1629.] LADY BRILLIANA HARLEY. 5 word, when I should hope to see you. Need has bine euer sence Sunday trubled with the rume in his fase very much. The swelling of his face made him very dull ; but nowe, I thanke God, he is better, and begins to be merry. He inquires for Jhon Walls comeing downe : for he thinkes he will bringe him a letter. I must desire you to send me downe a littell Bibell for him. He would not let me be in peace, tell I promised him to send for on. Hebegings nowe to delight in reading : and that is the booke I would haue him place his delight in. Tom has still a greate coold; but he is not, I thanke God, sikewith it. Brill and Robin, I thanke God, are well ; and Brill hds two teethe. Ned presents his humble duty to you, and I beeg your Wising for them all : and I beceach the Allmighty to prosper you in all you doo, and to giue you a happy meeting with Your most faithfull affectinat wife, BRILLIANA HARLEY. I pray you, Sr, send downe no silke grogram. I hope you haue reseuefed the siluer candell-stike. Your father, I thanke God, is much better than he was. I pray you, Sr, present my beest lone to my sister Wacke. Desem. 4, 1629. VII. To my deare husband Sr Robert Harley, Knight, at his howes in tllldermanbery. My dearest Sr-Your men came to Bromton on thursday last. I thanke God that you haue your halth. I hope the Lord will giue vs bothe faith to waite vpon him ; and I trust that in his mercy he will give a good end to your biusnes. It pleases God that I continue ill with my coold, but it is, as they say, a nwe dis- ceas : it trubelles me much, more becaus of my being with childe ; but I hope the Lord will deale in mercy with me ; and, deare Sr, let me haue your prayers, for I haue need of them. Docter Barker is nowe with me. I thanke God the childeren are all well, and Need and Robine are very glad of theire boose, and Ned is much discontended that you come not downe. I beeg your bllssing for
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