done now so long as to undo my eyes almost every time that I take a pen in my hand； and therefore； whatever comes of it； I must forbear： and therefore resolve； from this time forward to have it kept by my people in long…hand； and must be contented to set down no more than is fit for them and all the world to know； or if there be any thing； I must endeavour to keep a margin in my book open； to add here and there a note in short…hand with my own hand。 And so I betake myself to that course； which is almost as much as to see myself go into my grave： for which； and all the discomforts that will accompany my being blind； the good God prepare me！
S。P。 May 31； 1669。
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