<P_124>

<heading:edcomment:105_THOMAS_BARRINGTON,_N.D._[24_JANUARY_1630]>

Madame This short time of distance since I was with you hath produced
nothing either new or worthy of your eye , (TBARRING-E2-P2,124.3)

only the greate affaire of the King's Bench is to morrow to be tryed
between the king and our parliament men . (TBARRING-E2-P2,124.4)

The time is fixt , (TBARRING-E2-P2,124.5)

God send such an issue as may most gloryfye him and benefitt king and
subjects . (TBARRING-E2-P2,124.6)

This day my cozen Dunch maryes his brave mistress , a gentle-woman of
portion , education and proportion paralel to his estate and credit
sufficient for his long delayed matrimonye . (TBARRING-E2-P2,124.7)

My wife and my selfe are solemnely invited to morrow to be thare when
is the festivall , this day not allowing it , and the joyneing of hands
being alltogether private . (TBARRING-E2-P2,124.8)

Madame my intention and desyre is to see you againe before my jornye to
Hatfeild <paren> if I can find any time from my busynes </paren>
haveing had so little libertye by reson of my lord to discourse with
you of diverse particulars which I resolved to impart to you , som of
mirth , som for meear notice , som of <paren> though small </paren>
busines . (TBARRING-E2-P2,124.9)

My wife tenders her dewtye and service to you , desyring your excuse
for her not waiteing on you haveing no horses of her owne and being so
lately perplext with those hyred , as Tobie knowes .
(TBARRING-E2-P2,124.10)

Owr love to all our freinds , (TBARRING-E2-P2,124.11)

and so I rest Your most obedient and loving sonn Thomas Barrington
(TBARRING-E2-P2,124.12)

{COM:endorsed} To my most honored mother the Lady Barrington at Harrow
Hill (TBARRING-E2-P2,124.13)

<P_133>

<heading:edcomment:115_THOMAS_BARRINGTON,_N.D._[FEBRUARY_1630]>

Madame This toune is so barren of newes , as if the frost $had
foreclosed the streame . (TBARRING-E2-P2,133.16)

The only intelligence I can derive to yow is the French king hath
advaunced his foote forces to Piamont and the cardinall demaunds high
conditions in his behalfe thare . (TBARRING-E2-P2,133.17)

His naval power is in dayly preparation , he haveing dessigned crounes
by the yeear to fortyfye him selfe at sea , (TBARRING-E2-P2,133.18)

and towards the effecting heearof hath procured or familyes of the best
shipp wrights that <P_134> he can obtaine into his countrye .
(TBARRING-E2-P2,134.19)

Besydes this , he finding that the only way to improove his strength
for the seas is to take of that contempt which the nobless of Fraunce
held formerly all marchandizeing in <paren> that so the publique of the
better condition applying them selves to trafique might necessaryly add
increase to his kingdom in shipping </paren> , he hath him selfe
immediately professed that he will trade at sea as a marchant
(TBARRING-E2-P2,134.20)

and hath innobled thareby that qualytye (TBARRING-E2-P2,134.21)

and will no question in probabilytye be much more powerfull at sea , of
which the French embassador knowes (TBARRING-E2-P2,134.22)

for he allready professes against owr king's sole regalytye on the
narrow seas , or his master his rayseinge sayle to our king's shipps .
(TBARRING-E2-P2,134.23)

But his indevors have not yet raysed his ambition high enough <paren>
as all men thinke </paren> to attempt us with a bodye of a navye ,
(TBARRING-E2-P2,134.24)

yet God open the eyes of state to foresee the perill of this groeing
evell . (TBARRING-E2-P2,134.25)

And so with my humble dewtye and my wive's I rest Your most obedient
and loving sonn Thomas Barrington (TBARRING-E2-P2,134.26)

Madame , my wife is so unwilling and carefull not to intermedle with or
dispose of what is yours that she will not be perswaded to make your
old peuter new $withoute {COM:with_oute} your consent , which being
graunted it shall be the same in nomber and waight ;
(TBARRING-E2-P2,134.27)

the charge will be myne as well as the comodiousnes , now especially
when we expect som freinds of worth before Easter .
(TBARRING-E2-P2,134.28)

I desyre your answar to this resonable request for my wive's
satisfaction . (TBARRING-E2-P2,134.29)

Theise be delivered to the honourable my verye good mother the Lady
Johan Barrington at Harrow (TBARRING-E2-P2,134.30)

