My dutye remembred with my prayers for your health ettc. Sir some 10 dayes past I wrote you by Mr. Allerton to which I referr me. Now you may be pleased to take notice that Richard Foxwill cominge from the french at Pennobscott spake with a boate of ours (draylinge for mackrell) and tould them that Wm: Hart had him comended vnto me, and that I should looke to my selfe for that the french were gone to the Eastwards to fetch more helpe to take this plantation and others and that they had left but five men at Pennobscott and withall that he had an English heart although he were with them: wishinge his freedom from them and that he knowes a meanes to take Pennobscott with five men without losse of bloud. This the master and purser of our shippe tould me; cominge hither for my Lettres for England. Here comes natives from thence and sayes that they will remove to some other parts they are soe abused by them. me seemes they should not leave such a small crew at home neyther blason their intents. It is lamentable that a handfull should insult over a multitude. We must feare the worst and strive our best to withstand them. They wrote vnto me of desired freindship and amitye with mutuall correspondence: and they pretended the same at their beinge here, A franciscan Fryar insinuatinge vnto me that Mr. Comander and Mr. Donye desired nothinge but fayre passages betwixt vs, and that he was sent purposely to signifie so much vnto me. This is the relation that I heare from them which I conceive you would willingly be acquainted with­278all. I haue not elce to inlarge at present doe comitt you and your affayres to the guydance of the almightye. Your Worships in all service