As I have allwayes observed your lovinge and dutyfull respectes towardes me, so must I needes allso now, in that sence which you have of my affliction, and that care and paynes you have taken to procure my ease; which, besides the confirminge of my fatherly affection towardes you, wilbe layd vp in store with the righteous Lorde, for length of dayes and blessinge vpon you in tyme to come. I prayse God, my finger is well amended, my Surgeon did his parte well, and stayde the gangreene and tooke out the mortified fleshe, but because your loue and paines should not be loste, I have betaken my selfe wholly to your plaister, which the Surgeon likes well enough of, and I prayse God it goeth well forward. I hope if God will to be at London within this fortnight. I pray make sure of some chamber for me, and if you can, gett Mr. Featherstons resolution, for I will make no new bargaines with him: if he refuse, speake with your uncle Fones about it, and if he will deale with it, let the writinges be gotten readye against I come vp, that you may gett readye for your voyage, which yet you shall not need to lose for any stay about this. I am verye glad that your Capt. hath recovered his hand, when you see him comend me kindly to him and to Mrs. Best and likewise to Doctor Burgesse and his sonne.2 My yellow plaister wilbe spent this week, but of the blacke I have more then I shall vse. My naile is allmost shotte of, I feare. The short bone vnder my nayle is putrified, but my finger will not be the shorter for the losse of that bone. we are all in good health I prayse God, your grandmother and mother salute and blesse you. I wishe you would finde out Sir Nath: Barnardiston, and remember my service to him, and tell him, though I could not write to him, I have sent to know how he doth and his Ladye. 390Thus beseeching our heavenly father throughe our Lord Jesus Christ to blesse guide and prosper you in all your wayes, and so to reveale to your soule the glorious riches of Christ and the sweet pleasures of his grace, as beinge filled and satisfied therewith you may desire no other happinesse, I ende and rest allwayes your lovinge father

I receyved your letters, my selfe and all our freindes heere much reioycing to heare from you so good newes of your hand, whereof your former letters put vs in noe small feare. I have sent you some more plaisters. I told the Gentlewoman of the bone which you feared was putrified, she saith that her plaister will draw it out, if it be, and heale it both without any other thing. I hope you wilbe at London before you shall need any more. The gentleman that my vncle dealt with about the chamber is not yett come to towne but I have inquired where your former Chamber was, it is already lett out, but you may have a lesser in the same house and cheap. My vncle Downing and aunt commend them to you he came home late last night from Nelmes, and went this morning to the Masters and therefore desireth to be excused for not wrighting, but sendes you this newes, that Mr. Noy2 hath lately had a triall in the west countrie at the assises against the constables for cessing of his tenantes for the billeting of soldiers, (who for that refused to pay their rentes complaining that, by reason of those taxes they were not able) and hath recovered against the constables. My aunt sayth she wold write but that she pittieth you that you should write so many letters with your left hand therefore she will not 391this weeke provoke you to it by hers. on munday last the lower house made a speech to the King in the Banquettinge house and spake very freely to him about the greivances, and for the liberty of the subject. This day and to morrow are daies of great expectation what conclusion wilbe betweene them, which is hoped to bee well and that there wilbe good agreement, which god in mercy grant. Thus with my duty remembred to your selfe my mother and grandmother, with my love to my brothers, and sister; and the rest of our freindes I commend you to godes protection and rest Your obedient sonne