NOTES TO INTRODUCTION. THOS. HARLEY TO SIRROB. HARLEY. " Good Son-As c'cerning yr lettr to my dau'tr of yr desyr too goe into ye Lowe Countries too see ye noble army there, iff I wold gate you leave, wherwith my dautr acqu'ted me, my answer was, that you s'old never haue my c'sent, and if there were a necessytye of goinge, I wold be ye man. Alsoe I receaved from my dau'ter vpon Thursday ye letter tendinge to that purpose, well I dyd reade that day, and the nyght following did consider therof, not too sende a bare letter, but my servant Ihon Hopkins, whom I sent to Mr Pierson that I myght acq'nte hym wth yr letter, and to knowe whether hewold have any thinge to you, who verge frealye offered to be the messenger hymselfe, wh I doe take most kindlyeatt his hands, whom I have instructed to dealewith you very freely. Human' est errare, but no wysdonl to p'severe; therefore, good sonne, lette me p'vayle soe ffarre wh you, that no further sppeches maye growe hereof, lest there thence maye cI a ryppynge upe of them and other occacions, but rather a , wherin I know Mr Pierson, who loveth and honoreth you in his heart, will advise you. Therefore for once agayne intreatinge you will come to vs wth speed, wh wylbe noe small c'forting to us all, and especially to my dau'ter. The God blese you. "Yr lovinge and naturali Ffather, " T. HARLEY. " Brópt. Castel, 23 June, 1621." In Sir Robert's time, Harley was occasionally spelt Harlow, Harlowe, and Harloe. Lord Conway writes Harlow, Appendix, p. 214. Major Winthrop writes Harlowe, Appendix, p. 233. Whitelocke, in Memorials, writes Harlow, Harloe, and Harley. Page vi. Provost of Oriel. -" John Tolson, Procter 15 April, 1607; D.D. 21 March, 1621; was Provost (1621-44); and pro-Vice-Chancellor 1642. In his time the new Chapel and Hall were built, between 1637-1642, himself contributing 1,1501." - Ingram's Memorials of Oxford. Page vii. He represented in Parliament.-AmongSir Robert's papers is the following in his own hand-writing:- " COPPIES OF GENERALE LETTRES VPON NEWS OF A PARLAMI. " Sr T. C. " Honorable knight and my worthy friend, -I heare that wee shall shortlie hay a parla- ment, we' it may bee is no newes to you. To answere yor many noble respects to mee, I desire to impart it to you, beeing newes to mee, beseeching you to bee pleased to reserve your voyces for the knights of the parlament for this county, till we all meet to deliberate of the fittest persons for that attendance, that ye choyce may not be made by affection but discretion. So in hast." " Sr Jo. Sc. " Sr, -I understand wee shall shortly have a parlament, the immediateconsequence of web truth amongst vs will bee the choyce of knights of the shire. I beseech you, sir,
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