I did receaue your kind and loueinge letter for whiche I most hartily thanke you. I prayse god for the continuance of your health and am very sory for the bad sucsese of the Duke. the nuse cane to vs before your letters and put vs in great feare. I am glad that theare is hope that John is safe. I shall thinke longe to heare more of him. the Lord fit and prepare vs for what soeuer it shall please him to send to vs to humble vs with and to make vs seeke to him who is onely able to helpe and deliuer in all times of truble, of what kinde so euer it be. the lord is mercyful if we can put our trust in him he will not fayle vs nor forsake vs I rejoyce to thinke the time draweth neare of your cominge home that I may see my best beloued. I pray make hast I hope you will not derif defer your cominge longer then must needes. I expect to heare when you will haue your Horses sent vp this weeke I thanke god we are all heare in health I haue bin yesterday and to day with Goodwife Cole who is now safely deliuered of a daughter. and now fearinge the carier will call for my letter before I haue done I haue made more hast then other wise I woulde in testifringe my loue to you to home I doe owe more then I am able to expresse and thus with my mothers and my one best loue remembred to 366you and the rest of our frends beinge in hast I take my leaue till some other opertunity my brother Goslinge and sister remember thear loue to you fare well my deare Husband the lorde keepe you and send you safe home. Your loueinge and obedient wife