Being newly rysen from Court I was requested by our Governor who cannot at present write, to dispatch a messenger to you partly to informe you that we haue this day by solemne act of Court ingaged our selves to take part with you and our brethren of Coneetacut in the war against the Pecoats, purposing to sett fourth thirty men for the land service besides the mannaging of the vessels which we conceiue will not be lesse than forty; now we fear it will be longer then we willingly would for want of Coats or Coslets which are very scarce with us, unles you can furnish us for which we would willingly pay as also some other necessaries thereunto belonging. Tomorrow we shall know who are the men goe with them but heereof our Governor will write at large (who desireth to salute you once more by my pen) so soone as our Court is ended and opportunity is offered. Another maine end of our sending is in regard we haue heard no more, till since we rose this evening of the last expedicion of our brethren of Coneetacut and Capt. Vnderhill, and that is by Capt. Standish his Indian who was sent this morning to Namasket and saith the defeat of the Fort is true and that onely three English were slaine in the taking of it. As also that the foresaid English and Capt. Patrick are still at Narrohigganset and haue been daies which makes us jealous and shall be till we heare from you, and the rather because you heard nothing from any of them by letter when John Jenny came away. I pray you therefore let us heare, and let not this (though true) discourage the sending of your 160 men but take such revenge as may be a service to after times for any the barbarians to rise against us. If any letters be commen from Engl. I pray you send them by the bearer, or such news as is worth the sending. I am sorry for the carriages of your people God sanctefie his hand and fit us for such trials as he hath appointed. Thus with my loue to you and prayers for you and yours desiring you to salute my Christian friends with you take leave remayning Yours till death