I am sory that time did so preuent me, as I could not right to thee by the caryer, but haueinge nowe another mesenger I must needs right a word or to, thought I haue no matter of wayte to impert to you, onely an intercorce of loue betwene vs which will take all ocasions to shewe it selfe, wheare it finds good entertainement. I doe very much and often, wish2  29for my deare sonne and your selfe, for my owne comfort, but in regard of his manyfoulde imployments I must the more paciently beare his longe abcence I think now the time the longer the nearer it aproches, for newes from new ingland. I shalbe the more ioyfull when it comes if it be good, or if it be bad the more oppressed with grefe. I hope I shal heare shortly when your horsses shall come vp, if my sonne haue torn setled his busines, but I thinke he cannot torn much before a whole line torn he can heare, he may come downe and bringe you and goe up againe, but I shal leaue it to his own descresion. I thank god we are all heare in health. my daughter winthrop is much imployed in hir surgurye and hath very good succese my cosin Anne is gone home to hir mother, and so my companye is lese in the parler you had neede com home to helpe to increace it againe. my daughter Mary I thinke liked hir coote well I am shure I did and thanke you for it. I am now shortned in time which makes my pen rune fastter then my wit. and thus with my best loue to thy good Husband, my brother and sister Downinge thy owne selfe all the rest of my frends I commite you to god Your louinge mother