1643.] LADY BRILLIANA IIARLEY. 205 min to me, and deare Ned, longe to see me ; and I hope when you haue spent some littell time in the army you will come to Brompton. Sence you desired your brother to come to you, I could not deny it, though I was loth to leaue him. I hope he is come, before this, safe to you ; and I pray God blles you both togeather, and that I may agene haue you returne in safety with your deare father. In this cuntry they begine to rais nwe tropes, and they haue seast the country at 12001. a-month. My lo. Harbert and colonel Vaueser whoo is to be gouerner of Heariford, is gone vp into Moungomeryscheere to rais soulders. All of them are returned into Hearifordsheere; Sr Wallter Pye, Mr Brabson, Mr Smaleman, Mr Wigmore, Mr Ligen, and Mr Stiles and Gardnas, whoo has quartered soulders in Kingsland, and they say, that besides the 12001. a month, theme must be free quarter for soulders. They counsell, but the Lord in mercy defeate theaire counsells. I must looke for nwe one-seets, but I hope I shall looke to my rocke of defence, the Lord my God, from home is deleuerance. Out of Chescheere, I heare' from a sure hand, that on the 19 of this month Sr William Brerton sent out a party of hors into Sharpschere, but when they weare plundering at Hanmere, the lo. Capells tropes supprised them; they hasted to theaire horsess and fleed, but theare was taken prisnors of them the leftenan colonell and captain leftenant Sanky, and 13 more taken prisners, and about 12 slaine, and many more wounded. They vsed the prisnors very barborously. All Lancascheere is cleered, only Latham howes. My lord of Darby has left that county, which they take ill. My deare Ned, I know you lone to heare how I doo. I thanke God, beyond my expectation or that of some in my howes, my prouistions has heald out; and I haue borrowed yet not much mony, though my tenants will not pay me, and Coolborndeales very ill with me, and will pay me no mony ; and Mr Connisbys steward sent to him to know wheather he would receaue the 6 coolts, and he Heuer toold me of it, but sent them word he durst not. This Mr Eaton rwite me word of yesterday. Your brother can tell you I sent for a Sargent to colonell Massey,
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