and I pray you take care of your brother, and I beceach the Lord to blles you and him, and in His good time to giue me a joyifull meeting with you. Your most affectinat mother, BRILLIANA HARLEY. Your father was, I thanke God, very well on tusday last. I had not a letter from him, but Mr Moore wrote me word so. I am very sorry that my brother has doun what he has. I haue bide your brother tell you what I haue hard. To her son Edward. My deare Ned-On saterday I receued your letter by Raphe. Your beingwell is mine, and thearefore you may beleeue I reioyce in it. That you left me with sorrow, when you went last from Brompton, I beleeue ; for I thinke, with comfort I thinke of it, that you are not only a child, but on with child -like affections to me, and I knowe you haue so much vnderstanding that you did well way the condistion I was in; but I beleeue it, your leaueing of me was more sorrow then my condistion could be ; but I hope the Lord will in mercy giue you to me again, for you are both a Joseph and a Benia-
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