I now hauing fully enformed my selfe off that particuler which wee mainly douptd off; doe now herby geiue you notice, that wee are enabled to 192send off that chattle you most off all neede, and ass you geiue notice shall by Gods healpe vse spedy dylygence for the prouiding off such a quantity ass you shall send shipping for; Geiue timous warning and full dyrections for euery particuler otherwise our endevours though neuer soe serious, may proue little healpfull.

I thinke itt best if you send one that hath skill in preparing sheepe for such a voyage hee shall not want for any prouition the country affordeth, and wee will allsoe contribute our best skill. I must geiue you notice, that the storme wee haue had hath much impourished all chattell; and spent most, if hott all of our fodder, soe ass the new hay will bee the prouition of the sort you must trust vnto now Sir nott to trouble you with whatt hath formerly past betwixt vss I desire you to send for me fower Cowes and commaund som off your seruants to keepe them. I shall bee thankfull to them for there care, and paines; I presume you remember whatt discourse wee had of the mares twoe off a principall breede for my selfe. lett the same course you take for your selfe bee for mee. I wholly remitt my selfe to your disposition, beeing fully confident of your favour and good furtheranse in this designe. I gladly would heare of your safe coming to london and whatt you can say of that ship which was att or nere Leith in Scotland.

I am a sharer in that wee are building, yett willingly wowld I haue a part in that greate ship soe bee you resolue conserning hir. of this I exspect to heare by the fyrst. ass for those fyshing boats wheroff one of our friends gaue you a memorandum, I gladly will be a partaker in that way allsoe soe bee you send a ship this sommer into Ireland for the sheepe by whom I may send seruants, to imploy in whateuer shall bee most nedfull. of these I can write butt a word, and more were needless, to such an one as yourselfe: I desire to heare from you and if you resolue to send hyther this sommer, if then you will com and sett forth hence; it will bee noe small furthering of the proiect. Letts bee instant with the Lord in begging his councell, and then we may the more resolutely goe on, in hope of a blessing; I forbeare to send ouer money vnto you, vntill I heare whither you will sett vss on worke here, if nott, ther shall bee present payment made to you there. I expect from you a word of whatt is amongst you there and shall inuite you to itt, by geiuing a tast of our procedings 3 this greate 3 butt 3 itt pleaseth soe 193ass those who are nott strong in frinds had neede walke very streightly, for thers nothing falls to the grownd the church heere is tenderly prouided for, and hath fine new clothes wee want no addition that the witt of man can inuent, to make the worship off God pompous in outward butt penurious in the inward part; In a word, all things further a calling; remember vss, soe shall we you.