the Name of the Lord. all this while she litle susspected what he meant yet marveled at my father who weept for him. and I thinke loved him, as if she had bin his owne Brother. at the last he told her who weept yet not ex seeded in mourning though she loved him dearly, for I soppose she knew no sorrow greater then her trouble in mind, which made her with the more patience to bare the lesse. after this my father led her up to my Granmother where Mr Dod expounded, the first Chapter of the first Epistle of S peter a fitt place for her: now the time was \came/ in which my mother was to have those also there was Oyles to anoint her head but she needed them not meanes for her heath ministred unto her, which was in a maner a whole course of phisyck as first 3 vomits within few dayes one of another. then \a/ potion \(twise)/ after a decoction and pilles. letting of bleed in the arme, and gargarismes also the phisycion agreed that her hare should be cut, having quilted capps for her with which were in her meats, and drinkes as Rosemary sage, marg\e/rome bitonie sasafrus in her drinke herbs of hot nature, with perfumes to fume them over, all these she suffered with cuting of her hare. which was both fare \coloured/ and long yet after the growth of it and leting of blood in the tongue with cordialls, and exorcise, which she was much *and swetingperswaded unto*. she after mended by degrees praised be God:

Now my brother going to scoole tooke a desease which wee called the spots. some the my father a while a fore this had boug[ht] us his Children Bibles a pies. in which I much delighted counting it my cheifest treasure and [at] tho at this time I was about Joshua which she then read smal pockes. but if they were they were very favourable to take us and not be sick (which I remember I was not) yet by this meanes I was seperated from my Brother and Sister, to be with my Granmother who said she would part with me no more. neyther did I desire it having so good company of her (and her bookes but especially I delighted in hearing her maide read when I was in bed. she having begun the olde testiment and was now further then my selfe knew, yea and I well remember that or nothing was so pleasant to mee, I never delighted in any thing or booke so much as in the holy histories of the Olde and new testament in the bible: and now freshly commeth into my mind the delight I tooke long before this; in hearing one maide relate to another which could not read as in Luke 2. these things which my selfe had not till then knowen;

at this time I read in the booke of the twelve Patriarks and sometime, I wofe strings for book[s] \Now/ I finding a louse paper. of the Epistles of Saint John (which had laped somewhat) I folded it up and made mee a little booke of it and being very ioyent of it I keept it in my poket the rememberance of this epestle hath bettered me ever since. reading it often to my selfe , and now I growing to more yeeres of discretion had also by this meanes more affection towards my then to fallout for trifles as befo[re] I did, brother . somtimes weeping and being sorry when *or hath bine inhe was*. also about \this/ time I wrot him a purs.

my Aunt Denton comming hether divers times and making some stay: made us glad because of her good company. at this (time as I take it) she much desired that she might have mee with her, but I was loth to goe from my mother she being a sickly woman, though my frindes sought to besides her having us abroad which my mother could not which she would have had perswad mee with those promises which might have alured my childishnes; but seeing I was unwilling they would not force me: I conffes it might have bine better in some worldly respectes (besides her owne good care for my Religious education) for I suppose she would have bestowed more upon my breeding then I could have at home, she having no child of her owne, and living in London: \yet/ since I repented not for this refusiall