12 LETTERS OF TIIE [1638. in youth and old agge you may haue that joye which surpases the joy of the world, that so in your old agg you may say, Lord, remember thy sarvant *hoo has alwways desired to sarue thee. I did always thinke Mr. Longly would not stay long with my Lord of Middelsexcess ; I whisth my Lord my brother had him. I haue not time to rwite you the nwes I heare from a shure hand ; theare- fore I haue sent you my brothers letter, that you my knowe the truth and particulars of it. Keepe my letter safe, and send it me againe. Another letter I send you with it, that you may knowe what I heare, and I hope, you will vse the knoweledg of things in this kinde wisely. The Scoth biusnes I hope is well composed. I would willingly haue sent you the booke, but as yet I could not geet on; but I hard it read, a booke printed by aughterity from the kinge, in which he has forbide ther booke of Common Prayer, which they weare offended at, and grated them a publick fast, which they heeld the 10 of this month, as I take it ; and now they haue a publicke assembely and a parlament in May or March, I haue forgot which. I take this to be good nwes. Your father, I thanke God, is well. Your brother Robert has no fitte sence you went, and yet he has bine crost, when he desarued it ; but he left of some of his cloths, and tooke a greate coold, and yesterday was exceeding ill, feauerisch, his throate sore. I had not bine so fare has his chamber sence you went, but yesterday went to see him ; when I was glad I did, for vpon my giueing him somethinge, he was much better. They that weare with him did not perseauefe his illness : I thanke God, to day he is vp, and I hope it will be no ague, tho I feare it. All the rest are well, and I thanke God I am reasnabell well. The Lord in mercy blles you, and take this assurance, that I am Your most affectinat mother till death, BRILLIANA HARLEY. Remember my saruis to your worthy tutor. I did reseaue a letter from him by Looker, and I thanke him for it. I haue no time to rwite to Gorge. In hast. Nou. 24, 1638.
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