I receiued thy sweet and most welcome letter very late this munday night, and doe blesse god for thy helth and welfayre: I haue harde reade the Nuse from N: E. and much reioyce in it, the good lord still continu his mercy to that plantation, and blesse vs in our intended purpose that way. we see how the lord giueth vs his warent and daly incoragement that way, wee may I hope trust him for a blesinge vpon vs and ours, for my sonne Henry his stay from Barbatus if his pretence be good it had bin pittye he should haue gon to haue indangered the good of his soule, by beinge partaker of the sines of the rest of that wicked company, the lord I hope hath rowght some good worke in him, which I beseech him to confirme in his due tyme, I haue read my daughters good letter to him, and shall loue hir the better whilst I Hue. it is now late and bed time and i must bid thee good night before i am wilinge for I could finde in my hart to sit and talke with thee all night though I am a bad wacher I could wel spare a nights sleepe to doe any thinge for thee. I wish my sister Fones ware at home for Mary is sick and I feare it will proue the smale poxe or mesels or such like if she should doe otherwise then well in hir mothers abcence it would be a great grefe to me, but I leaue to your decrecion whether you will tell hir of it or no, and so I bid thee farwell the lord keepe thee. thy vnworthy wife