26 LETTERS OF THE [1638 -9. with a drawne sword ; but none ells coued see what he thought he sawe. I am sorry my lord is goone into Ireland. Doctor Deodate was sent for to Mr Roberd Moores wife, whoo is lattely come out of the lowecuntres ; shee had a greate feauer. Doctor Deodate being so neere, came to see your father and meself; he did not forget to aske for you, with a greate deale of lone, and expreses a greate deale of desire affter your good; he is very well and merrier than ever I sawe him; his man toold Pheebe, that his mistris was with chillde; if it be so, shure that is the ground of his meerth. Your anchent frinde Mrs Traford is verybigg with child, and doctor Deodate dous somethinge feare her. He tells me he was allmost in loue with her, when shee sarued me, but now he can not fancy her. Mrs Pirson has quited her ague ; but good W Simons has goot one ; he has had three fitts. I beleeue your cosen Smith is not sorry for it ; he growes a fine boy, and is more ciuell then he was. Your brother Robert has had no fite this fortnight. I thanke God, he is not alltogeather so stuborne as he was. The gardner would make me beleeue that you are much growne; he likes all well at Oxford, but the capes and littell fiers. It semes it has put him in loue with trauelling, for he would fame be sent againe. I asked him, if Mr Pirkins did not say I was too fond a mother. He ansured me, he said you did very well. Mr Gower toold him, he had learnt no eloquence. Your father came home well on Saterday. Tell my eosen Vahan, that your father sayes they weare all very well at his fathers, wheare he had greate entertainement. I sent this day to see Mrs Wallcott; they sent me word, that theare sonne should goo shortly to Oxford ; he is at home to be fitted for it. Mr Cradock is seetled at Clanuer, wheare they say Mr Wallcott means to line. I thinke it strange that Mr Cradocke should incorage on to preche, by which he puts his frinde vpon such a disaduantage. Mr Cradock is a worthy man, but some times he dous not judg cleerely of things, and when we meet with such men, we must looke through the clowde of theare infirmetyes vpon the suneshine of theare vertues. My paper did deceauefe me, for I thought I had had another side.
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