<P_87>

<heading:edcomment:59_SIR_THOMAS_BARRINGTON,_17_SEPTEMBER_1629>

Madame I am verie sorye that I am necessitated upon my brother Gerard's
letter to me , so freely letting me know the unseasonablenes of my
intention to have visited yow this weeke , to deferr my waiteing upon
yow somm few dayes longer . (TBARRING-E2-P1,87.3)

Besides his desyre to be at home when I showld come , which by his
brother Mildmay I understood he would not be all this weeke , theise
resons inforced me to send into Hartfordshier and to make my apointment
with my brother Litton , who hath both expected and invited me often
and long , (TBARRING-E2-P1,87.4)

and tharefor I hope yow will please not to impute my absence to any
neglect . (TBARRING-E2-P1,87.5)

I profess my resolutions were alltred by my brother's free and freindly
notice , (TBARRING-E2-P1,87.6)

else I had ben with you on Wedensday , which I intend and resolve to be
as soone as possiblye I can <paren> God willing </paren> .
(TBARRING-E2-P1,87.7)

Meane while I beseich you perswade your affections and perfect your
desyres for Hatfeild . (TBARRING-E2-P1,87.8)

My wife presents her dewtye and love to you and her wishes that yow
will turne our desolation to compleate consolation .
(TBARRING-E2-P1,87.9)

Thus I rest Your most dewtyfull sonn Thomas Barrington Hatfield
(TBARRING-E2-P1,87.10)

Broad Oak , (TBARRING-E2-P1,87.11)

September 17=th= , 1629 (TBARRING-E2-P1,87.12)

{COM:endorsed} To the honourable my very loving mother the lady Johann
Barrington at Harrow on the Hill (TBARRING-E2-P1,87.13)

<P_96>

<heading:edcomment:70_THOMAS_BARRINGTON,10_OCTOBER_1629>

Madame I am obedient to all your desyres (TBARRING-E2-P1,96.16)

and desire to rest satisfyed with what yow please ,
(TBARRING-E2-P1,96.17)

yet I must confess this sodaine allteration of your purpose and promise
makes me imploye my patience and dewtie ; (TBARRING-E2-P1,96.18)

dewtie towards yow injoynes me to be contented with your content ,
(TBARRING-E2-P1,96.19)

patience houldes me within the limitts of a quiett mind in what soever
might otherwayes contradict my desyres . (TBARRING-E2-P1,96.20)

My wife and I had made it our studye to express dewtye and love and to
render you all satisfaction , (TBARRING-E2-P1,96.21)

and it so much the more troubles us by how much we ware confident to
have wintred together . (TBARRING-E2-P1,96.22)

The house is farr the colder for your absence , because you have made
many harts so ; (TBARRING-E2-P1,96.23)

but deferred hope though it faint the hart , yet accomplishments of
prolonged wishes increase comfort (TBARRING-E2-P1,96.24)

and bring a somer's warmeth of joyes . (TBARRING-E2-P1,96.25)

My prayers attend your health and wellfare , (TBARRING-E2-P1,96.26)

and I , resolveing God willing to see you , rest Your most dewtyfull
sonn Thomas Barrington Hatfield (TBARRING-E2-P1,96.27)

Broad Oak , (TBARRING-E2-P1,96.28)

October , 1629 (TBARRING-E2-P1,96.29)

{COM:endorsed} To the honourable my verie good mother the Ladye Johan
Barrington at Harrow on the Hill (TBARRING-E2-P1,96.30)

<P_97>

<heading:edcomment:72_SIR_THOMAS_BARRINGTON,_14_OCTOBER_1629>

Madame Allthough your winter's absence from hence hath more then a
little afflicted me in single relation to owr selves , yet so much am I
obliged to serve your desyres as that I submitt to your pleasuer with
as much patience as my judgment can worke in me .
(TBARRING-E2-P1,97.33)

And so much doe I desyre to be freindly to my freinds , as that I shall
take the more glorye in my suffrings because theay are for the sake of
those that love me . (TBARRING-E2-P1,97.34)

Madame , $it $'s {TEXT:it's} now more then time not to abuse you longer
with hopes of dew payments , (TBARRING-E2-P1,97.35)

therefor ere long you shall have your mony long dew , and the rest with
the first I can receive , God willing . (TBARRING-E2-P1,97.36)

And now my wife tenders her lame legg for an excuse that her hand
presents yow not her dewtye , (TBARRING-E2-P1,97.37)

trewly she is not yet well but amending , (TBARRING-E2-P1,97.38)

and so I pray God we may all and cheifly Your most dewtyfull sonn
Thomas Barrington (TBARRING-E2-P1,97.39)

October 14th , 1629 (TBARRING-E2-P1,97.40)

{COM:endorsed} To my honourable good mother the ladye Johan Barrington
at Harrowe on the Hill give $these (TBARRING-E2-P1,97.41)

{COM:insert_helsinki_sample,_letter_94,_here}