I received your lettre and doe blesse the Lorde for the continuinge of your healthe, which (through his mercye) we all likewise enioye. For your returninge home sooner, or later, I leave you to your selfe and your good freindes with whom you are: all the inconvenience of your tarrienge is that I shalbe too burdensome to them, except I may paye for 336your diet: but we shall agree for these thinges. For your Clothes, I thinke fitt you should have a newe suite and for that I will sende you vp moneye so soone as it comes to hande. I spake last weeke with my Cosin Waldegrave and in a lovinge respecte to eache others good, we are bothe at libertye. therfore if a good occasion be offered you may certifie me of it. Mr. Simondes is now with vs, but yet not certaine of his acceptinge the place, for the meanes which we can promise, whilst mr. Nicholson lives, are so smale, as he is verye doubtfull whither he maye leave so good and certaine a condition, for one that is smale and incertaine. if he refuse it, I knowe not where we can be so well in all respectes. I praye God of his mercye dispose all for the best. all things continue heere as you lefte them: the Lorde blesse direct and prosper you allwayes. this is the prayer and salutation which your grandmother, your mother and my selfe sende to you and your sister. Comende vs to your good Auntes and Cosins. Sir Nath: Barnardiston lodged with vs one night last weeke and your brother is heer still: but mr. Smith came not. If there be any Curantos or other likely newes sende it downe. so I rest Your loving father

I wrote not the last weeke, trustinge to Lewes Kedby his comminge to London, who failed and went not, and besides it was a tyme of muche businesse and distraction, which tooke vp my minde more then ordinarylye: what the carriage and issue of these late affaires hathe been in our countrye, you shall knowe by my letters to your vnckle: I made no other accompt but to haue been at London before this lettre, but it hath seemed good to the Lordes most wise providence to dispose otherwise of it, as you may know by that my lettre. Sir Nath: Barnardiston came not to Burye till Saturdaye neare noone, when all was doone, and when I was come out of towne the Lordes sent for him, but what conclusion he made with them I doe not heare.2 When you have read your vnckles 337lettre, I wish you would goe into Southwark to the marshallsea, and remember my love and service to Sir Francis Barrington,3 and acquaint him how thinges have gone in our countrye, but you must doe it in private. I prayse God we are all heere in health. Your grandmother and mother salute and blesse you. The good Lord blesse you and sanctifie you throughout, and prepare and fitt you a vessell for his kingdome, and guide vs all wisely and faithfully in the middest of the dangers and discouragementes of these declininge tymes farewell. your loving father