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she would she had read in Mr Dods Booke in his exposson upon the fift comadement: holde her fan afore her face and I suppose she desired of God that she migh not offend but perfo\r/me good in what she did I imagining what was determined upon me, as soon as her fan was away. would goe to her my selfe and aske her forgivenes: where-upon I fared the better: Upon promise of amendement; and she afterwards would set me to doe som servis for her, which I performed with the more dilligence she having delt so well with mee. \also/ my father called upon me to learn a Catechisme (of Mr pagitts a minister \which was much in/ request) I had learnt a litle at the begining in mine Infancy. and I could say most of that in the servis book by hearing her that tended us, now my mother bought me of Mr Pagitts which proufts were set footh by another 48one with pruftes. Which I liked well to redd, as I did, in those bookes which were bought for mee. espeshally at the first, but my father would have us learne that without proufts I suppose because it was easyer for memory* for which I thought proofts //or this//it hard enough. when I should learne it without booke; and yet at these times I delighted so much in ballets that I could say many by hart, my father being much offened with me that I could not in this time I devised a worke of hearts which many liked for whom I wrot; and somtimes cutwork after this. learn that which was better: at last I having learnt it my father hard me say it. and my brother and sister every Sabbath when our turns came, in the after Noone. I remember the paines I tooke saying it every night to my selfe for feare lest I should forget it, \for/ in these times I more feared my father then my mother, being most used to her;

I am unwilling to omit many things conserning [your] servant my mother; because that my education, was much bettered by her meanes: I growing up with her as a branch with the roote, and never departing from her while she lived she being continually weake and thereby unable to stirr a broad, (keeping her Chamber) and my Granmother unable to come to her to keepe her company as she had done, (our advarsary the Devill is not ignorante of his fittest opertunity; but is alwayes wachfull to overthrow us when wee are at the weakest;) my mother began to be somthing sadd which I soppose she keept to her selfe with the causes as long as she could; I not knowing what ailed her, till afterwards by the effects I perceved; she brake foorth of her owne unworthines sending to my Granmother this word which I take it was to this effect; that she was unworthy of her, not being a dutyfull daughter towards her; Now I never remember any jarring betwext them, no not in word, but they lived and loved together the best that I knew any mother and daughter in-law, although differance there betwext them both in age and disposition. my Granmother being of a grave sollid nature, and my mother of a lively lightsom spirit; yet, my Gran-mother alwayes acknowledged my mothers goodnes towards her, which I think no creature could contradict,

48. Probably a different edition of the same Catechism , which was attributed to Eusebius Paget. Latter editions have a preface from Robert Openshaw implying that he has added the scriptural quotations.