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

I haue written thrice to you since I had any passage thence, except those drowned lettres which came per Mr. Pierse by this shipp I sent your father ouer a furnace for breweinge or boylinge salt or sope etc. since the shippinge thereof I haue caused another to be made which Sir Richard Saltonstall hath bought on me, for the price I paid the workeman, but he should not haue had the same, had he not promised to send it to the plantation; which accordingly he hath done. nowe had I knowne the ship would haue stayed soe longe at Graues end I would haue assigned this to you and let him had the other; I haue promised Sir Richard you shall direct his man howe you shall vse it, which he needed not haue requested from me, for that I knowe you would most redily haue yeilded therevnto of your selfe; I shall desire much to heare that you doe hitt right in the vse of it; I haue seene 137the tryall of it here both with seacoale and Charcoales, therefore I doubt not but you will fall vpon the true practise of it.

Our frindes at Groton and Chensey are all well, our Bishop of London is made Bishop of Canterbury it is not yet knowne who shall be of London.

What Course you will take for your 100li due vnto you from my brother Painter, though I heare some tymes from him yet I heare not a worde of any such monie to be due vnto you. Tis longe since we heard from you soe desiring good news thence with my daylie prayers for you and yours with my loue to your selfe and your good wife I take leaue and rest Your louinge vncle