| Title | Henry Bourne at East Haddon to his son Immanuel - I hear that you have written divers letters but I have received only two - I am amazed that you send no advice to succour me in my great distress - I have received little more than 40s since February - many of them fly upon me with unseemly terms - I am now indebted above £20 - I suffer much grief for want of an able and religious minister whom I must pay £16 per annum - I have had the minister only since February but have decided to dismiss him - if you could procure one who could preach and carefully catechise, I would give £20 per annum - we had a most fearful time two weeks ago when the King's army threatened to leave us nothing, to burn our houses and kill us all - it is said that if they had won at Naseby, they would have spoiled and murdered all and taken us to drive before them against Northampton - they took cartloads of victuals, cattle, malt, wheat, etc, leaving many people nothing - thanks be to God who has stretched forth his hand against them - their idol God standing hard by their standard could do them no good - all the while they were with us, with such furty and terror, the Lord was careful for me and allowed not one of them to set foot within my gate or take anything from me - all the while they so raged, I prayed with tears and the Lord answered me - the voice of rejoicing is in our tabernacles - my godchild Thomas writes that Joseph is abroad, which I cannot believe - tell Thomas Bourne how it has been with me |