<P_11>

<heading:edcomment:XIII>

<heading>

To my deare sonne Mr. Edward Harley , in Magdeline Hall , in Oxford .
(HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,11.4)

</heading>

Good Need - I reseued a letter from you this weake , by the carrier ;
(HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,11.6)

it was very wellcome to me , (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,11.7)

for sence I can not see you , I am glad to haue the contentment of a
paper conuersing with you , (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,11.8)

for still you are most deare to me , (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,11.9)

and I hope euer will be . (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,11.10)

When I rwit to Gorge that I had not hard from you <paren> as I thought
a longe time </paren> I had then reseued no letter sence I did that
sent by Looker , (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,11.11)

but now I haue reseued all you haue rwit to me , but that by my brother
Brays man . (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,11.12)

As I much reioyce to be asshured of your health , as much as I inioye
my owne , so much more dous it reioyce me that the Lord dous so in
mercy incline your hart to seeke him , and that you finde sweetnes in
his ways . (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,11.13)

The Lord , whoo only has the harts of men in his hands , keep your hart
cloose to his feare ; that you may remember your Creator now , in the
days of your youth ; that <P_12> in youth and old agge you may haue
that joye which surpases the joy of the world , that so in your old agg
you may say , Lord , remember thy sarvant whoo has allways desired to
sarue thee . (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,12.14)

I did always thinke Mr. Longly would not stay long with my Lord , of
Middelsexcess ; (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,12.15)

I whisth my Lord my brother had him . (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,12.16)

I haue not time to rwite you the nwes I heare from a shure hand ;
(HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,12.17)

thearefore I haue sent you my brothers letter , that you my knowe the
truth and particulars of it . (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,12.18)

Keepe my letter safe , (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,12.19)

and send it me againe . (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,12.20)

Another letter I send you with it , that you may knowe what I heare ,
(HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,12.21)

and I hope , you will vse the knoweledg of things in this kinde wisely
. (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,12.22)

The Scoth biusnes I hope is well composed . (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,12.23)

I would willingly haue sent you the booke , (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,12.24)

but as yet I could not geet on ; (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,12.25)

but I hard it read , a booke printed by aughterity from the kinge , in
which he has forbide ther booke of Common Prayer , which they weare
offended at , and grated {COM:sic} them a publick fast , which they
heeld the of this month , as I take it ; (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,12.26)

and now they haue a publicke assembely and a parlament in May or March
, (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,12.27)

I haue forgot which . (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,12.28)

I take this to be good nwes . (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,12.29)

Your father , I thanke God , is well . (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,12.30)

Your brother Robert has no fitte sence you went ,
(HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,12.31)

and yet he has bine crost , when he desarued it ;
(HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,12.32)

but he left of some of his cloths , (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,12.33)

and tooke a greate coold , (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,12.34)

and yesterday was exceeding ill , feauerisch , his throate sore .
(HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,12.35)

I had not bine so fare has his chamber sence you went ,
(HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,12.36)

but yesterday went to see him ; when I was glad I did ,
(HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,12.37)

for vpon my giueing him somethinge , he was much better .
(HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,12.38)

They that weare with him did not perseauefe his illness :
(HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,12.39)

I thanke God , to day he is vp , (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,12.40)

and I hope it will be no ague , tho I feare it .
(HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,12.41)

All the rest are well , (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,12.42)

and I thanke God I am reasnabell well . (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,12.43)

The Lord in mercy blles you , (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,12.44)

and take this assurance , that I am Your most affectinat mother till
death , Brilliana Harley . (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,12.45)

Remember my saruis to your worthy tutor . (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,12.46)

I did reseaue a letter from him by Looker , (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,12.47)

and I thanke him for it . (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,12.48)

I haue no time to rwite to Gorge . (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,12.49)

In hast . (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,12.50)

<font> Nou. </font> 24 , 1638 . (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,12.51)

