how dearely welcome thy kinde letters was to me I am not able to expresse, the sweetnesse of it did much refreshe me, what can be more pleasinge to a wife, then to heare of the welfayre of hir best beloued, and how he is pleassed with hir pore endeuours, I blush to heare my selfe commended, knowinge my owne wants, but it is your loue that conceaues the best and makes all thinges seme better then thay are. I wish that I may be allwayes pleasinge to thee, and that those comforts we haue in each other may be dayly increaced as far as thay be pleasing to god. I will vse that speach to thee that Abygal did to Dauid I will be a seruant to wash the feete of my lord, I will doe any seruice whearein I may please my good Husband I confes I cannot doe ynought for thee, but thou art pleased to axcept the will for the deede and rest contented.

I haue many resons to make me loue thee wheareof I will name to. first because thou louest god, and secondly because that thou louest me. If these to ware wantinge all the rest would be eclipsed, but I must leaue this discorce and goe about my houshold affayres I am a bad huswife to be so longe from them, but I must needs borowe a little time to talke with thee my sweet hart the terme is more then halfe done I hope thy businesse drawes to an end it will be but 2 or 3 weekes before I see thee, though thay be longe ones. god wil bringe vs together in his good time for which time I shall pray, I thank the lord we are all in health wee are very glad to heare so good Nuse of our sonne Henry the lord make vs thankefull for al his mercyes to ous and ours, and thus with my mothers and my owne best loue to your selfe and all the rest I shal leaue criblinge the wether being colde makes me make haste farewel my good Husband the lord kepe thee. Your obedyent wife