October 5, 1642
October 5, 1642
The story as it unfolds:

SYDNEY LEARNS OF THE SCOTS PLOT, HIRES SOME ACTORS, RUMINATES ON THE TRANSPORT OF CATS; EDMUND, IN WORCESTER WITH THE TROOP OF CAPTAIN CROMWELL, OFFERS MONEY AND MORE TO ANNE,

From the section: Histories

Dr Crisp once advised I should maintain a journal, therein recording musings (idle and otherwise), thoughts, struggles against the residue of Adam, despair, temptation etc; an exercise that lasted appx two weeks, when it occurred to me, should it ever happen my foot shall slide toward grave Error, God would to me indicate in a manner other than my own Scribblings. And more important, it is likely the preference of God that I be up and doing, and not sit idle like some Cistercian, chewing on the dry crusts of imagined Sin and the husks of the Old Law, with all of the great Waste of time attendant thereunto.

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From the section: Letters

Dear Anne,

I write from Worcester, where the troop of Capt Cromwell has arrived; I believe we are to be under the command of Lord Brooke but it's not known yet. There is tumult here; some soldiers whipped for stealing, another hung for murder. They are far different from the men Capt Cromwell has raised in the Fen. There are some desertions but less I think than tumor will have it.

I write to advise you that I have instructed my Mother, Mrs Holyfen in the High-Street, Huntingdon, to pay to you the sum of £5 per month -- more when it becomes available to me. As I swore to you, I will not let you go hungry, nor my father. Your care for him, when all have abandoned him, is a blessing, truly Christlike.

Mrs Kilmister, the wife of Sergeant Kilmister, will also visit when she can, and assist with cooking and care for Father and whatever else you might need.

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