It was agreed betweene the persons heervnder named beinge of the Companye of the massachusetes in Newe England, and Thomas Keene of St. Olaves in Southwark Baker as followethe viz:

1: The said mr. Keene is to provide for the said Companye 15000 of Biskett of the Courser sorte, and whereof 300 to be of the white Biskett, and 5000: of the white Biskett bothe of sweet and good wheate, well baked and accordinge to the patternes deliuered to the said Companye.2

2: He is to provide for the said Companye so muche white Ruske as will fill two Hoggesheades.

3: He is to putt vp all these in Caske to be brought to his house, and he is to kepe it safe till the Shippe be readye.

4: He is to have all these readye by the last of Januarye.

5: He is to have of the said Companye for the Browne Biskett 14 s. the C: 1000: and for the white 18 s. the 1000 cancelled and C written in above C and for the Ruske by the dozen, 13: to the dozen of penye bread accordinge to the Cytye weight, and to have for the dryinge.

6: He is to have 50 li. in hande and the rest when he hathe deliuered his ware.

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It was Agreed betweene the persons herevnder named beinge of the Companye of the Massachusetes in N: E: and Stretton of East-cheap London butcher as followinge viz.

1: The said mr. Stretton is to provide for the said Companye so muche Beife, as will fill 30: Hoggesheades, and Pork for 6: hoggesheades and 200: neates tounges:

2: This beife is to be of the best steere beife of betweene 5, and 600: weight the 4: quarters, the Pork to be of sound and fatt hogges of betweene the Carcasse. the tounges to be of the best and largest.

3: He is to give the said Company convenient notice when he is to kill, and to provide for the Cuttinge out the beife and Pork, and to be assisted for the puttinge them vp accordinge to the Common vse in such Cases.

4: He is to have 19 s. the C: for his beife and 20 d. a stone for his pork and 14 d. a peece for his neates tounges, and 2 s. 8 d. a stone for the suett which he deliuers vs before Christyde.

5: He is to have his monye as he deliuers his meate.

and expected to have seene you at ht have imparted that to you by conference l done by lettres, but better thus then ose you have heard how it hathe pleased e of me, for my transplanting into e and making me to longe to sett f could meet with you, I doubt not you good satisfaction, and perchance I y would persuade you to goe with vs: would yeild your selfe to be informed of the e f the worke, and then let God dispose your minde, as he please. If you come vp to London, when I am not there, I wish you would repaire to one mr. Nowell2 a merchant in Philpott lane at the house where Sir Tho: Smithe sometymes dwelt, and let him knowe that you come from me, and he will acquaint you fullye with all thinges: I heare you are remov­173inge from Stewards:3 I would desire you therefore, that such hangings as I lefte there, which are worthe the removinge, you would sende them vp to me, if you have no vse of them, and for the other householde I lefte, give me for them, what you please. I am heare full of businesse, and cannot write as I desire, onelye knowe, that I doe earnestly desire (if it may be the Lordes good pleasure) to have your company into N: E: and our good Dames (who may be of great vse there),4 and so with my hearty salutations to you both, I comende you to the Lorde, and desiringe your prayers I rest your assured friend