The great desire I haue to here of all our freinds wealfare with you hauing neuer heard from you since I came downe: and the great loue where with I am bound to you for all your true brotherly kindnesses makes me to neglect noe convenient occasion whereby I might2 vnderstand the one and make in some pore measure apparant the other: we haue certaine newes of my fathers safe ariuall in N: E: the 13 of June: by a shippe that came to Bristoll from the plantation in new Plinmouth, we doe dayly expect more shippes: Thus being in some hast desiring you to remember my duty to my mother vncle and aunt Gostling and vncle and aunt Downing when you see them, my harty loue to my sister Martha sister Winthrop and sister Mary cosen Jen3 Tho: Arkisden, and all the rest of our freindes with you hoping shortly to heare from you with my best respects to your selfe I rest Your euer louing Brother