bed again and to be rubbed, and such means as she came to life, and
opening her eyes, saw two of her kinswomen stand by her, my Lady
Knollys and my Lady Russell, both with great wide sleeves, as the
fashion then was, and said, Did not you promise me fifteen years, and
are you come again? which they not understanding, persuaded her to
keep her spirits quiet in that great weakness wherein she then was;
but some hours after she desired my father and Dr. Howlsworth might be
left alone with her, to whom she said, "I will acquaint you, that
during the time of my trance I was in great quiet, but in a place I
could neither distinguish nor describe; but the sense of leaving my
girl, who is dearer to me than all my children, remained a trouble
upon my spirits. Suddenly I saw two by me, clothed in long white
garments, and methought I fell down with my face in the dust; and they
asked why I was troubled in so great happiness. I replied, O let me
have the same grant given to Hezekiah, that I may live fifteen years,
to see my daughter a woman: to which they answered, It is done; and
then, at that instant, I awoke out of my trance;" and Dr. Howlsworth
did there affirm, that that day she died made just fifteen years from
that time. My dear mother was of excellent beauty and good
understanding, a loving wife, and most tender mother; very pious, and
charitable to that degree, that she relieved, besides the offals of
the table, which she constantly gave to the poor, many with her own
hand daily out of her purse, and dressed many wounds of miserable
people, when she had health, and when that failed, as it did often,
she caused her servants to supply that place.

She left behind her three sons, all much older than myself. The
eldest, John, married three wives: by his last, who was the daughter
of Mr. Ludlow, a very ancient and noble family, he left two daughters,
who are both unmarried. My second brother, William, died at Oxford