Another godly Letter, lately written to the same H H by his own Sister out of the Country, about eighty miles from London.  
GOod brother: I bless God that yet I see your hand writing: by which his mercy appeareth, in sparing you and yours, among Thousand that fall on your right hand and on your left, in this heavy visitation of God's displeasure: which goodness of his in yet sparing you; my hope is you esteem according to the worth thereof, and make that holy use of the same which God expects, and his Ministers every where with earnestness call upon us all for: namely, to search and try our hearts and ways, and to turn from all our sins of heart and life, and to renew our vows of better obedience for time to come. The further meditations of these most necessary things, I commend to your most serious thoughts, as things most precious and requisite for these times: in which most weighty business, I as your unfeigned loving sister shall, as I am able, continually pray God to assist you, and in the performance of that which may in this kind be acceptable in his sight, in jesus Christ: As also that he would, as it may stand with his Glory, spare you in this common Visitation: However, to sanctify it, both in the fear of it, or inflicting of it: so as every way his favour may be discerned, to the peace and comfort of your soul: To which end, the All-sufficient protection of the Almighty in mercy and goodness be ever vouchsafed unto you and all yours: And let my sister, your wife, know in particular that in all good wishes I remember her equal with yourself; and must to you both rest a great debtor for much love.  
For us here (in the Country, where I now am) I praise God we are all in bodily health: myself and company that parted from you, came hither safe on Saturday at three of the clock in the morning; having ridden all night, in regard that we could not be lodged at D. where we thought to have lain: of which you may hear more hereafter: But besides ourselves we had very good company, which made our night's travel very pleasant to us. Brother, my brothers and sisters here do all wish you well, and pray for you and yours; especially our dear mother, who wisheth it could be any ways convenient that you and yours, I mean your wife, were here: though indeed my father's house is already very full; however, you want not our aged Parents prayers and blessing, which they send you, and their love to your wife; and our good mother beseecheth you both with tears to love and cherish each other in the Lord, that whatsoever hand of his may befall you: yet it may be sweetened by your mutual undergoing it with patience and comfort: and so once more I beseech the Lord to establish your hearts in his fear: And with you to be good to your afflicted City, and purge it by this Visitation: and prepare us here in C. for the like: for it is to be feared we may not long scape: We had here on Wednesday last the Fast kept publicly as in London: and before, I did partake with M. F. in what he did privately for preparation to the public Exercises. Good brother, commend me to all your neighbours and friends that I know, which you think will accept the same from me: by name M. D. and his wife, M. L. and his, etc. Thus have I seamblingly imparted unto you, in haste, my mind, and how things are with us here: Accept all in good will, and whiles we live let us love; that come life or death we may be so linked that death may not separate us: And whiles God spares you, let me I pray see your hand to myself; which be assured I will take kindly: commend me to little S. for whose mothers death, and that further Visitation I am not unsensible, in regard of my sister your wife: but she is discreet; whom with yourself once again I commit to God's mercy. july 22. 1625.  
Resting Your true loving Sister, A. H.