I must craue pardon for my not rightinge to you the last weeke Your letter came so late to my hands vpon tuseday that I coulde not right that night, and heareinge of no other mesenger I haue bin constrayned to let it a lone till this weeke, and so have had the more time to consider of it. I doe ioyne with you in beseechinge the lord to direct our wayes and thoughts aright heare in, and that wee may submit vnto his holy will in this and all other thinges to doe that may be for his glory and the comfort of our selues and others. I doe see yours and the rest of my frends great loue and care of me and of all ours in that you are so mindfull of our good which doeth more and more knet my affections to you I pray god I may walke so as I may be worthy of all your loues. for the mater of which you right about of takeinge a house at thiselworth I like well in some respect. in regard of the good Minister and good people and teachinge for our children. but I must aledge one thinge that I feare in your cominge to and fro lest if you should be to ventrus vpon the water if your pasage be by water which I know not it 401may be dangerous for you in the winter time the wether beinge colde and the waters perilous.2 and so I shoulde be in continuall feare of you lest you should take any hurt. I did confir with my mother about it and she thinkes you had better take a house in the city, and so come home to your one table and familye and I am of the same minde but I shall allwayes submit to what you shal thinke fit Vpon the best consideration I can take I haue resolued to stay heare this winter in regard that my littel one is very yonge and the wayes very bad to remoue such things as wee shall stande in nede of and we shal leaue things very vnsetled and to keepe to famylies will be very chargeable to vs. and so I thinke it will be our best corce to remoue in the springe and in the meane time commend it to god. it is all redy reported about the cuntrye that we shal remoue and so it will be the lesse strange to them because thay loke for it all ready and you are to be so much from home. I haue receued your kinde letter by my brother Goslinge for which I hartily thanke you and for my good sermon which you sent with it. you doe dayly manyfeast your loue to me and care for my sperituall good. as well as temperall which is best of all I desire of god I may chuse the better part which cannot be taken from me which will stand me in stead when all other things fayle me. for our condishtion heare wee haue yet mr. leeys helpe in our famylye but he is to remoue very spedily his house beinge all most finished and then we shall want helpe for good exercises the lord in mercy vpholde vs and strenkthen ous by his holy spirit I cannot but with greefe beare yor longe abcence but I hope that this will be the last time wee shall be so longe asunder which doeth sum what stay and comfort me. the lord grant I may finde sweetnesse in Crist Jesus my sperituall Husband who is alwayes with me and neuer fayleth me in time of neede nor will fayle me vnto the end of my life or the life to come my good mother commend hir loue to you all and thankes you for hir toobackco she would pray you to be carefull of your selfe that you take no colde, I desire to haue my loue very kindely remembred to my brother Dounninge and sister my brother Foones and sister and all my Cosins. I prayse god we continue stil in helth our children at home remember thear duty to you. I think very longe to heare of our sonnes at sea I pray god send ous good nuse of them and thus with my best affection remembred to my deare Husband I take my leaue and commit you to God. Your faythfull and obedient wife