1638-9.] LADY BRILLIANA HARLEY: 27 Docter Barker was with me lately, and remembered you with much kindenes; he toold me, he would rwit to you, and it semes he is as good as his word ; he is a good man. You longe sence riwite for Sr Waffler Rawelys History to your father. I did not forget it, and haue sent it you by this carrier, with a book of nwes. I would haue sent you the relation of the takeing of Brisake, which is of great importance, but your father leaft it at the biscliops. I bane sent you another littell booke; you save me haue it, when you weare with me. I haue reade it, and it pleases me better then any thinge I haue reade a longe time, and any thing that is good, which I inioye, especiall in the beest thinges, I desire you should haue part with me. Deare Ned, reade it, at your leashure, and well waye it, and then let mee knowe how you like it; for my part I am much in lone with it. Sence the ring I gaue you is broken, and that you esterne a peace of it, becaus I gaue it you, I will, if pleas God, by the next safe bearer send you another, that will not so easely breake : and tell your father keepes his promies, in giueing you a wacth, I will let you haue mine; but I will not venture it by the carrier, and I cannot heare of any that goos to Oxford. My cosen Pelham rwites with a great deale of loue of you, and aproufeing of your carage. The Lord presarue you, that you may still be aproufed of. Vse him kindeley, for I am perswaded, he is of a good nature, and has some morall good in him. My deare Ned, the Lord blles you. Your most affectinat mother, BRILLIANA HARLEY. Pheb: this first, 1638. You father was not well pleased you did not rwite by the gardner, becaus he was an expres mesenger. Remember my saruis to your worthy tutor. This day Hall brought me " the Holy Court," from Worster. Remember my saruis to Mrs Willkenson.
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