<P_13>

<heading:edcomment:XIV>

<heading>

To my deare sonne Mr. Edward Harley . (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,13.55)

</heading>

Good Ned - I haue now reseued your letter by my brother Brays man .
(HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,13.57)

I giue God thankes that you are recouered from that indispotion you
fellt , (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,13.58)

and thanke you that you did send me word of it ;
(HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,13.59)

for I desire to knowe howe it is with you in all condistions .
(HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,13.60)

If you are ill , my knoweing of it stire me vp more ernestly to pray
for you . (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,13.61)

I beleeue that indispotion you feelt was caused by some violent
exersise : (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,13.62)

if you vse to swinge , let it not be violently ;
(HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,13.63)

for exersise should be rather to refresch then tyer nature .
(HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,13.64)

You did well to take some bolsome ; (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,13.65)

it is a most sufferen thinge , (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,13.66)

and I purpos , if pleas God , to rwite you the vertues of it .
(HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,13.67)

Deare Ned , if I could as easely conuae meself to you as my letters , I
would not be so longe absent from you ; (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,13.68)

but , sence I must waite for that comfort , I joy in this , that I
asshure meself , your prayers and mine meete dayly at the throne of
grase . (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,13.69)

I must nowe tell you , your letter , by the carrier this weake , was
wellcome to me ; (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,13.70)

and your father has reseued his from you , and one from your tutor .
(HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,13.71)

I take it for a greate bllesing , that your worthy tutor giues so good
a testimony of you , and that you esteme him so highely .
(HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,13.72)

I blles the Lord , that has giuen you fauor in his eyes , to seet his
good will vpon you . (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,13.73)

It is found experimentally true that conquerores must be as carefull to
keepe what they haue gained as they were to $obtain {TEXT:obtained} it
. (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,13.74)

It is alike true , we must be , as carefull and stuedious to keepe good
opinions and affections towords vs as we weare to gaine them ;
(HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,13.75)

and I hope you will be a good practicinor of that leesson .
(HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,13.76)

Deare Ned , if you would haue any thinge , send me word ;
(HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,13.77)

or if I thought a coold pye , or such a thinge , would be of any
plesure to you , I would send it you . (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,13.78)

But your father says you care not for it , (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,13.79)

and Mrs. Pirson tells me , when her sonne was at Oxford , and shee sent
him such thinges , he prayed her that shee would not .
(HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,13.80)

I thanke you for the Man in the Moune . (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,13.81)

I had hard of the booke , but not seene it ; (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,13.82)

by as much as I have $looked {TEXT:looke} vpon , I find it is some kine
to Donqueshot . (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,13.83)

I would willingly haue the French booke you rwite me word of ;
(HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,13.84)

but if it can be had , I desire <P_14> it in French ,
(HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,14.85)

for I had rather reade any thinge in that tounge then in Inglisch .
(HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,14.86)

I know not sartainely wheather I haue it , tell I see it .
(HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,14.87)

Take it vpon likeing ; (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,14.88)

if I haue it not , I will not return it backe . (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,14.89)

Your father was yesterday at Loudlow , wheare the caus was hard betwne
S=r= Gillberd Cornewell and his sisters , (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,14.90)

and it went against S=r= Gilberd Cornewell , to his shame .
(HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,14.91)

I thanke God , your father is well , (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,14.92)

and so is your brother Roberd , and all the rest .
(HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,14.93)

Smaleman has beueried his wife ; (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,14.94)

and Mrs. Steuenson remaines very ill . (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,14.95)

Deare Ned , the Lord in heauen blles you , (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,14.96)

and giue you that principell of gras , which may neuer dye in you , but
that you may growe in gras , and so haue the fauor of your God , which
is better then life , and the fauor of good men , which small number is
worth all the millions of men besides . (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,14.97)

So , asshureing you that I will still reioyce to sheawe meself Your
most affectinat mother tel death , Brilliana Harley .
(HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,14.98)

