I am now arrived in Christendome: the ninth of feb: stil: nov: was the day that we came into the Harbour of Malamoco neere Venice, from whence you had heard from me sooner had we not beene deteyned in the Purgatory of the Lazaretto a whole month, (the continuall expectation to be at liberty every day after the first weeke, confidently hoped for, making me defer lettres, knowing no man in Venice by whose meanes I might have them sent on to you,) before I could have liberty to enter the Citty. Mr. Throgmorton2 and the Dutch Gentleman being also partakers in the same penalty. To write you of the particulars of our Voyage, it would be frivolous, remembring nothing that passed worthy your Intelligence, only in generall you shall understand that from the Castles to Zant we were in 5 daies, where we staied about a weeke; there I delivered your letter to Mr. Hobson:3 we found the Hector4 there bound for England, in which Mr. Throgmorton had gone but for feare of long detention etc.

The second parte of our voiage was very longe and tedious with continuall tempests and foule weather, being a month in the way betwixt Zant and Venice. I have sent your letters for Legorne. I understand since that Mr. Harvy is gone for England. Mr. Hide5 at the receipt of your letters hath kindly offered to furnish me with monies where I shall have occasion, which I thankfully acknowledge as a fruite of your love for which I confesse myself deeply indebted to you, having found such extraordinary kindnesses at your hands whilst I was with you that to proportion my thanks with your deserts would be too difficult for my pen to endeavor, only I pray beleeve that I am ever your true friend to doe you any service which may lye in compasse of my best endeavours.