Tliat question will be better answered three years hence ; they that will now judge of him may be very much mistaken iniiim; with your next, let him send me the names of the books which he now learns at school, &c.

October 2d, 1656, concerning his daughter Mary's marriage, he writes : " 1 perceive by yours, that M. hath much abated the height of her first flight. First a rich husband or none at all, then two hundred pounds a year at least; now, a younger brother, that hath no land, but some money in other men's hands, almost enough to purchase fourscore pounds a year free land.

Now she hath found one rich enough for her, you must try whether he will account her rich enough for him, you may therefore tell him or her that you have order to pay him two hundred pounds upon the day of her marriage, without promise that she or hers shall receive any more from me, or by me, till I am dead, (fcc. 6cc,^

On May the 6th, 165S, Mr. Pell received the following letter of recall from the Protector.

Oliver Cromwell to Mr. Pell.

Sir: -- The state of affairs being much altered in those parts, so that your longer abode there seemeth not so necessary, and that your return hither may be more serviceable to us, I have thought fit hereby to recall you ; therefore you will do well, having taken your leave their, in the best manner, to repair homewards, that we may receive from you the account of your whole negotiation, and you from us the encouragement which you have deserved.'^