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 if I can find any time from my busynes 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 though small 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) 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 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 that so the publique of the better condition applying them selves to trafique might necessaryly add increase to his kingdom in shipping , 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 as all men thinke 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)