I doe much long to see the and inioy thy sweete company it would be a great comfort to me if I could but heare from the how thou doest in the meane time I pray for the that our gratious father would preserue the in body and soule and giue the the holy spirit of comfort: I prithe dere loue as thou louest me and desirest the health of the body yea and the comfort of the soul take heede of being malencoly for sathan taketh that as a special instrument to disturb the peace and quiet and comfort of the soule: but take al occations to be merry and resolue to be uery chereful prethe2 send the peices by william Sargeant and send Johns shirts for he wanteth them very much, and if it be the latter end of next weeke before he commeth then send your maide the Girle and Elzabeth Stratton, for the winter wilbe so neere now and the wether could that it wilbe tedious for them to come by water: but then send a hogshead of meale and a sacke of samp corne ready grond if he can bring them if not then a sacke of meale and make some more sackes and some for our vse and heere and send some bedding with them: if he cannot bring them then the weeke after next send them with John Gallop and speake to him before hand to come to bringe the maids and lade him with such things as you have ready my Chests, and such meale as I wrote to my father for as is ready, and all your Chests, and things you can spare also pray my father to send me a sow of lead by william Sergeant: so I commend you to the protection of God and rest thy loving husband

I receiued thy leter by Mr. Thorndick I was much troubled that I could not heare from thee I thinke thy house will not bee ready to 142dwell in this winter and it is uncomfortabl for us to liue thus I think thou hadest beter come home this winter for thear is no likelihoud of obtaining a minister this winter.2

i send 4 leters that came by mr. grant the peices you writ for are not ready but i will send them as soone as i can i have many things to write but at this time i am forced to breke of by reason of the speedy returne of the mesinger thy faithfull and obedient wife