John Harvard and his times . rs unto him, thathe would be pleased to enable me to walk to 211 JOHN HARVARD AND HIS TIMES his glory in my place and relation, and thatour coming together, may be for his gloryand our comfort. Love covers a multitude offaults; and I am persuaded that your love,and wisdom, will cover my weaknesses. Ibless God, I have my bodily health, thoughweak other ways, yet I am willing to beHonoured Sir, your servant Mary Whichcote. Probably no violence would be done to thefacts of the case if we were to substitute thenames of John Harvard and Ann Sadler forthose which are adh
John Harvard and his times . rs unto him, thathe would be pleased to enable me to walk to 211 JOHN HARVARD AND HIS TIMES his glory in my place and relation, and thatour coming together, may be for his gloryand our comfort. Love covers a multitude offaults; and I am persuaded that your love,and wisdom, will cover my weaknesses. Ibless God, I have my bodily health, thoughweak other ways, yet I am willing to beHonoured Sir, your servant Mary Whichcote. Probably no violence would be done to thefacts of the case if we were to substitute thenames of John Harvard and Ann Sadler forthose which are adhibited to these two digni-fied, yet fascinating letters. In any event,they bear witness to the courtly grace whichcharacterised the love-making of the seven-teenth century. Seeing that Ann Sadlers father was vicarof Ringmer, it would have been natural tolook for the record of her marriage withJohn Harvard in the register of that parish,and it seems difficult to understand why theceremony did not take place in her fathers 212. LAST YEARS IN ENGLAND church. Whatever the cause, the weddingwas transferred to the adjacent church of SouthMailing, rebuilt eight years previously, in therecords of which this entry may be seen:Maryed the 19 day of April, 1636. Harvard, of the pish of St. Olives, neereLondon, and Anne Sadler of Ringmer. Some ten months were to elapse ere JohnHarvard and his wife sailed for New England,and as he is described as of the parish of it is likely that those months weremostly spent under his brothers roof, for, ashas been stated above, Thomas Harvardshome was in that parish. Perhaps JohnHarvard was already meditating his depart-ure, and in that event he would naturallydesire to enjoy the utmost of his brotherscompany, for he alone remained as a linkbetween the present and the happy home ofhis boyhood. Besides, Thomas Harvardshealth was far from satisfactory, and the fol-lowing July it became so precarious, he wasso sicke and weake in bodie, that
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