Wee are nowe moste iustlie for our great vnworthynes, by the correctinge hand of our father and god banisht the citty: yet hitherto by his gratious prouidence preserud and moste louingelie cherished by many kind frinds in the country, amongst whom I may not pass by in silence sir hary millmay and my lady, whoe haue and doe still desire to expres themselues to vs, far beyound our expectations, for they would haue vs to be wholly with them; but wee haue diuided our selues and georg and Joshua are at maydstone in Kent at schoole, the master hauinge taken a hows there, and the other 3 are at my brother gostlins where wee nowe are for a fewe dayes if god pleas, and then wee intend for shrubland: nowe could I present to your vewe howe acseptable your so affectionat leter is to me, it is like the ouerflowings of nilus, wich inricheth the land and firtileth it for a year after: allso I am much obliged to your loue for your sesonable caueats, and I wish you that expresion of my acseptation of them, that my affections maye therby be redresed from all adequat obiects, and incited and fixed apon that one thinge wich only makes vs hapy, and can neuer be lost, and that I am confident is your principall ayme in thes your sweet admonitions. but for your 2 ayme wich concerns our abode: for ould enlan and London, whoe that knowes them can deny the desireablenes of them, as they are in them selues: and for my owne part, changes where euer irksome to me: and the sea much more: but the cheefe incitement of our stay hear, and that wich justifies all others is: that god doth nowe as gratiouslie and gloriouslie howld forth Christ, and the word of reconcilliation to vs nowe hear: as hath bin knowne in England, in my poor obseruation; but I cannot say that the doctrin of sanctification is now so frequentlie prest and taught, as wee haue known, and could wish it. wee are apt to forget that whome he justifies he sanctifies: that lesson is too harsh for our pallats: but truly Christ doth so gratiouslie now salute vs, and wee so nicelie receiue him, as might make vs half fear theer wear a farwell concluded in it: especiallie his faythfullest mesingers beinge intertained as they are in some places, and the word and saboth so clipt. but mans greatest extreamitie 279(was) gods gratiousest opertunitie, and his power wee cannot doupt: and I know not but hear are many more to seek him faythfullie now then wear in the promise of Christ: but secret things belonge to god. but for our poor countryes sake, and the infinit souls therin, that know not the right hand from the leeft, in good and euill, I shall euer pray that his mercy maye still be exallted hear ouer all his works: and I doupt not but the soules of all his shall be safe, in the worst of times and euills: and for such of his, as he pleaseth to call to other places (in his time) both the end and the means shall concure to effect his will: and the fainted hartedest woman shall then find courage sufficient for the work, and her loathnes shall not hinder it: but I must then deall plainlie with you, and let you know, that many good people hear, and some that vnderstand new engl. resonable well, both by sight and relations of frinds that are able to iugd, they doe much fear the country cannot afford subsistance for many people, and that if you wear not supplyed of incomes from hence your liues would be very misserable: and I must confes my obseruation cannot confute there opinnions in this, for I hear not of anny such commodities from thence yet, as can furnish your nessesities, much less inrich you: and our sauiour sayth, it is a more blesed thinge to giue then to receiue: and euery mans experience will teach him what wants are: but my dear brother I fear all that I haue hitherto writen will but confirme your opininon of my loathnes for new en. but let it not doe so, for wear there noe other thinge to induce me thithire, but your single selfe, I could not want a hart thither: and as far as I can vnderstand my self, could I deuide my life, and that it wear a thinge aproued by god, I could willinglie spare a good share of my life, to enioy your sosietie the rest of it: allthoughe it wear in a condition somwhat inferiour to what I now haue: yet from exstremities good lord deliuer me, for I haue litell confidence of my self in such cases: but if wee see god withdrawinge his ordinances from vs hear, and inlarginge his presence to you thear, I should then hope for comfort in the hazards of the sea, with our litell ones shrikinge about vs, and that Daniells pulls should be better to vs with a Christ, then all worlds of plesures without him: and in such a case I should willinglie rather venter my chilldrins bodyes, and my owne for them, then there soulses but otherwise I cannot see but it weer an effect of diffidence rather then of fayth, to leap callings, estates, conueniences, and all till wee are forced from them by some compulsion. but now you may saye I take to much apon me, I am but a wife, and therfore it is sufficient for me to follow my husban. for that let me answeer you, that what I say to you, by way of caueat I haue obiected to him. that I will not deny, for I thought it my duty but that I was euer peremptory against his goeing: or that I euer knew the time that he might haue composed 280his ocasions fit for such a change with promise of comfort to himselfe, or famylie, or satisfaction to christian Grinds, if my will had not bine his hindrance: this I vtterly deny whoe euer affirms it, and therfore I desier you both to excuse and to credit me so far: and allthoughe of my selfe, I durst not, if I wear in his case, allter my condition, but apon thes terms yet if he likes to goe apon other grounds, if god giue me life and abillities I shall endeuor to be with you as sone as I maye: for I should promise my selfe much fellicitie in such a societie: and the satisfaction of leauing my chilldren vnder such means for there soules, and so littell bad examples as I hope will be there yet, wear a great abatement to my nowe cares: but good maners commaunds me to forbear your further trouble at this time, for it is noe pleasinge work to read my scribillinge: the god of all good preserue and prosper my indeared brother, and all yours, and if it may stand with his glory, that owre eyes maye yet once againe behould each other in the land of grace: or ells willinge submission to his will: and the kingdome of glorie: I would writ you news, if I had any good, but such as it is I suppose my husban will beter furnish you with it then I can. sir hary millmay is much worn with exstremitie of the gout wee leeft him in a sore fit a week since, and he takes it not kindlie that he hath noe letter from you. he thinks it answeres not the confidence he did put in you. my lady receiued hers when wee wear thear: my brother Gostlin and sister are allso troubled they hear not from you. If any one hath done them any ill offices to you, I presume it is causles for I am confident they would be glad of any opertunitie to serue you: so would your vnworthy sister