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1634-04-18
Aus Neost flourigreathinnog obuor whoinatreid meagniedra olfa wortinthienag,2 giue me leaue in plaine English the second tyme this springe to present my vnfeigned respects to you in a few lynes. I sent you per Mr. Dillingham soe many of the bromoiklets3 you writt for, as I could procure for the present, but I am promised the rest this sommer, and then by the next followinge they shalbe conveyed to you; The noelwo frudrinnamcle I writt to you of is mourcah ilmaportouvoend wiheeproeloaf I haue speinato yaoduir tohie frogrimoe haetrie ionacoltoisteud.4 I haue learnt two devices to kill wolues, one is with peices of spunge laid couertly in such flesh or garbage they feede on; the other is certaine 165peices of stronge wyer twisted together ether 4 or 3 or 2 peices and the ends to be bowed and fyled sharpe and beards cutt in them like fish hookes (thus
); and them put within theire meate. There is one alsoe here in towne that makes very good Shanlota prestheir waidtoh Vortimnoe agnud cloimnoan Ebafretah5 I am verie much abashed that I haue not all this while procured you the salue and plasters you writt for you partlie knowe my nature I had rather effect any busines with ten men, then one woman, yet your intrest in me, might be sufficiently effectuall to mannage a farre more weighty busines; and assure your selfe, I will ere longe comaund my selfe in that perticular; As for the Quodling apple slipps I spake to Mr. Humfries once or twice about it, and he sayd he would see for some. I hope he will bring some ouer with him; and yet I doubt it because it is soe forward in the yeare Thus with the continuance of my respects, loue and seruice to you and your best beloued I take leaue and rest Yours as God shall enable me
W. 2. 168; 4
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, VI. 498–499. The passages in this letter which are in code are read by taking only the alternate letters.
“Worthy Sir Agawom Sagamore, As not forgeting our wonted maner of writing.”
“Bookes.”
“The new furnace I writt to you of is much improved, whereof I haue sent you the forme here inclosed.” The furnace is the contrivance mentioned previously in Howes’s letters of August 5 and August 13, 1633, and in Emmanuel Downing’s letter of August 13, 1633.
“Salt peter with Vrine and comon Earth.”
1634-04-20
vnto yow and to my good Cosinge yower wyffe I wishes all health and happenes in Christe Jeses I was verrye glayd to heare of yowr good health by this baere henerye Bright as all so that yow doo lick so well of that place wich god have Caleyd yow unto I am sorowefull to here that god have not it bleseyd yow with yowr Cheldren but I hope hee will in his good tyme untell wich tyme yow much wate with pachones his good will and plsuer. Sir I have in my handes A Deyde wich yower Father and granfather mayd of the landes in groten ware in they Convayde them vnto them selfe for tearme of lyfe and after a good parte of them vnto yow and to the ayres males wich landes as I heare sinces Ar solde ware for I woolde intret yow for to write vnto me weether I shall kepe the written or Deliuer it vnto mr. warene or to aynne other or I shall kepe it still and thus with my Dayle prayres vnto god 166for to prosper yow in that good woorcke wich yow haue be gonne I shall for ever Rest yower Lovinge Frend and skinmane to Command to my power
I woold be glayd to heere often Frome yow and I asuer yow I wilbe all wayes Reyd for to Doo yow aynne ofese of loufe wich shall be in my power by my sellfe or by my frendes and thus I Doo Commete you unto the All-mygh
W. 1. 106. William Forth of Nettlestead was the son of William Forth of Hadleigh, whose niece, Mary, was the mother of John Winthrop, Jr. The Henry Bright who was the bearer of this letter married the writer’s half-sister.