1

33

2

LADY KATHERINE PASTON TO WILLIAM PASTON

3
4January 1624?
5
8
9    My good Child the Lord blese the ever more in all thy goinges ovtt and
10thy Cominges in. euen in all thy ways words and words, for his mercy
11sake: I was very glad to heer by your first letter that you wer so saffly
12arriued at your wished portt. but more glade to reade thy Louinge
13promises to parforme my desiers: which I hope in god shall allways
14redownd to thy cheefest good bothe for this, and the Liffe to come. and
15remember that now is the cheefest time to gayne the truest good bothe for
16sowll and body: your Cunditt of Comfort tells you: that: "the seeds
17which now in youth you sowe:" "springe vp and sprout increase and
18grow:" wherfore Labor to sowe:/ for your grownd is as the tilled earthe,
19if you sowe good seed, you shall reape a plentifull and comfortable Crope:
20but if it shold lie still with out good seed, it doth naturally bringe forthe
21noysom weeds:/ I coold wish that you wold settell your self to certin
22howers tasks euery day you rise: and those howld your self too with out
23any wearines: the vse of it wold make it bothe easy and pleasent to you:/
24but it may be at the first it will seem Laborious to you: but you must
25remember. that the sonns of Adam wear borne to digge and delue: euen
26in the sweat of our browes:/ Likewis wisdom is not fownd but is as hidden
27treasuer. which must be digged for affter much scerch to finde it out:/
28this I thought good to put the in minde of. veryily beleuinge thou wilt doe
29this for my sake but more cheefly for thyn owne: that I may receive the
30from that plase adorned bothe with devine and humayne Learninge to my
31sowls comfort for nothinge in his Liffe can be so cordiall to me as. shallbe
32thy vertuous and Ciuill behavior and now I thanke the for thy kinde
33token sent me in your first letter: and allso I haue received two other
34letters this last by Iohnsons. by whom I did not wright, becawse this
35mesenger will be with you sooner than he:/ in all which of thy most
36louinge letters I haue thy faythefull promises redubled. wherfor I haue no
37doupt of the parformanc of them seinge thay be allwas in thy minde:/
38Your father comende him to the and doe acsepet kindly of the token you
39sent him, he sends you this 10 s for a remembranc of his Love: and ascept

page 66

40of this other from me till a better com: your brother is very well, and
41have sent you a letter of his own indittinge as you may se. but mr brend
42was his clarke: he tells you all the newes is sturinge: I will conclude as I
43begane with my harty prayers to the allmighty for all true hapines to be
44mulltiplied to the bothe now and ever farwell my sweet will: for this time:/
45by thy louinge mother
49

page 77

50

49

51

LADY KATHERINE PASTON TO WILLIAM PASTON

52
53Late February 1625
54
57
58    My good chilld the lord blese the ever:/ I was glad to heer by Phillup
59of thy good healthe and allso by mr Roberts letter to vnderstand of thy
60wellfare every way: the hope of the continuanc of which, dothe still cheer
61me every way:/ thy father haue bine very ill with his owld truble in his
62Legge so that he haue kepte his bede with it this 5: or 6: days, but now
63god be thanked it is on the mendinge hand but yett he can not indure to
64sitt vp:/ your brother and all good frindes heer are well, I hope thow
65doest keep good fiers. this cowld wether. for it is bothe comfortable and
66howlsum: heer haue bine much lose heerabout with these great windes
67and ill wether; diuers botts with wheat which was to be deliuered for the
68kinges provision at Yarmouth are sunke in the riuer, which is the owners
69lose and not the kings:/ I was sory to heere of tom harstons beinge ill,
70but hope well of his recouery: I did wright to the the last satterday when
71I had very littel time to say any thinge for hast: Commend me very kindly
72to good mr Roberts I doe not know whether he shall need a new supply:
73yett before our Lady: I will sende so soon as the wether breake vp to
74know how the squars goe in the mean time I pray god blese the farwell
75sweet harte to thy owne selfe:/