haueinge so fit opertunity, I cannot omit it, but rite a word or to, to thee that you may vnderstand of our healths I prayse god wee are all well and I think very longe for your returne home. I hope to heare this weeke when you will come home. I haue receiued your sweet letter, and thanke thee for it my sonne Henry will be at London before the end of the terme, he and his wife purpose to goe to my brothers tyndall2 some time this weeke and I thinke he will goe from thence to London. I may chance to goe alonge with them my daughter beinge a stranger thear, if I goe i shall not right ainy more this weeke without I can send from thence, thou seest how bold I am to take leaue to goe abroade in thy abcence but I presume vpon thy loue, and concent or elce I wolde not doe it. I hope I shall take order that all thinge shalbe wel looked to for the time I stay. I will not trouble thee with relatinge any thinge to thee, but leaue all maters till I see thee. I loth to be thus short in rightinge to thee, but that it is night and I must send awaye my letter, and part with my beloued and good Husban and haue nothinge but my best loue and all due respect to send him which my pen can not exprese or my tounge vtter, but I will endeuor to shew it as well as I can to thee, and to all that loue thee. I pray remember my loue to brother and sister Downinge sister Fones. I hope I shall see them all heare this sommer, and thus I must leaue thee and bid my sweet husban good night and commit him to god. Your faythful and obedient wife

I receiued thy most kinde Lettre, and doe prayse God for the good newes of thy wellfare and of all our familye: which I beseech 99 him in mercye to continue and blesse vnto us. I like well of thy iournye to Maplested, for thou hadst need of some refreshinge amonge thy many cares and troubles: our best comfort is, we shall rest in heauen. I cannot write much to thee for I am goinge to Westminster neither can tell thee when I shall come home, but my loue towardes thee will hasten mee. our freindes heere are in health, yet my sister Fones is not well, they desire to be remembered to thee. so in much hast with my loue and blessing to my children salutations to all our good freindes and my best Affections to thy selfe, I Comende thee to the blessinge and protection of the Lord and so I kisse my sweet wife and rest Thy faithfull husbande