<P_76>

<heading:edcomment:46_BARRINGTON,_18_JULY_1629,_TO_HIS_MOTHER>_COD E

Deare mother I am exceading sorrowfull that I have been forced by
reason of my longe sicknes to be so often importunate to request your
favour in the releafe of my greate necessities , wherby I know I have
beene very chargeable unto yow , without which love of yours so highlie
shewed to mee I could not have imagined what I should have done for my
releafe all this time . (JBARRING-E2-H,76.3)

I beseach yow not to esteame your love ill bestowed upon mee hearin ;
(JBARRING-E2-H,76.4)

I trust in God I shall never give yow cause so to doe , but yow shall
<paren> God willing </paren> ever finde mee willing to strive to
desearve your love to my uttermost power and indeavour .
(JBARRING-E2-H,76.5)

I must indeade confess I was more then ordinarie chargeable unto yow
latelie <paren> being constrained therunto which I could not avoide
</paren> , in which respect I do understand yow are displeased with mee
<paren> which hath much troubled mee </paren> (JBARRING-E2-H,76.6)

but I do intreate yow if yow have conceaved any distast against mee
hearin that yow would be pleased to remitt it , assuring yow I will
carefully avoyde any thinge which I can thinke to be displeasing to yow
. (JBARRING-E2-H,76.7)

I do understand it is your pleasure to know of mee what course I do
purpose to take when God $shall $be {TEXT:shalbe} pleased to inable mee
with strength to goe abroode . (JBARRING-E2-H,76.8)

I beseach you not to harbour any other conceite then that I am resolved
to take such a lawfull course as shall be both pleasing to God and
liking to your sealfe ; (JBARRING-E2-H,76.9)

this my desire , (JBARRING-E2-H,76.10)

for I delight not in sullenes . (JBARRING-E2-H,76.11)

But as yet I must with patience waight God his pleasure for my former
strength , (JBARRING-E2-H,76.12)

for as yet I have not (JBARRING-E2-H,76.13)

nore dare beare any waight upon my hurte legg because the bone is not
all come of that is to scale of . (JBARRING-E2-H,76.14)

I only as yet goe with cruches now and then about my <P_77> chamber .
(JBARRING-E2-H,77.15)

With the remembrance of my humble dutie I commend yow to God his
protection remayning Your obedient sonn John Barrington
(JBARRING-E2-H,77.16)

London , (JBARRING-E2-H,77.17)

18 July , 1629 : (JBARRING-E2-H,77.18)

To my honourable mother the lady Johanna Barrington
(JBARRING-E2-H,77.19)

<P_79>

<heading:edcomment:50_BARRINGTON,_13_AUGUST_1629,_TO_HIS_MOTHER>

Deare mother May it please yow , since my last letter which I desired
Sir Francis Harris to deliver unto yow my bone which was to scale is
<paren> I thanck God </paren> quite of and the wound allmost dried upp
, soe that I hope I shall now be quickly able to goe abroade .
(JBARRING-E2-H,79.22)

I do hope <paren> God willing </paren> to gow for Swede and to have a
company for that service , (JBARRING-E2-H,79.23)

but as yet wee have noe absolute answeare of {COM:sic} those condicions
are sent to the king , which are carried thither by a Dutchman who is
to be our collonell <paren> if wee are agreed upon our condicions
</paren> . (JBARRING-E2-H,79.24)

I was demanded by a speciall frind if I would be one of the regiment ,
to which I have willingly agreed . (JBARRING-E2-H,79.25)

As yet wee have no certaintie before wee heare from thence , which wee
earnestlie expect . (JBARRING-E2-H,79.26)

The chiefe ponts wee stand upon are for monie to be paid us heare to
rayse our men ; (JBARRING-E2-H,79.27)

and for the time how long they will entertaine us , wee desire to make
in our condicions that the king $shall $be {TEXT:shalbe} bound to keepe
us in pay three yeares at least . (JBARRING-E2-H,79.28)

They would pay us <paren> as to some before </paren> halfe our monie
heare and the rest a month after our arrivall theare , for raysing our
men , (JBARRING-E2-H,79.29)

but wee hope to have all our monie heare to rayse and transport our men
, which is to each captain . (JBARRING-E2-H,79.30)

A captain's meanes is good theare which is twentie five pounds a month
, ten to a lieutenant , as much to an ensigne . (JBARRING-E2-H,79.31)

I shall be wondrous willing to imbrace this imployment if wee can agree
to have all our monie heare to rayse and transport our men ,
(JBARRING-E2-H,79.32)

else wee $can $not {TEXT:cannot} rayse them for want of monie .
(JBARRING-E2-H,79.33)

I beseach yow excuse my tediousness , (JBARRING-E2-H,79.34)

with my humble duty remembred I commend yow to the protection of the
allmightie who I beseach to prosper all your affaires ,
(JBARRING-E2-H,79.35)

and will ever rest Your obedient sonn John Barrington
(JBARRING-E2-H,79.36)

<P_96>

<heading:edcomment:71_BARRINGTON,_10_OCTOBER_1629,_TO_HIS_MOTHER>

Deare mother May it please yow , since I last wroghte yow <paren> I
thancke God </paren> my legg is much stronger (JBARRING-E2-H,96.39)

and doth daylie increase in strength , insomuch that I am able to walke
a staff reasonable <P_97> well , (JBARRING-E2-H,97.40)

only my knee is not yet recovred , (JBARRING-E2-H,97.41)

but I hope as strength doth come that will mende .
(JBARRING-E2-H,97.42)

As yet wee have receaved no newes of our bussines in Swede
(JBARRING-E2-H,97.43)

but wee do dayly expect the comming of Collonel Knephusen from theance
or else his sending hither ; (JBARRING-E2-H,97.44)

I hope wee shall have such contentment that wee may goe over to searve
that kinge next springe , which I doe desire , (JBARRING-E2-H,97.45)

and shall willingly imbrace any reasonable condicions for my parte .
(JBARRING-E2-H,97.46)

I doe not heare of any newes worth the wrighting at this time .
(JBARRING-E2-H,97.47)

Thus with my humble dutie remembred , I commend yow to the tuition of
the allmightie , resting Your obedient son John Barrington
(JBARRING-E2-H,97.48)

Westminster , (JBARRING-E2-H,97.49)

13th October , 1629 : (JBARRING-E2-H,97.50)

To my very good freind Mr Issac Ewer , servant to the ladie Barrington
, at Sir Gilbert Gerrard's in Harrow Hill (JBARRING-E2-H,97.51)