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

now in this solytary and vncomfortable time of your longe absence, I haue no other meanes to shew my loue but in theese poore fruts of my pen, with which I am not able to expresse my loue as I desire. but I shall endeavor allwaies to make my duty knowne to you in some measure though not answearable to your deserts and loue. although it pleseth god to part vs for a time, I hope he will bringe vs together againe and so prouide that we may not be often asunder, if it may be for our good and his glory, and now I thinke longe to heare of thee and of your safe cominge to london. I will not looke for any longe letters this terme because I pitty your poore hande if I had it heare I woulde make more of it then euer I did. and bynde it vp very softly for feare of hurting it. but I dout not but you haue better helpes. I thanke god wee are all heare in health, onely little Sam. who hath bin very sick. but I hope he will doe well againne. I am glad I did not weane him for he will now take nothinge but the brest. thus it pleaseth the lord to excersise vs with one affliction after another in loue. lest wee should forget our selues and loue this world to much. and not set our affections on heauen wheare all true happynes is for euer. I thinke to right to thee the latter end of this weeke by mr. 392Brand, and so I will now rite the lesse. I receued a letter from my sonne John I pray tel him I thanke him hartyly for it and will take some other time to rite to him though I cannot now. Joseph Cole is come home, and thus with my mothers and my owne best loue to you and the rest of our frends I commit you to the lord and rest Your obedient Wife