36 LETTERS or THE [1639. drawer, and I would haue him hasten the sending of the peace of cloth, which he had to drawe. I hope Gorge will bide his country- man wellcome. I had him into my chamber to see him, becaus he went to Oxford. I like it very well, that you goo with your tutor to my brother Brays. I beceach the Lord to goo alonge with you, in all your ways. Heare inclosed is a booke of nwes. Your father I thanke God is well. He goos and pleas God on Tuesday to the bischops upon a commistion aboute some land that is in question betwne the bischop and another gentellman. XXIX. To my deare sonne Mr. EdwardHarley. Dear Ned-Your letter this weak was wellcome to me. It is my joy that you are well, and I blles my God for that mercy to you. I am sorry your eyes haue bine soore, and glad I am that you founde benifite by what Mrs Willkinson gaue you; but feareing your eyes should affter this rume be inclined to a rumeticke humor, Ihaue sent you a glas of eye waiter, which is not only good to cure sore eyes but to presarufe the eyes sight. Drope a litter of the water into your eys, in the morneing and at night; but I hope this watter will come to your hands when your eyes are well. Tho I am not afraide of your eyes, yet I can not but pitty your them; for by expe- rience, I know it to be a great paine; for once I had sore eyes, and when by experience we feele how tender the eye is, we may call to minde, how sencibille God is of all the rouges which are doun his chillderen, when he is pleased to say, that they which touche his chillderen, touch the appell of his eye : thearefore wo be to thos that are so boold ; and happy are those that are in that acounte with the Lord. Your father, I thanke God, came well home from the bichops, the last night, affter I had suped, and this day he was at Wigmore, wheare part of his cumpeny was exersised. On munday last,
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