the reason why I deferred the sendinge downe of my writte all this while was in respect I would gladly haue sent mr. Exscheator his Clearkeshipp, of Muchland, this I pray assure him from me it hath passed my lord and Mr. Chancellors hand; and had passed the Seale but that my freind and his are both out of Towne, soe that hee shall not faile to haue it sent him agaynst Michaelmas if I Can find a Conuenient Messenger, thus intreatinge your Care and Direction to mr. Alcocke for the findinge of the 285office accordinge to the Direction, with my best loue to your selfe and mr. Exscheator onely wishinge you a good occasion to shewe my true loue to you both I rest your assured freind euer

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