my fathere resaiued youer leter in wich you exepresed youer loue to me I moste hombeley thanke you for it and shall be redeye to imbrase it with much thankes to youer worshipe for it in my former letere that i sente to you I moshened to you Jhemes boseye and his wife wich I am fere soreye that I ded medell in the besenes about sendinge to youer worshep for them had I thot that he wod a proued so on Constante he shod a rit him selfe he telese me the resen he Cannot go this viadeg is that he had sold his Comodties and the partey teles him sence that he will not haue them execpt sic he will staye for his moneye tell after mikellmose so he desired me to right to you to haue him excuesd sic for this foyadge thuse hauing not ellse 196to trobell you at this presente but desireng youre pardene for this and my formere boldenese i reste leuing you to the blesed kepeing of the allmitye wiche is the gydere of all ouer thoughtes and axshones desireng god to fet and prepare oues for this foyadeg my fathere rememberes his loue to you and I my saruese in aneye saruise that i may

Blessed be the Lord our good God, that still keepeth vs in our absence, and maketh it an occasion of the trueth and feruencye of our Affection each to other: he that is pleased, so gratiously to manifest himselfe to vs in our preparations to the worke in hande, will not faile to be with vs in it, and to take care of ours, while we shalbe absent from them. be of good comfort, (my sweet Love) he is thy God, he hath sealed thee for his owne, and will not forsake thee: he made vs for his seruice, and if he will make vs any poore instrumentes for his glorye, it matters not what we may suffer, the kingdome of heauen will make amendes worn. I purpose (God willinge) to be with thee on saterdye. till then farewell we all salute thee, and our good sister Fones and the rest. Commende my loue and blessings to all our children and cosins, tell my 2: sonnes I receiued their letters, and thank them for their care of me, so I kisse my sweet wife and rest Thy faithfull husband

soe I haue now rec: 2. letters from you onelye. I perceue now that I was deceaued in thinkinge you had written me one letter more then you did: for that (the contentes werof you 197imply in this letter) I did receaue. In this and with this in the other letters I haue found soe much kinde satisfaction, and love, as will binde me and I trust holde me to the returninge of all the love and seruice I am able while I live. And blessed be the Lord that sente me where I shoulde finde soe much godly simplicity and trueth mixed with fidelitye and love in soe many worthy Christian friendes, whose heartes himselfe doubteles hath specially moved, and I hope will directe that when I come I finde noe discouragemente, nor giue any.

I know, Sir, youer many and important affares and I should not trouble you with our priuate busines: but you haue not ben vnacquaynted with the importunitye of suters (at leaste in other kindes) and I hope you will beare with mine in this, which is, that you would be pleased, to give me your good directions for my comming vnto you and the best order of accomplishing this busines there: which I cannot soe well contriue: here for want of conference with her selfe,2 which by letter cannot so well be done, and I am much of this conceite that her being soe farre out of London with her familye will occasion the spendinge of very much tyme in this iourneye, which I truste will be soone after your directions; and these I desire you hasten by the nexte, soe trusting to see you er longe I signe my selfe your worships one word illegible to be commanded.