Although (most loving frend) I haue not any thinge to write which may be worthy your paynes to read it; yet can I not omitte this or any other oportunity to write, hopeinge therby to oblige you to write to mee by euery oportunity likewise. I received no letter since that per Mr. Peirce. I should be 136glad to hear of the receipt of those things you wrote for in that letter, as also of your glasses in the former ship. We expect Mr. Hatherly per the next west-contry ship, and by him I hope to receiue letters; for newes, I haue little that good is since the death of the kinge of Sweden the Imperialists haue gotten new corage and raised new forces and ar almost as strong in the feild as the Swedish. the latest newes is of a towne or 2 which the Swedish haue taken in Westfalia. for domesticke newes it is bad The bishop of Canterbury died the last saboth day and his place (as I hear) the kinge hath bestowed upon the byshop of London. Mr. Damport hath giuen ouer teachinge with vs in London and there is (I hear) a purseuant imployed for the apprehendinge of him and Mr. Burton, Mr. Ny, Mr. Hewes and Mr. Simson, all which ar not the worst of our teachers, as is well knowne to some of your plantacion who liued in London lately. I pray remember my seruice to your good father and mother and to your second selfe, also my salutacions to your sisters both, my nephew James Downeinge my neece Mary and Su: whom I hope are ere this time safe ariued with you. Thus for this time I commit you to the protection of the almighty and rest Your loving frend