I rwit to the last weake ; (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,14.99)

send me word wheather you had my letter ; (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,14.100)

I would not haue it loost . (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,14.101)

In hast . (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,14.102)

<font> Noue. </font> , 1638 . (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,14.103)

<heading:edcomment:XV>

<heading>

To my deare sonne , Mr. Edward Harley . (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,14.106)

</heading>

Good Need - This night Hall brought me your letter ;
(HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,14.108)

but he is so perplexed aboute the horses that he seems not to be Hall .
(HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,14.109)

He was apointed by your father and meself to come downe by Oxford , and
to haue rested theare the Seboth ; (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,14.110)

but the spoileing of the horses did so distract him , that he can not
say any thinge of Oxford or Loundoun . (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,14.111)

I rwite you worde by the carrier that your father did purpos to send to
you this weake : (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,14.112)

my cosen Prisc sending for his horsess , your father takes that
opertunity to send to your tutor . (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,14.113)

I take it for a great mercy of God , that you haue your health ;
(HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,14.114)

the Lord in mercy continue it to you , (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,14.115)

and be you carefull of your selfe : (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,14.116)

the meanes to presarufe health , is a good diet and exersise :
(HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,14.117)

and , as I hope you are not wanteing in your care for your health , so
I hope you are much <P_15> more carefull for your soule , that that
better part of yours may growe in the wayes of knowledg .
(HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,15.118)

And in some proportion it is , with the soule as with the body ;
(HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,15.119)

theare must be a good dyet ; (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,15.120)

we must feede vpon the worde of God , which when we haue doun we must
not let it lye idell , (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,15.121)

but we must be diligent in exersiseing of what we knowe ,
(HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,15.122)

and the more we practes the more we shall knowe .
(HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,15.123)

Deare Ned , let nothinge hinder you from performeing constant priuet
duties of prayeing and redeing . (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,15.124)

Experimentally , I may say that priuet prayer is one of the beest
meanes to keepe the hart cloos with God . (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,15.125)

O it is a sweet thinge to open our harts to our God , as to a frinde .
(HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,15.126)

If it had not bine for that I had recours to my God sheure I should
haue fainted before this . (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,15.127)

I heare no nwes at this time from Loundoun , (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,15.128)

only Mr. Wallker is still in prison ; (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,15.129)

all my frinds theare are well , (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,15.130)

and I thanke God all your frindes are well heare .
(HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,15.131)

Your father is cheerefully well , (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,15.132)

and your brother Robert has had no fitte sence you went .
(HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,15.133)

Your brother Tomas cried very much the other day , becaus he thought
howe he was vsed to fight with you at Sheareswesbury .
(HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,15.134)

The Ember weake nowe drawes on a pase . (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,15.135)

I wisch you and your tutor weare heare then ; (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,15.136)

howesoeuer I hope , you will in desires be with vs :
(HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,15.137)

and so our prayers , I hope , shall meete in heauen , before the Lord .
(HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,15.138)

I thanke God , I am much better then when I rwite last to you .
(HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,15.139)

I beceach the Lord to blles you , and that you may be still the beloued
childe of Your most affectinat mother , Brilliana Harley .
(HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,15.140)

I haue sent a token to Mrs. Wilkinson : (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,15.141)

it is a box . (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,15.142)

Doo not you vndoo the boxe ; (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,15.143)

but deleuer it to her , eather yourself , (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,15.144)

or send it by Gorge Griffits . (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,15.145)

It is two cruets of chinna , with silluer and gilt couers , and bars
and feete . (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,15.146)

Doo not let the boxe be opened before she has it .
(HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,15.147)

I haue giuen my cosen Prisis man a great charge of the box .
(HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,15.148)

If it come safe , I will giue him a reward . (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,15.149)

Send me word how he bringes the box . (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,15.150)

In hast affter sauper . (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,15.151)

<font> Desem. </font> 11 , 1638 . (HARLEYEDW-E2-P2,15.152)