she would she had read in Mr Dods Booke in his exposson upon the fift comadement: holde her fan afore her face and I suppose she desired of God that she migh not offend but perfo\r/me good in what she did I imagining what was determined upon me, as soon as her fan was away. would goe to her my selfe and aske her forgivenes: where-upon I fared the better: Upon promise of amendement; and she afterwards would set me to doe som servis for her, which I performed with the more dilligence she having delt so well with mee. \also/ my father called upon me to learn a Catechisme (of Mr pagitts a minister \which was much in/ request) I had learnt a litle at the begining in mine Infancy. and I could say most of that in the servis book by hearing her that tended us, now my mother bought me of Mr Pagitts which proufts were set footh by another ⁴⁸one with pruftes. Which I liked well to redd, as I did, in those bookes which were bought for mee. espeshally at the first, but my father would have us learne that without proufts I suppose because it was easyer for memory* for which I thought proofts //or this//it hard enough. when I should learne it without booke; and yet at these times I delighted so much in ballets that I could say many by hart, my father being much offened with me that I could not in this time I devised a worke of hearts which many liked for whom I wrot; and somtimes cutwork after this. learn that which was better: at last I having learnt it my father hard me say it. and my brother and sister every Sabbath when our turns came, in the after Noone. I remember the paines I tooke saying it every night to my selfe for feare lest I should forget it, \for/ in these times I more feared my father then my mother, being most used to her;

I am unwilling to omit many things conserning [your] servant my mother; because that my education, was much bettered by her meanes: I growing up with her as a branch with the roote, and never departing from her while she lived she being continually weake and thereby unable to stirr a broad, (keeping her Chamber) and my Granmother unable to come to her to keepe her company as she had done, (our advarsary the Devill is not ignorante of his fittest opertunity; but is alwayes wachfull to overthrow us when wee are at the weakest;) my mother began to be somthing sadd which I soppose she keept to her selfe with the causes as long as she could; I not knowing what ailed her, till afterwards by the effects I perceved; she brake foorth of her owne unworthines sending to my Granmother this word which I take it was to this effect; that she was unworthy of her, not being a dutyfull daughter towards her; Now I never remember any jarring betwext them, no not in word, but they lived and loved together the best that I knew any mother and daughter in-law, although differance there betwext them both in age and disposition. my Granmother being of a grave sollid nature, and my mother of a lively lightsom spirit; yet, my Gran-mother alwayes acknowledged my mothers goodnes towards her, which I think no creature could contradict,