the longe absens of my wrightinge to you may make you ether thinke the bond of brotherlie loue is broken in me or else that vngratfulnes which to god is most detestable, hath possessed my mind, or rather that sum impediment of siknesse or any other diseases by gods iust iudgment for my sines and offenses hath befalen vpon me. But thankes be to the Almightie, that thow my sines hath caled for great punishment yet through his great goodnes he hath remoued them from me: I could not therfore at this time hauinge so fitt an oportunitie and so honest a messenger but take the occasion not knowinge when I shal haue shich a fitt opportunitie for as the poet saith

so if I should neclect this occasion perhaps I might seldome or neuer enioy the like. I therfore in hast wright to you desiringe you that you will not be greaued because I haue omitted and lett passe the time so longe, because I haue nott had a fitt and good one to send bye: I wright now therfore to you desieringe you that you wold send me word of the wellfare of your seelfe and of my ante with you for with vs ther is a verye great desease and at Cambridge many of the scholers are sike of another siknes. Therfore I the rather wright vnto you to know whether it be so with you also. Thus I remembring my loue hartilie to my ant and also to your seelfe in hast I rest

my host and my hostisse remember ther loue to you and also Abraham Calie for he came from Cambridge a littell while before. Mr. Gurdon3 the elder is departed verie latlie out of this life: Youer louing Brother